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Toni Morrison
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Richard Ford
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Joyce Carol Oates
The prolific writer and academic Joyce Carol Oates on how she finds work rewarding
Paul Auster
Razia Iqbal talks to US author Paul Auster about his work, and his book Winter Journal.
Mohsin Hamid
Award-winning Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid on his passion for fiction
Aminatta Forna
Why author Aminatta Forna is drawn to the topics of betrayal, love and loss
Tracy Chevalier
Historical novelist Tracy Chevalier on why she wants to bring the past to life
Michael Frayn
Playwright and novelist Michael Frayn on why he wants to make his readers laugh
Mohammed Hanif
On writing about minorities, contradictions in society and making his readers laugh
Kamila Shamsie
The novelist talks about the themes of loyalty and belonging
"Our story... That wasn't anywhere" author Toni Morrison on African American literature
Karl Ove Knausgaard
Karl Ove Knausgaard and what motivated him to expose intimate details of his life
Jung Chang
The author on the imperial concubine, Cixi, who ruled China for half a century
Germaine Greer - Author
A conversation with Germaine Greer at the Hay Festival in Wales in front of an audience
Kazuo Ishiguro
A conversation with author Kazuo Ishiguro in front of an audience at Hay Festival, Wales
Yuval Noah Harari
Yuval Noah Harari on his book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Anne Enright
Ireland鈥檚 first Laureate for Fiction Anne Enright on love, sex, secrets and Irish history
Author Marlon James
Jamaican-born author Marlon James on his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings
Author Tahmima Anam
Author Tahmima Anam on her first novel , A Golden Age, about Bangladesh's Liberation war
Author Peter Carey
Author Peter Carey on his novels and issues with privacy
Lionel Shriver
The author talks about her novels We Need to Talk about Kevin, and The Mandibles
Adhaf Soueif
Renowned authors from around the world on what drives their work and their literary life
Sebastian Barry
Author Sebastian Barry on his writing career and latest novel Days Without End
Elizabeth Strout - Author
Pulitzer prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout on what drives her and her literary career
Tim Winton - Author
Australian author Tim Winton on what drives him and his literary career
Alexander McCall Smith
Writer Alexander McCall Smith on creating The Number 1. Ladies鈥 Detective Agency
Anuradha Roy
Indian writer and publisher Anuradha Roy on her novel An Atlas of Impossible Longing
Asne Seierstad
Norwegian author 脜sne Seierstad is renowned for her accounts of daily life in war zones
T. Geronimo Johnson
Kirsty Wark talks to author and academic T. Geronimo Johnson
Hay Festival 2019: Fatima Bhutto
Fatima Bhutto talks to George Alagiah about how politics and tragedy shaped her writing
Hay Festival 2019: Kapka Kassabova
Novelist and poet Kapka Kassabova talks about growing up behind the Iron Curtain