Miscellany

 

The Next Big Thing with Dean Olsher on WNYC public radio (2004)
Part 1: Lexicographer Erin McKean informs DEW that he’s the first author cited in the OED for the word “pootle” and then issues a challenge.

Use It or Lose It Pt1 uploaded by pewestlake

Part 2: DEW returns to answer the challenge… but he still has to wait for his chocolatey reward.

Use It or Lose It Pt2 uploaded by pewestlake

 

University of Chicago Press:

Interview with Donald Westlake (2008)

Playing Poker with Parker: An Interview with Brian Garfield (2011)

 

DEW interviewed by Don Swaim (1990)

 

Grand Central Publishing:

All fiction writers are aware… – by Donald Westlake

Author Interview: Donald Westlake (a.k.a. Richard Stark)… – with Paul Kane

 

Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Awards: Don receives “The Eye” for Lifetime Achievement (2004)

 

Westlake at the Movies – Photo Gallery, The Guardian

 

Bloody and Rare by Charles Ardai in The Guardian (Jan, 2009)

 

From Laughter to Tears by Otto Penzler in The Wall St. Journal (Jan, 2009)

 

Under any name, Donald Westlake was a grandmaster by Sarah Weinman in The Los Angeles Times (Jan, 2009)

 

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