Our inaugural Vulture Festival simply wouldn’t have been complete without a chat about the written word. And we got a ton of insight into the world of literary writing during our Vulture Book Club panel with superstar authors Chang-Rae Lee (On Such a Full Sea), Téa Obreht (The Tiger’s Wife), and Akhil Sharma (Family Life). In a discussion guided by critic John Freeman, the authors read passages from their work, waxed philosophical about the writing process, talked about the state of the literature industry, and more. Watch the full conversation below!