"Artists and Survivors: Lost and Found in L.A." Dana Spiotta and Janet Fitch in conversation with Carolyn Kellogg at ALOUD, Los Angeles Central Library, June 28, 2012.
Interview by Mary Hackett. March 11, 2008.
"Anytime you work with materials that are deep parts of yourself, you feel revulsion at showing things about yourself that you don’t want people to know..."
Drinks with Tony, with Tony Du Shane, Pirate Cat Radio, San Francisco 2008.
NOTE: Date is approximate.
"Book Notes - Janet Fitch ("Paint It Black")," Largeheartedboy.com, December 14, 2007.
Chapter by chapter playlist for Paint It Black.
Author talk, Authors@Google, October 19, 2007. One hour, includes reading.
"Janet Fitch - Paint It Black," Review and interview, Mind Your Mind, December 2007.
Suicide, teen mental health.
Interview by Veronique de Turenne. October 4, 2006.
"janet fitch..between the buns," bookburger, September 26, 2006.
Loved doing this. Off-the-wall questions!
BookPage interview by Alden Mudge. September, 2006.
"There was a philosophy in punk - DIY, do it yourself - the idea that things don't have to be perfect, you just do them, you don't need anybody's seal of approval..."
Oprah interviews Janet on Paint it Black. September, 2006.
"Writing mirrors the interior self. You know, any book is like the perfect blueprint of the psyche of the author..."
Interview by Adrienne Crew. Fun insider LA Stuff. January, 2006.
"As a young waitress working at the Café Four Oaks before it became chi chi, Warren Beatty sat in my area, and I poured coffee right into his lap..."