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Edmund Richardson - Baillie Gifford Prize-winner 2026
Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction 2026, Edmund Richardson came in to speak with us about his quest to better understand one of the most elusive figures from ancient history: Alexander the Great. From his childhood obsessio
Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle MacLachlan is an actor with such range that everyone seems to know him from a different piece of work. From his debut in Dune, to iconic roles in Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, Sex and the City and Desperate Housewives, he's always seemed to
Judi Dench: an encore!
The only thing better than talking to Judi Dench about her career in acting is to talk to her a SECOND time! We were delighted to be invited back to her home for a conversation alongside Brendan O'Hea about her work on stage, TV and film, a
Elif Shafak
Taking inspiration from the life of Gustave Flaubert, the new novel from Elif Shafak (https://www.waterstones.com/author/elif-shafak/34678) flips expectations by giving voice to the women who shaped him. In an inspiring conversation about c
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 t
Ann Patchett
After losing her best friend, Ann Patchett (https://www.waterstones.com/author/ann-patchett/139805) poured all that love into her new novel, Whistler. Bringing platonic love to the fore, alongside the unearthing of the past and a reckoning
Xand van Tulleken
50% of people in the UK take supplements and the consumer blood-testing industry is now a $128 billion business. But does any of it work? In an increasingly confusing world Xand van Tulleken wanted to cut through the noise to sort fact from
Rebecca F. Kuang returns!
In her most personal novel yet, Rebecca F. Kuang (https://www.waterstones.com/author/r-f-kuang/4030771) transports readers to Taipei, where Yale student Lily is working on her Chinese language to better connect with her Chinese family, only
Kate Atkinson
Kate Atkinson (https://www.waterstones.com/author/kate-atkinson/58821)'s latest novel beautifully combines her skills in historical detail and crime caper plotting for a story which assembles a motley crew of misfits attempting to curate 19
Rebecca Perry
Join us as we celebrate Rebecca Perry as the author of this year's Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize-winner, May We Feed The King. Over a glass of bubbly, we discuss the connections between her curator character and the art of writing, playin
Jon Ronson
Jon Ronson (https://www.waterstones.com/author/jon-ronson/329057)'s latest journalistic adventure begins with a series of text messages from his son which then leads to an odyssey from reality TV, to influencers, to America's disenfranchise
Alice Oseman
When Alice Oseman (https://www.waterstones.com/author/alice-oseman/451677) created the first volume of Heartstopper on her own, she couldn’t have foreseen what a phenomenon it would become. As the final volume hits shelves and the Netflix a
Andrew Sean Greer
Andrew Sean Greer (https://www.waterstones.com/books/search/term/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 th
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
Lily King
Through her writing about love, Lily King has made readers care deeply about her characters and what life does to them. A year on from Heart The Lover's publication and after a month as our fiction pick, we finally got to sit down with Lily
Elizabeth Strout
Having captivated readers with the eponymous Olive Kitteridge and Lucy Barton , Elizabeth Strout has moved down the coast from Maine to Massachusetts for her latest novel, and a new character for readers to meet. We sat down to speak with h
Sathnam Sanghera
George Michael managed to be both enigmatic and to share some of the most personal details about his life but superfan Sathnam Sanghera has looked a little closer to really appreciate the artistry and importance of one of pop's most endurin
Maggie O'Farrell
Following the phenomenal success of Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell (https://www.waterstones.com/author/maggie-ofarrell/118137) returns with Land, an epic novel of upheaval and loss beginning in 19th century Ireland, with its roots in Maggie's own
Siri Hustvedt
When Siri Hustvedt (https://www.waterstones.com/author/siri-hustvedt/208870)lost her husband, Paul Auster, to cancer, her immediate instinct was to write. This, in fact, has always been her instinct and the resulting book, Ghost Stories, is
Douglas Stuart
When Douglas Stuart (https://www.waterstones.com/author/douglas-stuart/187845) won the Booker Prize with his debut, Shuggie Bain, it announced the arrival of a distinctive new voice in fiction. Now, after two novels set in his native Glasgo
Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane
Artist Jackie Morris and writer Robert Macfarlane have already blessed us with The Lost Words and The Lost Spells and their third project together is a field guide like no other. The Book of Birds asks us to really look and listen to a sele
Patrick Radden Keefe
The investigative reporting of Patrick Radden Keefe (https://www.waterstones.com/author/patrick-radden-keefe/2222320) has already given us non-fiction classics like Say Nothing and Empire of Pain. In London Falling, he turns his eye to the
Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2026
For the first time ever, the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize assembles our shortlisted authors and illustrators for a special interview in which we discover more about the joy of picture books, the nature of world building, and how they i
Antony Beevor
The legends surrounding the figure of Rasputin are so well-trodden we may think we know the story, but how did a man born as a peasant come to find himself within the Tsar’s inner circle and how instrumental was he in the downfall of the Ro
George Saunders
Booker Prize-winner George Saunders (https://www.waterstones.com/author/george-saunders/104043) takes us back to that space between life and death in his new novel, Vigil, leading to a fruitful conversation about providing comfort at the en
Julian Barnes
Booker Prize-winner Julian Barnes (https://www.waterstones.com/author/julian-barnes/165424)has a bibliography that would keep a reader happy for many months, even years, but with mention that his latest book, Departure(s), might be his last
Gareth Southgate
From the discipline he learnt from his grandfather and the integrity from his parents, to the lessons learned from everything from inflatable unicorns to crucial penalties, Gareth Southgate's approach to management has lessons for us all. W
Val McDermid
Continuing the seasonal series after Michael Morpurgo’s Spring, Val McDermid (https://www.waterstones.com/author/val-mcdermid/9459) turns from crime to Winter, with its festivals, rituals and new year drive to achieve. We sat down with her
Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie (https://www.waterstones.com/author/salman-rushdie/85331)’s return to fiction sees him sharing a collection of stories which look at the questions that await us all at the end of our lives. We spoke with him about mortality,
RF Kuang in conversation with Samantha Shannon
Join us for what promises to be an unmissable evening with bestselling author R.F. Kuang, as we celebrate the publication of her much-anticipated new novel, Katabasis.The internationally bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface returns wi
