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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The brilliant author Rabih Alameddine @beirutiguy is appearing @Britishlibrary in London tomorrow Tuesday September 29. events.bl.uk/events/ameri.... You can also get half price in-person tickets by using the code AWW50. The event is also being livestreamed. Highly recommended!

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American Writers’ Week: Rabih Alameddine | British Library

Rabih Alameddine won the 2025 US National Book Award for fiction for his buoyant and camp seventh novel The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His M

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Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🎙️This morning I spoke to @georginagodwin.bsky.social on Monocle Radio's The Globalist about Zelensky's cabinet reshuffle and what the change of Defence Minister might mean for #Ukraine's war effort. The interview starts at 3:10 in the recording monocle.com/player/?uuid...

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Steph @ste-c.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Latest ep of #MeetTheWriters on monocle.com @georginagodwin.bsky.social is joined by Writer + poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths to discuss her powerful memoir "The Flower Bearers" (via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) Beautiful work. I cried, you cried, we all cried. 🥀 monocle.com/radio/shows/...

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Rachel Eliza Griffiths and the weight of memory - Monocle

Georgina Godwin is joined by writer and poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths to discuss her memoir, ‘The Flower Bearers’, a deeply...

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Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🎙️This morning Ali Vaez (International Crisis Group) and I spoke to @georginagodwin.bsky.social on Monocle Radio's The Globalist about the Iranian Foreign Minister's trip to Russia and what might come next in the Iran-Russia relationship (starts 3 minutes in) 1/2 monocle.com/player/?uuid...

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E.A. Hanks @eahanks.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

In a multi-month long press campaign for my book about American history, @georginagodwin.bsky.social was the only person to ask me about race in America. This whole conversation was wonderful.

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Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

🎙️ This morning @charleshecker.bsky.social & I spoke to @georginagodwin.bsky.social on Monocle Radio's The Globalist about the Trump administration's suggestion that they might lift sanctions on Russian oil. The segment starts 3 minutes and 40 seconds into the recording monocle.com/player/?uuid...

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Apparently I’m inviting people onto something called Meet the Author. News to me. Real correspondence about Meet the Writers comes from an @monocle.com address. If you get a Gmail invitation, ignore it. Someone’s clearly phishing.

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Steph @ste-c.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Had so much fun making this episode! New one from #MeetTheWriters on monocle.com - @georginagodwin.bsky.social meets award winning Chef Alexander Smalls while in the U.S. - plus you can here select tracks from his album "Let Us Break Bread Together" woven in. Enjoy! monocle.com/radio/shows/...

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Alexander B Smalls on opera, food and African heritage - Monocle

Georgina Godwin meets Alexander B Smalls, tracing his path from opera to food writing via his family roots, landmark restaurants...

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Steph @ste-c.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

New episode of #MeetTheWriters on monocle.com - Regular Monocle voice and friend @stevecrawshaw.bsky.social joins @georginagodwin.bsky.social ahead of the paperback release of "Prosecuting the Powerful" monocle.com/radio/shows/... (The Bridge Street Press/@littlebrown.bsky.social) ⚖️📚

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Steve Crawshaw and confronting global impunity - Monocle

Georgina Godwin speaks to Steve Crawshaw about his book Prosecuting the Powerful, including cases from Milošević and Putin to Netanyahu....

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Steph @ste-c.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

This week on #MeetTheWriters @georginagodwin.bsky.social meets @maryltrump.bsky.social , who recounts her upbringing within the Trump dynasty, learning when she found out her uncle was running for U.S. president (the first time), and the future of America. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

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Mary L Trump and how power destroys a nation - Monocle

Georgina Godwin meets US psychologist and author Mary L Trump. They discuss her upbringing within the Trump family, pivoting from...

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Avi Greengart @greengart.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I'm not saying I'm a visionary but I was interviewed by @georginagodwin.bsky.social on the Visionary podcast about AI and CES: shows.acast.com/visionary/ep...

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What CES tells us about where tech is going | Visionary

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Steph @ste-c.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Latest episode of #MeetTheWriters on monocle.com - @georginagodwin.bsky.social is joined by @eahanks.bsky.social following the release of her memoir "The 10" (@simonandschuster.bsky.social) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

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EA Hanks and retracing family ties

Podcast Episode · Meet the Writers · 11/01/2026 · 49m

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naleenkumar.bsky.social @naleenkumar.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Thrilled to meet Georgina Godwin of #MonocleRadio at #JaipurLiteratureFestival. She signed my copy of the inaugural March 2007 issue of #Monocle magazine. She conversed with many authors, including TimBL, the inventor of the WWW. @georginagodwin.bsky.social @timbernerslee.bsky.social #JLF #JLF2026

Broadcaster Georgina Godwin looks at the very first issue (March 2007) of Monocle magazine being shown to her by Naleen Kumar

Georgina Godwin in conversation with Tim Berners-Lee at the Jaipur Literature Festival

Georgina Godwin with Jahnvi Singh at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2026

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Steph @ste-c.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

New ep of #MeetTheWriters on monocle.com - The incredible John Lloyd (the man behind Blackadder, Not the Nine O'Clock News, Spitting Image, QI, etc) joins @georginagodwin.bsky.social - discussing "The Meaning of Liff" and it's 42nd Anniversary! monocle.com/radio/shows/...

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John Lloyd and ‘The Meaning of Liff’ - Monocle

Georgina Godwin meets John Lloyd, one of the men behind ‘The Meaning of Liff’. He shares insight on working with...

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Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

🎙️ This morning @jmacrodgers.bsky.social and I spoke with @georginagodwin.bsky.social on Monocle Radio's The Globalist about the prospects for compensation to be paid to Ukrainian victims of Russia's war on their country. The segment begins at 03:15 in the recording monocle.com/player/?uuid...

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Steph @ste-c.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

This week's guest on #MeetTheWriters is the winner of this year's @bailliegifford.bsky.social Prize for Non-Fiction: Helen Garner. She speaks to @georginagodwin.bsky.social on "How to End a Story" - the first diary to win the prize (via @wnbooks.bsky.social) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Steph @ste-c.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Friend of Monocle Richard Lloyd Parry (@dicklp.bsky.social) is this week’s guest on #MeetTheWriters with @georginagodwin.bsky.social on monocle.com podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

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Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

🎙️I've gotten a bit behind in my posting, but on Friday morning I spoke to @georginagodwin.bsky.social on Monocle Radio about the new tariffs that the US and EU have placed on Russia's major oil producers, & what impact this might have on war in Ukraine (starts at 3:15) monocle.com/player/?uuid...

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

 From the streets of Paris to the battlefields of Finland Award-winning author and ex-police captain Olivier Norek joins me on Meet the Writers to discuss The Winter Warriors, his first historical thriller. Listen now on Monocle Radio. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

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Olivier Norek on courage, conflict and history - Monocle

French author Olivier Norek presents ‘The Winter Warriors’, his first historical novel, on the 1939 Soviet invasion of Finland. He...

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

What if your mother once loved Bob Dylan — and he might be your father?  Writer Sam Sussman joins me on Meet the Writers to discuss his debut Boy From the North Country. Listen now on Monocle Radio. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

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Sam Sussman on the possibility of family ties - Monocle

Writer Sam Sussman joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his US upbringing, relationship with his mother and the op-ed that developed...

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Simon Mayo @simonmayo.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Really enjoyed being back at the Cheltenham Literature Festival yesterday, on stage with Jeremy Vine talking Black Tag. Thanks to @cheltenhamfestival.bsky.social and @georginagodwin.bsky.social for running the show

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Steph @ste-c.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Latest episode of #MeetTheWriters on monocle.com - Juhea Kim speaks to @georginagodwin.bsky.social of her bridge between ballet and writing when in the process of "City of Night Birds" - A recent #ReesesBookClub pick (published via @oneworldbooks.bsky.social) 🩰 monocle.com/radio/shows/...

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Juhea Kim on stories woven from silence - Monocle

Georgina Godwin speaks to Juhea Kim about her path from ballet to bestsellers, the inspirations behind her work, her passion...

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Steph @ste-c.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

New episode of #MeetTheWriters on Monocle.com The journalist, @michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social, author of the 'Fire and Fury' series, joined @georginagodwin.bsky.social in the studio to discuss #Trump and his resurgence to The White House - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

#MeetTheWriters: Michelle de Kretser on migration, education in Paris & Melbourne, and her latest novel Theory & Practice. A must-listen for anyone who loves complex storytelling and questions of belonging. #MichelleDeKretser #LiteraryFiction #StellaPrize #VirginiaWoolf t.co/Mw2uEj6IQY

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

#meetthewriters Raised in Tehran, escaped to the US, served in Special Ops, reinvented in tech—and now writing a story that mirrors those extraordinary turns. Nick Berg and I talk about Shadows of Tehran. ▶ buff.ly/MCnhLq9 #ShadowsOfTehran #AuthorChat #MonocleRadio #ExileToArt

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

#MeetTheWriters Iris Wolff grew up in Romania, emigrated to Germany in the 1980s & became one of the country’s most celebrated writers. We talk childhood, migration, & the art of language in her latest novel Blurred. buff.ly/2Vromsd #MonocleRadio #IrisWolff #BlurredNovel #AuthorConversation

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Heading to Edinburgh International Book Festival for events with Ewan Morrison, Alexander McCall Smith & Tessa Hadley. Also, catch @petergodwin.bsky.social on #exitwounds tomorrow. We are staying around for a few days and welcome your festival recommendations. #edinburghfestivals #godwinsontour

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

From the corridors of espionage to the heart of a family legacy — @nickharkaway.com on Karla’s Choice, his bold, brilliant re-entry into the Smiley universe. I spoke with him on #MeettheWriters on #MonocleRadio about turning his le Carré inheritance into invention. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

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Nick Harkaway and the legacy of Le Carré - Monocle

Nick Harkaway joins Georgina Godwin to discuss life with John le Carré as a father and carrying on his legacy...

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

#Meetthewriters Jean McNeil has explored Antarctica, led safaris in Africa, and written 16 books along the way. She’s a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society & Professor of Creative Writing. Her latest, Latitudes, is breathtaking. Hear our conversation: monocle.com/radio/shows/... #MonocleRadio

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Jean McNeil on bearing witness to a disappearing world - Monocle

Canadian author Jean McNeil reflects on her journey from Cape Breton Island to Antarctica in a conversation that explores grief,...

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Meet the Writers features award-winning author Guadalupe Nettel—one of Mexico’s most acclaimed literary voices. Listen after reading The Entrepreneurs Mexico special. #GuadalupeNettel #MeetTheWriters #TheAccidentals #MonocleRadio #MexicanLiterature

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

New episode of Meet the Writers: I speak to New Zealand literary icon C.K. Stead about his enormous impact on the nation’s literary landscape. buff.ly/Rp2abcO Thanks to Ockham New Zealand Book Awards & Auckland Writers Festival. #monocleradio #newzealand #literaturepodcast

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Palestinian author Karim Kattan joins #MeettheWriters to discuss his haunting debut novel The Palace on the Higher Hill, now in English. A house on a hill. A forgotten aunt. A surreal Palestine under threat. Free to stream via #MonocleRadio #KarimKattan #PalestinianFiction #FoundryEditions

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Bella, refusing to be moved by market forces, climate shifts, or Cabinet reshuffles, declares unilateral independence from responsibility. #Pawlitics

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

#meetthewriters Romany author Damian Le Bas on The Drowned Places, a lyrical deep dive into Atlantis, myth and the mystery of what lies beneath. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

#meetthewriters Michael and Matariki Bennett, recorded at @aklwritersfest, on Māori identity, kōhanga reo, and the radical power of Indigenous storytelling monocle.com/radio/shows/...

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

#meetthewriters Agustina Bazterrica, recorded at @hayfestival, on her move from opera to fiction, literary influences, and writing that interrogates power and control monocle.com/radio/shows/...

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

#meetthewriters Esther Freud didn’t learn to read until she was 10 — and went on to write Hideous Kinky. In My Sister and Other Lovers, she returns to the complexities of love and family, and in this chat she explores both her real and lightly fictionalised story. 🎧 monocle.com/radio/shows/...

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Bonus weekday ep of Meet the Writers. Earlier I judged the NZ Book Awards—fiction went unanimously to Delirious by Damien Wilkins. We met at Auckland Writers Fest (thanks @lfineranbsky.social) to record the show which you can hear wherever you get your podcasts. #MeetTheWriters #NZLit #Delirious

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

#meetthewriters Eliza Reid grew up in Ottawa. Married a fellow student at Oxford. He unexpectedly became the President of Iceland - making her First Lady. This inspired her debut whodunnit #deathofadiplomat and she told me all about it on the latest edition of the show on #monocleradio

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Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing @mooreprize.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

2025 longlisted author of Radio Free Afghanistan @saadmohseni.bsky.social speaking at #JLFLondon on Saturday, along with @lucyhannah.bsky.social @batoolhaidari.bsky.social @georginagodwin.bsky.social & Gulhan Durzai #2025MoorePrize #humanrights writing

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