Author Interviews: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Adam Langer’s latest column for the Book Standard is about author interviews. Who gives good ones? Who doesn’t? Langer sorts his answers into five categories: The Freewheeling Improviser, He/She Who Does Not Suffer Fools Gladly, The Unself-conscious Subject, The Consummate Storyteller, and The Genuinely Decent Human Being. Good stuff.

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