Country star Margo Price on her memoir: ‘My editor said whiskey is basically a character’

Price survived alcoholism, hardship and tragedy to become a star, as she recounts in her brutally honest new book. ‘I had panic attacks, thinking about all of this being out there,’ she says

Maurice Glasman, architect of Blue Labour: ‘Labour needs to be itself again’

Ten years ago, political theorist Maurice Glasman was one of Labour’s brightest stars – until a fall from grace. Now, back with a new book, he talks about conservative socialism, backing Brexit – and why Keir Starmer must seize this moment

William Boyd: ‘The books world is much tougher now’

The author on his latest ‘whole-life’ novel, the brutal realities of modern publishing and the inspirational influence of Catch-22

Elizabeth Strout: ‘There’s a quiet rumbling of violence in America. Is it going to expand and explode?’

The Booker-shortlisted author on the enduring popularity of Olive Kitteridge, cancel culture and why she couldn’t avoid US politics in her latest Lucy Barton novel

‘Video games open us to the whole spectrum of human emotions’: novelist Gabrielle Zevin on Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

The writer who learned her craft playing 90s adventure games on her love letter to a lifelong passion, the problematic aspects of the industry and the transformative power of play

Laura Lexx: ‘I did 10 gigs for a master’s in standup comedy – then never stopped’

The comedian and author on studying laughter theory, industry frustrations and the perils of gigging at a racecourse

Yiyun Li: ‘I’m not that nice friendly Chinese lady who writes… Being subversive is important to me’

The Chinese American author, whose life has been shaped by tragedy, talks about her strange new novel set in rural France

Reflections on mortality: Alessandra Sanguinetti on her ​eerie images of the midwest

Inspired by a cult 1970s book, the Magnum photographer travelled to Wisconsin to create an eerie and timeless portrait of rural America

Andrey Kurkov: from novelist to Ukraine’s travelling spokesman

The Ukrainian novelist who has thrown himself into touring the world to make the case for his nation talks borscht and politics

Sarah Ruhl: ‘It’s the ultimate age of Narcissus’

The US playwright on the traumatic impact of Bell’s palsy on her life, the dangers of judging on appearances and why Jo from Little Women is her literary heroine

Richard E Grant on grief, fame and life without a filter: ‘I 100% believe that secrets are toxic’

He has delighted fans with his honesty about showbusiness – now he’s being just as open about the pain of losing his wife, Joan Washington. Is anything off limits?

‘The Dry completely changed my life’: Jane Harper, Australia’s queen of crime

When the author’s debut novel was published she had no idea it would sell millions and lead to a boom in ‘outback noir’. She reflects on her success and her new Aaron Falk mystery

Ian McEwan: ‘The perfect novella is always just out of my reach’

The Atonement author answers your questions on why he continues to write to what he would do if he wasn’t a novelist

Jann Wenner on Rolling Stone: ‘Some reviews were just insufferably nasty’

The founder of the legendary magazine discusses his rise to the top, navigating famous friendships and hiding his sexuality

‘We had to leave home for a better future’: Kate Beaton on the brutal, drug-filled reality of life in an oil camp

Before work like Hark! A Vagrant made her famous, the Canadian cartoonist spent two years in the Alberta wilderness, see-sawing between boredom and fear for her safety. Now she is finally ready to tell the story