Novelist Richard Ford on The Lessons Learned from His Most Famous Characters Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email American author Richard Ford poses while in Paris,France to promote his book on the 12th of June 2008. ( Ulf Andersen / Getty ) Produced by Kristen Meinzer Hosted by Todd Zwillich Produced by PRI and WNYC