Beyond losing myself in a great book, one of the great joys of being a reader who works for a newspaper is getting the chance to actually talk with some of my favorite authors:

• Christopher Reich, from July 25, 2010
• Jim Butcher, from April 11, 2010
• Anil Ananthaswamy, from March 14, 2010
• Suzanne Arruda, from March 14, 2010
• Sean Carroll, from February 14, 2010
• Tom Cushman, from February 14, 2010
• Brian McLaren, from February 5, 2010
• Eric Blehm, from January 17, 2010
• Brent Ghelfi, from August 30, 2009
• James W. Huston, from July 19, 2009
• Steve Martini, from July 12, 2009
• Warren Fahy, from June 28, 2009
• Lee Child, from May 31, 2009
• T. Jefferson Parker, from May 10, 2009
• Tony Bill, from March 8, 2009
• Josh Bazell, from February 1, 2009
• William F. Wheeler (deceased; interview with family and friends), from November 30, 2008
• Victor Villaseñor, from October 19, 2008
• Dean Koontz, from September 14, 2008
• Gretchen Schomer Wendel, from September 7, 2008
• Debra Ginsberg, from August 17, 2008
• Christopher Reich, from August 10, 2008
• Eoin Colfer, from July 20, 2008
• Caitlin Rother, from June 8, 2008
• Jerry Coleman, from April 6, 2008
• David Brin, from April 13, 2008
• Ed McMahon, from December 6, 2007