Category Archives: Author Interviews

‘Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California’

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Luke Ford

Here is the Amazon.com page for the book and here is the website for the author Frances Dinkelspiel. We did this interview a couple of weeks ago via email. I told Frances to only answer the questions she found interesting. … Continue reading →

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‘The Shiksa Syndrome’

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Luke Ford

Via email, I interviewed author Laurie Graff via email about her new novel Shiksa Syndrome. * How did you choose this topic? Shiksa Syndrome’s been around a long time. I actually came up with it when I was acting and … Continue reading →

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Neil Strauss Interview

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Luke Ford

Here’s an interview I did Oct. 31, 2007 with the author of “The Game: Inside the Secret Society of Pickup Artists”:

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An Interview With Novelist Melodie Bowsher

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Luke Ford

I talk to Melodie by phone Aug. 7, 2008 about her new book My Lost and Found Life. Luke: "You were the first woman hired by the Wall Street Journal?" Melodie: "That is correct. I hate to say how long … Continue reading →

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An Interview With Novelist Eva Etzioni-Halevy

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Luke Ford

We did this via email (her website is here and her new book is "The Triumph of Deborah"): Q: How did you maintain your writing style despite years in academia? Normally academic writing ruins writers. A: For me it was … Continue reading →

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