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Audio Interview with William Murray

In this 1984 interview with Don Swaim, William Murray, author of Getaway Blues, Until the Fat Man Sings, I'm Getting Killed Right Here, The King of the Nightcap and Tip on a Dead Crab, talks about his love of horse-racing, writing for The New Yorker, collecting opera music and a few qualms he has with the publishing industry.

Listen to the William Murray interview with Don Swaim, May 2, 1984
(45 min. 19 sec.)

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William Murray discusses the second book in The Shifty Lou Anderson Series, entitled The Hard Knocker’s Luck and why he chose a magician for his main character. Murray also explains what it is like to be a staff writer for The New Yorker and the places his work has taken him in this 1985 interview with Don Swaim.

Listen to the William Murray interview with Don Swaim, October 16, 1985
(20 min. 59 sec.)

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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.

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