Bostonist had the wonderful luck to talk to some big-time talents in all fields this year. And, no, we're not sure how we tricked these people into talking to us. Here's a look back:

Authors
Diane Rapaport, The Naked Quaker, 11/20
Jonah Lehrer, Proust Was a Neuroscientist, 11/13
John Fulton, The Animal Girl, 10/22
Jonathan Messinger, Dollar Store Series and Hiding Out, 10/9
Shalom Auslander, Foreskin's Lament, 10/9
Steve Almond, Not That You Asked, 9/11
Junot Diaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, 9/10
Jake Halpern, Fame Junkies, 1/8

Filmmakers
Sean Meredith, for Dante's Inferno, 3/22
Joe Pickett & Nick Prueher, Found Footage Film Festival, 3/30

Musicians
Tim Blane, 12/1
Julian Velard, 10/22
Clint Conley of Mission of Burma, 9/23
Ryan Montbleau, 6/28
Keith Lockhart, 6/23

Other Nifty People
Jim McCue, Comedian, 12/13
Michael Ian Black, Comedian, 11/26
Sarah Hartshorne (aka Boston Babydoll "Vita Lightly"), America's Next Top Model contestant, 11/9
Daniel Johnson, executive director of 826 Boston, 9/21
Jamie Durie, host of WGBH's Victory Garden, 9/20
Christy Mihos, former gubernatorial candidate and co-chair of Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, 8/27

Music interviews by Victoria Welch. Michael Ian Black interview by tomdog. Other interviews by Caroline Roberts. Image of Shalom Auslander from Penguin/Riverhead. Photo of Ryan Montbleau performing at Paradise in April by Victoria Welch. Photo courtesy of Michael Ian Black.