Gary McBride is the author of Literary Forensics: How Reading Can Make You a Better Writer, coming out in 2026. He also produces the Writers Who Read podcast, which features the novels analyzed at Writers Who Read LIVE!, a monthly workshop for writers in Boulder, CO, that Gary founded in 2018 and leads today. Writers Who Read apply Literary Forensics analysis to novels published within the past 18 months to gain insights into craft with the goal of becoming better writers. By September 2025 Gary and his group will have analyzed 72 novels, all published since 2017.