James Salter will be discussing his latest novel, All That Is.

During the many wars that he has lived through, Qais and his family travelled around their country in order to stay alive. Sometimes their intention was to leave their homeland; sometimes it was only to escape from the violence that broke out to safety nearby.

In these maps, you can see his home and the paths of his family's journeys.

Every time I write for the Picador blog I seem to be admitting to gross omissions in my reading. Whilst this makes for embarrassing moments in editorial meetings, it does also herald the promise of truly brilliant reading experiences. 

Robin Robertson will be reading from his selected works alongside Frank McGuinness

Huge Kent Haruf fan and journalist Max Liu went out to Colorado Springs to meet the author and explore the world of his novels with him. Here, Max recounts his trip.