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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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, she’s won the Orange prize for fiction and written for ‘The Wall Street Journal’, the ‘Financial…
Monocle Reads: Ciaran Thapar
Ciaran Thapar is a London-based youth worker, activist and author who has written about social justice for publications such as ‘The Guardian’, ‘New Statesman’, and ‘GQ’. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his important new book ‘Cut Short: Youth Violence, Loss and Hope in the City’.
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 to Alex about his new book, ‘The Maidens’, which is another psychological thriller, this time set…
Monocle Reads: Thomas Gommes
On ‘Monocle Reads’ this week we speak to Thomas Gommes. A lawyer turned writer, he is the founder of World of Words Gstaad, a literature symposium taking place this weekend that hopes to be an international celebration of storytelling in all forms. Thomas speaks to Georgina Godwin about this weekend’s…
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 with feminist dystopia, and why she’s decided to publish this book under a pseudonym.
Monocle Reads: Natasha Brown
Natasha Brown is a British writer. She studied Mathematics at Cambridge University before spending a decade working in the finance industry. In 2019 she received a London Writers Award in the literary fiction category and developed her novella ‘Assembly’, an exploration of class and race that follows a day in…
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 plaudits alongside awards such as the Writers’ Guild non-fiction book of the year. As well as…
Monocle Reads: André Aciman
André Aciman is a prolific author, best known for his best-selling novel and subsequent big-screen hit ‘Call Me by Your Name’, as well as being a professor of comparative literature at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. He speaks to Georgia Godwin about his latest collection of essays…
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 across the board as well as winning the Somerset Maugham Award and the Polari First Book…
Monocle Reads: Isabel Costello
Isabel Costello is a British writer and aromatherapist with a lifelong love of France. She has been nominated for numerous awards for her short fiction writing and in 2016 she released her first novel, ‘Paris Mon Amour’. In this week’s Monocle Reads, Isabel speaks to Georgina Godwin about her latest…
