The Strand - Friday 24th April 2009

Your daily journey into global arts, culture and entertainment, with Harriett Gilbert and Mark Coles.

Petina Gappah

Petina Gappah discusses her debut collection of stories - An Elegy for Easterly. By turns shocking, moving and laugh-out-loud funny they paint a vivid picture of life in her native Zimbabwe.

Native American Art

And the Strand speaks to Native American artist Kathleen Wall about her pottery.

Joseph Boyden

Canadian novelist Joseph Boyden discusses Through Black Spruce - a powerful novel of contemporary native indian American life.