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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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28:00

Eleanor Catton

Meet the Writers ·

2023/03/05

Celebrated New Zealand novelist Eleanor Catton sits down with Georgina Godwin. At 28, she became the winner of the Booker Prize for her acclaimed second novel, ‘The Luminaries’. After 10 years she is back with the action-packed psychological thriller ‘Birnam Wood’, about a guerilla gardening group whose ideals and ideologies are about to be tested.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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24:58

Monocle Reads: ‘Why We Sing’

Meet the Writers ·

2023/03/02

Julia Hollander is a performer, singing therapist and teacher. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her intriguing new book, ‘Why We Sing’. It is an exploration of the importance of song for our wellbeing, told through stories from Hollander’s life and the latest scientific research. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:43

Oksana Zabuzhko

Meet the Writers ·

2023/02/26

One of Ukraine’s most acclaimed contemporary authors sits down with Georgina Godwin. Oksana’s debut novel, ‘Fieldwork in Ukrainian Sex’, is the most translated work of new Ukrainian prose in the world today – but it caused huge controversy on publication in 1996. Since then she has emerged as a leading literary voice in her country, penning more than 20 books. The latest is ‘My Longest Book Tour’, a personal account of living in exile since the Russian invasion and a historical perspective on the

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24:00

Monocle Reads: ‘Stolen’

Meet the Writers ·

2023/02/24

Ann-Helén Laestadius is a Swedish Sami journalist and writer. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her latest book, ‘Stolen’. It is a thought-provoking novel about a young indigenous woman as she tries to protect her culture from xenophobia and defend her family’s reindeer herd from devious hunters and the growing threat of climate crisis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:00

Sally Hayden

Meet the Writers ·

2023/02/19

The Irish journalist and photographer has documented migration, conflict and humanitarian crises across the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Her debut book, ‘My Fourth Time, We Drowned’, about the treatment of refugees travelling to Europe, was named Irish Book of the Year in 2022 and won the Orwell Prize. Sally spoke to Georgina Godwin about the failures of NGOs, UN corruption and how her book began with a Facebook message. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:00

Monocle Reads: ‘On Belonging’

Meet the Writers ·

2023/02/16

Kim Samuel is a renowned educator and activist. She is the founder of the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness as well as a visiting scholar at the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative at the University of Oxford. She sits down with Georgina Godwin to discuss her new book, ‘On Belonging: Finding Connection in an Isolated World’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:28

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

Meet the Writers ·

2023/02/12

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ is a multi-award-winning Nigerian author. Her debut novel, ‘Stay With Me’, was published in 2017 to huge critical acclaim and won the 9mobile Prize for Literature as well as the Prix Les Afriques. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her highly anticipated second novel, ‘A Spell of Good Things’. It tells the story of two young Nigerians from vastly different backgrounds who are brought together in catastrophic circumstances.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:43

Monocle Reads: ‘Red Memory’

Meet the Writers ·

2023/02/09

Georgina Godwin speaks to The Guardian’s foreign leader writer and former China correspondent Tania Branigan about her new book, ‘Red Memory: Living, Remembering and Forgetting China’s Cultural Revolution’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:12

James Crawford

Meet the Writers ·

2023/02/05

The Shetland-born writer and TV presenter, best known for BBC documentary series ‘Scotland from the Sky’, speaks to Georgina Godwin. His latest book, ‘The Edge of the Plain: How Borders Make and Break our World’, took him to some of the planet’s most contested and fastest-changing borders, from Israel to Mexico and back home to Scotland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:56

Monocle Reads: ‘Kick the Latch’

Meet the Writers ·

2023/02/02

Georgina Godwin speaks to Los Angeles-based artist and writer Kathryn Scanlan about her brilliant new novel ‘Kick the Latch’. Based on transcribed interviews, it tells the story of one woman’s life on the racetrack.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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31:27

Cal Flyn

Meet the Writers ·

2023/01/29

The award-winning writer from the Scottish Highlands sits down with Georgina Godwin at Cheltenham Literature Festival. They speak about biodiversity, visiting Chernobyl and Flyn’s new book, ‘Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape’, which focuses on the places left behind by humans and reclaimed by nature.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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24:02

Monocle Reads: Call and Response

Meet the Writers ·

2023/01/26

Georgina Godwin speaks to writer Gothataone Moeng about her highly anticipated new collection of short stories, ‘Call and Response’. Set between the rural village of Serowe and the capital Gaborone, the book tells stories of ordinary life in contemporary Botswana. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:04

Sarah May

Meet the Writers ·

2023/01/22

The acclaimed British novelist and playwright speaks to Georgina Godwin about angry women, the suburbs and her latest book ‘Becky’, a modern reimagining of William Thackery’s ‘Vanity Fair’. Its eponymous character is a ferocious young journalist willing to do whatever it takes to get ahead and leave her working-class roots behind.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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24:15

Monocle Reads: ‘The Wife of Bath: A Biography‘

Meet the Writers ·

2023/01/19

Marion Turner is the JRR Tolkien Professor of English Literature and Language at the University of Oxford and an authority on Chaucer. She sits down with Georgina Godwin to discuss her new book, ‘The Wife of Bath: A Biography’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:13

Howard Jacobson

Meet the Writers ·

2023/01/15

The Booker Prize-winning author joined Georgina Godwin at Cheltenham Literature Festival to talk about his new memoir, ‘Mother’s Boy: A Writer’s Beginning’. Howard talks about becoming a writer at 40 and describes how his mother shaped his love of literature, relationship with religion and gift for writing Jewish characters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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22:57

Monocle Reads: ‘Why the F*ck Can’t I Change?’

Meet the Writers ·

2023/01/12

Georgina Godwin speaks to neuroscientist Gabija Toleikyte about her latest book, ‘Why the F*ck Can’t I Change?’, which takes us on a journey through the human brain and the science behind change. With simple tips and practical tools, it shows us how to develop good habits and how to make them stick.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:00

Sally Gardner

Meet the Writers ·

2023/01/08

The award-winning author and illustrator sits down with Georgina Godwin. They discuss dyslexia, Sally’s early career in theatre and her new novel, The Weather Woman, which touches on topics such as climate change and gender fluidity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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24:12

Monocle Reads: ‘Invasion‘

Meet the Writers ·

2023/01/05

Luke Harding is an award-winning foreign correspondent for ‘The Guardian’. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his latest book, ‘Invasion: Russia’s Bloody War and Ukraine’s Fight for Survival’ – the first book of reportage from the front lines of the Ukraine war. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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29:40

The Best of 2022 – Part 2

Meet the Writers ·

2023/01/01

To welcome in the new year, we look back at the people behind the prose that we’ve featured in 2022. In part two of two, we listen back to some of our favourite interviews with authors NoViolet Bulawayo, Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Waheed Arian and Andrei Kurkov.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:35

The Best of 2022 – Part 1

Meet the Writers ·

2022/12/25

To celebrate the festive season we listen back to conversations with the award-winning authors Ruth Ozeki, Katherine Rundell, Percival Everett and the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize, Shehan Karunatilaka.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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