Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times.

Today Jonathan spends some time chatting with Lev Grossman about living and working during the pandemic, spending more time than usual with your loved ones, focussing on work, writing for a different audience, and his brand new middle-grade novel, The Silver Arrow.

Books mentioned include:

The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie