The Waterstones Podcast
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Elif Shafak
Oct 13, 2026
30m 20s
Louise Kennedy
Sep 29, 2026
24m 44s
Ann Patchett
Sep 14, 2026
27m 11s
Xand van Tulleken
Sep 9, 2026
41m 05s
Rebecca F. Kuang returns!
Sep 7, 2026
25m 38s
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- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Books#517K to 105K
- 🇺🇸United States · BooksHOME#1952.6K to 16K
- 🇦🇺Australia · Books#80488 to 3.0K
- 🇨🇦Canada · Books#120324 to 2.0K
- 🇳🇱Netherlands · Books#60320 to 2.0K
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22K to 137K🎙 ~2x weekly·199 episodes·Last published 5d ago - Monthly Reach
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44K to 275K🇬🇧76%🇺🇸12%🇦🇺2%+6 more - Active Followers
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18K to 110K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/13/26 |  Elif Shafak | Taking inspiration from the life of Gustave Flaubert, the new novel from Elif Shafak flips expectations by giving voice to the women who shaped him. In an inspiring conversation about creativity in times of crisis and conflict, we spoke with her about her views on the nature of time, marrying Eastern and Western literature and whether she has found an answer to the question that prompted this new book. | 30m 20s | ||||||
| 9/29/26 |  Louise Kennedy | Louise Kennedy has followed her Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize-nominated Trespasses with another brilliant novel, Stations, which follows the trajectories of two teenage friends as they leave '80s Ireland for London. We sat down with her to talk about her own journey, why escape is so difficult and creating characters for readers to take to their hearts. | 24m 44s | ||||||
| 9/14/26 |  Ann Patchett | After losing her best friend, Ann Patchett poured all that love into her new novel, Whistler. Bringing platonic love to the fore, alongside the unearthing of the past and a reckoning with our own mortality; we sat down to speak with her about what it means to love and to lose, what she's learned as a bookseller about reading and why the most important thing for any writer is getting your posture right. | 27m 11s | ||||||
| 9/9/26 | wellnesssupplements+3 | Xand van Tulleken | Make Me Well | UK | supplementsblood-testing+3 | — | 41m 05s | ||
| 9/7/26 | personal narrativelinguistic relativity+4 | Rebecca F. Kuang | YaleChinese language | Taipei | Rebecca F. KuangTaipei+5 | — | 25m 38s | ||
| 9/1/26 | historical fictioncrime+4 | Kate Atkinson | Festival of Britain | — | Kate Atkinsonhistorical detail+4 | — | 25m 59s | ||
| 8/25/26 | Waterstones Debut Fiction Prizehistorical fiction+3 | Rebecca Perry | WaterstonesMay We Feed The King | — | Rebecca PerryWaterstones Debut Fiction Prize+4 | — | 23m 28s | ||
| 8/20/26 | masculinityjournalism+4 | Jon Ronson | — | — | Jon Ronsonmasculinity+5 | — | 34m 24s | ||
| 7/1/26 | HeartstopperAlice Oseman+3 | Alice Oseman | NetflixHeartstopper+1 | — | Alice OsemanHeartstopper+3 | — | 25m 49s | ||
| 6/23/26 | charm novelsromance+3 | Andrew Sean Greer | Less | Villa CocoTuscany | Andrew Sean GreerLess+5 | — | 17m 36s | ||
| 6/18/26 | debut fictionliterary prize+3 | — | Waterstones | — | Waterstonesdebut fiction+3 | — | 1h 12m 16s | ||
| 6/9/26 | lovewriting+3 | Lily King | Heart The Lover's | — | Lily KingHeart The Lover's+3 | — | 24m 22s | ||
| 6/8/26 | literatureauthor interview+3 | Elizabeth Strout | Olive KitteridgeLucy Barton | MaineMassachusetts | Elizabeth StroutOlive Kitteridge+6 | — | 18m 35s | ||
| 6/3/26 | George Michaelmusic artistry+3 | Sathnam Sanghera | — | — | George MichaelSathnam Sanghera+4 | — | 25m 04s | ||
| 6/1/26 | Maggie O'FarrellHamnet+5 | Maggie O'Farrell | HamnetLand | Ireland | Maggie O'FarrellHamnet+5 | — | 24m 33s | ||
| 5/22/26 | griefliterature+4 | Siri Hustvedt | — | — | Siri HustvedtPaul Auster+5 | — | 26m 00s | ||
| 5/19/26 | Booker Prizefamily dynamics+3 | Douglas Stuart | Shuggie Bain | Isle of HarrisGlasgow | Douglas StuartShuggie Bain+5 | — | 25m 36s | ||
| 5/6/26 | artbirds+5 | Jackie MorrisRobert Macfarlane | The Lost WordsThe Lost Spells+1 | — | Jackie MorrisRobert Macfarlane+7 | — | 36m 16s | ||
| 4/7/26 | investigative reportingtrue crime+3 | Patrick Radden Keefe | Say NothingEmpire of Pain+1 | — | Patrick Radden KeefeZac Brettler+3 | — | 33m 30s | ||
| 3/17/26 | children's literaturepicture books+3 | — | Waterstones | — | Waterstones Children's Book Prizepicture books+3 | — | 1h 00m 22s | ||
| 3/10/26 | RasputinRomanov dynasty+3 | Antony Beevor | Waterstones | — | RasputinAntony Beevor+3 | — | 27m 06s | ||
| 2/17/26 | life and deathcomfort at the end of life+3 | George Saunders | — | — | George SaundersVigil+4 | — | 22m 57s | ||
| 1/20/26 | fictionwriting+3 | Julian Barnes | Departure(s) | — | Julian BarnesDeparture(s)+4 | — | 20m 52s | ||
| 12/9/25 | managementpersonal values+3 | Gareth Southgate | — | — | Gareth Southgatemanagement+4 | — | 25m 57s | ||
| 12/3/25 | Winterfestivals+3 | Val McDermid | — | — | Val McDermidWinter+4 | — | 21m 11s | ||
| 12/1/25 | mortalitycreativity+3 | Salman Rushdie | — | — | Salman Rushdiefiction+3 | — | 17m 26s | ||
| 10/30/25 | author interviewnew book release+3 | R.F. Kuang | KatabasisBabel+4 | — | R.F. KuangSamantha Shannon+5 | — | 1h 01m 48s | ||
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Chart history for The Waterstones Podcast
Peaked at #5 in United Kingdom, top 10 in 1 of 31 tracked markets, currently #5 in United Kingdom.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| PE | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| PE | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #45 | #45 | — |
| PL | — | #46 | #46 | — |
| Ireland | — | #52 | #52 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #60 | #60 | — |
| RO | — | #74 | #74 | — |
| Denmark | — | #76 | #76 | — |
| Australia | — | #80 | #80 | — |
| IS | — | #81 | #81 | — |
| NG | — | #82 | #82 | — |
| GR | — | #95 | #95 | — |
| PL | — | #111 | #111 | — |
| SA | — | #112 | #112 | — |
| Canada | — | #120 | #120 | — |
| Ireland | — | #120 | #120 | — |
| South Africa | — | #123 | #123 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #129 | #129 | — |
Chart Positions
31 placements across 22 markets.
Chart Positions
31 placements across 22 markets.