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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Latest Episodes
Monocle Reads: Mads Peder Nordbo
We speak to Mads Peder Nordbo, the Danish bestselling author of five novels. His latest, ‘Cold Fear’, is a dark, atmospheric thriller set in Greenland, where Nordbo now lives and works.
John ‘Rick’ McArthur
On Meet The Writers this week, Georgina Godwin talks to John ‘Rick’ MacArthur about his new book ‘Graham Greene: The Last Interview’. Rick is the scion of a great American philanthropic family but, in his own right, a veteran journalist, author and president of ‘Harper’s Magazine’, the second oldest continuous…
Monocle Reads: Ryan Gattis
Los Angeles writer Ryan Gattis, winner of the American Library Association’s Alex Award, talks to Georgina Godwin about his latest book, ‘Safe’. A Robin Hood tale about a former junkie turned Drug Enforcement Administration safecracker who steals from gangs to give to those hurt by the 2008 financial crisis, the…
Gary Barker
Georgina Godwin talks to Gary Barker, a human rights activist, researcher and writer specialising in how we raise and socialise men and boys. His new novel, ‘The Museum of Lost Love’, which draws inspiration from a real museum in Zagreb, is about love set against a backdrop of violent conflict.
Monocle Reads: Edward Brooke-Hitching Sky Atlas
Monocle Reads: Edward Brooke-Hitching is an award-winning director of documentaries that examine the eccentric side of British life. As well as writing for the UK TV programme ‘QI’, he is the author of international bestsellers ‘The Phantom Atlas’ and ‘The Golden Atlas’. Georgina Godwin talks to him about his latest…
Jonathan Fenby
On Meet the Writers Georgina Godwin talks to author, journalist and analyst Jonathan Fenby. He’s written 20 books, including four on France and eight on China. He’s previously edited ‘The Observer’ and the ‘South China Morning Post’. In his latest book he looks at the period from June 1947 to…
Monocle Reads: The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year
Georgina Godwin talks to Raymond Antrobus, the winner of The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year award. The prize acts as a significant indicator of future greatness and gives authors a boost at the beginning of their career. The winner receives prize money, a 10-week residency at the University…
Dan Cruickshank
Georgina Godwin talks to UK art historian and TV presenter Dan Cruickshank about his life, career and new book, ‘London: A Portrait of a City in 13 Walks’.
Monocle Reads: Asa Bennett
Monocle Reads: Asa Bennet talks to Georgina Godwin about his new book, ‘Romanifesto’. Boris Johnson loves to chuck in the odd Latin phrase but perhaps without due regard for Veritas. In this, is he much different from the Romans themselves? ‘Romanifesto’ looks at how the politics of 1,500 years ago…
Mitch Albom
Georgina Godwin talks to best-selling writer Mitch Albom about his new book, ‘Finding Chika’, focusing on a young Haitain orphan, born in Port Au Prince just days after the 2010 earthquake, who becomes a popular character in Albom’s own orphanage.
