George Saunders' Lincoln In The Bardo is one of the most anticipated and acclaimed novels of this year, so far. He talks to Mariella Frostrup about creating his extraordinary bardo - a transitional space between life and death - where a chorus of spirits watch President Abraham Lincoln grieve for his young son.

Also on the programme, a glimpse into a publisher's archive;, the frank, funny, fearless short stories of Kathleen Collins and why authors can never chose a favourite novel. Show less