Ep 167: Peter Stone

Peter Stone, debut author of THE PERFECT CANDIDATE, talks about
his time in Washington (before the onset of the 24-hour news
cycle), how interns run the world, and how writing a speech for
his wife led him to finally try a novel.


 


Peter Stone Show Notes


The Firm by John Grisham


YALLWEST


YALLFest


Watergate (for more, listen to Slow Burn Season 1)


Monica Lewinsky (for more, listen to Slow Burn Season 2)


Chandra Levy


The My Favorite Murder podcast episode about Chandra Levy’s death


The NPR Politics podcast


The Wilderness (by Crooked Media)


JonBenet Ramsey


Laci Peterson


Newt Gingrich


Old Ebbitt Grill (bar in Washington, D.C.)


The Beautiful Creatures series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
(listen to her First Draft interviews here and here)


The Robert Mueller Investigation


George Papadopoulos


Edward Snowden


Whitewater (for more, listen to Slow Burn Season 2)


Vince Foster (for more, listen to Slow Burn Season 2)


House of Cards (TV show)


Scandal (TV show)


The Pelican Brief (movie)


The Hunt for Red October (movie)


Ben’s Chili Bowl (restaurant in D.C.)


Tortilla Coast (restaurant in D.C.)


Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe


Neil Gaiman’s quote about writing while inspired