If you're up for a bit of audio stimulation, and can tolerate Australian accents, you might want to check out Faster than Light's chat with British author James Barclay. Although they cover babies, the US dollar exchange rate, etc...they eventually do get to James' career and writing. (To skip straight to the Interview, fast forward to 14.5 minutes in) Here is the Audiofile. I've finished "Acacia" and should have a review up in a day or two. Keep your eyes peeled.