The Bookseller Podcast

Hosted by acclaimed author Cathy Rentzenbrink, the fifteenth edition of The Bookseller Podcast features Alice O’Keeffe, Caroline Sanderson and Philip Jones discussing all of this month’s book news and reviews – from Simon Cowell to stonemasonry, via Scotland and Shakespeare.

This episode we also have an exciting interview with Hilary Mantel’s editor Nick Pearson of 4th Estate, chatting to Cathy about his relationship with Hilary and the eagerly awaited publication of The Mirror and the Light later this month.

In author interviews, Cathy and Pete Paphides reminisce about growing up in the 80s as they discuss his new memoir Broken Greek, while actor Robert Webb tells us about the challenges he faced writing his first fiction novel Come Again.

And playing us out – an extract from Hamnet written by Maggie O’Farrell and read by Daisy Donovan.

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Hosted by acclaimed author Cathy Rentzenbrink, the fourteenth edition of The Bookseller Podcast features Alice O’Keeffe, Caroline Sanderson and Philip Jones taking us on a world tour of book news and reviews for this month. We visit South Korea and the runaway success of Cho Nam-Joo’s international bestseller Kim Ji-young, Born 1982; we explore Siberia and the Balkans in two terrifically transporting travel books; and we cross the Atlantic to the US-Mexico border where American Dirt is bringing a difficult conversation to the heart of the publishing industry.

In author interviews, Cathy chats to Kiran Millwood Hargrave about her first novel for adults, The Mercies, a dark and chilling tale set on a remote island in 17th century Norway. We also hear from Lennie Goodings, whose book A Bite of the Apple covers 40 years of publishing and feminism in the heart of Soho.

And playing us out – an extract from Actress written and read by Anne Enright.

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Hosted by acclaimed author Cathy Rentzenbrink, the thirteenth edition of The Bookseller Podcast looks ahead to the big books of 2020, with Philip Jones, Alice O’Keeffe and Caroline Sanderson sharing what they’re most looking forward to over the coming months.

Cathy chats to poet/crime writer Sophie Hannah about her latest thriller Haven’t They Grown, and interviews debut author Deepa Anappara about the real-life inspiration behind her novel Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line.

And playing us out – an extract from Miss Austen written by Gill Hornby and read by Juliet Stevenson.

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Hosted by acclaimed author Cathy Rentzenbrink, the twelfth edition of The Bookseller Podcast features our very own Philip Jones, Alice O’Keeffe and Caroline Sanderson in a 2019 round-up. Cathy asks an impossible question – what was your favourite book of the year? – and the hosts share what books they would like to see underneath the Christmas tree…

Cathy interviews not one but two of this year’s award-winning novelists: Bernardine Evaristo, winner of the 2019 Booker Prize with Girl, Woman, Other; and Nina Stibbe, author of Reasons to be Cheerful and winner of this year’s Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction.

In this month’s Meet the Indie section Nigel chats to Andy Rossiter from Rossiter Books in Ross-on-Wye.

This month on Bookgig there’s a City Focus on Edinburgh, highlighting events with authors such as Erin Morgenstern and Nigel Slater taking place in the Scottish capital.

And playing us out – an extract from The Beast of Buckingham Palace written and read by David Walliams.

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In this month’s Meet the Indie section Nigel chats to Patrick Neale at the Jaffé and Neale bookshop in Stow-on-the-Wold.

An interview with writer and podcaster Derek Owusu. Derek chats to Cathy about his early love of classic literature, his own struggles with mental health and creating his novel-in-verse That Reminds Me.

Hosted by acclaimed author Cathy Rentzenbrink, the eleventh edition of The Bookseller Podcast features an interview with Derek Owusu, host of the award-winning Mostly Lit podcast and author of novel-in-verse That Reminds Me.

The Bookseller’s Alice O’Keeffe and Tom Tivnan talk about their favourite books being released this month, including some of the standout titles of the year.

In this month’s Meet the Indie section Nigel chats to Patrick Neale at the Jaffé and Neale bookshop in Stow-on-the-Wold.

This month on Bookgig there’s a City Focus on Edinburgh, highlighting events with authors such as Erin Morgenstern and Nigel Slater taking place in the Scottish capital.

And playing us out – an extract from Be My Guest written and read by Priya Basil.

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In our new section we meet Helen Stanton from Forum Books, located in the picturesque village of Corbridge in Northumberland. Helen talks to Nigel about the shop, the area, and the books that she recommends.

Teacher turned novelist Okechukwu Nzelu discusses his debut title The Private Joys of Mnenna Maloney, his own coming of age in the story’s Manchester setting and the difficulties we can encounter when it comes to family communication.

An interview with author Andrew Michael Hurley, whose debut novel The Loney won the Nibbie for Book of the Year in 2016. Andrew chats to Cathy about his soon-to-be released third novel Starve Acre, a Gothic tale of grief and loss set against the haunting backdrop of the Yorkshire moors.