BlabbingWithBooksellers

Blabbing with Booksellers - a Waterstones Brighton Podcast.

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Meet the Booksellers of Brighton Waterstones as we chat about our favourite books, authors and unique passions for reading. Hosted by fantasy-fan Phil, we'll be chatting everything from Fiction, Classics, Non-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror as well as Manga and Graphic Novels and even just waxing lyrical about authors we love. We also hope to chat to visiting authors, discuss upcoming events and generally nerd out together about our love of all things bookish!

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Episode 5: Sunyi Dean - The Book Eaters, The Girl With A Thousand Faces, and more! 07.07.2026 40:11

I was over the moon to be joined by Sunyi Dean, author of The Book Eaters and the fantastic new title; The Girl With A Thousand Faces. Join us as we chat about Sunyi's journey as an author, take a closer look at both of her full length novels with some wonderful insight into her creative process, cultural influences and narrative structure. Sunyi's Book Recommendations: Harbour Of Hungry Ghosts -...

Episode 4: Meet Steve - Sci-Fi, Space, Kid's Books and more! 23.06.2026 46:35

In this episode we meet Steve, a senior bookseller who works primarily on the Children's floor of our store. He's a space-obsessed, Sci-Fi enthusiast who loves to learn and inspire young readers through humour, imagination and fun. A really lovely episode. There's something here for everyone. Books discussed: Don't Trust Fish - Neil Sharpton The Lost Robot - Joe Todd-Stanton Butterfly Garden - Har...

Episode 3: Kim Curran 09.06.2026 52:28

I was absolutely delighted to be joined by Irish Times Best Selling Author Kim Curran this week. I adored both The Morrigan and Brigid, both of which are steeped in Irish folklore and mythology, using Kim's unique voice to tell the stories of two of the most incredible women of Western mythology and history. Join us as we chat all about Kim's journey into writing, her exploration of different genr...

Episode 2: Meet Rich - Horror, horror and more horror! 26.05.2026 41:54

In this episode I'm joined by Rich, one of our managers at the Brighton store. Anyone that follows our social media channels will be familiar with Rich's top tier Horror recommendations. An avid reader, passionate bookseller and all-round great guy, this was a real treat of a chat. Books mentioned: J.R.R Tolkien - The Hobbit Stephen King - Carrie/Pet Semetary Caroline Bicks - Monsters In The Archi...

Episode 1: Meet Sam - Events, Lit Fic and more. 12.05.2026 32:22

For our first ever episode, I was thrilled to be joined by the lovely Sam. Sam works as the Head of Events at Waterstones Brighton as well as a bookseller on the shop floor. We chatted about life as an Events Manager, recent Lit Fic reads, a few all-time favourites and some upcoming releases Sam is excited about. Get ready to add to that TBR! Books Discussed: Melissa Auf Der Maur - Even The Good G...