Open Book: Fiction following the Armistice; Beowulf reimagined; James Daunt

Kamila Shamsie and Jeffrey Archer

Open Book: Barbara Kingsolver, Northern Irish writing, India’s gay fiction

Barbara Kingsolver on her new novel, Unsheltered.

Andy McNab and George the Poet

Lee Childs on his latest book, Past Tense

A Good Read: Gráinne Maguire and John Higgs talk favourite books

Donald S Murray, Lyrics and poetry, publishing in Iceland and Greenland

Joyce Carol Oates, Wind in the Willows and Orphans in literature

Festive short stories, Hangovers in fiction, Christmas novels, Book choices for 2019