“Profiles in Excellence: John Updike” (Penn State) —Clip of Updike accepting the 1983 Distinguished Pennsylvania Artist Award and a much later segment of him talking about …

Jul 12, 2025 · Scholar Biljana Dojčinović re-examines John Updike’s legacy—where brilliance and bias collide—in this provocative interview.

Novelist, short story writer and poet, John Updike was one of America’s premier men of letters. ...more

In the end, during the summer of 1967, written questions were submitted to him, and afterward, he was interviewed on Martha’s Vineyard, where he and his family take their vacation. A first view …

In this generous 3-hour interview provided on streaming video by BookTV, John Updike talks about his life as a writer and observer of the human condition.

Dec 4, 2005 · John Updike talked about his life and career and responded to viewer comments and questions. Through his written work, Mr. Updike has been commenting for decades on …

Jul 1, 2020 · / Heather Thomas -- Updike : "I think we're all besieged by books crying to be read" / Karen Heller -- Interview with John Updike / John Orr -- John Updike says a novelist's job is ...

Oct 14, 1997 · Remembering John Updike, Literary Legend Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist John Updike died of lung cancer on Jan. 27. Fresh Air remembers the writer with archival interviews …

Updike finally yielded to my persistence and Martin Marty's persuasion; he agreed to give the interview at his house in the Beverly Farms. I was amazed to see Updike waiting for me at the …

In October 2008, John Updike spoke with Sam Tanenhaus, the editor of the Book Review, about the craft of fiction and the art of writing.