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David Wellington: Cry of the Wolf

David Wellington From Total Sci Fi

The author chats about his latest novel, Cursed: A Werewolf's Tale.

2 September 2010

John le Carré on the release of his new novel, Our Kind of Traitor, the

John le Carré From Daily Telegraph

For David Cornwell it was a simple, clear-cut, matter of morals. No deliberation needed. And so he politely declined a rendezvous with Kim Philby, possibly the world’s best-known double agent,…

1 September 2010

Lauren Weisberger: 'My interest wasn’t in fashion'

Lauren Weisberger From Metro

Author Lauren Weisberger, is best known for The Devil Wears Prada. The thirty-three year old talks to Metro about powerful enemies, the New York media, and the harsh world of…

23 August 2010

VS Naipaul: You might not like it, but this is Africa – exactly as I saw it

VS Naipaul From Evening Standard

I am hoping it is not going to cause a firestorm. It is so not my intention,” says VS Naipaul, Nobel Laureate, English knight of the shires and consumate provocateur,…

23 August 2010

DBC Pierre: 'I'm not a satirist. Reality has surpassed satire'

DBC Pierre From The Observer

On the eve of his new novel, Lights Out In Wonderland, being published, DBC Pierre says we are all in danger of following in the 'dangerously blurred' footsteps of his…

22 August 2010

Karate Kid producer Jerry Weintraub: I phoned Elvis's manager every day for a year

Jerry Weintraub From Metro

Film producer Jerry Weintraub, is responsible for Ocean's Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen. The 72-year-old also produced the current Karate Kid film and has worked with Elvis Presley. He's just published…

19 August 2010

Mark Watson: 'I was tempted to ride a donkey around Patagonia'

Mark Watson From Metro

Comedian Mark Watson, 30, has been an Edinburgh Festival Fringe regular since 2001. He talks to Metro about comedy cliques, Welsh accents and the pitfalls of advertising cider.

18 August 2010

My battle for dads' rights by Corelli author: Family break-up left him 'suicidal'

Louis de Bernières From www.fnf.org.uk

The best-selling author Louis de Bernieres has called for equal custody rights for fathers, revealing that he was left ' suicidal' after splitting from the mother of his children. In…

17 August 2010

Stewart Lee: Comedy was supposed to be the new rock 'n' roll in the 90s

Stewart Lee From Metro

Comedian Stewart Lee, 42, was one half of a successful 1990s double act with Richard Herring. He co-wrote Jerry Springer: The Opera before returning to stand-up in 2007 with a…

17 August 2010

Philippa Gregory: 'I don’t think we need royalty in Britain today'

Philippa Gregory From Metro

Author Philippa Gregory, 56, wrote historical novel The Other Boleyn Girl, which became a film starring Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman.

16 August 2010

On Love and Fortune

Nicholas Sparks From Vanity Fair

Nicholas Sparks, 44, was working as a pharmaceutical salesman in 1996 when his first book, The Notebook, was published. A tidal wave of love-story-themed best-sellers followed—A Walk to Remember, Nights…

12 August 2010

Dr Dale Seslick: The Ancient Art of Zombology

Dr Dale Seslick From Total Sci Fi

The zombie expert tells us how to combat the living dead.

2 August 2010

Message in a bottle to a lost son found on a Kent beach led to a seven-year journey to trace the mother who wrote it

Karen Liebreich From Daily Mail

A letter in a bottle is a thing of dreams, of pure romance. But one day, in spring 2002, a bright blue bottle in the shape of a teardrop washed…

30 July 2010

Simon Schama: Could I have multiple personality disorder?

From Daily Telegraph

Historian Simon Schama talks about his new book and defends himself against the accusation of dumbing down.

27 July 2010

Living in France: If there’s a recipe for happiness, I think it’s to have a passion

Michael Wright From Daily Telegraph

C'est la folie: In 2004, our columnist Michael Wright moved to France to pursue his dream of living abroad – alone. A wife, two children and a new book later,…

23 July 2010

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