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The Hatchards Podcast

Ryan Edgington

The Hatchards Podcast is a conversation show about books brought to you by England’s oldest bookshop. Featuring interviews with some of our favourite authors, bookish waffle, and the occasional glass of wine. Hosted by Ryan Edgington. Produced by Lily Woods and Matt Hennessey.

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August 25 · 42 min
Colson Whitehead on Cool Machine: Noir, New York, and Nothing Getting Better
On this episode, we’re joined by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead to discuss his latest novel, https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/cool-machine/colson-whitehead/9780349725673, the final entry in his epic crime series, The Harlem...
July 21 · 40 min
David Sedaris on The Land and Its People: AI, Americans Abroad, and the Absurdities of Being Human
On this episode, we’re joined by David Sedaris, one of the most celebrated modern essayists, to discuss his latest collection, https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/the-land-and-its-people-hatchards-signed-edition/david-sedaris/2001797015138, which has...
June 16 · 34 min
Kathryn Stockett on The Calamity Club: Sisterhood in the American South
On this episode, we're joined by author Kathryn Stockett to discuss her new novel, https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/the-calamity-club-hatchards-signed-edition/kathryn-stockett/2001797014391, which follows a group of remarkable women as they confront...
May 5 · 1 hr
Edward Chisholm on Murder in Paris ’68: Film Stars, French Presidents, and a Fatal Cover-Up
On this episode, we are joined by Edward Chisholm, author of our Non-Fiction https://www.hatchards.co.uk/highlights/books-of-the-month for May, https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/murder-in-paris-68/edward-chisholm/9781800962675 This gripping French...
April 7 · 38 min
Jean-Noël Orengo on You Are the Fuhrer's Unrequited Love
On this episode, we’re joined by the author of our Fiction Book of the Month for April, Jean-Noël Orengo, whose novel, intriguingly titled You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love, is an imagined portrait of the life and lies of Albert Speer, Hitler’s...
March 17 · 32 min
Antony Beevor on Rasputin and the Downfall of the Romanovs
On this episode, we're joined by Sir Antony Beevor, the bestselling military historian behind true classics of the genre like Stalingrad and The Second World War. His new book, https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/rasputin/antony-beevor/9781399642774, is...
February 17 · 47 min
Julian Sancton on Neptune’s Fortune: Castro, Cousteau, and a Billion-Pound Treasure
On this episode, we’re joined by Julian Sancton, the investigative journalist and author of Neptune’s Fortune, which brings us into the world of 20th-century treasure hunting and the search for a Spanish galleon containing over a billion pounds’ worth...
January 27 · 37 min
Tom Sachs on Frank Gehry, Guillotines, and ‘The Tom Sachs Guide’
On this episode, we’re joined by an art world institution –– the American sculptor, Tom Sachs. He joins us to discuss The Tom Sachs Guide, a visual retrospective of his work which aims to both contextualise and demystify his unique way of seeing the...
January 6 · 28 min
Maggie O’Farrell on Adapting ‘Hamnet’ for the Big Screen
On this episode, we’re joined by the novelist Maggie O’Farrell to discuss the new film adaptation of her 2020 novel https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/hamnet/maggie-ofarrell/9781472223821, which she co-wrote with the film’s Oscar-winning director, Chloé...
Nov 11, 2025 · 53 min
Katy Hessel on How to Live an Artful Life: Seasons, Sacrifice, and More of the ‘Story’
On this episode, we were joined by the writer, art historian, and host of The Great Women Artists podcast, Katy Hessel. Katy’s new book https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/how-to-live-an-artful-life/katy-hessel/9781529155204 is a collection of 366...
Nov 4, 2025 · 53 min
Olivia Laing on The Silver Book: Italy, Illusion, and Intransigence
On this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Olivia Laing to discuss their extraordinary new novel, https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/the-silver-book/olivia-laing/9780241783962, which has been selected as a...
Oct 21, 2025 · 47 min
Benjamin Myers on Jesus Christ Kinski: Berlin, Biography, and Bad Behaviour
On this episode, we were joined by Benjamin Myers, the prize-winning writer and journalist, to discuss his new novel https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/jesus-christ-kinski/benjamin-myers/9781526663429 It’s November 1971 in Berlin, and actor Klaus Kinski...
Sep 23, 2025 · 43 min
Lyse Doucet on The Finest Hotel in Kabul: Freedom and Frontline Journalism
On this episode, we had the privilege of sitting down with Lyse Doucet, the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent, to discuss her powerful new book https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/the-finest-hotel-in-kabul/lyse-doucet/9781529151022. Now nominated...
Aug 19, 2025 · 41 min
Roger Lewis on The Life and Death of Peter Sellers: Goons, Ghosts, and Destructive Genius
On this episode, we welcome back Roger Lewis, whose deeply researched and gleefully idiosyncratic biographies of British performing artists have come to constitute a genre all their own. Our subject is the book that began it all: his classic The Life...
Jun 24, 2025 · 45 min
Francesca Wade on Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife, the Avant-Garde, and Alice B. Toklas
On this episode, we were joined by Francesca Wade to discuss her groundbreaking new biography, Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife. This book paints a dual portrait of Gertrude Stein by dividing her story into two parts: her life and her afterlife. Doing...
May 20, 2025 · 44 min
Graydon Carter on When the Going Was Good: Velvet Ropes, Veritas, and Vanity Fair
On this episode, we're joined by legendary magazine editor Graydon Carter to discuss his memoir, When the Going Was Good, an intoxicating portrait of his 25-year reign as editor of Vanity Fair, and an extraordinary life shaped by curiosity, conflict...
Apr 29, 2025 · 54 min
Philippe Sands on 38 Londres Street: Pinochet, Prosecution, and a Nazi in Patagonia
On this episode, we're joined by author and international human rights barrister Philippe Sands to talk about his latest book, 38 Londres Street, a gripping exploration of justice, memory, and impunity through the intertwining stories of Chilean...
Apr 15, 2025 · 1 hr
Charlie Porter on Nova Scotia House: Relationships, Radicals, and Reclamation
On this episode, we’re joined by writer and fashion critic Charlie Porter to discuss our Fiction Book of the Month, Nova Scotia House—a powerful love story that summons a lost generation, set against the backdrop of the UK AIDS crisis and its...
Mar 18, 2025 · 49 min
Lola Kirke on Wild West Village: Fame, Family, and Finding Your Voice
On this episode, we were joined by Lola Kirke, the British-American actress and musician known for Mozart in the Jungle, Mistress America, and Gone Girl, who has written Wild West Village—a witty and moving essay collection described by Booklist as...
Feb 25, 2025 · 37 min
Laurent Binet on Perspectives: Michelangelo, Mannerism, and Murder
On this episode, we were joined by Laurent Binet, the Prix Goncourt-winning author of HHHH, to discuss his new novel, Perspectives—a murder mystery set in Renaissance Florence, where Giorgio Vasari (possibly the world’s first art critic) is tasked...

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