The Next Big Thing on WNYC Public Radio (2004)
Lexicographer Erin McKean informs DEW that he’s cited in the OED for “pootle” and issues a word challenge:
In part two, DEW answers the challenge in his next Parker novel:
Fresh Air from WHYY (NPR), compiled from interviews from 1988 and 1997, originally aired January, 2009
Interview from Payback: Director’s Cut DVD (2006)
Donald Westlake Interview (1994)
Lawrence Block on Donald Westlake (2009)
Donald Westlake: New York City Personified
Donald Westlake Memorium
The Grifters (Clip)
The Stepfather (Excerpts)
It’s probably not available on the Web, but in the late 1970s, Westlake appeared on Ton Snyder’s _Tomorrow_ show, alongside of Dilys Winn, Mickey Spillane, and Robert Bloch. If it turns up, it might make a good addition to the website.
(My main memory was a discussion of violence, and Spillane said he’d once described a stomach gunshot wound as a period, with the blood turning it into a comma. Bloch instantly added, “Maybe it was a semicolon.”)
Brian,
Thanks for the suggestion. You’re correct that it’s not available on the web. In fact, it seems that none of Snyder’s shows have been digitized for the web. A shame. I’ll keep checking periodically.
Thanks,
pw
Good line up of material. Enjoyed it 🙂
My pleasure, Charles. Thanks!
pw