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Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley

Finding the Throughline: Conversations about the Creative Process invites you into the minds of writers and other creatives as they open up about their process, their doubts, and what kinds of changes they’re thinking about making. The questions are mildly invasive, honestly, and the answers are unvarnished…and so refreshing! Whether your creative work is writing, painting, making music, parenting, or simply living, Finding the Throughline can help you get—and stay—inspired. Invigorated, even. For

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[Kenneth C. Davis, inner stuff]: A chills-inducing...

Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley ·

2024/11/06

Welcome to part 2 of my interview with Kenneth C. Davis, author of the brand new book THE WORLD IN BOOKS: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction – a curated journey through fifty-two of the most significant short nonfiction works ever penned, from ancient times to the present day.Kenneth is also the author of Don’t Know Much About® History, which spent 35 consecutive weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, and gave rise to the Don’t Know Much About® series of books and audios, which has a combined

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24:10

[Kenneth C. Davis, practical matters]: How to make...

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2024/11/04

Today my guest is historian Kenneth C. Davis, New York Times bestselling author of “America’s Hidden History,” “Don’t Know Much About History,” and a whole series of “Don’t Know Much About” books, proving that Americans don’t hate history — they just hate the dull version they slept through in class. As part of his mission to get more people to read more books, Kenneth has just published THE WORLD IN BOOKS: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction – a curated journey through fifty-two of the most

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18:39

[Jeremy Dauber: What’s coming up]: How to save the...

Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley ·

2024/11/01

Welcome back to part 3 of my interview with Jeremey Dauber, a processor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University and the author of the new book "American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond,” which chronicles the rise and enduring grip of fear and horror throughout American culture and American history.As “J.A. Dauber,” he is also the author of the YA novel "Mayhem and Madness: Chronicles of a Teenaged Supervillain," and his new middle grade

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23:47

[Jeremy Dauber, Inner stuff]: Taking aim at the myth...

Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley ·

2024/10/30

Welcome back to my interview with cultural historian and Columbia professor Jeremy Dauber, author of the newly released book "American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond." As “J.A. Dauber,” he is also the author of the YA novel "Mayhem and Madness: Chronicles of a Teenaged Supervillain," and a new middle grade novel, currently titled "Press 1 For 1nvasion," that will come out next year. Today I’m talking with Jeremy about what I call inner stuff–the thoughts, ideas,

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[Jeremy Dauber, Practical matters]: Reframing failure...

Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley ·

2024/10/28

Jeremy Dauber, author of the newly released book "American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond” and professor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University. As “J.A. Dauber,” he is also the author of the YA novel "Mayhem and Madness: Chronicles of a Teenaged Supervillain," and his new middle grade novel, currently titled "Press 1 For 1nvasion," will be published next year. We covered: - The childhood obsession with aliens and ghost stories that

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19:44

[Vanessa Lillie: What’s coming up]: So many great...

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2024/10/25

Welcome back to the Finding the Throughline interview with Vanessa Lillie, whose books include “Little Voices”, “For the Best,” and her newest book “Blood Sisters” and co-author Young Rich Widows as well as its sequel which is coming out next year, Desperate Deadly Widows. In this final installment of our interview, we talk about where her current throughline is leading her next. Why she’s so excited about Indigenous storytelling right now Many recommendations for books, shows, and movies by

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20:23

[Vanessa Lillie, inner stuff]: The thrill–and total...

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2024/10/23

Welcome back to Finding the Throughline: Conversations about the Creative Process where today’s guest is thriller author Vanessa Lillie, whose books include “Little Voices”, “For the Best,” and her newest book “Blood Sisters,” a thriller about two missing Indigenous women and the Cherokee archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs who is searching for them which was a Good Morning America Buzz Pick and USA Today national bestseller. She’s also the co-author of a fun 80s mystery romp “Young Rich

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[Vanessa Lillie, practical matters]: Basically a...

Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley ·

2024/10/21

This week I’m talking with the author of numerous thrillers, Vanessa Lilly, whose books include “Little Voices,” “For the Best,” and her newest book “Blood Sisters,” a thriller about two missing Indigenous women and the Cherokee archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs who is searching for them, which was a Good Morning America buzz pick and a USA Today national bestseller. Vanessa is also the co-author of a fun 80s mystery romp called “Young Rich Widows,” as well as its sequel, which is coming

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19:57

[A.J. Jacobs, what’s coming up]: The benefit of...

Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley ·

2024/10/18

Welcome to the final installment of my interview with A.J. Jacobs, who is a multiple New York Times bestselling author of books that chronicle his attempts to live differently and share what he's learned from his experiments. A.J.'s latest book is “The Year of Living Constitutionally,” where he attempts to understand our country better by adopting the mindset and technology of our founding fathers. Fun fact: A.J. wrote “The Year of Living Constitutionally” with a goose quill pen and a pot of ink

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24:54

[A.J. Jacobs, inner stuff]: Replacing the pursuit of...

Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley ·

2024/10/16

In part two of my interview with writer, podcaster, multiple New York Times bestselling author, and human guinea pig, A.J. Jacobs, we talk about the thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes that go into writing. As a reminder, A.J.'s books include “The Year of Living Biblically,” “Drop Dead Healthy,” “Thanks a Thousand,” and his most recent, “The Year of Living Constitutionally,” which chronicled his attempts to adopt the mindset and technology of our founding fathers, including quill pens, muskets, and

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26:14

[A.J. Jacobs, practical matters]: Is it possible to...

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2024/10/14

This week I’m talking with the hilarious and sweet writer, podcaster, multiple New York Times-bestselling author, and human guinea pig, A.J. Jacobs. A.J.'s books are a mix of memoir, science, humor, with a smidge of self-help. They include “The Year of Living Constitutionally,” “The Year of Living Biblically,” “Drop Dead Healthy,” and “The Know-It-All,” which chronicled the year and a half A.J. spent reading the Encyclopedia Britannica from A to Z. He also hosts “The Puzzler” daily podcast, which

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20:42

[Jacquelyn Mitchard, what's next]: Owning your...

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2024/10/11

In part three of my conversation with multiple New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of "A Very Inconvenient Scandal" and "The Deep End of the Ocean," among many other titles, we talk about how having writer friends is so important, even if you "jealous them", the vision of the future that's fueling her to keep writing, and the recent books that made her swoon. This week’s episodes are replays. I have a ton of interviews on the books for the next few weeks so never fear–fresh

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[Jacquelyn Mitchard, inner stuff]: Cultivating the...

Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley ·

2024/10/09

In this second part of my interview with the brilliant and hilarious Jacquelyn Mitchard, we talk about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: - The specific reader Jacquelyn imagines as she writes - Why she's devoted to social media, and why she thinks of it like having a hamster - How some of her books have 'missed the mark' (but she's not going to tell you which ones) - The pep talk that gets

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24:49

[Jacquelyn Mitchard, practical matters]: On deleting...

Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley ·

2024/10/07

This week I am thrilled to be talking with Jacquelyn Mitchard, the New York Times bestselling author of 23 novels for adults and teenagers. Her newest novel is "A Very Inconvenient Scandal," and her first novel, "The Deep End of the Ocean" was the first selection of the Oprah Winfrey book club and has sold more than 3 million copies and been translated into 34 languages. This week’s episodes are replays. I’m replaying because Jacquelyn was my first VERY big name guest and honestly I’m reliving the

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[Christopher Brown: What’s coming up]: Seeking the...

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2024/10/04

In this final installment of my interview with Christopher Brown, author of “A Natural History of Empty Lots”--a blend of nature writing, memoir and literary nonfiction that's also a manifesto for rewilding our cities and ourselves–we talk about what’s getting his creative ears perked up these days, where his throughline is leading him next, and his answers to my final fast five questions.We covered: - The full moon he saw hovering just over a McDonald’s glowing arches that reminded him of

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24:16

[Christopher Brown, inner stuff]: Making sure your...

Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley ·

2024/10/02

Welcome to Part 2 of my talk with Christopher Brown, author of the brand new book, “A Natural History of Empty Lots,” as well as the science fiction novel, “Tropic of Kansas” and the legal thrillers “Rule of Capture” and “Failed State.” - How there were “not a lot of huggers” in his family, and how that relates to his desire to get better at engaging emotionally in his writing, versus just telling a good story - Using a regular newsletter to write your way into a longer work - The challenge of

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27:36

[Christopher Brown, practical matters]: Resisting...

Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley ·

2024/09/30

This week I am talking with Christopher Brown, author of the brand new book, “A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places,” a blend of nature writing, literary nonfiction, and memoir that is also a manifesto for rewilding our urban spaces as well as ourselves. Christopher’s other books include the legal thrillers, “Rule of Capture” and “Failed State,” and his debut science fiction novel “Tropic of Kansas.” Christopher also writes the popular

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[Christine Chitnis: What’s coming up]: Visualizing...

Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley ·

2024/09/27

In the final installment of my conversation with Christine Chitnis, travel writer, photographer, and author of the books, East Coasting, Patterns of Portugal and Patterns of India, we get a sneak peek at what’s up to next and hear about the big-picture ideas that are guiding her work these days. And she answers my fast final five questions about favorite foods, books, and music. We covered: - Her upcoming trips (one with a group to Portugal, and another to Oaxaca to take photographs for a book) -

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[Christine Chitnis, inner stuff]: Dealing with the...

Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley ·

2024/09/25

In this second part of my conversation with Christine Chitnis, bestselling author of “East Coasting,” “Patterns of Portugal,” and “Patterns of India”, photographer, and travel writer, we get in to the squishier side of writing–the thoughts and beliefs that go into creating and sharing work. We talked about: - How to get more comfortable with sharing your work–because you can’t just “write it and they will come” - How a negative review of “Patterns of India” changed the way she approached “Patterns

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25:48

[Christine Chitnis, practical matters]: Marrying...

Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley ·

2024/09/23

This week I am talking with Christine Chitnis, bestselling author of “East Coasting,” “Patterns of Portugal,” and “Patterns of India.” Her travel writing has appeared in publications including “The New York Times,” “Vogue,” and “Travel and Leisure.” Christine also helps other writers create winning book proposals and book marketing strategies. And she's a great follow on Instagram where her photos of gorgeous places and nature provide a welcome break in your scrolling. We covered: - The path from

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