Meet the Author is your chance to hear from some of the biggest names in writing. Learn more about your favourite authors and sneak peeks at upcoming projects. Every week we feature a top author!
Sophie Hannah shares her love for Agatha Christie and tells us about her next book.
Joanna Cannon tells us about writing The Trouble with Goats and Sheep early in the morning and during her lunch breaks while working as a psychiatrist.
Keggie Carew tells us all about writing her Costa Biography Prize-winning book Dadland.
Ian Sansom, author of the Mobile Library mystery series, talks to us about his writing career and influences.
Swedish writer Katarina Bivald discusses how she loved reading and writing from a young age, and encourages Suffolk book groups to talk to her about her book, The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend.
Guinevere Glasfurd gives us a fascinating insight into her new historical novel, The Words in my Hand.
Award-winning novelist Sara Baume discusses the influences of the authors she read as a teenager, her own experiences, and art on her writing
Chris Brookmyre tells us about his latest novel, his work-in-progress and how he created Jack Parlabane.
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2017, we've interviewed Wendy Holden. Wendy is the author of Born Survivors, which tells the story of three remarkable women who, along with their babies, beat the odds to survive the Nazi camps.
Husband-and-wife team Sean French and Nicci Gerrard, aka Nicci French, talk about their literary influences, writing practices, and the enjoyment they derive from meeting readers at Suffolk Libraries.
Victoria Hislop tells us how Beatrix Potter's work has inspired her, where her ideas come from, and why she thinks libraries are precious.
Alan Bennett talks about his childhood love of Just William and his mother's exaltation of writers, and encourages readers to use their local libraries
Peter Lovesey explains how he discovered true crime at the age of 8 after his family's home was hit by a Doodlebug, how his crime-writing career began with winning a competition, and why you should submit stock suggestions to your local library service.
Dame Hilary Mantel tells us why she chose to write about Thomas Cromwell, the advantages of writing short stories in the first person, and the importance of using, celebrating and promoting your local library.
Lisa Hilton discusses her admiration for John Donne and Evelyn Waugh, changing style with her psychological thriller Maestra, and her experience as a teenage library assistant.
Deborah discusses her childhood love for Just William, the pleasure of having her novel These Foolish Things adapted into The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and the challenge of adapting Pride and Prejudice for the big screen.