Posts Tagged ‘interviews’
3.10.25 Things get hairy when NYT bestseller Caitlin Rozakis enrolls us in ‘The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association’
Writing funny fiction isn’t easy; writing it with style, wit and great storytelling is even harder. Yet here is Caitlin Rozakis, who in 2024 not only published the New York Times bestseller Dreadful — about an evil wizard who accidentally gives himself amnesia and then rethinks the whole “evil” part of the job description —…
Read More10.5.21 13 Questions for Author Nicholas Kaufmann, Author of “The Hungry Earth”
Ever since I started reading Nicholas Kaufmann’s stories — and later, his books — I’ve been a fan: He weaves together a clever blend of horror, fantasy and suspense in which things often go very badly for his characters, but that’s an excellent thing for us readers. As the author of seven novels and two…
Read MoreOn Stone Roses and other teachers: Yeah, I’m talkin’ to you
Having done this journalism thing since high school — and now for over 25 years beyond — it's probably safe to say I've done thousands of interviews. In the recent vast cleaning out prior to a move I finally dumped most of the old ones, recorded on 90 and 120-minute cassette tapes, into the bin,…
Read MoreI gave her my heart, she gave me a pen
So I don't normally do this, but I sense one or two folks reading this might want to contribute. Monday I'm talking to John Cusack. I have 20 minutes. Clearly, I can fill it. But if you've always wanted to ask him something — and it's not "will you stand in front of my window…
Read MoreO keyboardist, where art thou?
O keyboardist, where art thou? There may be a few things worse than having to sit at home and wait for Nick Rhodes to call you, but after a whole day of hanging around for this, I'm kind of over it. Plus, I have laundry downstairs that needs collecting. Life is truly a collection of…
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