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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

My Writers’ Block guest tomorrow is local writer Molly Terrill, whose debut novel is "The Violin Maker." Molly Terrill has a reading at Odyssey Books on Thurs. 10/15 at 7 p.m. Listen to Writers’ Block via WHMP.com, Mondays at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. #booksky

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This gets my vote for the best thing I've seen on the Internet today:

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Fun thing I learned while editing recently: While most of the Midwest says "pop" rather than "soda," much of eastern Wisconsin says "soda." #amediting

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Unfortunately, I have to miss it! I think it's going to be a great discussion.

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Tomorrow I'll interview Michael Gorra, author of "The Storytellers: Reading the Masterpieces of Nineteenth-Century Short Fiction." Michael Gorra has a reading on Mon. 10/5 at 6:30 pm at Forbes Library, hosted by Broadside Bookshop. Listen on WHMP.com Mondays at 8:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'm recruiting teams for the Northampton Education Foundation Adult Spelling Bee! It's Wed. Oct. 21 at 6 at Bombyx in Florence, MA Here's a video showing how much fun it is!! www.youtube.com/shorts/yS7-9... Let me know if you're interested or register at northamptoneducation.org/.../event-re...

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My guest on Writers' Block tomorrow will be author Shelly Jay Shore, author of "Love Me Like A Rock Song." Listen to Writers’ Block live on the radio or via WHMP.com Mondays at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Or check out the recording when it’s posted. #booksky #romancelandia

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Do you know anyone who’s been in a fake dating situation in real life? #romancelandia

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Stop patronizing me, Connections.

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I giggle whenever PerfectIt questions the word "sh*t" and suggests "shift" instead. So sweetly innocent. #amediting

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My Writers’ Block guest tomorrow is Duston Spear, author of "Bird Girl." Duston Spear has a reading at Forbes Library on Thurs. 9/24 at 6 p.m., hosted by Broadside Bookshop. Listen to Writers’ Block via WHMP.com, Mondays at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

But wait, there's more! Tomorrow (9/14) at 9:30 a.m. I'll talk to Avital Norman Nathman about her new book, "The Perfect Birth Myth: Pushing Back Against a Broken Industry." Listen live via WHMP.com. The show will air again at 4:30 p.m. and I'll post the recording here. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

My Writers’ Block guest tomorrow is Meghana Mysore, author of "Let All Our Ghosts Depart." Meghana Mysore has a reading at Odyssey Bookshop on Tue. Sept. 15 at 7 PM. Listen to Writers’ Block via WHMP.com, Mondays at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Tomorrow I'll interview Suzanne Strempek Shea, author of "Compositions: A memoir in 42 essays by 1 kid on her 8 years in Catholic School, handed in 60 Years late." She has readings on Wed. 9/9 at Odyssey & Wed. 9/16 at Broadside. Listen on WHMP.com. Mondays at 8:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

3 weeks ago, I tried to interview Juliet Faithfull, author of "Liar's Dice" on Writers' Block, but we had tech problems. Tomorrow we're trying again. Listen to Writers’ Block on WHMP.com every Monday at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Or check out the recording when it’s posted. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I forgot to post about my guest before the show! My guest on Writers' Block *was* Joshua Hotaka Roth, author of the graphic memoir "Life Lines: Art, Memory, Relationship." Listen to Writers’ Block on WHMP.com Mondays at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Or check out the recording when it’s posted. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Writers' Block tomorrow will be a session of Whatcha Reading—Sister Edition, with my sister Joanna Ryan. Listen to Writers’ Block live on the radio or via WHMP.com every Monday at 8:30 a.m. and again when it re-airs at 5:30 p.m. Or check out the recording when it’s posted. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

But wait, there's more! Tomorrow from 8-8:30 a.m. I'll talk to Josh Weil about his novel, "What Came West." Josh Weil has an appearance at Odyssey Books on Thursday, July 30 at 7 PM. Listen live via WHMP.com. The show will air again at 5:00 p.m. and I'll post the recording here. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

My guest on Writers' Block tomorrow will be Juliet Faithfull, author of "Liar's Dice." Listen to Writers’ Block live on the radio or via WHMP.com every Monday at 8:30 a.m. and again when it re-airs at 5:30 p.m. Or check out the recording when it’s posted. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

My guest on Writers' Block tomorrow will be Morgan Thomas, author of "Mad Eden." Listen to Writers’ Block live on the radio or via WHMP.com every Monday at 8:30 a.m. and again when it re-airs at 5:30 p.m. Or check out the recording when it’s posted. #booksky Photo credit: Candace Hope

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

My Writers’ Block guest tomorrow is Daniel Mason, author of "Country People." Daniel Mason has a reading with Odyssey Books at the First Congregational Church at the Center on Mon. July 13 at 7 PM. Listen to Writers’ Block via WHMP.com, Mondays at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

My guest on Writers' Block tomorrow will be Cara Benson, author of An Armsfull of Birds: A Personal Field Guide to Love, Loss, and Commitment. Cara Benson has a reading at Broadside Books, Wednesday, 7/9 @ 7 p.m. Listen to Writers’ Block on WHMP.com Mondays at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

My guest on Writers' Block tomorrow will be Debra Curtis, author of "Laws of Love and Logic." Listen to Writers’ Block live on the radio or via WHMP.com every Monday at 8:30 a.m. and again when it re-airs at 5:30 p.m. Or check out the recording when it’s posted. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

My guest on Writers' Block tomorrow will be Laura Zigman, author of "The Author Weekend." Laura Zigman has a reading at Odyssey Books on Wednesday, June 24 at 7 p.m. Listen to Writers’ Block via WHMP.com every Monday at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Or check out the recording when it’s posted. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

My Writers’ Block guest tomorrow is Heather Abel, author of "The Emilys." Heather Abel has a reading with Odyssey Books at the First Congregational Church at the Center on Tue., June 16 at 7 PM. Listen to Writers’ Block via WHMP.com, Mondays at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Straight A's too! And the ADHD diagnosis at 55 was not at all a surprise.

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

But wait, there's more! Tomorrow during the first half hour of Talk the Talk (8-8:30 a.m.) I'll interview Danielle Crittenden about her memoir "Dispatches from Grief: A Mother's Journey Through the Unthinkable." Listen on the radio or via WHMP.com. The show will air again at 5:00 p.m. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

My Writers’ Block guest on 6/8 is Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor, author of Something We Said: "Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me." Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor has a reading at Odyssey Books on Wed., 6/10 at 7 PM. Listen to Writers’ Block via WHMP.com, Mondays at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. #booksky

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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

We want affordable housing! Unless it’s mildly inconvenient! (And wasn’t that a private parking lot until recently.)

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