Anthony Marra and NoViolet Bulawayo discuss their provocative debuts, and the honorable responsibility of drawing fiction from history.

The Da Vinci Code's author on defining hell, challenging his hero, and deciphering Dante in his latest historical thriller, Inferno.

The author of The Liars' Gospel on making unorthodox fiction out of the life of Jesus.

The author of Mary Coin on photography, teenagers, and writing a new kind of biography.

The author of How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia discusses his choice of a narrative point of view.

The author of The Love Song of Jonny Valentine on bubblegum pop, marketing lingo, and fun with playlists.

The author of Between Heaven and Here talks about the thin line between motherhood and authorship.

The authors -- and old friends -- discuss their writing processes, the countries that are close to their hearts, and the mysteries of love and death.

The novelist talks war writing, military culture, and the origins of his new novel in Iraq's cubicle combat zone.

The short story author speaks on curiosity, self-promotion, and life in a very small country.

Talking Mailer, Kipling, and Tranströmer with the author of The Cat's Table.

The author of The Surrendered on war, fiction, and the poetry of survival. Read more...

The author on his new novel Point Omega, time and loss, Teilhard de Chardin, and Alfred Hitchcock.

The author of The Unnamed speaks about science, medicine, and the unknowable aspect of being human. Read more...