Lannan Foundation

A.S. Byatt, a self-described greedy reader, weaves her many interests—biology, history, and philosophy among them—into her work. She was already a formidable literary figure in England when she achieved bestseller status in the United States with her Booker Prize-winning novel Possession: A Romance, which was made into a film in 2002. Another film was made from Morpho Eugenia, the first novella of two in the book Angels and Insects, a Gothic fable that explores the multiple themes of earthly paradise and Darwin's theories of breeding and sexuality with a parallel between insect and human society implied throughout.

A.S. Byatt Bio and Cross Links

Michael Silverblatt is the host of the literary talk show Bookworm, which he created in 1989 for KCRW 89.9 FM in Santa Monica. He has participated in numerous Readings & Conversations programs, interviewing Gore Vidal, Susan Sontag, Salman Rushdie, and A.S. Byatt, among others. Bookworm airs locally on KSFR 101.1FM every Sunday at 1:30pm.

Michael Silverblatt Bio and Cross Links