Category Archives: Interviews

Brooklyn Eagle Interview – Jonathan Santlofer ‘It Occurs to Me That I am America’

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Jonathan

Santlofer grew up wanting to be an artist, went to art school, undergrad and graduate, and spent the first half of his adult life as a fairly successful painter. When a gallery fire destroyed nearly ten years of his artwork, he became a writer. His Read more…

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Joyce Carol Oates and Jonathan Santlofer at the San Francisco Public Library

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Jonathan

Jonathan Santlofer and Joyce Carol Oates in conversation at the San Francisco Public Library celebrating the new anthology “It Occurs to Me That I Am America,” featuring the work of 35 celebrated authors, is published in support of the American Civil Liberties Union on the one Read more…

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Podcast with Crime City Central

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Jonathan

Crime City Central has produced a podcast of my short story “The Muse.” All I will say about the story is that an editor friend sent me a New York Post article with the headline, ARTIST SLEEPS BESIDE MURDERED LOVER, which I had tacked to Read more…

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CT News – Friday Reads – Inherit the Dead Interview

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Jonathan

From the CT News Blog by Joe Meyer: The new Touchstone book “Inherit the Dead” isn’t the first book written by a group of popular writers — it’s a tradition that goes all the way back to the Newsday-created “Naked Came the Stranger” in 1969 Read more…

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NY Press – Twenty Writers’ Worth of Crime in New York City

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Jonathan

Thanks to NY Press for this great interview about Inherit the Dead. “It is said that the generosity of crime fiction writers exists because the authors get their frustrations out on their twisted pages. There is no better tribute to their kindness than when they Read more…

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A Conversation with Omnimystery News

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Jonathan

Omnimystery News: Tell us a little more about your novels and anthologies. Jonathan Santlofer: I have written two series, one with ex-cop Kate McKinnon, the second with police forensic sketch artist Nate Rodriguez. I love the idea of a recurring character and I intend to Read more…

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Interview with Seattle Post Intelligencer for Inherit the Dead

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Jonathan

Here’s a preview and link for an interview I did with Seattle Post Intelligencer for Inherit the Dead: “Jonathan Santlofer is the editor of Inherit the Dead, a book similar to No Rest For the Dead, which I did an interview for here in 2011. Read more…

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Book Q&A’s with Deborah Kalb

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Jonathan

This is an excerpt of my interview with Deborah Kalb on her great blog Book Q&A’s. Q: How did The Marijuana Chronicles come about, and how did you determine which authors to include in the collection? A: That’s a two-part question, Deborah. The first part Read more…

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Book Talk Interview with Kory French – Break Thru Radio

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Jonathan

Here is a recent interview I did on Break Thru Radio with Kory French. The 1st half is about “me” and the 2nd half about THE MARIJUANA CHRONICLES. I thought is was going to be all about the book so I was a little unprepared Read more…

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Val McDermid Interviewed by Jonathan Santlofer at the Center for Fiction

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Jonathan

The Scottish writer, Val McDermid is a dream interview, fast, funny, and filled with great stories. Frankly, I could listen to her beautiful lilting accent for hours and her advice about writing is just as beautiful. Like all of the terrific writers who come to Read more…

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