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Read about what makes some of the world's most famous novelists tick in our Interviews with Authors series. Recent interviews include Roshi Fernando, Debi Gliori and Sarah Crossan, or scroll through the pages to browse our series archive.
Interview with Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander
McCall Smith is the author of over 60 books, including the bestselling No. 1
Ladies Detective Agency series.
Why do you write?
Like most writers, I write because I feel that I have to. It’s not exactly a compulsion, but it’s quite close to that. Writing makes sense of …
Interview with Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah is known as a
performance poet, but that’s only one of his talents – he’s also a reggae
artist, children’s writer, novelist and playwright. His journey from an
approved school and a prison sentence for burglary to international recognition
and a nomination for the …
Interview with Debi Gliori
Debi Gliori, author of What's the Time, Mr Wolf? talks to us about her illustration style, what inspires her and what advice she has for aspiring author-illustrators.
How did you find your illustration style? Has it changed over time?
My 'style' if you can call it that, found me. At art college I …
Interview with Ian Rankin
Creator of the dogged and often
hard-drinking Edinburgh cop, Detective Inspector John Rebus, Ian Rankin is
among the most successful crime novelists of our day. Since his first book was
published in 1987, Ian’s work has been translated into 22 languages and is a
fixture in bestseller lists …
Interview with Jane Green
Bestselling novelist Jane Green is the author of Straight Talking,
Jemima J, Mr Maybe and Second Chance among others. Her novel Girl Friday (Dune
Road in the USA) was published in June 2009.
Why do you write?
I write because otherwise the stories in my head would drive me mad. And I write …