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Author Westlake, Donald E., author.

Title The getaway car : a Donald Westlake nonfiction miscellany / edited by Levi Stahl ; with a new foreword by Lawrence Block.

Publication Info. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  813.54 WESTLAKE    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  813.54 WESTLAKE    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  813.54 WESTLAKE    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  813 WES    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  813.54 WESTLAKE    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  813.54 WES    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  813.54 G33    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  813.54 WESTLAKE    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  813.54 WESTLAKE    Check Shelf
Description xix, 223 pages ; 23 cm
Summary "Collection of published and unpublished gems: a memoir about learning to write, an imaginary interview between Westlake's various identities, essays on writing, introductions, and letters to writers like Stephen King and Brian Garfield. A true miscellany, this includes a piece by Abigail Westlake, a recipe for "May's Famous Tuna Casserole" and a 'Midnight snack'."--From the publisher.
Note Includes index.
Contents My second life: Fragments from an autobiography -- Donald E. Westlake, aka. ... -- So tell me about this job we're gonna pull: On genre -- Ten most wanted: Ten favorite mystery books -- Returning to the scene of the crime: On his own work -- Lunch break: May's famous tuna casserole -- The other guys in the string: Peers, favorites, and influences -- Coffee break: Letter to Ray Broekel -- Anything you say may be used against you: Interviews -- Midnight snack: Gustatory notes from all over -- Side jobs: Prison breaks, movie mobsters, and radio comedy -- Signed confessions: Letters -- Jobs never pulled: Title ideas -- Death row (Or, The happily ever afterlife): Letter to Ralph L. Woods.
Subject Westlake, Donald E. -- Authorship.
Authorship -- Technique.
Creative writing.
Added Author Stahl, Levi, editor.
Block, Lawrence, writer of foreword.
Added Title Works. Selections. 2014
ISBN 9780226121819 (pbk.)
022612181X (pbk.)
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