Ian McEwan – Articles and Interviews
A summary of articles about Ian McEwan and interviews with him. This is not a comprehensive list but will be updated as information becomes available. Note: an extensive list of reviews of McEwan’s work can be found at ianmcewan.com.
In Books:
Novelists In Interview by John Haffenden (Methuen, 1985 ISBN: 0-416-37600-2)
Interviews with fourteen contemporary writers including Ian McEwan.
Spark, Trevor, McEwan Bibliographies by David Rees (Colophon Press, 1992 ISBN: 1-874122-04-0)
An early bibliography of works by Muriel Spark, William Trevor and Ian McEwan.
Ian McEwan by Kiernan Ryan (Northcote House, 1994 ISBN: 0-7463-0742-X)
One of the series Writers and Their Work.
Ian McEwan by Jack Slay Jr. (Twayne’s English Authors) (Twayne, 1996 ISBN: 0-8057-4578-5)
A critical review of McEwan’s work up until Black Dogs.
Ian McEwan: The Essential Guide (Vintage, 2002 ISBN: 0-099-43755-4)
Student guide to The Child In Time, Enduring Love and Atonement. Includes interview with McEwan.
Understanding Ian McEwan by David Malcolm (University of South Carolina Press, 2002 ISBN: 1-57003-436-2)
A discussion of McEwan’s fiction from his early short stories to Amsterdam.
The Fiction of Ian McEwan by Peter Childs (Bloomsbury, 2005 ISBN: 1-4039-1908-3)
A collection of critical essays on the works of Ian McEwan.
The Believer Book Of Writers Talking To Writers (Believer Books, 2007 ISBN: 1-932416-94-7)
Includes ‘Zadie Smith Talks With Ian McEwan’ along with twenty other writer interviews.
Contemporary British Novelists – Ian McEwan by Dominic Head (Manchester University Press, 2007 ISBN: 0-7190-6657-3)
Discussion of McEwan’s work up until Saturday.
Ian McEwan edited by Sebastian Groes (Bloomsbury Academic, 2008 (2nd edition 2013) ISBN: 1-4411-3922-1)
A collection of essays on McEwan’s work, the text of the short story ‘Untitled’ and an interview with McEwan.
Ian McEwan: New British Fiction by Lyn Wells (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009 ISBN: 1-4039-4274-9)
A review of the major novels up until Saturday.
Conversations With Ian McEwan edited by Ryan Roberts (University Press of Mississippi, 2010 ISBN: 1-60473-419-5)
A collection of sixteen interviews with Ian McEwan.
By The Book by Pamela Paul (Henry Holt, 2014 ISBN: 1-62779-145-8)
A collection of interviews by the New York Times journalist including one with McEwan.
The Cambridge Companion To Ian McEwan edited by Dominic Head (Cambridge University Press, 2019 ISBN: 1-108-48033-8)
A collection of essays about McEwan’s work by twelve academics.
In Magazines & Journals:
The New Review Vol 5, No 2 (Autumn 1978)
includes ‘Points of Departure’ (Ian Hamilton interviews Ian McEwan) on pages 9-21. Also, a review of The Cement Garden on pages 116-117.
UK Vogue (1st October 1978)
includes an interview with McEwan by Craig Raine on pages 226-229.
Over 21 (March 1980)
includes ‘The Bizarre Talent of Ian McEwan’ interview / feature on page 48.
New Musical Express (26th April 1980)
includes an interview ‘Conversation With A Cupboard Man’ on pages 31 and 61.
The Observer (31st January 1982)
includes ‘An Only Childhood’, a memoir.
Sight & Sound (Autumn 1983)
includes interview about The Ploughman’s Lunch on pages 232-236.
Elle UK (September 1987)
includes “In Between The Shrieks” interview about The Child In Time on pages 94-96.
Arena (November/December 1987)
includes “The Strangeness of Comfort”
Book And Magazine Collector (March 1991)
article on collecting McEwan’s books on pages 30-36.
The Mail On Sunday “You” Magazine (1st November 1998)
includes interview about Enduring Love on pages 71-72.
Pulp Libri (Italy) (March / April 2002)
cover story & photo.
The Paris Review – Number 162 (Summer 2002)
includes ‘The Art of Fiction – Ian McEwan’ an extended interview on pages 30-60.
Telegraph Magazine (24th May 2003)
‘Do Not Disturb’ feature on writer’s offices, including McEwan’s on cover and page 43.
BBC Music Magazine (May 2004 )
feature / interview.
Daily Mail – Weekend (6th November 2004)
‘An Enduring High-Flier’ interview / feature on Enduring Love and a book club promotion on pages 16-18.
Telegraph Magazine (20th November 2004)
‘Nightmare Scenarios’ article about the film of Enduring Love on pages 32-37.
Entertainment Weekly, Canada (April 2005)
includes ‘Saturday Night Fever’.
The Believer Magazine (August 2005)
Zadie Smith talks with Ian McEwan, plus a poem from Saturday.
The Kenyon Review Vol 29 No 3 (Summer 2007)
‘A conversation with Ian McEwan’ on pages 38-51.
Book And Magazine Collector (February 2009)
an article about McEwan and his books on pages 18-28.
Books Quarterly, UK issue 36 (2010)
includes readers’ Q&A about Solar on pages 96-97.
The Sunday Telegraph – Seven (6th March 2011)
interview with McEwan on pages 26-29.
The Mail on Sunday – Review 2 (19th August 2012)
interview about Sweet Tooth; cover and pages 2-3, 6.
The Independent – Radar (25th August 2012)
‘A Writer Goes Back To His Secret History’ interview about Sweet Tooth; cover and pages 26-27.
The Sunday Times Magazine (31st August 2014)
interview/feature about The Children Act on pages 10-15.
Entertainment Weekly, Canada (9th September 2016)
1 page Q&A.
The Times – Saturday Review (12th May 2018)
article about the filming of On Chesil Beach; cover and pages 4-5.
Radio Times (19th May 2018)
‘My Story To Tell’ interview about McEwan and screen adaptations.
The Daily Telegraph (25th August 2018)
article about the film of The Children Act on pages 12-13.
FT Weekend Magazine (20th April 2019)
interview / feature on walking and Machines Like Me on pages 22-25.
The Guardian – Saturday (3rd September 2022)
‘Stranger Than Fiction’ article/interview about Lessons on pages 20-23.
The Times – Saturday Review (10th September 2022)
interview about Lessons; cover and pages 4-5.
Radio Times (8th April 2023)
’Will Netflix Kill Books?’ interview on pages 30-31.
The Telegraph Magazine (17th June 2023)
‘Ian McEwan at 75’; cover and pages 10-14.