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An interview with one of Ireland's finest Authors, Jennifer Johnston
Eleanor Wachtel interviews one of Ireland's finest Authors, Jennifer Johnston. She writes about familial relationships and unexpected friendships, set against the violence of Ireland.
Jenny Erpenbeck on her novel The End of Days
This week on Writers & Company: Host Eleanor Wachtel in conversation with German novelist Jenny Erpenbeck. They discuss her life, work and her book The End of Days.
Carol Shields on her novel Unless
Writers & Company host Eleanor Wachtel in an intimate conversation with Canadian writer Carol Shields. In 1993, Carol Shields became an "overnight success"... almost 20 years after the publication of her first novel. Her novel The Stone Diaries won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Governor-General's Award for Literature. Here, she talks about her upcoming novel, Unless.
From The Book of Salt to The Sweetest Fruits, Monique Truong's fiction explores the hunger of the soul
Vietnamese American writer Monique Truong spoke with Eleanor Wachtel about the meaning of food in her life and work, and why writes about characters in the margins of history.
A.S. Byatt on The Children's Book
This week on Writers & Company, Eleanor Wachtel explores the wonderful world of literature with English author A.S. Byatt, who has written her first novel in seven years - a big, ambitious, exceptionally rich story called The Children's Book. Byatt talks about the book and journeys into her personal life, sharing stories about her family, childhood, and her incredible career.