Meet the Writers
Georgina Godwin in conversation with top authors. Explore their inspirations, writing processes, and the stories behind their books.
Latest Episodes
Monocle Reads: Ben Arthur
Ben Arthur is a songwriter and producer who hosts and interviews notable literary figures on his podcast SongWriter, where he explores stories and “answer songs”. It’s now his turn to be interviewed.
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Award-winning Nigerian novelist Oyinkan Braithwaite burst onto the literary scene with her dark-comedy debut, ‘My Sister the Serial Killer’. She grew up between Lagos and London, also works as a graphic designer and champions the art of the spoken word.
Monocle Reads: Lahore Literary Festival 2020
We travel to the Alhamra Arts Center in Pakistan for the eighth edition of the annual Lahore Literary Festival. The three-day event hosted eminent writers, historians, artists and opinion-makers from Pakistan and abroad. Free and open to the public, the event featured, among others, Turkish Nobel prize winner Orhan Pamuk.
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: Jen Calleja
We speak to award-winning poet and German-language translator Jen Calleja. Her debut short-fiction collection, ‘I’m Afraid That’s All We’ve Got Time For’, is a vibrant mixture of comic, somewhat surreal stories, which poke and prod at the fabric of everyday life.
Isabel Allende
Georgina Godwin meets the legendary Latin American author Isabel Allende, a spiritual magic-realist writer and champion of feminism who shares insights into her many great books and the creative process of writing.
Monocle Reads: Dr Rahul Jandial
Dr Rahul Jandial is an award-winning brain surgeon and neuroscientist. He talks to Georgina Godwin about his book ‘Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon’, which tells stories of the brain and reveals the best way to boost your memory, minimise stress and control your emotions.
Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac
What will happen if we do or don’t meet the Paris Agreement climate goals? Principal architects of the accord Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac talk to Georgina Godwin about their new book ‘The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis’.
Monocle Reads: Paul Morland
Paul Morland talks to Georgina Godwin about his new book, ‘The Human Tide’, which highlights the role of population growth over the past two centuries. In an age of excessive carbon emissions and coronavirus, how will rising populations shape the future of our planet?
Paul Krugman
Nobel prize-winning economist and author Paul Krugman worked under Ronald Reagan, predicted the 2008 crash and was once described as “the Mick Jagger of economic punditry”. He talks to Georgina Godwin about “zombie ideas” in modern economics.
