Fresh Air, Sarah Waters and John Malkovich

Writer Sarah Waters and actor John Malkovich on this edition of Fresh Air. Sarah Waters is the author of three novels which she calls "lesbo Victorian romps." The lesbian themed books are: Tipping the Velvet, Affinity, and Fingersmith. Fingersmith was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Tipping the Velvet was made into a BBC miniseries and it will be shown on the cable channel BBC America later this month. John Malkovich is making his directorial debut with the new film The Dancer Upstairs. Malkovich has twice been nominated for an academy award for his work in the films In the Line of Fire and Places in the Heart. His other films include Heart of Darkness, Being John Malkovich, Shadow of the Vampire, Woody Allen's Shadows and Fog, and Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun. Malkovich is also one of the founding members of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company. (Broadcast Date: May 7, 2003)