Talk:Patrick McGrath (novelist)

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Hello, I see two URLs are dead in the "External Links" section. I have replaced one with a working URL just now, but can't find a working one to replace the other 30 min. discussion: "1991 audio interview with Patrick McGrath at Wired for Books.org by Don Swaim." If anyone finds this 1991 audio interview online please do update the "External Links" section, so that we can give it a listen, thanks.

Also, the photograph of the subject, author Patrick McGrath, is almost a decade old. Is there objection to posting an image of him from around now? From an interview in 2015, I took a photo with his permission, and I give away all rights in all forms to it--it can certainly be used here. I notice that under Wiki's policy of file replacement there is a note that one can "Do" when this is going on: "✓ Files marked as updateable (eg using the

template) may be updated if appropriate." It does seem to be marked "current" on the file page for the old 2008 photo.

The author has also mentioned, in interview to me, "I'm afraid I hate that 2008 one," referring to the photo on Wikipedia. I can try to update it now, but definitely if there is a preference for the older 2008 one by editors, despite the author's or others' preferences, etc., then the old one returns, thanks. (Seekbeauty (talk) 14:19, 7 July 2017 (UTC))[reply]

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