Alan Gibbons, a writer of fiction for young adults, drops by to share his tales and to talk about being a part of this year’s Young Reader’s festival.

Matt Dickinson is an award winning filmmaker and writer with twenty years of experience in the high-risk world of mountain expeditions. Noreen Mir talks to her about his work and writing.

You can hear Ofeoritse ‘Itse’ Daibo, one of the authors of this year's Hong Kong International Young Reader's Festival. She talks about how she co--founded "Just Write", a shared workspace for writers and creative entrepreneurs in Hong Kong.

Children's author and illustrator Gavin Coates, one of the authors of this year's Hong Kong International Young Reader's Festival, tells us why he chooses to focus on the environment.

We meet author, historian and teacher, Paul Letters. We find out about Paul's brand new wartime thriller "A Chance Kill", which is the first in a planned trilogy. Also, we hear about Paul's own fascinating life story.

Hear author Sarah Brennan talk to Noreen Mir on the 123 Show about her latest book "The Tale of Rodney Ram".

Angie Man talked to Julia Donaldson, author of the Gruffalo, about her writing style and she began by asking her why did she come to Hong Kong. Plus Julia read part of the children book to our listeners.

We celebrate the birthday of a romantic literary giant, and the king of macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, who was born today in 1809. Writer and commentator Nury Vittachi likes a good ghost story, so we welcome him back to the studio to talk about a bit of Gra...

Ira Trivedi was in town for the HK International Literary Festival to launch her book 'India in Love' which focuses on India's sexual revolution. But Ira usually writes fiction, so Reenita Malhotra Hora asked her why she chose to do things differently ...

Shannon Young is an American twenty-something living in Hong Kong. She is an editor and the author of several e-books including “Pay Off: How One Millennial Eliminated Nearly $80,000 in Student Debt in Less Than Five Years”. Her new memoir, “Year of Fi...