RTHK：The MAN HK International Literary Festival 2008

David Davidar is a publisher turned author. He was president and CEO of Penguin books in India when his novel ‘The House of the Blue Mangoes’ was published and went on to become an international best seller. He told Sarah Passmore how rather than helpi...

Marina Lewycka had huge success with her first published novel ‘A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian’, which deals with the sticky subject of an elderly parent deciding to marry a woman less than half his age. She Sarah Passmore about her apparent o...

Philip Ardagh is a successful children’s author known for his quirky style. He is best known for his two series “Eddie Dickens” and “Unlikely Exploits” and for co-writing a book with Sir Paul Mccartney. He told Sarah Passmore about his unique writing s...

Colin Thubron is an award-winning travel writer and novelist. His latest travel book ‘Shadows of the Silk Road’ is an account of his 7,000-mile journey along the route of the Silk Road. He spoke to Sarah Passmore and told her why he was drawn to travel.

Patrick Gale is a British writer who wrote his first novel in his order pad while working as a singing waiter. He has since become well known for his family dramas, the latest of which is ‘Notes from an Exhibition’, a story of a gifted artist suffering...