Nicholas Murray, Vayu Naidu, Sarah Ardizzone, Robin Blake, Sally Kindberg, Ali Knight and Caitlin Davies discuss their desert island book.
Sebastian Baczkiewicz explains his inadvertent start as a dramatic writer, and reveals where he found his first 'proper' idea.
Fiona Shaw shares her long fascination with collecting and skimming stones, and how this interacted with one of her novels.
Nicola Baldwin, Marina Benjamin, Mario Petrucci, Courttia Newland, Esther Selsdon and Hugh Stoddart discuss their favourite book in translation.
Aisha Zia explains how she moved from image editor to playwright, and how she came to be involved with site-specific, community-based theatre.
Rob Chapman shares the reply to a teenaged letter, and explains how the circle was squared in his subsequent career.
Ali Knight, Nicholas Murray, Vayu Naidu, Sally Kindberg, Robin Blake, Caitlin Davies and Sarah Ardizzone discuss their favourite children's book.
Elizabeth Speller explains how she got her start as a writer and then a novelist, and warns against writing about trains.