Episode 468: Ten Minutes with Tad Williams

Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times.

Today Jonathan spends twenty minutes with the bestselling creator of Osten Ard, Tad Williams, discussing living and working during the pandemic; researching archaeology, science, and neolithic England; the work of Hilary Mantel and the BBC adaptation of Wolf Hall,  and his own forthcoming work, including a new Osten Ard short novel.

Books mentioned include:

• The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams
• Empire of Grass by Tad Williams
• The Navigator's Children by Tad Williams (forthcoming)
• The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel