Multimedia

 

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)

 

4 Replies to “Multimedia”

  1. 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.”)

    1. 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

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