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Audio Interviews with William Kennedy |
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Pulitzer Prize winner, William Kennedy, talks with Don in this 1984 interview about the reprinting of his book The Ink Truck and critics response to it. He also discusses how the New York State Writers Institute came about as well as the goals for the institute. Listen to the William Kennedy interview with Don Swaim, October 26, 1984 These files are for your personal use only. In this 1986 interview, William Kennedy and his son Brendan, stop by to discuss the children’s book that they co-authored, entitled Charlie Malarkey and the Belly Button Machine. Brendan explains how his father’s fame has affected him and if he is going to follow in his shoes. William also discusses with Don his next project, Quinn’s Book and when it will be coming out. Listen to the William Kennedy interview with Don Swaim, November 17, 1986 These files are for your personal use only. William Kennedy who is a MacArthur Fellow, recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Award and author of Ironweed, Billy Phelan's Greatest Game and Legs, talks to Don Swaim about being a reporter, finding time to write, living in Albany, New York and surprising yourself with your own imagination. Listen
to the William Kennedy interview with Don Swaim, June 7, 1988 These files are for your personal use only.
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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 |