Meet the Writers
Georgina Godwin in conversation with top authors. Explore their inspirations, writing processes, and the stories behind their books.
Latest Episodes
Isabel Allende
Georgina Godwin meets the legendary Latin American author Isabel Allende, a spiritual magic-realist writer and champion of feminism who shares insights into her many great books and the creative process of writing.
Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac
What will happen if we do or don’t meet the Paris Agreement climate goals? Principal architects of the accord Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac talk to Georgina Godwin about their new book ‘The Future…
Paul Krugman
Nobel prize-winning economist and author Paul Krugman worked under Ronald Reagan, predicted the 2008 crash and was once described as “the Mick Jagger of economic punditry”. He talks to Georgina Godwin about “zombie ideas”…
Daniel Kehlmann
Daniel Kehlmann, Germany’s best-selling postwar novelist, discusses his country’s literary humour, the origin of fairy tales and his new book, ‘Tyll’, which has now been translated into English and is set to be a…
Liz Moore
Liz Moore started out as a musician in New York but quickly realised that writing was her true calling. Her fourth novel, ‘Long Bright River’, which explores addiction, family and morality on the streets…
Jane Sanderson
British writer and journalist Jane Sanderson is the author of five books, including the acclaimed ‘Netherwood’ series. She worked as a BBC producer before becoming a novelist. She talks to Georgina Godwin about her…
Dustin Lance Black
Screenwriter, director, activist and author Dustin Lance Black speaks to Georgina Godwin about his journey from being raised poor in a conservative Mormon household in Texas to writing the Oscar-winning Hollywood script for ‘Milk’…
Charlie Connelly
Charlie Connelly is a bestselling novelist and award-winning broadcaster with a passion for radio. His knowledge of the medium – from the best contemporary broadcasters to the UK’s smallest commercial station – is wide-ranging.…
Sophie Hannah
Sophie Hannah is one of the most successful crime-fiction novelists in the UK, having taken up where Agatha Christie left off by continuing the stories of Hercule Poirot. She’s also a poet, teaches thriller…
John ‘Rick’ McArthur
On Meet The Writers this week, Georgina Godwin talks to John ‘Rick’ MacArthur about his new book ‘Graham Greene: The Last Interview’. Rick is the scion of a great American philanthropic family but, in…
