Books in the Literary Conversations Series series

Presents interviews that span the length of Neil Gaimain's career, from his first formal interview by the BBC at the age of seven to a new, unpublished interview held in 2017. They cover topics as wide and varied as a young Gaiman's thoughts on managing anger, learning the comics trade from Alan Moore, and being on the clock virtually 24/7.

Audre Lorde (1934-1992), the author of eleven books of poetry, described herself as a "Black feminist lesbian poet warrior mother," but she added that this phrase was inadequate in capturing her full identity. The interviews in this collection portray the many additional sides of the Harlem-born author and activist.

Both critically acclaimed and winner of numerous prestigious awards, Joanna Scott's unique and probing vision and masterful writing has inspired readers to adjust their perceptions of life and of themselves. This book presents eighteen interviews that span two decades and are as much about the process of reading as they are about writing.

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was one of the most famous American poets of the twentieth century. Yet, his career is distinguished by not only his strong contributions to literature but also social justice. Conversations with Allen Ginsberg collects interviews from 1962 to 1997 that chart Ginsberg's intellectual, spiritual, and political evolution.

Both critically acclaimed and winner of numerous prestigious awards, Joanna Scott's unique and probing vision and masterful writing has inspired readers to adjust their perceptions of life and of themselves. This book presents eighteen interviews that span two decades and are as much about the process of reading as they are about writing.

Sheds light on Edwidge Danticat and her ability to depict issues in sparkling prose that delves deep into the borderlands, an uncharted in-between space located outside fixed geographic, cultural, and ideological bounds. Prevalent throughout many interviews here is Danticat's expressed determination to reveal Haitian immigrant experience, and make that nuanced culture accessible to a wide audience.

Spanning from the debut of A Raisin in the Sun on Broadway in 1959 to her early death from cancer in January 1965, Lorraine Hansberry's short stint in the public eye changed the landscape of American theatre. Conversations with Lorraine Hansberry is the first volume to collect all of her substantive interviews in one place.

The first collection of interviews with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Covering fifteen years of conversations, the interviews start with the publication of Adichie's first novel, Purple Hibiscus (2003), and end in late 2018, by which time Adichie had become one of the most prominent figures on the international literary scene.

The first collection of interviews with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Covering fifteen years of conversations, the interviews start with the publication of Adichie's first novel, Purple Hibiscus (2003), and end in late 2018, by which time Adichie had become one of the most prominent figures on the international literary scene.

Brings together more than twenty interviews with the acclaimed author, from the mid-1970s to the present. Throughout the volume, Robbins discusses his working methods, his fusion of Eastern and Western philosophical traditions, the need for wit and humour in serious fiction, and the ways living in the Pacific Northwest has fuelled his work.

Michael Crichton (1942-2008), one of the world's most successful authors, had many careers - doctor, novelist, film director, screenwriter - but was best known to millions of readers as 'Father of the techno-thriller'. This title brings together interviews and profiles of this author.

The first interview collection with this esteemed writer. The book includes eighteen interviews that reflect on nearly five decades of work, from his first book, Long Lankin, to his novel Mrs. Osmond and memoir, Time Pieces.