[VIDEO] Tom Bissell and The Perks of Being a Dilettante
May 31, 2013
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Tom Bissell is a prolific LA-based journalist, fiction writer, video game critic, and author most recently of Magic Hours: Essays on Creators and Creation.
Here he talks to us about writing video games, dilettantism vs. expertise, and the enduring cultural import of The Room.
To see our LA Times Festival of Books author interview round-up (including Atwood, Rachel Kushner, Jess Walter, Sammy Harkham, Hope Larson, Rob Roberge and more) click here.
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Produced by Jerry Gorin and James Simenc / Interview by Mike Goetzman