[Michael Chabon is the author of “The Mysteries of Pittsburgh”, “Wonder Boys”, “A Model World”, “Werewolves in their Youth” and "The Yiddish Policemen's Union", among others. I've been unhealthily obsessed with his work since, ooh, at least 1988. This interview followed the release of his third novel "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay"] OB: … Continue reading Michael Chabon interview (2000) →

[Dan Rhodes is the author of the short story collections “Anthropology” and “Don’t Tell Me The Truth About Love”, and the novels “Timoleon Vieta Come Home”, “The Little White Car” (as Danuta de Rhodes) and “Gold” (released March 2007). He was named as one of Granta’s “Best of Young British Novelists” in 2003. This interview … Continue reading Dan Rhodes interview (2001) →

[Richard Dawkins is the author of "The Selfish Gene", "The Extended Phenotype", "The Blind Watchmaker", "The Ancestor's Tale" and "The God Delusion", among others. This interview followed the publication of "Unweaving the Rainbow".] OB: Your main argument in “Unweaving the Rainbow”, and in your recent lecture with Dr Steven Pinker, was that far from 'killing … Continue reading Richard Dawkins interview (2000) →

[George Pelecanos is the author of the novels "A Firing Offence", "The Big Blowdown", "King Suckerman", "The Sweet Forever", "Shame the Devil", "Right as Rain" and "Hard Revolution", among others. He was also a writer and producer on the HBO television series "The Wire". You've probably heard of it...] OB: You recently worked on a … Continue reading George Pelecanos interview (2000) →

[Apostolos Doxiadis is the author of the bestselling novel of mathematics and obsession, "Uncle Petros and Goldbach’s Conjecture" (and, more recently, "Logicomix"). I've been to his house. It's very nice. ] OB: First things first: what is Goldbach's conjecture? And why is it important? AD: Goldbach's Conjecture is the hypothesis that every even number greater … Continue reading Apostolos Doxiadis interview (2000) →