James Ellroy sounds exactly like how you’d imagine him to sound. The noted author is candid as he answers questions in a gruff, almost gravelly voice, sounding almost like an informer or tough guy from one of his famous noir crime novels.
He asks to be called “Dog” – a reference to his popular title, “The Demon Dog of American Fiction”. An intimidating nickname, but Ellroy is mostly friendly on the phone – except when one question ventures dangerously close to spoiler territory.
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