Welcome to the Waterstones Podcast, a chance to join authors in conversation as we go beyond the book to discuss the themes and ideas that fascinate us all.
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Series 11
The Waterstones Podcast - David Mitchell
A whistle-stop tour of royal history from the Dark Ages to Henry VIII.
The Waterstones Podcast - Miriam Margolyes
A no-holds-barred chat with the ever-entertaining actress.
The Waterstones Podcast - Katherine Rundell
Journey with us to the Archipelago to meet creatures of myth and magic.
The Waterstones Podcast - Naomi Klein
Take a trip into the mirror world of conspiracy theory and misinformation.
The Waterstones Podcast - Zadie Smith
A journey into the past with one of the most celebrated writers of today.
The Waterstones Podcast - Edinburgh International Book Festival
Join us to discover what makes book festivals so special.
The Waterstones Podcast - Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize
Hear from six exciting new voices, chosen by our booksellers.
The Waterstones Podcast - Caroline O'Donoghue
When the best time of your life can also be the worst.
The Waterstones Podcast - Rebecca F. Kuang
Inside the world of publishing for satire and thrills from the author of Babel.
The Waterstones Podcast - Caleb Azumah Nelson
Family, memory and black creativity with one of Britain’s most exciting new voices.
The Waterstones Podcast - Han Kang
The International Booker Prize-winner on her new novel of the human senses and communication.
The Waterstones Podcast - Diana Evans
Family dynamics, fraught relationships and the yearning for home.
The Waterstones Podcast - Benjamin Myers
Lives from the 7th century to today, connected by St. Cuthbert.
The Waterstones Podcast - Cariad Lloyd, Michael Rosen and Chloe Hooper
An honest conversation about life, death, grieving and getting better.
The Waterstones Podcast - Tom Rob Smith
Adapt to survive in the new novel from the internationally bestselling author.
Series 10
The Waterstones Podcast - In Real Life
Celebrating the return of events and the chance to meet your heroes.
The Waterstones Podcast - The Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize
Hear from all six shortlisted authors.
The Waterstones Podcast - Talking
Why conversation and talking about the hard things is so important.
The Waterstones Podcast - Responding to the World
Fiction that speaks about the moment we're living through.
How We Made
How We Made: A Brief History of Seven Killings
Neither brief, nor a history; inside the Booker-winning polyphonic spree.
How We Made: Signs Preceding the End of the World
From 'untranslatable' to award-winning translation.
How We Made: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
Inside the ten year journey of a magical 'instant' classic.
How We Made: H is for Hawk
H is for Hawk and P is for the perfect podcast to celebrate a modern classic.
How We Made: Ducks, Newburyport
How you write, print and narrate a 1,000 page, single-sentence novel.
How We Made: A Kind of Spark
The inside story of the winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.
How We Made: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Don't Panic! It's the 42nd anniversary of Douglas Adams's comic classic.
This Is The Book
This Is The Book: We Are Not Like Them
A friendship is tested by the fallout from a police shooting.
This Is The Book: The Dust Never Settles
Ghosts of the past haunt a Peruvian home in a magical debut.
This Is The Book: Keeping the House
Community, family and life inside the north London heroin trade in a bold debut.
This Is The Book: Why We Kneel How We Rise
Sporting icons combine in a call for better education to beat racism.
This Is The Book: The Other Black Girl
A literary thriller from inside the world of publishing itself.
This Is The Book: The Vanishing Half
How a story of twin sisters living separate lives brought readers together.
This Is The Book: The Last House on Needless Street
A genre-defying journey into the dark that has everyone talking.
This Is The Book: We Are All Birds of Uganda
The inside story of the inaugural co-winner of the Merky Books New Writer's Prize.
The Waterstones Podcast: Bonus Episode
A walk along historic Jermyn St with Stephen Fry, owner of ties.
Series 1
The Waterstones Podcast - Beginnings
Welcome to the Waterstones Podcast, a chance to hear authors going beyond the book.
The Waterstones Podcast - Friendship
What makes a great friend and how do you keep them in today's hectic world?
The Waterstones Podcast - Perfection
Is it achievable? Is it healthy to even try? And where might it lie in art?
The Waterstones Podcast - Success
If at first you don't succeed.. you know the rest. And we learnt the hard way.
The Waterstones Podcast - Family
You don't get to chose them and maybe that's why we love reading about them.
Series 2
The Waterstones Podcast - Haunting
Lock the doors, close the windows, and maybe grab a friend for comfort.
The Waterstones Podcast - Outside
Join us for an appreciation of the great outdoors. Whilst it lasts.
The Waterstones Podcast - Culture
Music, film and social media madness; get your triple shot of culture here.
The Waterstones Podcast - Community
Where do communities meet in the 21st century and how can we connect better?
The Waterstones Podcast - Meetings
How do authors meet their characters? Why are we so bad at reading strangers?
Series 3
The Waterstones Podcast - Changes
How do you make change stick? Or cope when change is forced upon you?
The Waterstones Podcast - Adaptation
From page to stage or screen (or beyond); we look at the art of adaptation.
The Waterstones Podcast - Stories
What can stories do that novels can't and why do some writers love them so?
The Waterstones Podcast - Motherhood
Two mothers separated by 400 years of history; how different are they?
The Waterstones Podcast - Memory
How do we form memories, how do we keep them, how do we escape them?
The Waterstones Podcast - Fear, Hope & Action
We confront fear in fact and fiction and find hope for the future.
The Waterstones Podcast - Bonus Episode
We confront fear in fact and fiction and find hope for the future.
Series 4
The Waterstones Podcast - Coping with Change
Words of wisdom from psychotherapist Julia Samuel about dealing with change.
The Waterstones Podcast - Togetherness
Why human connection is so important for mind, body and spirit; especially now.
The Waterstones Podcast - Translation
Why reading literature in translation can only enrich your reading life.
The Waterstones Podcast - Apocalypse
A journey to the end of the world to see what we can learn about today.
The Waterstones Podcast - Kindness
A revolutionary new perspective on humankind, with the emphasis on KIND.
The Waterstones Podcast - Guilty Pleasures
We look at some of our guilty reads and wonder if you should ever feel guilty for reading at all.
Series 5
The Waterstones Podcast - Outrage
We negotiate the labyrinth of online outrage to find hope for the future.
The Waterstones Podcast - Doing it Right
Making sense of millennial life, from authenticity to 'that dress.'
The Waterstones Podcast - Expectations
Confronting the taboo of those women who choose to remain child-free.
The Waterstones Podcast - Waterstones Children's Book Prize
Be a kid again as we celebrate with the four winners of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.
The Waterstones Podcast - Trespassing
We stray from the public footpaths in our pursuit of natural connection.
The Waterstones Podcast - Division
Wise words to bring us together in this time of division and conflict.
Series 6
The Waterstones Podcast - Rambling
An extended ramble taking in boarding school, Bowie and coping with loss.
The Waterstones Podcast - Secrets
Buried secrets burst forth in the latest novel from a familiar face.
Series 7
The Waterstones Podcast - Just Keep Livin'
Family, film-making and finding your path in life with Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey.
The Waterstones Podcast - Care
Inside the NHS during a pandemic to see what it really means to care.
The Waterstones Podcast - Oblivion
A simple family holiday amidst a global catastrophe makes for an unforgettable novel.
The Waterstones Podcast - Pub Grub
We sit down for a 2 Michelin-starred bacon sandwich to talk pubs, perfection and brown sauce.
The Waterstones Podcast - Clanlands
A bonus episode in which we get to speak to two stars of the hugely popular TV series.
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