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Richard Price's writings explore late 20th century urban America in a gritty, realistic manner that has brought him considerable literary acclaim. Several of his novels are set in a fictional northern New Jersey city called Dempsy. He has also written numerous screenplays, was nominated for an Oscar. He also wrote for the HBO series The Wire.

Micahel calls Price up to talk about his most recent work,a detective novel entitled The Whites written under the pen name Harry Brandt. On the air Price gets into the thoughts behind his process, the Milwaukee Braves, Jewish police, the miscalculation of using a pen name and more.