Books news. Ahead of a September publishing bonanza, Mariella Frostrup is joined by acclaimed writers Ian McEwan and Amy Bloom, as well as Guardian books editor Claire Armitstead. Show more
American novelist Philip Roth, author of American Pastoral and Portnoy's Complaint, is remembered by his biographer Claudia Pierpont, American novelist Amy Bloom and Ian McEwan. Show more
Playwright Athena Stevens talks about her new work, Schism. Plus Jenni Murray speaks to author Amy Bloom about the affair between Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok. Show more