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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Aminatta Forna
Critically acclaimed and award-winning author Aminatta Forna tells us about her life in Sierra Leone and London, her memoir on the killing of her father and her four novels, including her latest, ‘Happiness’.
Adelaide Writers’ Week
We head to Adelaide Writers’ Week to hear from those behind the scenes, meet the directors, and befriend a kangaroo or two.
Barbie Latza Nadeau
Barbie Latza Nadeau has been a journalist in Italy for the past 20 years and has covered crime in Europe, Italian politics, the refugee crisis and women’s issues. In this interview she talks to Georgina Godwin about two major Italian stories: Amanda Knox and the current refugee sex-trafficking crisis.
Kamila Shamsie
This Karachi-born UK writer has penned seven novels and her latest, ‘Home Fire’, is a contemporary reworking of the Sophocles play ‘Antigone’. It’s an important read for anyone attempting to understand the world in the wake of September 11.
Katharine Norbury
Norbury’s travelogue and memoir ‘The Fish Ladder: A Journey Upstream’ is a combination of exquisite nature writing, fragments of poetry and tales from Celtic mythology – all alongside her own extraordinary life story. She tells Georgina Godwin all about it.
Shrabani Basu
Basu is the author of ‘Victoria and Abdul’ – now a major film starring Judi Dench. Basu tells Georgina Godwin how her background as a journalist, as well as her love of history, led to her books that tell the shared past of India and Britain.
Andrew Holgate
What Andrew Holgate thinks influences what you read. As literary editor of ‘The Sunday Times’ his reviews and best-seller charts have a big impact on book sales. He tells us how he chooses what should be on your bookshelf.
Ashok Ferrey
We head to the Fairway Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka to meet award-winning local author Ashok Ferrey. He tells Georgina Godwin about his journey from Oxford maths graduate to builder to one of the nation’s favourite authors.
Paula Hawkins
The author of ‘Girl on a Train’ tells Georgina Godwin about her journey from sleepy Harare to producing one of the bestselling books of recent times.
Eimear McBride
McBride’s stream-of-consciousness style has brought her numerous awards for her two novels, ‘A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing’ and ‘The Lesser Bohemians’. The former actress is now considered one of the foremost novelists working in the UK. She tells us about her unique style.
