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Georgina Godwin in conversation with top authors. Explore their inspirations, writing processes, and the stories behind their books.

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James Crawford
#377 05 Feb 2023

James Crawford

The Shetland-born writer and TV presenter, best known for BBC documentary series ‘Scotland from the Sky’, speaks to Georgina Godwin. His latest book, ‘The Edge of the Plain: How Borders Make and Break our…

Cal Flyn
#376 29 Jan 2023

Cal Flyn

The award-winning writer from the Scottish Highlands sits down with Georgina Godwin at Cheltenham Literature Festival. They speak about biodiversity, visiting Chernobyl and Flyn’s new book, ‘Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape’,…

Sarah May
#375 22 Jan 2023

Sarah May

The acclaimed British novelist and playwright speaks to Georgina Godwin about angry women, the suburbs and her latest book ‘Becky’, a modern reimagining of William Thackery’s ‘Vanity Fair’. Its eponymous character is a ferocious…

Howard Jacobson
#374 15 Jan 2023

Howard Jacobson

The Booker Prize-winning author joined Georgina Godwin at Cheltenham Literature Festival to talk about his new memoir, ‘Mother’s Boy: A Writer’s Beginning’. Howard talks about becoming a writer at 40 and describes how his…

Sally Gardner
#373 08 Jan 2023

Sally Gardner

The award-winning author and illustrator sits down with Georgina Godwin. They discuss dyslexia, Sally’s early career in theatre and her new novel, The Weather Woman, which touches on topics such as climate change and…

#370 01 Jan 2023

The Best of 2022 – Part 2

To welcome in the new year, we look back at the people behind the prose that we’ve featured in 2022. In part two of two, we listen back to some of our favourite interviews…

#369 25 Dec 2022

The Best of 2022 – Part 1

To celebrate the festive season we listen back to conversations with the award-winning authors Ruth Ozeki, Katherine Rundell, Percival Everett and the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize, Shehan Karunatilaka.

Jarvis Cocker
#368 18 Dec 2022

Jarvis Cocker

The musician best known as the frontman of Pulp sat down with Georgina Godwin at Cheltenham Literary Festival.

Paul Feig
#367 11 Dec 2022

Paul Feig

Georgina Godwin meets US actor, director, comedian and film-maker Paul Feig. He is best known for directing ‘Bridesmaids’, ‘The Heat’ and ‘Ghostbusters’. His latest book is ‘Cocktail Time!: The Ultimate Guide to Grown-Up Fun’.…

Percival Everett
#366 04 Dec 2022

Percival Everett

Georgina Godwin speaks to the winner of the 2022 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction: celebrated American author Percival Everett. His winning novel ‘The Trees’, which was also shortlisted for the 2022 Booker…

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