It All Started With Columbine

By Fleur Philips I’ve always been intrigued by how writers come up with the stories they tell. Do they write about personal experience? If so, how much is fiction and how much isn’t? Do they sit and watch people in an airport and formulate ideas based on how complete...
4.16.12: Interview with Derald Hamilton

4.16.12: Interview with Derald Hamilton

Interview with Derald Hamilton, author of Twice Upon a Prequel… & Three Shorts PBR: Why two prequels? Why not link them together rather than separately? It would have been interesting to contrast the two given their ages and beliefs. Hamilton: Both stories...

12.11.11: Interview with Michael Dirda

Interview with Michael Dirda by Diane Prokop with Portland Book Review Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Pulitzer Prize-winning Michael Dirda, who is as fascinating and delightful as the author he writes about in his new book, On Conan Doyle: Or...