# The Waterstones Podcast A podcast by Waterstones. Going beyond the book with a wide range of authors to discover the story behind the books we love. Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/rss ## Latest episodes - [Kyle MacLachlan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/4ecd1f5e6cfb) (2026-10-27, 30 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/127890500/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-22%2F434734828-44100-2-7b778becef983.mp3 - [Judi Dench: an encore!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/e717b787d6b8) (2026-10-20, 42 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/125674001/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-13%2F431807703-44100-2-3f3875af21478.mp3 - [Elif Shafak](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/29a4b4249597) (2026-10-13, 31 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/125982962/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-19%2F432229324-44100-2-6eb3d201e6dca.mp3 - [Louise Kennedy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/151f4a7a9efe) (2026-09-29, 25 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/126486849/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-29%2F432901713-44100-2-c00117f19ce6e.mp3 - [Ann Patchett](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/d5bf36bbb4be) (2026-09-14, 28 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/125197555/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-4%2F431177583-44100-2-46448916b1745.mp3 - [Xand van Tulleken](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/2b2e327258bb) (2026-09-09, 42 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/123860749/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-6%2F429343282-44100-2-11c7a0b9c6aa9.mp3 - [Rebecca F. Kuang returns!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/69e4ecad266f) (2026-09-07, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/125194514/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-4%2F431173834-44100-2-67d8542110b8d.mp3 - [Kate Atkinson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/74e8be380aae) (2026-09-01, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/123860127/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-6%2F429342440-44100-2-97dedb10d9db7.mp3 - [Rebecca Perry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/28e25372072f) (2026-08-25, 24 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/124064417/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-11%2F429624387-44100-2-a906dbc72b193.mp3 - [Jon Ronson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/9f01aa78eb03) (2026-08-20, 35 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/124024552/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-10%2F429568824-44100-2-790881c5ff90c.mp3 - [Alice Oseman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/e0c5cc7014a4) (2026-07-01, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/122186620/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-30%2F427088161-44100-2-6b7ad73a5305a.mp3 - [Andrew Sean Greer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/c7fbbbf1d811) (2026-06-23, 18 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/121879718/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-23%2F426675991-44100-2-f522f494888aa.mp3 - [Meet the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2026 Shortlist Authors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/992338c304fd) (2026-06-18, 73 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/121082304/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-6%2F425612841-44100-2-ccf8cf99f10f2.mp3 - [Lily King](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/4daf51e77ad0) (2026-06-09, 25 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/120955827/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-3%2F425443162-44100-2-1e2e9de569a0a.mp3 - [Elizabeth Strout](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/742fcf90ce4e) (2026-06-08, 19 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/120869243/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-2%2F425327349-44100-2-c6c7a685a4925.mp3 - [Sathnam Sanghera](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/f6eb64653e55) (2026-06-03, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/120154525/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-18%2F424373205-44100-2-b2fcfe75f3105.mp3 - [Maggie O'Farrell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/3d19082c6965) (2026-06-01, 25 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/118196187/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-9%2F421727177-44100-2-6dd04d1d5128.mp3 - [Siri Hustvedt](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/148a007cf0da) (2026-05-22, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/120378701/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-22%2F424677119-44100-2-ff410f4f9f518.mp3 - [Douglas Stuart](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/5f4054ef8d15) (2026-05-19, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/117109005/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-18%2F420270349-44100-2-441ddc1742652.mp3 - [Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/6d23f59e8787) (2026-05-06, 37 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/119335307/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-1%2F423266090-44100-2-6be565525ca0f.mp3 - [Patrick Radden Keefe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/bb966ec29523) (2026-04-07, 34 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/115982763/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-24%2F418740768-44100-2-89de525c72414.mp3 - [Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/100e511278d5) (2026-03-17, 61 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/116995905/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-16%2F420113504-44100-2-93ec00d1635f2.mp3 - [Antony Beevor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/08623d5e7a4e) (2026-03-10, 28 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/115981598/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-24%2F418738781-44100-2-ab3d41f1a9069.mp3 - [George Saunders](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/1c11208ef1ea) (2026-02-17, 23 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/115636385/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-17%2F418277704-44100-2-1899ea55a1ca3.mp3 - [Julian Barnes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/23394423d618) (2026-01-20, 21 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/112876365/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-19%2F414696327-44100-2-946f7e46ac834.mp3 - [Gareth Southgate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/80d44b639abc) (2025-12-09, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/112369275/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-9%2F414047501-44100-2-4a2c73ddb31ce.mp3 - [Val McDermid](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/d11a6faf3ac5) (2025-12-03, 22 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/111844906/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-28%2F413367490-44100-2-340f59c4b59eb.mp3 - [Salman Rushdie](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/31ab624dcfad) (2025-12-01, 18 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/111840503/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-28%2F413363732-44100-2-e281bf595af13.mp3 - [RF Kuang in conversation with Samantha Shannon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/c7ab968c73cf) (2025-10-30, 62 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/107153156/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-21%2F406033206-44100-2-6f3b1a2b51eea.mp3 - [Philip Pullman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/b692d278409e) (2025-10-28, 12 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/110189484/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-25%2F409944127-44100-2-051c41909f78a.mp3 - [Malala Yousafzai](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/754f20abc861) (2025-10-27, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/108525526/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-19%2F407772718-44100-2-15b5fbc3d8ff3.mp3 - [Kathy Burke](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/d85de05c4b1a) (2025-10-21, 36 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/109230928/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-5%2F380f274a-48e3-5bf7-ad04-4098c11a2a68.mp3 - [Ian McEwan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/f93a1f09f029) (2025-09-16, 32 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/106863450/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-14%2F405659231-44100-2-0a4ef11887617.mp3 - [Samantha Shannon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/008727f25cf8) (2025-09-12, 11 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/108206195/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-12%2F407362744-44100-2-4487141c16eb4.mp3 - [Mick Herron](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/d35632ea3b82) (2025-09-02, 31 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/107495517/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-28%2F78a82080-a1e2-a9b2-2210-0449ab5f177c.mp3 - [A. F. Steadman The Waterstones Interview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/647c57581b86) (2025-08-27, 31 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/107435798/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-27%2F406397986-44100-2-e7d747205664e.mp3 - [Holly Jackson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/bd66afea518e) (2025-07-15, 15 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/104366829/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-19%2F402462358-44100-2-49187f99232cb.mp3 - [Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2025 Shortlist Interview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/0dcb83f3f553) (2025-06-18, 53 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/104078910/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-13%2F402101954-44100-2-80b1b01dd09c6.mp3 - [Terry Deary](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/9e88c0ad33d8) (2025-06-10, 18 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/102988837/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-21%2F400725701-44100-2-3c40f32c51542.mp3 - [Ita O'Brien](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/8e86fdb3135b) (2025-06-03, 28 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/102314039/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-7%2F399785629-44100-2-2891ad0e2ed97.mp3 - [Frank Cottrell-Boyce](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/9dcaeb9021fa) (2025-05-14, 25 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/102547543/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-12%2F400099317-44100-2-5de6e5b30cc28.mp3 - [Ocean Vuong](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/6d0bf46ed210) (2025-05-12, 18 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/99248082/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-2-2%2F395813226-44100-2-0501fc65d8889.mp3 - [Naga Munchetty](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/c078517c1e24) (2025-05-06, 32 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/101710513/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-3-24%2F398999773-44100-2-e88145379c29e.mp3 - [Robert Macfarlane](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/f8487a0dfc6e) (2025-04-29, 32 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/100684722/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-3-1%2F397630345-44100-2-2ec2091fc6b28.mp3 - [Jack Fairweather](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/5ec496d181c8) (2025-04-08, 36 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/99480835/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-2-6%2F396107473-44100-2-7e011b8bac6ac.mp3 - [Philippe Sands](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/fa64e80a60dd) (2025-04-01, 63 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/100670637/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-3-1%2F40564164-e468-e88d-e531-c66a01fc27bf.mp3 - [Hallie Rubenhold](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/5df25ce1595d) (2025-03-25, 35 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/99254493/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-2-2%2F395830317-44100-2-2d13c397a99d1.mp3 - [Michael Morpurgo](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/cc58c527ce62) (2025-03-19, 43 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/99121095/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-1-27%2F395655614-44100-2-12954fe4b3e98.mp3 - [Jessie Burton](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/eb119120c419) (2025-03-12, 23 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/99502896/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-2-12%2F396435004-44100-2-59b778d894b5b.mp3 - [Natasha Brown](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1374190347/1c0933ae2e7b) (2025-03-10, 22 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/3734fbc/podcast/play/98450569/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-1-13%2F394818823-44100-2-d61a1e0a73927.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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