Meet the Writers
Georgina Godwin in conversation with top authors. Explore their inspirations, writing processes, and the stories behind their books.
Latest Episodes
Susan Greenfield
Georgina Godwin speaks to research scientist, author and broadcaster Baroness Susan Greenfield, whose latest book, ‘A day in the Life of a Brain’, presents a new way to think about how public becomes private. We learn about her fascinating career.
Ian Rankin
“I would much rather have been in a successful rock band than be a writer,” UK bestselling crime-writer Ian Rankin tells Georgina Godwin. Well, to the relief of his legions of fans, Rankin’s musical career remains a distant dream while his most famous literary creation, the detective John Rebus, has…
Magda Szubanski
Ever heard a writer compare the writing of their book to a dog farting? That’s the verdict of one of Australia’s most beloved comedy greats, Magda Szubanksi, who has written a memoir called ‘Reckoning’ that has been awarded Australia’s book of the year. And the fart comment? It’s certainly not…
Ryan Gattis
Los Angeles-based US author Ryan Gattis is an extremely interesting character in his own right. He tells Georgina Godwin how being thumped in the face by a college friend on acid helped to shape his career and gives us some insight into the workings behind his latest book ‘All Involved’.…
Paul Beatty
Paul Beatty is a Los Angeles-born author and poet who has written satire and performed on television. His latest book ‘The Sellout’ has already won the National Book Critics Circle award and has now been given the UK’s highest literary honour, the Man Booker prize. Georgina Godwin speaks to him…
Jonathan Safran Foer: part two
The second of a two-part series featuring the acclaimed American author Jonathan Safran Foer. He speaks about his new novel ‘Here I am’, a book that is organised around two crisis: the discovery of a cellphone that reveals an affair and an earthquake. He discusses the meaning of the title,…
Jonathan Safran Foer: part one
In the first of a two-part series, we meet acclaimed US author Jonathan Safran Foer to discuss the near-death experience that led to him becoming a writer. While it may seem like he was an overnight success following the publication of ‘Everything is Illuminated’, here Foer divulges the wealth of…
Kathy Lette
This week on ‘Meet The Writers’, Georgina Godwin talks to the woman whose sharp and witty observations have earned her the name Miss Quiplash: best-selling Australian author Kathy Lette. Her work has been made into TV series and films, she once turned down a date with George Clooney and she’s…
Judith Kerr
Author and illustrator Judith Kerr has captured the heart of countless children with her books, including ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ and the ‘Mog the Friendly Cat’ series. She was born in 1923 and after escaping Nazi Germany settled with her family in the UK in 1936. In this…
Jay McInerney: part two
In the final instalment of our two-part series featuring the critically acclaimed author of ‘Bright Lights, Big City’, Jay McInerney, we hear about his children, the parallels between his writing and personal life and the current mood in New York.
