Meet the Writers
Georgina Godwin in conversation with top authors.Explore their inspirations, writing processes, and the stories behind their books.
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Latest Episodes
George Kay
Georgina Godwin meets the man behind hit Netflix show, ‘Lupin’. The French mystery thriller has had magnificent success and was the most-viewed title on the streaming service in the first three months of 2021.
Monocle Reads: Nicholas Jubber
Nicholas Jubber is a travel writer, journalist and award-winning author. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his fifth book, ‘The Fairy Tellers’, which offers a fresh perspective on some of our most well-known stories and recounts their provenance for the contemporary reader. Filled with adventure, tragedy and real-world magic, this…
Kate Mosse
Georgina Godwin meets Kate Mosse, who is the author of eight novels and short-story collections, as well as works of non-fiction and plays. Her work has been translated into 38 languages and published in more than 40 countries. She is also the co-founder of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the…
Monocle Reads: Nick Blackburn
Nick Blackburn is a therapist with a background in literature and the arts, whose work sits at the intersection of the complexities of the human mind and the written word. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his new memoir, ‘The Reactor: A Book about Grief and Repair’. It is a…
Brian Klaas
Brian Klaas is an academic and columnist for ‘The Washington Post’. He has advised governments, worked on political campaigns and written for ‘The New York Times’, ‘The Guardian’ and the ‘Financial Times’. Georgina Godwin talks to him about his new book ‘Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us’,…
Monocle Reads: Andrew Maunder
Georgina Godwin speaks to Andrew Maunder about his latest book, ‘Enid Blyton: A Literary Life’. It tells the story of one of England’s most prolific writers, whose reputation has faced a reckoning since her death in 1968. The book covers the entirety of Blyton’s writing career and how her work…
Ian Hislop
Georgina Godwin meets Ian Hislop, the editor of Britain’s most successful (and indeed only) fortnightly satirical magazine. He has been at the helm of ‘Private Eye’ for 32 years, leading its investigative journalism, spoofs and, of course, iconic covers.
Monocle Reads: Stuart Jeffries
Georgina Godwin speaks to Stuart Jeffries about his latest book, ‘Everything, All the Time, Everywhere: How We Became Postmodern’. It is a unique history of postmodernism from the 1970s until today, exploring how behind the notion of the movement as escapism is the more sinister idea of its close relationship…
The best of Meet The Writers, part two
To welcome in the new year, we delve into some of the most interesting and entertaining conversations we had on Meet The Writers in 2021.
The best of 2021, part one
To celebrate the festive season, we look back at the people behind the prose we’ve featured on the programme this year and highlight some of our favourite interviews.
