Jo Harkin’s new book is based on the odyssey of a young boy who became a claimant to the British throne.

John's real name is Edward, Earl of Warwick, and he is to be king. "The Pretender" is a new novel from Jo Harkin, and it is drawn from history. Jo Harkin joins us from Berkshire in the U.K. Thanks ...

Rare’s the author who invents her own literary language, but Jo Harkin has accomplished just that. Her dazzling, jocular novel “The Pretender” recounts the journey of one John Collan ...