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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Frank Gardner
Georgina Godwin talks to veteran journalist Frank Gardner, who in 2004 was shot and left for dead by Islamist gunmen. His work to explain the complexities of middle eastern politics, however, continued unabated and,…
Sjon
Sjon’s love for words began as a teenager when he would decipher David Bowie lyrics. He published his first book of prose in 1987 but moved on to writing literature after reading ‘The Master…
Maggie O’Farrell
Ever longed to put on some white noise and encase yourself in a sensory deprivation bubble? This is one technique that helps Maggie O’Farrell achieve a polyphonic style of writing. One of the UK’s…
Jesse Armstrong
“Difficult difficult lemon difficult.” Those words come from political satire ‘In The Loop’, co-written by Jesse Armstrong, one of the screenwriters behind comedy hits ‘Peep Show’, ‘Fresh Meat’ and feature film ‘Four Lions’. Now…
Hannah Rothschild
Imagine growing up as part of the Rothschild dynasty, surrounded by great art and great minds. Contrary to what some might think this family has had its struggles, namely the fight to reclaim its…
Robin Dalton and Justin Cartwright
Former spy, film producer and 95-year-old doyenne of publishing Robin Dalton tells us about growing up in Sydney and Booker Prize nominee Justin Cartwright discusses his latest book ‘Up Against the Night’, and gives…
Alain de Botton
De Botton reclaimed the self-help genre in 2004 with ‘How Proust Can Change Your Life’ and has since written a stack of non-fiction books that attempt to philosophically unpick complex subjects. But his first…
Joanne Harris
Few could resist the delicate indulgences of Joanne Harris’s debut novel ‘Chocolat’. The book was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film and Harris became an overnight success story. She’s gone on to write 14 more…
Dom Joly
Dom Joly, UK author, journalist and creator of comedy series ‘Trigger Happy TV’ bares all on his life and career. He talks about his troubles with anxiety, how he’s “so egotistical it’s insane” and…
Harlan Coben
With 60 million books in print, you might just have heard of the author on ‘Meet the Writers’ this week. Harlan Coben is a number-one bestseller in America, a superstar in France and Germany…
