Here’s a vintage news item on Lawrence Block reading from Hit Parade at a local mystery bookstore Partners & Crime. There’s also nice tip of the hat to audiobook fans at the end too.
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Lee Child interviewed by Barbara Peters of Poisoned Pen Press
Here’s an enlightening interview, in six parts, in which Lee Child displays both his marketing savvy and his inspirations for the Jack Reacher series. When Barbara Peters, of Poisoned Pen Press, asks him about the role of coincidence in the Jack Reacher series Child admits: “It [Killing floor] is a coincidence heavy book”. I find myself a touch more forgiving of Killing Floor‘s faults after viewing this interview.
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Lawrence Block in conversation with Charles Ardai
Lawrence Block speaking, as the guest of honor at Bouchercon 2008, in conversation with Charles Ardai (editor of Hard Case Crime). Block spills the beans on all sorts of interesting tidbits including:
-some bits about Robert Silverberg
-the writing of Killing Castro |READ OUR REVIEW|
-writing standalone novels vs. writing series novels
-the novel that became a popular 1980s TV series
-the revivification of the Evan Tanner series
-the various movie versions of Block’s novels
-why you shouldn’t kill of your series characters
-and plenty more!
Donald E. Westlake Memorium
A fan made memorial for Donald E. Westlake. Check out all the different editions of Westlake’s books on the bookshelves (including the many audiobooks).
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Donald E. Westlake talking about Richard Stark
Donald E. Westlake talking about the creation of Richard Stark and Stark’s iconic criminal Parker. You get a good sense of how Westlake/Stark wrote. He sets up a situation for his characters and then sees what happens.
Of the movie versions that Westlake talks about I agree, The Outfit is clearly the most faithful to Stark’s work. Lee Marvin is terrific, but he’s not as Parker as Robert Duvall.
[via The Violent World Of Parker]
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Lawrence Block talking about Donald E. Westlake
Lawrence Block talks to a crowd of eager fans about Donald E. Westlake at The Mysterious Bookshop in NYC. Block discussed his friend’s career, the upcoming release of Westlake’s lost novel Memory and their collaborations together.
Subterranean Press states that it will be re-publishing this trio of Westlake/Block collaborative novels novels — Sin Hellcat, So Willing, and A Girl Called Honey — under the overall title of Hellcats and Honey Girls.
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