Meet the Writers
Georgina Godwin in conversation with top authors. Explore their inspirations, writing processes, and the stories behind their books.
Latest Episodes
Monocle Reads visits Hay Castle
On Monocle Reads this week Georgina Godwin visits Hay Castle. Once a great mediaeval stronghold, the castle stands in the heart of Hay-on-Wye which is known as the Town of Books as well as the site of the Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts. Building on this creative tradition,…
Jonathan Dimbleby
The veteran broadcaster, biographer and historian talks to Georgina Godwin about his latest book ‘Barbarossa: How Hitler Lost the War’. It gives a detailed account of the Nazis’ calamitous invasion of the Soviet Union and the political and military decision-making that shaped it.
Monocle Reads: ‘No Escape’
Nury Turkel is a Uyghur-American lawyer, human rights advocate and foreign policy expert. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his new book, ‘No Escape: The True Story of China’s Genocide of the Uyghurs’. The publication is a shocking account of the Chinese government’s persecution of the Muslim minority.
Georgia Pritchett
Georgina Godwin meets Georgia Pritchett, the multi-award-winning screenwriter who has worked on some of the most iconic shows in television. Her writing credits include ‘Succession’, ‘Veep’ and Malcolm Tucker’s foul-mouthed tirades in ‘The Thick of It’. Georgia’s memoir ‘My Mess Is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety’, now…
Monocle Reads: ‘Look Here’
Ana Kinsella is an Irish writer and journalist living in London. She has written for many publications and is the author of the popular newsletter London Review of Looks. She talks to Georgina Godwin about her newly released debut book, ‘Look Here’, which charts her experiences in London, choosing to…
Sarah Winman
Sarah Winman is an actor-turned-author of several critically acclaimed novels. Her 2011 debut ‘When God Was A Rabbit’ took the literary world by storm and saw her win new writer of the year at the Galaxy National Book Awards. Since then she has published three novels, most recently ‘Still Life’.…
Monocle Reads: Charleston House
Georgina Godwin visits Charleston, the former home of artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, which was a retreat for the historic Bloomsbury group as well as a gathering place for some of the 20th century’s most radical artists, writers and thinkers. Today it is run by the Charleston Trust and…
Alice Sherwood
Georgina Godwin meets Alice Sherwood, senior research fellow at King’s College London’s Policy Institute and former documentary maker. Her new book, ‘Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality in a Counterfeit Culture’, tells stories of fraud, fakery and realness across art, technology, business and nature. Its author asks what authenticity is – and isn’t…
Monocle Reads: A Little History of Art
On Monocle Reads this week Georgina Godwin speaks to Charlotte Mullins, art critic and former editor of ‘Art Review’, about her latest book, ‘A Little History of Art’. It is a comprehensive and thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first works ever made to the role art…
Charlotte Van den Broeck
Georgina Godwin meets Charlotte Van den Broeck, award-winning Flemish poet and author. Her newly translated book ‘Bold Ventures: Thirteen Tales of Architectural Tragedy’ is about architects whose design errors proved fatal, as they took their own lives or at least that’s the rumour. It is a personal, reflective and philosophical…
