I came across this article last evening that I wanted share. It's from 2003, and while some of it is out-of-date (thankfully, all of Ross Macdonald's books are now in print), there is much here to rejoice in. The author, Leonard Cassuto, reports about the initial plans that Macdonald had for his last Lew Archer novel, which, alas, he was unable to write due to the … [Read more...]
Revisiting A Suburbia-Gone-Sour In Ross Macdonald’s Crime Fiction: NPR
Maureen Corrigan did this excellent story about Ross Macdonald on NPR on April 21, 2015, in conjunction with the release of the first of several Library of America collections of Ross Macdonald's novels, starting with four of his 1950s novels. Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's Fresh Air, is a critic-in-residence and lecturer at Georgetown University. She is an … [Read more...]
Writers in America Interview
In 1975, Richard Moore and a film crew came to Santa Barbara to interview Kenneth Millar for their series. Thanks to the fine people at non-profit Internet Archive and the California Audiovisual Preservation Project, here is that wonderful interview. … [Read more...]
Ross Macdonald Centennial Year
Ross Macdonald at 100The Rediscovery Of Santa Barbara'S Greatest Writer. … [Read more...]