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Meet the Writers, Monocle Reads: ‘Piccadilly’

24 November 2022

Georgina Godwin speaks to journalist and creative-writing tutor Midge Gillies about her latest book, ‘Piccadilly: The Circus at the Heart of London’. It tells the story of the events that have shaped one of London’s most…

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Meet the Writers, Monocle Reads: 'Takedown'

17 November 2022

Farah Nayeri is an Iranian- born journalist and author based in London who writes regularly on culture for ‘The New York Times’. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her latest book, ‘Takedown: Art and Power in the Digital…

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Meet the Writers, Monocle Reads: Orwell Daily

10 November 2022

Orwell Daily is a new email subscription from Substack that sends readers excerpts of George Orwell’s writings. Georgina Godwin speaks to Jean Seaton, the director of the Orwell Foundation and a professor of media history…

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Meet the Writers, Monocle Reads: Jackdaw

27 October 2022

Georgina Godwin speaks to psychiatrist, artist and science-fiction writer Tade Thompson about his latest darkly comic novella, ‘Jackdaw’. It follows a psychiatrist hired to write a piece on the painter Francis Bacon who…

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Meet the Writers, Monocle Reads: ‘Takeaway’

13 October 2022

Angela Hui is a writer and award-winning journalist from south Wales, reporting on culture, food justice and the hospitality industry. She is also the associate editor of ‘Sandwich Magazine’. She sits down with Georgina…

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Meet the Writers, Monocle Reads: Lviv Bookforum

6 October 2022

Lviv Bookforum is Ukraine’s largest literary festival. This year it is teaming up with the UK’s Hay Festival to host 40 writers and thinkers, including Margaret Atwood and Elif Shafak. Georgina Godwin speaks to the festi…

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Meet the Writers, Monocle Reads: Why We Play

22 September 2022

Joanna Fortune is a psychotherapist and a trauma and attachment repair specialist. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her latest book, ‘Why We Play: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Everyday Life’. It looks at the import…

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