Kate Colquhoun explores the responsibilities of non-fiction writers in dealing with matters that are disturbing, controversial or simply unclear.
Katie Grant considers the burdens and benefits of family history and the writer’s duty towards the dead.
Jane Rogoyska speaks with Frances Byrnes about being drawn to her father’s homeland of Poland, telling hidden stories from that country’s brutal history, and how the frustrations of film production drove her to writing.
Paula Byrne speaks with James McConnachie about the tragic fates of two lesser-known Kennedy siblings, doing meticulous scholarly research and yet publishing accessible books, moving into writing fiction, and investigating the psychological health benefits of reading with ReLit.
Marcelle Bernstein speaks with Carole Angier about the golden era of newspaper interviewing, her early career in journalism and her experiences in researching her first book Nuns.