Interviews

The Writer Files • Kelton Reid

Fred talks about writing Anything Is Good.

We the Unhoused • Theo Henderson

Fred and Ralph talk about the homeless life.

Talk World Radio • David Swanson

Fred talks about Anything Is Good.

Curious Mans • Matt Crawford

Fred talks about Anything Is Good.

The History of Literature podcast • Jacke Wilson

Fred talks about Kerouac, Hemingway, and his new novel Anything Is Good.

Brian and Lee Radio Show, WWDB Radio • Brian and Lee

Fred talks about homelessness and Anything Is Good.

Martha's Vineyard Times • Whit Griswold

Review of Anything is Good.

Public Libraries Online • Brendan Dowling

Fred is interviewed about Anything is Good.

Book Q&As • Deborah Kalb

Fred talks about Anything Is Good.

Shelf Awareness • Book Trailer of the Day

The trailer for Anything is Good wins a national award.

Early Bird Books • Ten Books That Will Change How You Think About Being Unhoused

An essay by Fred.

Early Bird Books (Q&A)

An Essay by Fred.

Talk World Radio • David Swanson

Fred Waitzkin on his new novel.

Jump Start Your Joy • Paula Jenkins

Creative Process and Writing, Strange Love During the Pandemic.

Arts Fuse • Harvey Blume

Author Interview.

The Story Blender • Steven James

An interview with Fred Waitzkin.

Writers Cast

An interview with Fred Waitzkin.

Scientific America • Scott Barry Kaufman

From Chess to Dreams: Interview on the Creative Writing Process with Fred Waitzkin.

Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne Talks to Fred Waitzkin About His New Novel The Dream Merchant.

Book Browse

An interview with Fred Waitzkin.

Tim Ferriss

The Alchemy of Writing — Tips from a Non-Fiction and Fiction Pro. Link for the second part of the interview is at the bottom.

Kenyon Alumni Bulletin • Jeff Bell

For Fred Waitzkin, father of a chess prodigy, it’s more than academic.

Strand Book Store

Join Fred Waitzkin, author of the moving non-fiction book Searching for Bobby Fischer, as he candidly discusses his new novel, The Dream Merchant, with his son Josh Waitzkin at the Strand book store in New York City.