CBC Radio One's flagship literary show Writers & Company celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015. The show's host, Eleanor Wachtel, is one of the English-speaking world's most respected and sought-after interviewers. This book presents many of her best conversations from the show with authors including Jonathan Franzen, Alice Munro, Hilary Mantel, J.M. Coetzee, Zadie Smith, W.G. Sebald, Toni Morrison, Seamus Heaney, and nearly a dozen others who share their views on process, the writing life, and the hazards of literary fame.