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• Interview With Jack Getze, Author of Big Numbers

  "Go ahead and buy it. If you don't like it, send it back to me and I'll refund your money. "

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Aug 19, 2007

• An Interview With Patrick Anderson, Author of The Triumph of the Thriller: How Cops, Crooks, and Cannibals Captured Popular Fiction, Part Two

  "I’m just glad to see good crime writers making the bestseller lists, which they weren’t doing much until the 1980s"

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Aug 02, 2007

• Interview With Lloyd Dangle, Author of Troubletown

  "With the worst president in history and our liberties and values under threat, I can hardly imagine writing cartoons about other things right now."

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jul 31, 2007

• Interview With Film Critic Roger Ebert, Author of Your Movie Sucks - Part Two

  "My health is good, considering that I had to go through rehab twice after two surgeries to learn to walk again..."

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jul 20, 2007

• Interview With Andrew Keen, Author of The Cult Of The Amateur

  "Who is this Butki? Why is he giving away his labor for free? And why should I trust him?" - Andrew Keen

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jul 19, 2007

• Interview with Karen Hanson, Author of Today's Chicago Blues, Part 2

  "Today, Chicago is still a mecca for blues music, just as it was in the 1930s, '40s, '50s and so on."

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jul 19, 2007

• An Interview With Glasgow Phillips, Author of The Royal Nonesuch: Or, What Will I Do When I Grow Up? - Part 2

  "This will probably sounds strange to anyone who's read the book, but I'm working on a DVD reading tool for kids" - Glasgow Phillips

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jul 17, 2007

• An Interview With Film Critic Roger Ebert, Author of Your Movie Sucks

  "I am always subjective. Objectivity has nothing to do with critical opinion."

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jul 16, 2007

• Interview With Walter Isaacson, Author of Einstein: His Life And Universe

  Einstein once said, "Subtle is the Lord, but malicious he is not."

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jul 14, 2007

• Interview With Matt Richtel, Author of Hooked: A Thriller About Love and Other Addictions

  "And now I hope that readers can experience some of the passion and emotion that I felt while writing."

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jul 13, 2007

• Interview with Karen Hanson, Author of Today's Chicago Blues, Part 1

  "The blues addresses universal themes in life. We all know what it's like to be lonely, rejected, betrayed and down on our luck."

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jul 12, 2007

• Interview With Ann Rule, Author Of Too Late To Say Goodbye

  "Sometimes people write me mean letters saying I'm just writing what I do to make money" - Ann Rule

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jul 07, 2007

• Interview With John Burnett, Author of Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions: Travels with an NPR Correspondent - Part 2

  "And yes, this was a tough story, but I wouldn't trade the Katrina experience for anything in my career." - John Burnett

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jul 05, 2007

• Interview with Mystery Writer James Lee Burke, Part Two

  "In regard to the future, I hope to write short stories and essays and novels until I catch the bus." - James Lee Burke

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jun 29, 2007

• An Interview With Patrick Anderson, Author of The Triumph of the Thriller: How Cops, Crooks, and Cannibals Captured Popular Fiction, Part One

  "Time is on our side. Lehane and Connelly and Pelecanos and some others will live long enough to be accepted as modern masters."

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jun 27, 2007

• Interview With John Burnett, Author of Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions: Travels with an NPR Correspondent - Part 1

  "The Pentagon implicitly understood what happens when journalists are inserted into war-fighting units. People who share adversity grow closer."

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jun 24, 2007

• Interview With Barry Eisler, Author of Thriller Requiem For An Assassin

  "On the most obvious level, I set out write a thrilling story. Judging from most reviews and reader reactions, I've succeeded."

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jun 16, 2007

• Interview with Donald Westlake, Author of What's So Funny

  "For me, the characters are part of the story, and come out of its development" - Donald Westlake

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jun 11, 2007

• Interview with Mystery Writer James Lee Burke, Part One

  "I think all good narration contains an element of mystery and suspense."

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Jun 06, 2007

• Book Reviews: Thank You For Smoking And Boomsday by Christopher Buckley

  If you find much of life and politics so absurd as to be hilarious, you need to read Christopher Buckley's books.

  Review by Scott Butki — on May 25, 2007