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Estimated from 18 chart positions in 18 markets.
By chart position
- 🇬🇧GB · Books#15300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · Books#1515K to 30K
- 🇺🇸US · Books#1975K to 30K
- 🇳🇱NL · Books#3630K to 100K
- 🇸🇪SE · Books#1831K to 10K
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
206K to 701K🎙 ~2x weekly·186 episodes·Last published yesterday - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
411K to 1.4M🇬🇧71%🇳🇱7%🇭🇺7%+15 more - Active Followers
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164K to 561K
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Andrew Sean Greer
Jun 23, 2026
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Meet the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2026 Shortlist Authors
Jun 18, 2026
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Lily King
Jun 9, 2026
24m 22s
Elizabeth Strout
Jun 8, 2026
18m 35s
Sathnam Sanghera
Jun 3, 2026
25m 04s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/23/26 | ![]() Andrew Sean Greer | Andrew Sean Greer writes the kind of novels that you want to press into others' hands when what they need is a book filled with charm, comedy and a sense of romance. After the trials of his hapless author Arthur Less in his eponymous Pulitzer Prize-winning Less, Greer’s latest novel transports us to Villa Coco in Tuscany for a summer we will never forget. We sat down to speak with him about how to create a ‘charm novel’, the real-life inspiration behind his fiction and the deeper meaning that lies underneath even the funniest moments. | — | ||||||
| 6/18/26 | ![]() Meet the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2026 Shortlist Authors | The Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize Shortlist is here and it's time to meet the class of 2026. With books that take us from modern America to medieval Europe, from magical realism to modern satire, from private lives to open houses - these are the writers that have most excited our experience booksellers and we can't wait for you to discover your own favourite. Join us for a freewheeling conversation about technique, tenacity and turning inspiration into something tangible. | — | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | ![]() Lily King✨ | lovewriting+3 | Lily King | Heart The Lover's | — | Lily KingHeart The Lover's+3 | — | 24m 22s | |
| 6/8/26 | ![]() Elizabeth Strout✨ | literatureauthor interview+3 | Elizabeth Strout | Olive KitteridgeLucy Barton | MaineMassachusetts | Elizabeth StroutOlive Kitteridge+6 | — | 18m 35s | |
| 6/3/26 | ![]() Sathnam Sanghera✨ | George Michaelmusic artistry+3 | Sathnam Sanghera | — | — | George MichaelSathnam Sanghera+4 | — | 25m 04s | |
| 6/1/26 | ![]() Maggie O'Farrell✨ | Maggie O'FarrellHamnet+5 | Maggie O'Farrell | HamnetLand | Ireland | Maggie O'FarrellHamnet+5 | — | 24m 33s | |
| 5/22/26 | ![]() Siri Hustvedt✨ | griefliterature+4 | Siri Hustvedt | — | — | Siri HustvedtPaul Auster+5 | — | 26m 00s | |
| 5/19/26 | ![]() Douglas Stuart✨ | Booker Prizefamily dynamics+3 | Douglas Stuart | Shuggie Bain | Isle of HarrisGlasgow | Douglas StuartShuggie Bain+5 | — | 25m 36s | |
| 5/6/26 | ![]() Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane✨ | artbirds+5 | Jackie MorrisRobert Macfarlane | The Lost WordsThe Lost Spells+1 | — | Jackie MorrisRobert Macfarlane+7 | — | 36m 16s | |
| 4/7/26 | ![]() Patrick Radden Keefe✨ | investigative reportingtrue crime+3 | Patrick Radden Keefe | Say NothingEmpire of Pain+1 | — | Patrick Radden KeefeZac Brettler+3 | — | 33m 30s | |
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| 3/17/26 | ![]() Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2026✨ | children's literaturepicture books+3 | — | Waterstones | — | Waterstones Children's Book Prizepicture books+3 | — | 1h 00m 22s | |
| 3/10/26 | ![]() Antony Beevor✨ | RasputinRomanov dynasty+3 | Antony Beevor | Waterstones | — | RasputinAntony Beevor+3 | — | 27m 06s | |
| 2/17/26 | ![]() George Saunders✨ | life and deathcomfort at the end of life+3 | George Saunders | — | — | George SaundersVigil+4 | — | 22m 57s | |
| 1/20/26 | ![]() Julian Barnes✨ | fictionwriting+3 | Julian Barnes | Departure(s) | — | Julian BarnesDeparture(s)+4 | — | 20m 52s | |
| 12/9/25 | ![]() Gareth Southgate✨ | managementpersonal values+3 | Gareth Southgate | — | — | Gareth Southgatemanagement+4 | — | 25m 57s | |
| 12/3/25 | ![]() Val McDermid✨ | Winterfestivals+3 | Val McDermid | — | — | Val McDermidWinter+4 | — | 21m 11s | |
| 12/1/25 | ![]() Salman Rushdie✨ | mortalitycreativity+3 | Salman Rushdie | — | — | Salman Rushdiefiction+3 | — | 17m 26s | |
| 10/30/25 | ![]() RF Kuang in conversation with Samantha Shannon✨ | author interviewnew book release+3 | R.F. Kuang | KatabasisBabel+4 | — | R.F. KuangSamantha Shannon+5 | — | 1h 01m 48s | |
| 10/28/25 | ![]() Philip Pullman | 30 years after he introduced the world to Lyra Belacqua, Philip Pullman launched the final volume in his Book of Dust series: The Rose Field. Just ahead of that event we sat down to speak with him about his feelings on finishing this epic writing task, the importance of imagination, and what he might turn to next as a storyteller. | — | ||||||
| 10/27/25 | ![]() Malala Yousafzai | From the moment she began her education at Oxford University, Malala Yousafzai was aware how hard it would be for her to enjoy a normal student experience. But as we discover from her new memoir and from our fascinating conversation with her about it, she was determined, for once, to throw herself fully into life at university. From clubs to dances, missed deadlines to lockdown, heartbreak to happiness - she shares with great honesty the many ways in which she forged her own path in life. | — | ||||||
| 10/21/25 | ![]() Kathy Burke | From her childhood in Islington to the red carpet at Cannes, Kathy Burke has always spoken her mind, and that strength and independence of thought is on every page of her memoir, A Mind of My Own. We sat down to speak with her about those early days in London, how they have informed her whole life, and what have been her guiding principles through it all. | — | ||||||
| 9/16/25 | ![]() Ian McEwan | Ian McEwan's masterful new novel is a piece of speculative fiction that shows a radically altered UK on the other side of climate catastrophe and global warfare. But it centres on two academics reaching back into the past to uncover the secrets behind a poem performed only once and lost to history. We spoke with him about the novel's big themes, its human focus and how to bring past and future together in the present moment. | — | ||||||
| 9/12/25 | ![]() Samantha Shannon | With the arrival of Among the Burning Flowers, the majestic prequel to her classic fantasy, The Priory of the Orange Tree, we sat down with Samantha Shannon to talk about prequels, sequels, reading order, star signs, big themes, tiny books and so much more. | — | ||||||
| 9/2/25 | ![]() Mick Herron | Back in 2017, we made Slow Horses by Mick Herron our Thriller of the Month in August and a whole host of readers found their new obsession. Now, 15 years on from its first publication, we sat down with the author of 9 novels and 5 novellas in the series to discover how it all began, what he thinks are the most important elements of his writing and where his cast of sidelined spooks find themselves in the new novel, Clown Town. | — | ||||||
| 8/27/25 | ![]() A. F. Steadman The Waterstones Interview | We sat down with the phenomenal A. F. Steadman to discuss all things Skandar, including emergency sandwiches, superfan events and reading for pleasure as we celebrate the heart-pounding conclusion to the iconic children's fantasy series, as Skandar and his unicorn rider friends face their deadliest ever challenge and most dangerous foe... | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
25 placements across 18 markets.
Chart Positions
25 placements across 18 markets.

























