Adriana Barton

About this episode

Adriana Barton discusses her debut book and the evolution of her writing process.

My guest on this episode is Adriana Barton. Adriana is an author and journalist whose writing has appeared in the Globe and Mail, the Boston Globe, Western Living, Vancouver magazine, and elsewhere. Her debut book is Wired for Music: A Search for Health and Joy Through the Science of Sound, published by Greystone Books in 2022. That book was a finalist in the Canadian Book Club Awards and the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book Awards. The Globe and Mail called it “thoroughly researched and tenderly written.” Adriana and I talk about how different the original pitch for her book was from its final version, about how she gets through her nervousness around public speaking, and about her ongoing difficulties with her planned follow-up book. This podcast is produced and hosted by Nathan Whitlock , in partnership with The Walrus . Music: "simple-hearted thing" by  Alex Lukashevsky . Used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Whitlock

Guest: Adriana Barton

Topics covered

• book writing
• public speaking
• journalism
• music and health
• author interviews

Keywords

• Adriana Barton
• Wired for Music
• public speaking
• book writing
• journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Globe and Mail, Boston Globe, Western Living, Vancouver magazine, Greystone Books, Canadian Book Club Awards, Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book Awards

Books & works: Wired for Music: A Search for Health and Joy Through the Science of Sound

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