Irish-born but long resident in New York, Mr McCann knows every pitfall that awaits the moralising traveller keen to swell the region’s “corny” and “trite” rhetoric “of justice, of kinship, of ...

Host Marcia Franklin talks with author Colum McCann about his books since their last conversation in 2011, which include “American Mother,” “Apeirogon,” and his most recent novel, “Twist.” The two ...

Among the scattered notes taped to the door of the Irish author Colum McCann’s home office in Manhattan is a photograph of James Foley, the American journalist who was murdered by members of the ...

McCann is the author of seven novels, most recently Apeirogon, three short story collections, and the recipient of a National Book Award. He is the co-founder of the non-profit global story exchange ...

Host Marcia Franklin talks with author Colum McCann about his books since their last conversation in 2011, which include “American Mother,” “Apeirogon,” and his most recent novel, “Twist.” The two ...