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Meet the Writers

Want to know more about the authors behind your favourite books? Tune in to discover the methods of – and inspiration behind – some of the world’s most exciting writers. Every Saturday, Georgina Godwin hosts an in-depth discussion with the person behind the prose.

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Capricia Penavic Marshall:

Capricia Marshall was Chief of Protocol of the US under Barack Obama. In her new book, ‘Protocol: Why Diplomacy Matters and How to Make It Work for You’, she gives us an insight into the backstage workings of the White House, a snapshot of her friendships with the Clintons and the Obamas and a very useful guide to soft power on a political and a personal level.

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★	2 Jul 2020 21 min	Monocle Reads: Laura Mucha: Georgina Godwin speaks to award-winning poet and writer Laura Mucha about her latest book, ‘We Need to Talk About Love’. With personal stories from hundreds of people across different ages and nationalities, it analyses how we think, feel and behave about love.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
238	28 Jun 2020 30 min	Capricia Penavic Marshall: Capricia Marshall was Chief of Protocol of the US under Barack Obama. In her new book, ‘Protocol: Why Diplomacy Matters and How to Make It Work for You’, she gives us an insight into the backstage workings of the White House, a snapshot of her friendships with the Clintons and the Obamas and a very useful guide to soft power on a political and a personal level.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	25 Jun 2020 19 min	Monocle Reads: Anneka Harry : Georgina Godwin speaks to writer, performer and self-proclaimed “comedy hustler” Anneka Harry. Her new book, ‘Gender Rebels: 50 Influential Cross Dressers, Impersonators, Name-Changers and Game-Changers’, celebrates some unsung heroes of history.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
237	21 Jun 2020 30 min	Paul Mendez: Paul Mendez’s debut novel, ‘Rainbow Milk’, is a coming-of-age tale like no other, mapping the journey of a young black man with a Jehovah’s Witness upbringing who makes a fresh start in London. Semi-autobiographical and covering a range of important contemporary themes, he discussed the book and more with Georgina Godwin while on a dog walk in Hampstead Heath.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	18 Jun 2020 18 min	Monocle Reads: John Sutherland: Georgina Godwin speaks to former police officer John Sutherland. He is the author of bestseller ‘Blue: A Memoir – Keeping the Peace and Falling to Pieces’, which details his struggles with mental health during his 25 years in the Met police. His latest book ‘Crossing the Line: Lessons From a Life on Duty’ invites us to step behind the cordon tape for an eye-opening look at the world of policing.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
236	14 Jun 2020 30 min	Witold Szabłowski: What do dictators have in common? Apparently, however bloody their regime, in the end they just want to eat food that reminds them of their mothers. Award-winning Polish journalist Witold Szablowski went to meet the chefs who cooked for some of the world’s worst tyrants. He tells Georgina Godwin all about his book ‘How To Feed A Dictator: Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, Enver Hoxha, Fidel Castro, and Pol Pot Through the Eyes of Their Cooks’.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	11 Jun 2020 19 min	Monocle Reads: Charles Dickens: My Life: This week we meet Charles Dickens. 150 years after his death he wasn’t able to make it to the studio, so Georgina Godwin speaks with Derwin Hope about his new book ‘Charles Dickens: My Life’, which tells the story of one of the world’s greatest authors in unbelievable detail.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
235	7 Jun 2020 30 min	Robert Reich: Robert Reich is a US economist, professor and political commentator who has served in three national administrations, including as US Secretary of Labour. He has written 17 books, and he discusses his latest, ‘The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It’.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	4 Jun 2020 16 min	Monocle Reads: Julia Hobsbawm: Julia Hobsbawm is a writer, speaker, social entrepreneur and strategist whose work focuses on finding solutions for humans in an ever-changing world. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her latest book, ‘The Simplicity Principle: Six Steps Towards Clarity in a Complex World’.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
234	31 May 2020 30 min	Stephanie Scott: Stephanie Scott’s award-winning debut thriller, ‘What’s Left of Me Is Yours’, retells the true story of a Japanese man paid to seduce a married woman. Scott’s novel was the culmination of years of hard work in Japan spent researching the story, the legal system and the way of life.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	28 May 2020 14 min	Monocle Reads: ‘Afraid of the Light’: The coronavirus crisis has prompted a number of charitable publishing initiatives. One of those is ‘Afraid of the Light’, an anthology of short fiction featuring 14 crime writers. Georgina Godwin speaks to one of the writers behind the project, Jo Furniss. Jo is also the author of ‘All the Little Children’, an Amazon bestseller, and the forthcoming suspense novel, ‘The Last to Know’.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
233	24 May 2020 30 min	Curtis Sittenfeld: Author Curtis Sittenfield cemented her place in the literary scene with her third novel ‘American Wife’, a story loosely based on first lady, Laura Bush. 12 years on, her eagerly anticipated new book ‘Rodham’ explores a similarly ambitious theme, reimagining the life of Hillary Clinton had she not married Bill. She spoke to Georgina Godwin about it and her own interest in politics.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	21 May 2020 11 min	Monocle Reads: Mojie Crigler: Mojie Crigler tells Georgina Godwin about her new book, ‘Under the Big Tree’, which tells the story of the people who suffer from Neglected Tropical Diseases, as well as the global movement of extraordinary people working together to defeat them.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
232	17 May 2020 30 min	Amish Tripathi: Amish Tripathi rocketed to fame with the Shiva trilogy, which became the fastest-selling series of books in Indian history. Tripathi’s path to success was not a simple one, however, as he was initially rejected by publishers more than 20 times. As well as continuing to write, he is now a diplomat, serving as the head of the Nehru Centre in London.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	14 May 2020 10 min	Monocle Reads: ‘Warriors, Witches, Women’: Kate Hodges speaks to Georgina Godwin about her new book, ‘Warriors, Witches, Women: Celebrating Mythology’s Fiercest Females’. From feminist fairies to bloodsucking temptresses, half-human harpies and protective voodoo goddesses, the book does away with stereotypes and explores these historical and spiritual figures from a feminist perspective.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play

Culture / Podcast

Meet the Writers

Latest episode

Latest episodes

Monocle Reads: Laura Mucha:

Capricia Penavic Marshall:

Monocle Reads: Anneka Harry :

Paul Mendez:

Monocle Reads: John Sutherland:

Witold Szabłowski:

Monocle Reads: Charles Dickens: My Life:

Robert Reich:

Monocle Reads: Julia Hobsbawm:

Stephanie Scott:

Monocle Reads: ‘Afraid of the Light’:

Curtis Sittenfeld:

Monocle Reads: Mojie Crigler:

Amish Tripathi:

Monocle Reads: ‘Warriors, Witches, Women’:

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