Interview with PD James (who turns 90 today)

[Craig]

Today is a very special day in the crime fiction world; it's the 90th birthday of living legend Phyllis Dorothy "PD" James, Baroness James of Holland Park, OBE, FRSA, FRSL.

So ngā mihi rā i tō rā whānau, e te tau from Aotearoa PD James - we hope you have many more.

To mark this very special occasion, I published a very special 9mm interview with the birthday Baroness on my Crime Fiction website.

I was fortunate enough to be granted the only Australian or New Zealand interview with Baroness James in the lead-up to her 90th birthday celebrations. Parts of that hourlong interview have been utilised for a feature that is in the September issue of Good Reading, which will hit shelves soon - so keep an eye out for that - those of you in NZ and Australia.

Another part was published today on Crime Watch

It was a real privilege to interview such a living legend of the crime fiction world, so I hope you all enjoy this special 9mm interview.

Read the 9mm interview here

[Lobstergirl]

Thanks, Craig. Nice interview. I hope she lives at least another 10 years and can squeeze out another book or two. She's one of my favorite mystery writers.

[[deleted user]]

Thanks Craig. I'll take a look later this afternoon when I have a minute.

ETA: That was nice, Craig. That must have been a splendid experience for you. I hope she gets a few more books out as well, Lobstergirl.

[Martha]

Thanks, Craig, for sharing this with us. I enjoyed it very much.

[Helen]

Thanks Craig .... love PD James ....

[Donna, Co-Moderator]

A very interesting interview. It must have been very exciting to chat with her.

[Craig]

I've got to say, it's probably the only time I've been fairly nervous before an interview - and I've interviewed Super Bowl winning former NFL players, All Blacks (NZ's rugby team - biggest sports stars down this way), pro beach volleyballers, authors like Lee Child, James Lee Burke, Val McDermid and many others, former Prime Ministers and other high-ranking politicians etc... stacks of wonderful, fascinating, high-achieving people...

But it's not often you get the chance to interview a true living legend.