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The Writing Table with Kris Clink
The Writing Table is a podcast for writers and book lovers. Whether you're a seasoned writer or curious about the writing life, pull up a chair. Hear from authors from every stage-from New York Times list-makers to debuts. You'll get a behind-the-scenes view of your favorite books-from writing the ugly first drafts to the final editorial processes.
Check out interviews with Phillipa Gregory, Jennifer Weiner, Lemony Snicket, Laurie Frankel, and so many others. Come on in-there's always room at the writing table.
Hosted by Kris Clink, author of Goodbye, Lark Lovejoy and Sissie Klein is Completely Normal. Kris’s novels are set in middle America where front porches offer the best views, books are treasured, and there’s always room to pull up an extra chair at dinner. A native Texan, she’s now at home in Kansas with her husband, two spoiled pups, and the gorgeous cardinals who visit her back deck.
Episodes
349 episodes
Cleo Ballard's This is a Lie
Writing domestic suspense under the pseudonym Cleo Ballard, Nan Fischer also writes young adult novels, such as When Elephants Fly and The Speed of Falling Objects. Additional author credits include Junior Jedi Knights, a middle grade Star Wars...
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Stephanie Mack's Twenty Something Else
Stephanie Mack is an author, speaker, and podcast host with a passion for the art of great storytelling. Her novels blend women’s fiction and romantic elements with meaningful insights for readers navigating the complexities of modern life. Thr...
Kate Khavari's Botanist's Guide Mysteries
Kate Khavari is the USA Today bestselling author of fiction ranging from historical mysteries to high fantasy epics. She has her parents to thank for her fascination for historical mysteries, as she spent the majority of her childhood memorizin...
Dr. Cristina LePort: Cardiology to Cryogenic Thrillers
What does it take to fold a lifelong career in cardiology into one as a successful thriller writer? Dr. Cristina LePort, accomplished cardiologist and Amazon bestselling author, captivates readers with her medical thrillers, which m...
Jasper Craven: God Forgives, Brother's Don't
Jasper Craven is an investigative journalist covering the military and veterans’ issues. His writing has appeared in Harper’s, Politico, The Intercept, The Boston Globe, and The New York Times. He is also a fel...
Eloisa James & The Last Lady B
Eloisa has published over 30 historical romances, many of which have hit the bestseller lists. She also wrote a bestselling memoir, Paris in Love, as well as a contemporary novel, ...
Andrew Forrester: How The Story Goes
Debut novelist Andrew Forrester is a writer and former English teacher whose work has appeared in McSweeney's and Parents magazine. He holds a PhD in nineteenth-century British literature and lives in Austin, Texas, with his family. How the Sto...
Debut Novelist Kate Clark Stone: Last Sunday in May
Kate Clark Stone’s fiction features strong and vulnerable heroines, a lot of heart, and endless love for flyover states. Kate attended her first Indianapolis 500 at six years old and wrote her first book at eleven. A former attorney, Kate re...
Jennifer Chiaverini on her Elm Creek Series, Historical Fiction, and Quilting
Jennifer Chiaverini is the New York Times bestselling author of thirty-six novels, including critically acclaimed historical fiction and the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series. In addition to her novels, Jennifer has cr...
Sally Kilpatrick on Wuthering Heights, the Romance Genre, and her latest, Little Miss Petty
Sally Kilpatrick discusses how growing up in a rural area and being raised by a librarian informed her decision to become a novelist. She illustrates how the novel, Wuthering Heights, and the 2026 film vary in the way each manages consent betwe...
Wildlife Researcher Alice Henderson on Writing Thrillers
Alice Henderson discusses the challenges of writing thrillers set in nature, her adventures in plotting, and how listeners can contribute their own regional climactic observations to ecological research. Plus, she offers a preview into the late...
Shea Serrano, In time for March Madness: Expensive Basketball
Shea Serrano is an American author, journalist, humorist, and former teacher. He is best known for his work with the sports and pop culture websites, The Ringer and
Jessi Cole Jackson's Romantasy Debut: Ruinous Creatures
Jessi Cole Jackson grew up in rural Michigan surrounded by lakes, cornfields, and hard-working pragmatists who would never call themselves artists, despite woodworking, sewing, baking, flower arranging, building, drawing, and crafting. Thus, it...
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney: Bringing the Seventies to Life in Lake Effect
What does an author do when her debut novel becomes an instant bestseller? Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney went right back to work on her next one, and her next-also instant hits. In this episode, Cynthia discusses growing up in the seventies, he...
Nick Petrie Talks Thrillers, Tree Climbers, Cocaine Bear-Plus a Sneak Peek at The Dark Time
Inspiration doesn't always find authors at their desk, and it doesn't give a darn about deadlines. Where does a creative go when the muse is silent? Nick Petrie's back at the Writing Table. He shares his secrets to writing adventure...
Lisa Unger on Writing Thrillers and Channeling Inspiration *Plus a preview of her latest novel, Served Him Right*
Regarded as a master of suspense, Lisa Unger stops by the Writing Table to talk to Kris about her writing career and how she channels inspiration into suspense-packed novels. Lisa Unger is the New York Times and internation...
Linda Rhodes: Breaking the Barnyard Barrier
Linda Rhodes began her career as a dairy cow veterinarian after she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania summa cum laude in 1978. After several years in dairy practice, she was granted a fellowship at Cornell University, where...
Kate White on Her Time at Cosmopolitan, Writing Thrillers in Uruguay, & Her Latest Novel, I Came Back for You
Kate White is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of eleven psychological thrillers. In addition to writing stand-alone psychological thrillers, Kate is the author of eight Bailey Weggins mysteries. The most recent, SUCH A PERFE...
Joshilyn Jackson on Sisters, Nailing Your Authorial Voice, and Men in Kilts
New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Joshilyn Jackson’s books have been translated into a dozen languages, won SIBA’s Novel of the Year award, three times been the #1 Book Sense Pick, twice been the #1 Indie Next ...
Hays Blinckman and Tiny Little Earthquakes
Hays Trott Blinckmann is a writer, journalist, teacher, and recovering painter. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Tufts University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has written the novels: I...
Sofia Robleda: Embracing the Past
Sofia Robleda is a Mexican writer who spent her childhood and adolescence in Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. She completed her undergraduate and doctorate degrees in psychology at the University of Queensland, in Australia. She currently li...
Wendy Walker's New Thriller: Blade
How does an ice skater move forward when her Olympic hopes are dashed? This isn't the logline for a novel, but Wendy Walker's true story. Wendy Walker is the author of the psychological suspense novels All Is Not Forgotten, Emma In ...
Kaira Rouda: We Were Never Friends
Kaira Rouda is an award–winning, USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author of contemporary fiction that explores what goes on beneath the surface of seemingly perfect lives. Her novels of domestic suspense include The Widow, Somebody’s Hom...
Kristine Delano: The Lies We Trade
Kristine Delano spent over twenty years navigating a career on Wall Street before trading her panoramic city view for her standing writer's desk where she crafts thriller novels set in the high-stakes finance world, exploring the emotional tens...