The $102-million movie version of “Cloud Atlas,” directed by the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer, might just take Mitchell from well-regarded to widely known. He even makes a cameo in the film ...

David Mitchell is a spookily protean writer. His favored technique -- he used it in his first novel, "Ghostwritten"-- is to build a long narrative out of shorter ones, stories told in vastly ...

An intricately interwoven tale of six stories set in different times and places, Mitchell's 2004 novel is "a wonderful book that is hard to describe," writes Gates. Though its "mind-bending ...

And author David Mitchell offered it up to readers, free, over the course of a week on Twitter.

An intricately interwoven tale of six stories set in different times and places, Mitchell's 2004 novel is "a wonderful book that is hard to describe," writes Gates. Though its "mind-bending ...

David Mitchell came to Los Angeles because of an 8-year-old book. Thanks to the movie by Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, Mitchell’s novel “Cloud Atlas” has landed on American ...

Cloud Atlas is addictively readable - David Mitchell mixes adventure stories, thrillers, science fiction and Westerns - but also daringly challenging.

“Cloud Atlas” Author David Mitchell: “What a Bloody Mess We’ve Made” The brilliant British novelist on his latest book, “The Bone Clocks,” and his dim hopes for human survival.

"Cloud Atlas" author David Mitchell was chased by fans through the streets of Shanghai on a recent visit to the city. Why is he so popular in China?

David Mitchell came to Los Angeles because of an 8-year-old book. Thanks to the movie by Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, Mitchell’s novel “Cloud Atlas” has landed on American ...

Cloud Atlas is not a volume for the risk-averse, but being stitched up by its author is not among the risks. Mitchell knows the teller is part of the tale.