Edinburgh International Book festival podcast: Nell Freudenberger, Sjon, Jess Richards and Michael Sandel

The clouds have rolled in over Charlotte Square Gardens, but the atmosphere is still sunny. On the the third day of the festival, we talked to debut novelist Jess Richards and veteran Icelandic author Sjon about the roles of islands in their novels, and to Nell Freudenberger about translating the American dream for the 21st century in her latest novel. Meanwhile, Harvard professor Michael Sandel gave his take on vice-presidential hopeful Paul Ryan. Reading list The Whispering Muse by Sjon Snake Ropes by Jess Richards The Newlyweds by Nell Freudenberger What Money Can't Buy: the Moral Limits of Markets by Michael Sandel