Uncut author interviews by Don Swaim

Interesting collection of RealAudio interviews in preparation for Swaim’s CBS Radio column, “Book Beat”.

These are interesting partly because the authors aren’t “on” : Rather than the interview being aired, Swaim would pull quotes here and there, and assemble them with a radio story on the author or book being discussed. As a result, these interviews typically have a chatty and informal feel.

Among the authors:

Douglas Adams

Anthony Burgess

Pat Conroy

Joan Didion

John Irving

Anne Rice

Art Spiegelman

Kurt Vonnegut