Parker-Related Articles

A great link for Parker fans and movie buffs...an article from the terrific Cashiers du Cinemart magazine comparing the books that have been filmed to the films that have been made of them, including both versions of Payback.  Definitely check this out.

An article on Parker by Chris Poggiali from the incredibly awesome Badazz Mofo magazine.  Appropriate venue for a Parker article, I'd say. 

An interview with Donald Westlake from the Austin Chronicle.  Lots on Parker, lots of cover scans (unfortunately black and white).

Another interview with Westlake, from Citysearch.com. [Thanks to Clark Fife].

My main man Mark Finn has written a review of the Parker series (focusing on Backflash) at the Clockwork Storybook website.  Check out some of the other stuff while you are there.

A brief story from Time about Westlake and the Parker series.

An article on/interview with Westlake from the Washington Post, mostly about his book The Ax.

An article on Parker from the UK's Guardian Unlimited.  [Thanks to Chris Daly.]

An interview with Westlake about Parker from Book Magazine.  [Thanks to Chris Daly.]

Parker-Related Sites

Links to other sites that relate to a specific book or movie will be found under the appropriate section.  This page is for stuff of a more general nature or items that are only tangentially related.

Donald Westlake's official site.

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A site devoted to Gold Medal Books, with a page on Richard Stark and the Parker novels. 

A fan site devoted to Donald Westlake.  Well done, with cover scans and synopses of lots and lots of Westlake books.

Books On Tape has a line of Parker Series tapes for sale or rent.  The only title they have that is currently out-of-print is The Mourner.

 

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