Interview with Ian Frazier

Earlier this year, I spoke with Ian Frazier about his new book, Travels in Siberia. Here is the story that ran in The Dallas Morning News, shortly before his appearance at the Texas Book Festival.

Which I covered on the Texas Pages blog, and in a story co-written with Chris Vognar. Oh, and in a series of tweets as well.

Stuff I didn't write

Over the past year, I've been lucky enough to work with some of the best writers in Dallas on a series of  essays for The Dallas Morning News.  Tom Huang has been overall series editor. Some of those pieces we've collaborated on have included:

• Ben Fountain on What Haiti Means to Dallas' Soul and on Dallas poet Robert Trammell. 
• Willard Spiegelman on  Thanksgiving and the Booker T. Washington Magnet School for the Arts.
• Alex Lemon on creativity and fatherhood. (Alex has become a regular contributor to the books pages as well. Here's his latest review, of Antonya Nelson's "Bound.")

Meanwhile, News editor Bob Mong has graciously mentioned me in his weekly column to readers for my work with the books pages and for my work as health editor. Thanks, Bob.

Interview with David Wroblewski

I spoke with author David Wroblewski for this story, which ran in January 2010. You can click on the jump or see it on the website of  The Dallas Morning News.

Food writer? Ummm...

Some friends recently recalled this 2005 story, which involved my eating gourmet food and drinking wine with Fess Parker. Looking back, I can think of about half a dozen ways to make this a better story. But I post it here for their enjoyment. And in case anybody else needs a story that involves me eating steak and drinking wine with kindly TV stars.