Sophie Dahl

Sophie Dahl discusses her first novel, Playing with the Grown-ups, about a young woman's relationship with her glamorous mother, with The Wall Street Journals' Bob Hughes.

Owen Sheers

Owen Sheers talks about his debut novel Resistance in the Welsh countryside.

John Burnham Schwartz

John Burnham Scwhartz talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the trappings--and traps--of imperial life in Japan.

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Peter Ackroyd

Travel down the Thames with Peter Ackroyd, as he discusses his latest work.

Kevin Patterson

Kevin Patterson discusses his debut novel Consumption on Writer's Voice with Francesca Rheannon.

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Ian McEwan

Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon featured Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach as the subjects for its premiere film in its Out of the Book film series.

Valerie Martin

New Orleans native Valerie Martin discusses how the city gave her writing its gothic, magical streak on Big Think, a new interactive website featuring scores of interviews with today's leading academics, politicians, writers, artists, presidential candidates, and more.

Keith Donohue

Keith Donohue discusses his debut novel The Stolen Child as part of the Authors@Google series. The event took place on June 6, 2007 at the Google office in Ann Arbor, MI.

Xiaolu Guo

Xiaolu Guo discusses her novel A Concise Chinese English Dictionary for Lovers on The Agony Column podcast.

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