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Meet the Writers

Want to know more about the authors behind your favourite books? Tune in to discover the methods of – and inspiration behind – some of the world’s most exciting writers. Every Saturday, Georgina Godwin hosts an in-depth discussion with the person behind the prose.

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24:04

Monocle Reads: ‘Parallel Hells’

Meet the Writers ·

2023/05/11

Leon Craig is a Berlin-based, British-born writer whose work has been published in ‘The Times Literary Supplement’, ‘The White Review’ and more. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her debut short-story collection, ‘Parallel Hells’ – an anthology drawing on gothic horror and folklore that explores love, power and identity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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29:20

Nguyen Phan Que Mai

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2023/05/07

The acclaimed Vietnamese author joins Georgina Godwin to discuss growing up in post-war Vietnam, where the country is today and her latest novel, ‘Dust Child’, about four individuals linked forever by decisions made during conflict.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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24:35

Monocle Reads: The Imagination Muscle

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2023/05/04

Albert Read is the managing director of Condé Nast Britain where he oversees titles such as British Vogue, GQ, Tatler, Vanity Fair, Wired and Condé Nast Travellers. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his new book ‘The Imagination Muscle’ which examines the history of ideas and the ways to tap into your own imagination in your day to day life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:00

Abi Morgan

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2023/04/30

Emmy- and Bafta-winning playwright and screenwriter Abi Morgan is best known for films such as ‘The Iron Lady’ and ‘Suffragette’. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her first book, ‘This Is Not a Pity Memoir’, which tells the story of how what began as an ordinary weekday changed her and her family’s lives forever.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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25:09

Monocle Reads: ‘Neptune’s Projects’

Meet the Writers ·

2023/04/27

Poet Rishi Dastidar joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his latest collection, ‘Neptune’s Projects’, a comedic reshaping of mythology that looks at the climate crisis from the point of view of the god Neptune.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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26:30

Monica Macias

Meet the Writers ·

2023/04/23

Born in Equatorial Guinea, Monica Macias grew up in Pyongyang, North Korea, under the guardianship of the communist country’s then-leader Kim Il Sung. Kim was a close friend of her father, who later became the dictator president of a newly independent Equatorial Guinea. ‘Black Girl from Pyongyang’ is Monica’s remarkable memoir about identity, versions of the truth and finding meaning in the places that we call home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:53

Monocle Reads: ‘Agents of Influence’

Meet the Writers ·

2023/04/20

Mark Hollingsworth is an investigative journalist, historian, and author of 10 books, including ‘Londongrad: From Russia With Cash: The Inside Story of the Oligarchs’. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his new book, ‘Agents of Influence’, a journalistic window into Russia’s political warfare and its long history of espionage and disinformation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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29:52

Lydia Sandgren

Meet the Writers ·

2023/04/16

The Swedish psychologist and author spent 10 years writing her debut novel, which won the prestigious August Prize in 2020 and sold more than 100,000 copies. She joins Georgina Godwin to mark the publication in English of ‘Collected Works’, an epic family drama about a man dealing with the tragic aftermath of his wife’s disappearance a decade ago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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24:35

Monocle Reads: ‘Surrounded by Narcissists’

Meet the Writers ·

2023/04/13

Swedish behavioural expert, lecturer and bestselling author Thomas Erikson speaks to Georgina Godwin about his latest book, ‘Surrounded by Narcissists: Or, How to Stop Other People’s Egos Ruining Your Life’. The book is an insightful, thought-provoking guide to pursuing a more fulfilling life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:10

Adam Gopnik

Meet the Writers ·

2023/04/09

Adam Gopnik is best known for his savvy pieces published in ‘The New Yorker’ but the essayist is a true multi-hyphenate. An author, lyricist and lecturer, you might say Gopnik has mastered the art of literature. His latest book, ‘The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery’, questions the fundamentals of learning and mastering an outlandish skill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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24:15

Monocle Reads: ‘Arrangements in Blue’

Meet the Writers ·

2023/04/06

Georgina Godwin speaks to poet and essayist Amy Key about her new book ‘Arrangements in Blue: Notes on Love and Making a Life’. This beautiful and vulnerable memoir inspired by Joni Mitchell’s 1971 album ‘Blue’ looks at the different ways in which an absence of romantic love shapes a life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:20

Sarah Bakewell

Meet the Writers ·

2023/04/02

The award-winning UK author tells Georgina Godwin about a childhood family road trip through south Asia, the US and Australia, working in a tea factory and her new book ‘Humanly Possible: 700 years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry and Hope’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:50

Monocle Reads: ‘The Company‘

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2023/03/30

JM Varese is a US novelist and literary historian. He sits down with Georgina Godwin to discuss his new gothic thriller ‘The Company’, which is based on the true story of arsenic-laced wallpaper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:05

Gary Younge

Meet the Writers ·

2023/03/26

Gary Younge is an author, an academic and one of the UK’s most celebrated journalists. He joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his remarkable career in international reporting, his teenage years as a Trotskyist, reporting on the elections of Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama, and his new book, ‘Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives Matter’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:54

Monocle Reads: ‘Dog Hearted’

Meet the Writers ·

2023/03/23

Georgina Godwin speaks to Rowan Hisayo Buchanan and Jessica J Lee, the editors of a heart-warming anthology of essays about our relationships with dogs, ‘Dog Hearted: Essays on our Fierce and Familiar Companions’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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26:48

Sophie Mackintosh

Meet the Writers ·

2023/03/19

The Welsh novelist’s debut, ‘The Water Cure’, a feminist dystopia, received critical acclaim and was longlisted for the Booker Prize. Sophie sat down with Georgina Godwin to discuss how speaking Welsh has influenced her writing, writing her first stories as a child on her grandad’s computer and her latest novel ‘Cursed Bread’, a darkly sexual story about power and desire.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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24:04

Monocle Reads: ‘Who Gets Believed’

Meet the Writers ·

2023/03/16

Award-winning Iranian-American writer Dina Nayeri’s ‘The Ungrateful Refugee’ was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize and Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She joins Georgina Godwin to discuss her new book, ‘Who Gets Believed’, which looks at what constitutes believability in our society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:00

Ava Glass

Meet the Writers ·

2023/03/12

Some readers are convinced that this internationally bestselling author has worked as a spy for a British intelligence agency. In fact, her previous work in counterterrorism is where her fascination with espionage began. Ava Glass is a pseudonym for crime writer Christi Daugherty who sits down with Georgina Godwin to discuss her interactions with spies, her clever disguises and ‘The Chase’, the first instalment of her pacy new thriller series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:00

Ava Glass

Meet the Writers ·

2023/03/12

Some readers are convinced that this internationally bestselling author has worked as a spy for a British intelligence agency. In fact, her previous work in counterterrorism is where her fascination with espionage began. Ava Glass is a pseudonym for crime writer Christi Daugherty who sits down with Georgina Godwin to discuss her interactions with spies, her clever disguises and ‘The Chase’, the first instalment of her pacy new thriller series. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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25:35

Monocle Reads: ‘A Stranger in Your Own City’

Meet the Writers ·

2023/03/09

Ghaith Abdul-Ahad became a journalist after the US invaded his home country, Iraq, in 2003. He has since earned awards for his work including the Orwell Prize and Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism, as well as two Emmys. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his latest book, ‘A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East’s Long War’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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