Interviews

Video Interviews • Audio Interviews • Print Interviews

Video Interviews

• Fast Forward (18:48) (12/08)
  

  Tom Schaad interviews Dave on the Arlington, VA-based science fiction TV program Fast Forward. Topics covered include MultiReal, technological paradigm shifts, the difficulty of writing the middle book in a trilogy, ethical systems in a post-religious world, and how the Jump 225 Trilogy is all about trying to find balance.
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Audio Interviews

• Hour of the Wolf (2 hours) (8/2/08)
  Jim Freund hosts Dave on the New York radio program Hour of the Wolf, where they discuss the publishing process, science fiction vs. fantasy, and the history of SF — and Dave reads his story “Mathralon” in its entirety.
• I Should Be Writing Podcast (about 3 minutes) (7/20/08)
  Dave talks to the SF podcast I Should Be Writing about the key to getting published. Part of I Should Be Writing and Adventures in SciFi Publishing’s Keys to Publishing Contest. Segment appears from about 4:50 to 7:36.
  
• Jon Armstrong “If You’re Just Joining Us” Interview (20:37) (7/10/08)
  A chat with the author of Grey about the death of the novel, the similarities between Infoquake and Grey, superheroes, how 9/11 changed Infoquake, and the toilets in France and Japan.
  
• Dragon Page Interview (about 20 minutes) (12/31/07)
  Evo Terra interviews Dave on New Year’s Eve 2007 for The Dragon Page Cover to Cover #245. The interview runs for about the first 20 minutes of the show.
  
• Brief NPR Interview (7:00) (1/7/07)
  Rick Kleffel discusses Infoquake with Dave in a short piece broadcast on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, 1/7/07. Other interviewees include T.C. Boyle, Jeff VanderMeer, Charles Stross, and Amir Aczel.
  
• Interview with Rick Kleffel (32:32) (9/11/06)
  Rick and Dave discuss Infoquake at the NPR studios, during a break from WorldCon 2006.
  

Print Interviews

• Post-Weird Thoughts talks to Dave about the influence of Dune, his favorite novels, and Geosynchron. (12/19/08)
• Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist asks Dave about Infoquake, MultiReal, and his strengths as a storyteller. (8/27/08)
• SFFWorld’s Rob Bedford talks with Dave about MultiReal, the character of Jara, and the pressures of publishing. (7/29/08)
• LibraryThing hosts an author chat to discuss MultiReal. (7/21/08 to 8/1/08)
• SCI FI Wire’s John Joseph Adams talks to Dave about MultiReal. (7/9/08)
• SFNovelists Interview on Simon Haynes’ (Hal Spacejock) blog. (7/8/08)
• Jackie Kessler’s Cat and Muse interviews Jara about MultiReal. (6/23/08)
• SCI FI Wire’s John Joseph Adams quizzes Dave about Infoquake. (12/6/06)
• SFFWorld’s Rob Bedford talks with Dave about Infoquake, 9/11, the critics, and DeepGenre. (9/15/06)
• LiveJournal Talk Show interview with Dean Anderson, part one. Also read parts two, three, and four. (8/3/06)
• Barnes & Noble Explorations‘ Paul Goat Allen talks with Dave. (8/3/06)
• Cat Rambo discusses dot-coms, book promotion, and fashion with Dave on Suite101.com. (7/13/06)
• John Scalzi (Old Man’s War) talks to Dave about world building and Adam Smith. (6/28/06)