Back in March I wrote about our sister city Asheville, North Carolina (here), and the bestselling American novelist and Asheville resident, Elizabeth Kostova, who was here in Birnam and Dunkeld on a two-month writing residency.

Last week, before she returned home, Elizabeth talked to me about her writing career, the residency, the novelty of living somewhere where you can get about on foot, and what her time in Scotland has meant to her. Listen to our conversation here …