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Image of Seth GlierSinger-songwriter Seth Glier, in town on February 4 with Six String Concerts, talks about songwriting with OSU student and MEISA member Leslie Goodwin. Also, OSU professor Ryan Skinner talks with Albert Mazibuko, a member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, in town on February 8 with CAPA.

Monday, January 30, 7 pm., WCRS radio, 98.3 & 102.1 FM
Wednesday, February 1, 8:00 p.m., WCBE radio, central Ohio's NPR station, 90.5 FM

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Cover of Robin Cook's latest book Bestselling author Robin Cook describes his writing interests with OSU professor Nicole Kraft. And OSU alumnus Cate Fricke talks to Mindi White, author of Getting Past Me

Monday, February 6, 7 pm., WCRS radio, 98.3 & 102.1 FM
Wednesday, February 8, 8:00 p.m., WCBE radio, central Ohio's NPR station, 90.5 FM

Image of OSU student Brandon Manning interviewing Walter Mosley Bestselling author Walter Mosley talks about his latest Leonid McGill novel, All I Did Was Shoot My Man with OSU student Brandon Manning (left). And bestselling author Lisa Gardner tells us about Catch Me, her latest.

Monday, February 13, 7 pm., WCRS radio, 98.3 & 102.1 FM
Wednesday, February 15, 8:00 p.m., WCBE radio, central Ohio's NPR station, 90.5 FM

Image of Rosenblatt Bestselling author and Thurber House guest Roger Rosenblatt describes his latest book, Kayak Morning.

Monday, February 21, 7 pm., WCRS radio, 98.3 & 102.1 FM
Wednesday, February 23, 8:00 p.m., WCBE radio, central Ohio's NPR station, 90.5 FM

Writers Talk, produced by the Ohio State University’s Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing, interviews a wide variety of authors, focusing on how they produce text and communicate in a variety of genres. Its purpose is to demystify and promote writing, especially for academic writers. Guests have include best sellers like RL Stine, Lee Child, and Rita Mae Brown; humor writers like Laurie Notaro and Christopher Moore; Internet authors like Grammar Girl and John Green; journalists like Rick Reilly, Byron Pitts, and Bruce Feiler; and academics like Kevin Boyle and OSU President Gordon Gee.

Photo of Doug Dangler

If you are a writer or educator and would like to participate in a CSTW podcast, please contact Doug Dangler, host of Writers Talk, pictured at right.

Writers Talk thanks its interview partners:

Columbus City Schools; Columbus Public Library; Columbus School for Girls; Cover to Cover bookstore; OSU Digital Union; Jewish Community Center Book Fair; Ohioana; OSU Libraries; The President and Provost's Diversity Lecture & Cultural Arts Series; Six String Concerts; The Ohio Channel; Third Coast; Thurber House; and our media partner WCBE 90.5, Central Ohio's NPR Station, where donations are gladly accepted.