Book TV interviewed Robert McCrum in London on the current state of the publishing industry, the art of evaluating others' writings, and the worldwide importance of the English language.
Robert McCrum is the author of four non-fiction books: The Story of English (1986); My Year Off: Recovering Life After a Stroke (1998); P. G. Wodehouse: A Life. (2004); and Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language (2010).
He has also published e-book collections of his columns at the Guardian: On Writing: Notes from the world of books, 1995-2012 (2012); On Authors: Interviews with literary giants, 1995-2012 (2012); and On Reading: Notes on the literary landscape, 1995-2012 (2012).
