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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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Tahmima Anam
#293 11 Jul 2021

Tahmima Anam

Tahmima Anam is a writer for publications including ‘The Guardian’, ‘New York Times’, and ‘New Statesman’, as well as a successful novelist. While her early novels painted detailed portraits of the Bangladesh war of…

Lionel Shriver
#292 04 Jul 2021

Lionel Shriver

Lionel Shriver doesn’t shy away from controversy, and instead seems quite drawn to it. She rose to acclaim following the release of her novel ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’ in 2003. Since then,…

Alex Michaelides
#291 27 Jun 2021

Alex Michaelides

Alex Michaelides’ debut novel ‘The Silent Patient’ was a huge hit, winning a Goodreads Choice award in 2019 and topping ‘The New York Times’ best seller list on its release. Now, Georgina Godwin talks…

Jane Thynne
#290 20 Jun 2021

Jane Thynne

Jane Thynne is an accomplished historical novelist, but her newest book ‘Widowland’ diverges from her previous work. Georgina Godwin sits down with Thynne to discuss how she merged her personal experience of early widowhood…

Rupert Thomson
#289 13 Jun 2021

Rupert Thomson

Georgina Godwin sits down with UK writer Rupert Thomson to discuss his life and career to date. In a long and fruitful writing career, Thomson has written 13 novels and a memoir, earning countless…

Fiona Mozley
#288 06 Jun 2021

Fiona Mozley

Fiona Mozley is arguably one of Britain’s most exciting young writers. The former bookseller catapulted to fame when her debut novel ‘Elmet’ was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It went on to earn plaudits…

Esther Freud
#287 30 May 2021

Esther Freud

British writer Esther Freud’s first novel, ‘Hideous Kinky’, was shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys prize and made into a film starring Kate Winslet. Following that, she went on to receive numerous awards and…

Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich
#286 23 May 2021

Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich

Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich opened their first restaurant, Honey & Co, in London in 2012. Since then they have become known for serving delicious Middle Eastern food using the best ingredients, all with…

Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim
#285 16 May 2021

Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim

Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim is a chemist and science journalist. During her doctoral studies at Harvard, she started the Youtube channel The Secret Life of Scientists, which marked the start of her mission to “infect”…

Suzanne Heywood
#284 09 May 2021

Suzanne Heywood

Suzanne Heywood made her name in the corporate world, with stints at McKinsey and now CNH Industrial. Her latest book, ‘What Does Jeremy Think? Jeremy Heywood and the Making of Modern Britain’, details the…

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