Pulitzer prize-winning writer Buzz Bissinger is the author of "Friday Night Lights," called one of the greatest sports books ever written by Sports Illustrated. His new book is "Father's Day," a memoir about his relationship with his brain-damaged son. Buzz joins Kevin in studio to discuss process.

Steve Padilla is an editor and writing coach at the Los Angeles Times. In 2006, he gave a workshop at the Chicago Tribune, a session so well received that reporters still ask for the recording today. Steve has graciously allowed us to share "Writing Diagnostics," newspaper-centric but applicable to all writers.

Sarah Vowell is a humorist and historian. She's the author of "Assassination Vacation," "The Partly Cloudy Patriot" and a longtime contributor to "This American Life." Sarah joins Kevin in studio to talk about humor as device, and how her radio background informs her writing style.

Susan Orlean writes about taxidermists, bullfighters, hairdressers, clowns, animals, famous people and suburban 10-year-old kids. A staff writer for The New Yorker, Orlean is the author of “The Orchid Thief,” “Saturday Night,” and her latest book, “Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend.”

Ben Montgomery and Michael Kruse are the one-two punch of narrative journalism at the Tampa Bay Times. Between the two, they've been honored as Pulitzer finalists and American Society of Newspaper Editors Awards winners. They are founding members of Gangrey.com, a website devoted to good writing and narrative storytelling.