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Caryl Phillips

Caryl Phillips on how travel and life as an immigrant has shaped his writing.

• 25 mins

Jeffrey Eugenides

Razia Iqbal talks to him about being an immigrant in the melting pot of the United States.

• 25 mins

Alaa Al Aswany

Razia Iqbal talks to the Egyptian author of the bestselling Yacoubian Building.

• 25 mins

Nawal Al Saadawi

Razia Iqbal talks to the feminist campaigner Nawal Al Saadawi.

• 25 mins

Justin Cartwright

Razia Iqbal's guest is the novelist Justin Cartwright

• 25 mins

Toni Morrison

How much has changed for black Americans since Obama entered the White House?

• 25 mins

Richard Ford

"I'm dyslexic... I see language as objects on a page" author Richard Ford on writing

• 25 mins

Joyce Carol Oates

The prolific writer and academic Joyce Carol Oates on how she finds work rewarding

• 25 mins

Paul Auster

Razia Iqbal talks to US author Paul Auster about his work, and his book Winter Journal.

• 25 mins

Mohsin Hamid

Award-winning Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid on his passion for fiction

• 25 mins

Aminatta Forna

Why author Aminatta Forna is drawn to the topics of betrayal, love and loss

• 25 mins

Tracy Chevalier

Historical novelist Tracy Chevalier on why she wants to bring the past to life

• 25 mins

Michael Frayn

Playwright and novelist Michael Frayn on why he wants to make his readers laugh

• 25 mins

Mohammed Hanif

On writing about minorities, contradictions in society and making his readers laugh

• 24 mins

Kamila Shamsie

The novelist talks about the themes of loyalty and belonging

• 24 mins

Toni Morrison

"Our story... That wasn't anywhere" author Toni Morrison on African American literature

• 24 mins

Karl Ove Knausgaard

Karl Ove Knausgaard and what motivated him to expose intimate details of his life

• 24 mins

Jung Chang

The author on the imperial concubine, Cixi, who ruled China for half a century

• 24 mins

Germaine Greer - Author

A conversation with Germaine Greer at the Hay Festival in Wales in front of an audience

• 25 mins

Kazuo Ishiguro

A conversation with author Kazuo Ishiguro in front of an audience at Hay Festival, Wales

• 25 mins

Yuval Noah Harari

Yuval Noah Harari on his book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

• 25 mins

Anne Enright

Ireland’s first Laureate for Fiction Anne Enright on love, sex, secrets and Irish history

• 25 mins

Author Marlon James

Jamaican-born author Marlon James on his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings

• 23 mins

Author Tahmima Anam

Author Tahmima Anam on her first novel , A Golden Age, about Bangladesh's Liberation war

• 23 mins

Author Peter Carey

Author Peter Carey on his novels and issues with privacy

• 23 mins

Lionel Shriver

The author talks about her novels We Need to Talk about Kevin, and The Mandibles

• 23 mins

Adhaf Soueif

Renowned authors from around the world on what drives their work and their literary life

• 23 mins

Sebastian Barry

Author Sebastian Barry on his writing career and latest novel Days Without End

• 23 mins

Elizabeth Strout - Author

Pulitzer prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout on what drives her and her literary career

• 23 mins

Tim Winton - Author

Australian author Tim Winton on what drives him and his literary career

• 23 mins