Meet the Writers
Georgina Godwin in conversation with top authors. Explore their inspirations, writing processes, and the stories behind their books.
Latest Episodes
Live edition: Elif Shafak and Fatima Bhutto
For a special airing of the show we are live from Marylebone’s Daunt Books, in conversation with two inspiring novelists.
Zelda la Grange
La Grange is a white South African who grew up supporting apartheid. But, a few years after Nelson Mandela’s release from prison, she was travelling the world at his side. She talks about Mandela…
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Reid began her career in film production, switching to writing after being influenced by the actress Jennifer Aniston. For the past six years she’s produced a book a year: her latest, ‘Daisy Jones &…
Michael Angele
Angele is the Swiss-German author behind ‘The Last Newspaper Reader,’ which was serialised in our seasonal newspaper. He’s also the editor of ‘Der Freitag’, European Newspaper of the Year in 2018. We talk about…
Niklas Natt Och Dag
A member of Sweden’s oldest surviving noble family, Och Dag is one of Scandinavia’s hottest new novelists. We talk about his journey into writing and debut novel ‘The Wolf and the Watchman’.
Charlie Connelly
Compared to Bill Bryson, the prolific Charlie Connelly has written about everything from football to Joy Division. His latest book, ‘Last Train to Hilversum: A Journey in Search of the Magic of Radio’, explores…
Adam Foulds
Adam Foulds is a celebrated poet and novelist who has been winning awards since he was first published – including being shortlisted for the Booker prize.
Sarah Churchwell
‘The American Dream’ and ‘America First’ are two of the most loaded, yet misunderstood, phrases in the US today. We discuss how they need to be understood afresh so that the true spirit of…
Cathy Rentzenbrink
Most of us have lost someone we love and know how difficult it is to cope with grief. Rentzenbrink has done more than just cope: she’s written about her experience in a powerful new…
Adam Weymouth
Adam Weymouth spent most of his twenties as an environmental activist. More recently, he became aware of the plight of the king salmon in Alaska and went on a journey of more than 3,000km…
