Print is Dead: Books in Our Digital Age

Last week I was invited to the BBC News offices in midtown New York to record an interview for a BBC 4 radio show entitled “Open Book.” According to the BBC website, “Open Book spotlights new fiction and non-fiction, picks out the best of the paperbacks, talks to authors and publishers, and unearths lost masterpieces.” For the show, I was interviewed by the host Mariella Frostrup, as was Richard Charkin (former head of Macmillan UK, current head of Bloomsbury UK, and all-around good guy). We had a really great discussion on the future of the book, and seeing as how this is the closest I’ll ever get to recording a Peel Session, it was a great honor. The program aired this past Sunday, but you can also listen to it on the BBC website; my interview with Mariella and Richard starts at about 11:30 into the overall 28 minute program; for the direct episode link, click here.