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Sara Baume’s debut novel, Spill Simmer Falter Wither is divided into four sections, each one a different season, with names she made up to reflect what her main character Ray is going through; spring becomes spill, simmer is summer, falter is fall, and wither, winter. It is an absolutely stunning read and one that promises to linger long after you’ve turned that last page. This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Irish author Sara Baume about her wonderful book.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author Gail Carriger about her series of novels that blend together steampunk comedies of manners with paranormal romance, urban fantasy, history, and mystery.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma welcomes bestselling author James Rollins for a conversation about his brand new Sigma Force novel - The Seventh Plague, about what makes doctors such good fiction writers, and about writing the novelization of that last Indiana Jones movie.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Canadian author Janie Chang about her new book Dragon Springs Road, which is a wonderful piece of historical fiction that explores the often ignored lives of Eurasian children in China at the dawn of the 20th century.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to artist Chaz Hutton about his brand new book that's based on his immensely popular "instachaaz" Instagram account in which he gives you these insightful, hilarious, and brilliant bite sized observations about life on yellow sticky notes.

What is the role of the physical travel guide in the modern digital world. Are they still relevant? How do they come up with those hot places to visit lists? Do people still pay attention in this age of crowdsourcing? To find out more, Uma speaks to Lonely Planet brand spokesperson Chris Zeiher.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma - and special guest Lee Chwi Lynn - give you some suggestions on what to read in a post-Trump, post-Brexit, post-Truth world.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author and journalist Nisid Hajari about India, Pakistan, and the deadly legacy of partition.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma welcomes Lee Child - the best-selling author of the Jack Reacher novels - to talk about Tom Cruise, about his latest novel - “Night School”, and about what it’s like writing the same character for nineteen years.

In September, the novelist Lionel Shriver caused quite a stir in the literary world when she delivered her now-notorious speech about cultural appropriation at the Brisbane Writer’s Festival. In her speech, she argued that censorious identity politics are potentially suffocating to literary inspiration, since authors fear that creating characters from marginalized backgrounds will invite charges of cultural pillaging. She delivered her remarks while wearing a sombrero. The outrage was immediate and far reaching.  This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Lionel Shriver about her infamous remarks on cultural appropriation as well as her dystopian vision for an America under the presidency of Donald Trump.

This year’s edition of the Singapore Writers Festival is well under way, with yet another fantastic line up of authors and thinkers from all across the world. Every year, the festival has seen a steady growth of featured local talent - both Singaporean and Malaysian. This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Daryl Yam and Amanda Chong, two young Singaporean authors about the Singapore literature scene and what it’s like to be a young person writing in Singapore.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma welcomes Tash Aw - the Man Booker nominated, Whitbread Award and Commonwealth Award winning Malaysian writer of The Harmony Silk Factory, and Map of the Invisible World, and Five Star Billionaire. The both of them speak about the current state of the Five Star Billionaire movie, about the proliferation of Southeast Asian Fiction, and about why so many of our great Malaysian authors live everywhere else but here. Tash Aw is a featured author at this year's edition of the Singapore Writers Festival. You can find a list of his appearances here.

Introducing an all new show on Bookmark. On Authored, Umapagan Ampikaipakan has conversations with writers that are built around specific themes. This season, he speaks to them about their firsts… their first literary loves… their first characters… about that first time they knew they were going to be published. On this last episode of the first season of Authored, Cheryl Tan speaks to Uma about cooking with her grandmother, about the best advice she received at journalism school, and about Singaporeans calling the protagonist of her first novel a bad role model for the youth.

Introducing an all new show on Bookmark. On Authored, Umapagan Ampikaipakan has conversations with writers that are built around specific themes. This season, he speaks to them about their firsts… their first literary loves… their first characters… about that first time they knew they were going to be published. This week Singaporean cartoonist Eva Neo speaks to Uma about how she got started in self-publishing, about her frustrations with Facebook "likes", and about the many people who supported her life as an artist.

Introducing an all new show on Bookmark. On Authored, Umapagan Ampikaipakan has conversations with writers that are built around specific themes. This season, he speaks to them about their firsts… their first literary loves… their first characters… about that first time they knew they were going to be published. This week YA author Kendare Blake speaks to Uma about her first brushes with fantasy fiction, about how she doesn't write for a particular age group, and about the pressure that comes with potentially being the first piece of adult fiction a young person decides to read.

Introducing an all new show on Bookmark. On Authored, Umapagan Ampikaipakan has conversations with writers that are built around specific themes. This season, he speaks to them about their firsts… their first literary loves… their first characters… about that first time they knew they were going to be published. This week cartoonist Cheeming Boey speaks to Uma about his life as a cartoonist, about gaining recognition and acceptance from his parents, and the heavy burden that comes with being a role model for young children.

Introducing an all new show on Bookmark.On Authored, Umapagan Ampikaipakan has conversations with writers that are built around specific themes. This season, he speaks to them about their firsts… their first literary loves… their first characters… about that first time they knew they were going to be published.This week, Zan Azlee speaks to Uma about how he balances his adventurous life as a father of two little girls with being a journalist, and commentator, and filmmaker, and podcaster, and all around renaissance man.

Introducing an all new show on Bookmark.On Authored, Umapagan Ampikaipakan has conversations with writers that are built around specific themes. This season, he speaks to them about their firsts… their first literary loves… their first characters… about that first time they knew they were going to be published.This week, Sara Raasch speaks to Uma about creating worlds and cultures, about Robert Jordan's unending Wheel of Time series, and about what it was like finally finishing up her Snow Like Ashes Trilogy.

Introducing an all new show on Bookmark.On Authored, Umapagan Ampikaipakan has conversations with writers that are built around specific themes. This season, he speaks to them about their firsts… their first literary loves… their first characters… about that first time they knew they were going to be published.This week, Evelyn Skye talks to Uma about her love of Russian literature, about how fantasy fiction captures our imaginations, and about how her series of books are a less rape-y Game of Thrones.

Introducing an all new show on Bookmark. On Authored, Umapagan Ampikaipakan has conversations with writers that are built around specific themes. This season, he speaks to them about their firsts… their first literary loves… their first characters… about that first time they knew they were going to be published. This week, Katharine McGee talks to Uma about her brand new book - The Thousandth Floor - and how it flies in the face of all that dystopian young adult fiction we've been subjected to over the last decade.