New York: Newmarket Press (1992) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Includes interviews with Edward Albee, Horton Foote, Frank Gilroy, William Goldman, William Inge, Alan Jay Lerner, Mary Mercier, David Merrick, Mason Miller, John Patrick, Richard Wilbur, Edwina Dakin Williams, Tennessee Williams, Lanford Wilson, as they discuss both their successes and failures. Illustrated with photographs. Warmly INSCRIBED on the front endpaper and dated in the year of publication. Foreword by Kevin Kline. Suggestions for further reading, index. xii, 211 pp. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. ISBN: 1-557041288.

Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, (1999). First edition - A collection of 22 interviews spanning 35 years. "They range from a playful piece by Allen Ginsberg and Gregory Corso, first published in the Journal for the Protection of All Beings (1961), to 'Grandpa from Hell,' an interview that appeared in the L.A. Weekly in 1996. Sources for the interviews include Esquire, Penthouse, and Rolling Stone as well as scholarly journals like Modern Language Studies--a diversity that reflects Burroughs's status as both a serious literary figure and a popular icon." Among the interviewers are Edmund White, Graham Masterton and Larry McCaffrey. Chronology, index. xxii, 234 pp. ISBN: 1-578061830.

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (1990) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A series of interviews with American Indian authors which focus on the crucial issues behind their work - included are Paula Gunn Allen, Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich, Joy Harjo, LInda Hogan, M. Scott Momaday, Simon Ortiz. Wendy Rose, Gerald Vizenor and James Welch. Edited and with an introduction and biographical notes by Laura Coltelli. Each interview in preceded by a portrait of the author and a brief introduction. SIGNED on the half title page by THREE authors: Michael Dorris, M. Scott Momaday and Laura Coltelli. ISBN: 0-803214456.

New York: Berkley, (1999). SIGNED first edition - Includes interviews with thriller writers by other noted writers - among those being interviewed are Dean Koontz, Robert Parker, Walter Mosley, Nancy Pickard, Michael Connelly, Edna Buchanan, Donald Westlake, Carl Hiaasen and more; SIGNED by FOUR authors: J.A. Jance, Laurie King, Walter Mosley and Lawrence Block at their interviews. Notes on contributors. 242 pp. ISBN: 0-425165477.

New York: Hyperion, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of thirty-nine interviews by by the award-winning host of NPR's interview program 'Fresh Air.' Each selection is preceded by an explanation from Gross of why each guest was on the show and the thinking behind some of her questions. Included are interviews with John Updike, Isabella Rossellini, Conan OÕBrien, Samuel L. Jackson, Johnny Cash, and Nicolas Cage, Ann Bannon, Walter Mosley, Sonny Rollins, Mario Puzo, James Baldwin, Maurice Sendak, Eric Clapton, Joyce Johnson and others. Introduction by Gross. 353 pp. ISBN: 1-4013-00103.

New York: Hyperion, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of thirty-nine interviews by by the award-winning host of NPR's interview program 'Fresh Air.' Each selection is preceded by an explanation from Gross of why each guest was on the show and the thinking behind some of her questions. SIGNED by TWO authors: Ann Bannon at "You Will Not Find the Word 'Lesbian" and Andre Dubus III at his interview. Also included are interviews with John Updike, Isabella Rossellini, Conan OÕBrien, Samuel L. Jackson, Johnny Cash, and Nicolas Cage, Walter Mosley, Sonny Rollins, Mario Puzo, James Baldwin, Maurice Sendak, Eric Clapton, Joyce Johnson, Andre Dubus and others. Introduction by Gross. 353 pp. ISBN: 1-4013-00103.

New York: Hyperion, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of thirty-nine interviews by by the award-winning host of NPR's interview program 'Fresh Air.' Each selection is preceded by an explanation from Gross of why each guest was on the show and the thinking behind some of her questions. SIGNED by THREE of the guests: Ann Bannon at "You Will Not Find the Word 'Lesbian"; Walter Mosley at "We All Die" and Andre Dubus III at his interview. Also included are interviews with John Updike, Isabella Rossellini, Conan OÕBrien, Samuel L. Jackson, Johnny Cash, and Nicolas Cage, Sonny Rollins, Mario Puzo, James Baldwin, Maurice Sendak, Eric Clapton, Joyce Johnson, Andre Dubus and others. Introduction by Gross. 353 pp. ISBN: 1-4013-00103.

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A mix of memoir and reportage, this moves from Krasny's coming of age during the 1960s in the San Francisco area, with their blend of the civil rights movement and political activism, to his career as a struggling novelist, as an educator and, almost by accident, as a radio host. Each chapter highlights interviews with four authors, from Joyce Carol Oates, to Rusell Banks, David Mamet, Edward P. Jones, Alice Walker, Paul Auster, Studs Terkel, and Umberto Eco, to name only a few. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Photographs. 317 pp. ISBN: 0-804756716.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, (1998). First edition - This second book of letters by this Polish writer starts with Michnik briefly in prison at the height of the "cold civil war" between authorities and citizens in Poland, then released. "Through his continuing essays, articles, and interviews, the reader can follow all the momentous changes of the last decade in Poland and East-Central Europe. Some of the writings have appeared in English in various publications; most are translated here for the first time." Included are interviews] with Czeslaw Milosz, Vaclv Havel, and Wojciech Jaruzelski. A title in the Society and Culture in East-Central Europe series. Translated by Jane Cave. Foreword by Ken Jowitt. Photographs, guide to events and people, index. xxxiii, 348 pp. ISBN: 0-520217608.

New York: Penguin, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Former NBA star talks frankly and openly about race and racism and how it affected their lives, with interviewees ranging from students to KKK members, addressing such issues as interracial relationships, affirmative action, and racial stereotypes. Among those interviewed were Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton, author Marita Golden, Tiger Woods, Samuel L. Jackson and many more. 236 pp. ISBN: 1-59420-042-4.

New York: Paris Review, 1982. SIGNED first edition - SIGNED by T. C. Boyle at his story "Greasy Lake." Includes interviews with James Merrill and Philip Larkin on the art of poetry, poetry by Merrill, Charles Simic and Tom Disch and others. Fiction by T. C. Boyle, Edmund White, and a section of Selected Letters of Archibald MacLeish. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line.

New York: Norton, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which explores what it means to be a real artist in the real world - one which offers access to a range of artists, from international superstars to unheralded art teachers. Included are accounts of visits with Ai Weiwei before and after his imprisonment and with Jeff Koons as he woos new customers in London, Frankfurt, and Abu Dhabi. Thornton meets Yayoi Kusama in her studio around the corner from the Tokyo asylum that she calls home and spends time with Laurie Simmons, Carroll Dunham, and their daughters Lena and Grace and many others. SIGNED on the title page, and uncommon thus. Photographs, bibliography, index. xvi, 430 pp. ISBN: 978-0393240979.

Secaucus, NJ: Lyle Stuart, Inc, (1980.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A selection of interviews with Vidal, taking place all over the world and over a period of more than 20 years, in which he frankly sets out his thoughtful and often controversial ideas on our world. Selected, arranged and introduced by Robert J. Stanton. Index. 319 pp. ISBN: 0-8184-03020.

New York: Ballantine, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which explores - through a series of interviews with African American politicians, pundits, journalists, activists, entertainers, and educators - why African Americans have consistently been the most supportive segment of his constituency. INSCRIBED on the author on the title page. Includes a 20 page list of all the black appointees of the Clinton administration. 310 pp. ISBN: 0-345450329.