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. These interviews were all in the North County Times, but since the subsequent purchase by the San Diego Union-Tribune – and its purchase by The Tribune Co. – many of the links are not currently active:

• Eoin Colfer, from July 8, 2012
• Victor Villaseñor, from March 28, 2011
• 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