Interviews

Talking About Bookmaking

I recently participated in a discussion with Said Sayrafiezadeh about the process of turning a magazine piece into a book. You can watch our talk below.

Granta discussion with Susan Orlean and Said Sayrafiezadeh from Granta magazine on Vimeo.

Texas Book Festival

I was in Austin, Texas recently for the Texas Book Festival, where I was asked to talk about my experience with ADAPTATION and writing THE ORCHID THIEF. Hear about how the whole movie almost didn't happen.

BEA Interview - Part 2

Here's the second part of my interview with Publishers Weekly at BEA.

BEA Interview - Part 1

Back in the spring I did an interview with the Publishers Weekly Book Maven at Book Expo America. It was a fun interview, and gives you a peek at the inspiration for my children's book, Lazy Little Loafers.

I had a great time in Portland!

What a great city -- and what a wonderful space (Space Gallery) for a reading. Anyway, here's a link to an interview I did with the local paper before the reading.

Writing the Edge

The University of California Davis publishes a really smart, interesting journal called Writing on the Edge: A Journal about Writing and Teaching Writing. I did an interview with editor John Boe last summer, which is now available on line. It was one of the best times I've ever had being interviewed -- more like having a conversation with a very intelligent, nice person who had read a lot of my work, rather than the typical 'interview', so I think you'll find it interesting if you want to hear what I really sound like when I'm having a conversation. By the way, John's wife knitted me an adorable baby hat (I was about 8 months pregnant at the time of the interview) and I never properly thanked her. So while I have the chance -- Thank you, John's Wife! The hat is beautiful!!

Oh Canada!

A few days ago, I spoke with Paula Shackleton, who runs a great website called Book Buffet, which is full of interesting stuff about writers and writing. The interview is now up on her site, and you can read it (and listen to it as a podcast -- very modern, eh?) at your earliest convenience, such as, for instance, right now.

Talking Head

I had a busy December, chatting about my new book (My Kind of Place) everywhere and every chance I could. One of the most interesting interviews was on the Speakeasy Show on WFMU in New York -- here's the link for you to hear the results.

Obsession

Here's something just forwarded to me by a reader -- love those blogs!!!

Zulkey blog

I got an email the other day from Claire Zulkey, a writer who interviews writers. She asked me to do http://www.zulkey.com/diary_archive_120304.html">an on-line Q&A for her website...turned out she asked a lot of great questions, which isn't always the case, and I actually had fun answering them (also not usually the case).

Splendid! And Yummy!

In my continuing role as the interpreter/muse/spokesperson for canine author (and dog-boy) Cooper Gillespie, i did an interview with NPR's Splendid Table in which we discussed dog food, smelly liver treats, and other literary topics. It plays at different times on different NPR affiliates, but keep an ear cocked for it.

Throw Me a Bone on CBS

Over the weekend, CBS did a nice piece about my dog-food cookbook, which featured me, my dog, and my friend and co-author Sally Sampson whipping up some nice, tasty dog treats. Cooper got to enjoy the fruits of our labor. In fact, the dog ate so much during the shoot that I feared he would explode. He didn't. This is a link to the on-line version of the story -- text only, I guess.

Fresh Air

Interview with Terry Gross on June 26, 2003 on http://freshair.npr.org/

Slate, Jeffrey Goldberg

An email conversation at Slate's Breakfast Table with Jeffrey Goldberg, January 1999.

Readerville discussion

A discussion on Readerville that I did back in February 2002.

2001 at Powell's

Powells.com interview done shortly after the release of The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup.

Powell's

Interview conducted at a reading of The Orchid Thief at Powell's City of Books.

Salon conversation

A conversation on Salon.

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