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Inspired by literary classics, Serbian-British writer Vesna Goldsworthy engages with life in London through the lens of Eastern European and Russian characters. She talks to Eleanor Wachtel about her latest novel, Monsieur Ka.

Eleanor speaks with British poet, author and translator David Constantine about his new novel, The Life-Writer, and his short story collection, 'In Another Country.' The title story was the inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film, 45 Years.

Eleanor Wachtel talks to the popular American writer Wally Lamb - author of She's Come Undone and I Know This Much is True. Also, from London, the young novelist and critic Jonathan Coe. His books are entertaining, smart, and eccentric, and shot through with a political sensibility.

Part I: English writer Jane Rogers talks about her unusual novels, from the colonization of 18th-century Australia to Evangelical Utopians in 19th-century England. Part II: American biographer Frederick Karl has a new live of George Eliot.