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Audio Interviews with Dick Francis |
| Dick Francis talks with Don Swaim in his 1983 interview about Francis' writing, and its association with his love of horses. Francis has made a career out of his love for horses, and has written many books based on a horse racing. His novels include: Decider, Driving Force, Hot Money, Break In, Bonecrack, Whip Hand and many others. Listen to the Dick Francis interview with Don Swaim, 1983 Dick Francis is on a book tour, and stops by to discusses his books The Danger, The Banker and Proof in this 1984 interview with Don Swaim. Francis tells Don how he started writing novels after his successful jockey and journalist careers. Listen to the Dick Francis interview with Don Swaim, 1984 Francis discusses the differences between his two books Money and Proof in this 1985 interview. Proof is a well-structured book with a defined beginning, middle, and end while Money is a chain of consciousness without a specific plot. He uses,as several mystery authors do, several red herrings to keep the reader guessing at all times. Swaim and Francis also discuss the different liquor licenses in the United States and England. Listen to the Dick Francis interview with Don Swaim, 1985 In this 1986 interview, Dick Francis talks with Don about his latest book, Break In, and why he decided to use a jockey as the hero of the novel. Don and Dick also discuss the differences between American and British horse racing, and the special relationships between a jockey and horse. Listen to the Dick Francis interview with Don Swaim, 1986 Mystery writer, Dick Francis, discusses his latest novel, The Edge, a story about a train. For the story, Dick describes the train rides he took during his research for the book. Furthermore, he discusses his wife's involvement with his research. Dick Francis wrote Driving Force, Decider and many other alluring mystery novels. Listen
to the Dick Francis interview with Don Swaim, 1989
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For many years most of the best writers of the English language found their way to Don Swaim's CBS Radio studio in New York. Wired for Books is proud to webcast these interviews in RealAudio. © Ohio University |
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