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Estimated from 2 chart positions in 2 markets.
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- 🇬🇧GB · Books#5330K to 100K
- 🇨🇦CA · Books#1545K to 30K
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18K to 65K🎙 Weekly cadence·83 episodes·Last published 4mo ago - Monthly Reach
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35K to 130K🇬🇧77%🇨🇦23% - Active Followers
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11K to 39K
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S8E08 - Special episode - Running our mouths LIVE at Waterstones
Jan 20, 2026
54m 12s
S8E07 - With special guest Stacey Halls
Nov 14, 2025
45m 27s
S8E06 - Two announcements and work/life balance
Sep 24, 2025
24m 56s
S8E05 - With special guest Sophie Hannah
Jul 30, 2025
1h 36m 11s
S8E04 - With special guest, foreign rights agent Tanja Goossens
Jun 5, 2025
45m 56s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/20/26 | S8E08 - Special episode - Running our mouths LIVE at Waterstones✨ | live recordingauthor interview+3 | — | — | Bluewater Waterstones | live podcastauthor interview+3 | — | 54m 12s | |
| 11/14/25 | S8E07 - With special guest Stacey Halls | Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon chat to award winning, bestselling historical fiction author, Stacey Halls about getting published, finding ideas through research and getting the words down. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 45m 27s | ||||||
| 9/24/25 | S8E06 - Two announcements and work/life balance | Holly Seddon and Gillian McAllister discuss two upcoming things:Holly's book is out now, and you can buy it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/59-Minutes-unmissable-heart-wrenching-thriller/dp/1398709492They are doing an event TOGETHER at Waterstones Bluewater. Tickets here: https://www.waterstones.com/events/honest-authors-podcast-live-recording/bluewaterIf you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 24m 56s | ||||||
| 7/30/25 | S8E05 - With special guest Sophie Hannah | Bestselling authors Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon talk to Sophie Hannah, not only a superstar author but the founder and coach of Dream Author Coaching. Sophie is full of practical and inspiring advice for being resilient, optimistic and successful.If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 1h 36m 11s | ||||||
| 6/5/25 | S8E04 - With special guest, foreign rights agent Tanja Goossens | Bestselling thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon talk to brilliant Curtis Brown foreign rights agent, Tanja Goossens, about what foreign publishers are looking for, how the whole foreign rights side of publishing works and what really happens at book fairs. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 45m 56s | ||||||
| 1/17/25 | S8E03 - With special guest Erin Kelly | In a festive episode that - true to tradition is going out in mid-January - bestselling thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon catch up about our own writing, plus we talk to the brilliant Erin Kelly about getting (and staying) published, trends and lessons learned.If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 1h 17m 30s | ||||||
| 11/13/24 | S8E02 - With special guest Liane Moriarty | Novelists Liane Moriarty, Gilly McAllister and Holly Seddon talk work/life balance, coming up with fresh ideas, meeting readers, fate, parenting and a whole bunch of other extremely relatable things. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 1h 07m 50s | ||||||
| 10/2/24 | S8E01 - We're BACK! And we have Blake Crouch with us. | Thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon grill Blake Crouch about his journey to publication, getting adapted, becoming a showrunner and coming up with new ideas. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 49m 54s | ||||||
| 4/23/24 | S7E05 - We answer listener questions! | Bestselling thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon answer a whole heap of quick fire listener questions on plotting, writers' block, the publishing industry, making a living as an author and more!If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 34m 56s | ||||||
| 3/6/24 | S7E04 - Our Achilles Heels, plus chat about reviews | Bestselling thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon chat Achilles heels, reviews and Mastermind specialist subjects, and - what we don't talk about - why our voices are so husky and coldy.If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 30m 09s | ||||||
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| 1/19/24 | S7E03 - Our incredibly late new year episode | In keeping with all the preceding years, the Honest Authors Christmas and New Year episode is dropping late. Bestselling thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon talk hopes, fears, and book prices.If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 57m 59s | ||||||
| 11/7/23 | S7E02 - With special guest Mhairi McFarlane | Bestselling writers Gillian McAllister, Holly Seddon and Mhairi McFarlane chat about getting started, coming up with fresh ideas, bad reviews and Archilles heals.If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 49m 54s | ||||||
| 9/5/23 | S7E01 - We're back! And we have Linwood Barclay with us | Gillian and Holly are back, talking about their years, fears and Archilles heals. PLUS in-depth interview with Linwood Barclay on how he keeps writing super hooky bangers, year on year.If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 1h 10m 04s | ||||||
| 11/8/22 | S6E08 - Season finale PLUS we answer your probing questions | Before signing off for maternity leave, Gilly and Holly talk future plans and answer your questions. *Some slightly rude chat so wait until your kids aren't listening*If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 47m 33s | ||||||
| 10/11/22 | S6E07 - How Alex Michaelides writes a novel | Multi-million selling author of The Silent Patient and The Maidens, Alex Michaelides, talks process, sudden bestsellerdom and finding renewed joy in writing.If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 1h 22m 18s | ||||||
| 8/3/22 | S6E06 - How Clare Mackintosh writes a novel | Clare Mackintosh talks us through precisely how she writes her international bestsellers, from idea to planning to writing to rewriting until it's a 10/10 novel.If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 55m 53s | ||||||
| 7/5/22 | S6E05 - How Lisa Jewell writes a novel | The Honest Authors interview the incomparable Lisa Jewell about how she writes a novel, from idea to delivery.If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 42m 00s | ||||||
| 3/22/22 | S6E04 - How WE write our novels | The Honest Authors interview each other about how we write a novel - from the germ of an idea to hanging the manuscript in to our editors.If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 1h 06m 56s | ||||||
| 2/15/22 | S6E03 - How Jill Mansell writes a novel | Gilly and Holly talk to Sunday Times bestseller of over 30 books, Jill Mansell, about how she writes her novels...If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 1h 09m 12s | ||||||
| 1/24/22 | S6E02 - End of Year Review | The Honest Authors discuss their 2021 in review, and look forward to 2022.If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 42m 50s | ||||||
| 11/23/21 | S6E01 - How Giovanna Fletcher writes a novel | If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 1h 12m 06s | ||||||
| 8/10/21 | The Honest Authors' Podcast S5E10 - Season finale! With big news from Gilly and Holly. | The Honest Authors both have big news, plus listener questions answered on money and agent submission. Warning: a few swearwords so don't listen with your kids...If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 32m 58s | ||||||
| 6/29/21 | The Honest Authors' Podcast S5E09 - With Jane Fallon and Lindsey Kelk | The Honest Authors talk finding fresh ideas, giving readers what they want and writing through these weird times with fascinating and funny veteran writers, Jane Fallon and Lindsey Kelk. PLUS some quick fire listener questions.If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 51m 59s | ||||||
| 5/11/21 | The Honest Authors' Podcast S5E08 - With special guest Tim Weaver | Tim Weaver is on the podcast talking standalone novels, keeping a series fresh and how success is not always linear.If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 1h 08m 14s | ||||||
| 3/30/21 | The Honest Authors' Podcast S5E07 - Redrafts, professional jealousy and finding time to write | Gilly and Holly talk about redrafting, how long it takes to write a book, dealing with professional jealousy and finding time (and space) to write.If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | 33m 03s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
3 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
3 placements across 2 markets.