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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.

arts books

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28:17

Karin Slaughter on banned books and the fight for truth

Meet the Writers ·

2025/08/17

Karin Slaughter joins Georgina Godwin to reflect on her upbringing and her latest novel, ‘We Are All Guilty Here’. Plus: she shares her criticisms of book banning and censorship in the US.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

43:11

The women redefining literary festivals

Meet the Writers ·

2025/08/13

Georgina Godwin speaks with women directing major literary festivals worldwide, from Edinburgh and Auckland to Sydney and Dubai. She explores their histories, audiences, themes and reach, highlighting diverse programming, cultural impact and international connections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

36:08

Nick Harkaway and the legacy of Le Carré

Meet the Writers ·

2025/08/10

Nick Harkaway joins Georgina Godwin to discuss life with John le Carré as a father and carrying on his legacy with the latest installment in the George Smiley series: ‘Karla’s Choice’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

30:41

Jean McNeil on bearing witness to a disappearing world

Meet the Writers ·

2025/08/03

Canadian author Jean McNeil reflects on her journey from Cape Breton Island to Antarctica in a conversation that explores grief, climate change and honouring the earth through her latest novel, ‘Latitudes’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

28:15

Guadalupe Nettel on human nature in fiction

Meet the Writers ·

2025/07/27

Georgina Godwin speaks to Guadalupe Nettel about her award-winning writing, life between Mexico and France, partial blindness and how human and animal behaviour inspires the themes in her latest work, ‘The Accidentals’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

29:36

C K Stead at the 2025 Auckland Writers Festival

Meet the Writers ·

2025/07/23

New Zealand literary giant C K Stead joins Georgina Godwin to discuss aging, mortality and his early fascination with poetry. He also reflects on his influential role in shaping New Zealand’s literature.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

26:57

Karim Kattan on writing between languages and landscapes

Meet the Writers ·

2025/07/20

Karim Kattan joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his upbringing in Bethlehem, putting Palestine in his own words and writing ‘The Palace on the Higher Hill’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

28:24

Michael and Matariki Bennett at the 2025 Auckland...

Meet the Writers ·

2025/07/16

Georgina Godwin speaks with Michael and Matariki Bennett, co-curators of the Auckland Writers Festival, about their Māori heritage, the kōhanga reo movement and addressing sociopolitical issues through art.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

37:13

Damian Le Bas on writing between worlds

Meet the Writers ·

2025/07/13

Damian Le Bas joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his latest work, ‘The Drowned Places’, which delves into the myth of Atlantis and the sunken worlds beneath the ocean’s surface.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

22:34

Agustina Bazterrica at Hay Festival 2025

Meet the Writers ·

2025/07/09

Georgina Godwin speaks to Argentine author Agustina Bazterrica about her shift from opera to writing, literary influences and her novels exploring oppression, capitalism and control.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

33:01

Esther Freud on family, fiction and healing

Meet the Writers ·

2025/07/06

Esther Freud reflects on her childhood and literary journey to ‘My Sisters and Other Lovers’, which follows two sisters facing secrets and heartbreak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

31:06

Damien Wilkins at the 2025 Auckland Writers Festival

Meet the Writers ·

2025/07/02

Georgina Godwin meets Damien Wilkins, the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Award winner for fiction with his novel ‘Delirious’. Wilkins reflects on his early literary influences, past work and transitioning to songwriting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

24:46

Eliza Reid on crafting her first mystery

Meet the Writers ·

2025/06/29

Eliza Reid speaks to Georgina Godwin about growing up in Ottawa, her time as Iceland’s first lady and her debut whodunit, ‘Death of a Diplomat’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

30:04

Meike Ziervogel on her humanitarian and literary drive

Meet the Writers ·

2025/06/22

Meike Ziervogel joins Georgina Godwin to discuss her literary and humanitarian journey, and her new novel, Shams.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

38:45

The Winners of the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction and...

Meet the Writers ·

2025/06/15

Georgina Godwin meets Yael Van Der Wouden and Rachel Clarke, the winners of the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction for their works ‘The Safekeep’ and ‘The Story of A Heart’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

29:07

Miranda Cowley Heller on what lies beneath art and...

Meet the Writers ·

2025/06/08

Author Miranda Cowley Heller speaks to Georgina Godwin at Adelaide Festival about the personal and literary crucible of her upbringing in a bohemian family of artists and writers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

27:23

Ewan Morrison on AI and its side effects

Meet the Writers ·

2025/06/01

Ewan Morrison joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the inspiration behind his ninth book, For Emma. His first science-fiction novel follows a grieving father in search of answers after the death of his daughter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

27:10

Tiffany Watt Smith on female friendships

Meet the Writers ·

2025/05/25

Tiffany Watt Smith joins Georgina Godwin to discuss her new release, ‘Bad Friend’, which explores the dynamics of female friendships with personal insights from Smith’s own life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

31:54

Jeremy Vine: Broadcasting and the stories that matter

Meet the Writers ·

2025/05/18

Broadcaster Jeremy Vine sits down with Georgina Godwin to share details about his upbringing in Surrey, his entry into reporting as a political correspondent and writing a cosy mystery novel, Murder on Line One.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

28:40

Ahmed Alnaouq: the voices of Gaza beyond the headlines

Meet the Writers ·

2025/05/11

Gazan journalist Ahmed Alnaouq joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his upbringing, losing family in a 2014 Israeli bombing and co-founding We Are Not Numbers, a network dedicated to sharing Palestinian stories beyond the headlines.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

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