Feature: Scott Butki's Book Time: Interviews with Authors

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• 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

• Interview with Michael Connelly, Author of The Overlook

  "The book reviews were a huge part of putting me on the road I am on now."

  Interview by Scott Butki — on May 21, 2007

• Book Review: High Profile, Spare Change, and Edenville Owls by Robert Parker

  While many writers put out maybe one book a year, three new whodunnits by the prolific Robert Parker are being published this year alone.

  Review by Scott Butki — on May 20, 2007

• Interview With Tim Green, Author of American Outrage

  "I hosted A Current Affair, which I like to think wasn't as sleazy as American Outrage..." - Author Tim Green

  Interview by Scott Butki — on May 19, 2007

• Interview: Martha Kimes, Author of Ivy Briefs: True Tales of a Neurotic Law Student

  Take the stress of The Paper Chase, the cattiness of Legally Blonde, toss in some alcohol, and tone it all down a bit.

  Interview by Scott Butki — on May 10, 2007

• Part Two of an Interview with Sara Voorhees, Film Critic and Novelist

  "I would never put myself in the category of my favorite critics." - Sara Voorhees

  Interview by Scott Butki — on May 07, 2007

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

  "Reality is stranger than fiction because God doesn't have to worry about being plausible."

  Interview by Scott Butki — on May 02, 2007

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

  "In which the author, a failure at literature, fails likewise at pornography..."

  Interview by Scott Butki — on Apr 29, 2007

• Interview with Sara Voorhees, Author of The Lumiere Affair: A Novel of Cannes

  "I’m a journalist, and I’m part of the publicity machine that Nattie is drawn to and yet confounded by."

  Opinion by Scott Butki — on Apr 26, 2007