Explore every episode of the podcast The Portobello Bookshop Podcast
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Bookseller Chats: Autumn Recommendations with Elise, Zoë, and Faye | 31 Aug 2026 | 00:33:09 | |
Check out the first of our Bookseller Chats! Elise, Zoë, and Faye discuss what Autumn means for the publishing industry and the books they think everyone should be looking out for in the coming months. To check out our upcoming events and learn more about the bookshop, find our website here or follow us @portybooks across social platforms. We hope you enjoy the conversation! __________ Books mentioned in this episode: - Bad Words by Ríoghnach Robinson - Out There by William Keohane - American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee - event on Fri 23rd Oct - Taipei Story by Rebecca F. Kuang - event on Tues 15th Sep - Partita by Barbara Kingsolver - As You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky Chambers - event on Wed 21st Oct - We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman - End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor - Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel - Hollywood, Ending by John Green - Peck and Peck by Bonnie Garmus - Music Against the Night by Yiyun Li - event on Mon 26th Oct - A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J. Maas - A Court of Forgotten Melody by Sarah J. Maas - Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros - The Sixth Faction by Veronica Roth - In One Brief Moment All Eternity by Elif Shafak - The Disappearers by Marlon James - event on Mon 21st Sep | |||
| Kiran Millwood Hargrave on Almost Life with Rachel Ashenden | 28 Aug 2026 | 00:56:47 | |
This episode comes from our recent event with Kiran Millwood Hargrave for her latest novel Almost Life. Hargrave is the bestselling author of books including The Mercies and The Dance Tree, and we were so thrilled to welcome her to the shop for this one. Almost Life follows Erica and Laure from their meeting in Paris in 1978 across decades and continents, life changes, regrets, longing, and so much love. Hargrave was in conversation with culture writer Rachel Ashenden for a heartfelt and hilarious discussion of sapphic yearning, coming out to your mum, and the joy of writing a novel like this one. To find out more about us, check out our website at https://www.theportobellobookshop.com/ or follow us across social platforms @portybooks. We hope you enjoy! | |||
| George Saunders on Vigil with Heather Parry | 21 Aug 2026 | 00:57:30 | |
For our first full length episode, we are delighted to share a conversation with literary legend George Saunders on his most recent novel Vigil. You might know Saunders from one of his 13 bestselling books, including his 2017 Booker Prize winning debut novel Lincoln in the Bardo. Saunders was in conversation with Glasgow based writer and editor Heather Parry. To check out our upcoming events and learn more about the shop, find our website here or follow us @portybooks across social platforms. We hope you enjoy the conversation! | |||
| Introducing The Portobello Bookshop Podcast | 21 Aug 2026 | 00:08:31 | |
Welcome all book lovers, we're so excited to officially launch this podcast! A very long time in the making, we can't wait to start sharing our favourite author conversations, bookseller recommendations, podcast exclusive interviews, and much more. Our events team, Euan and Elise, kick things off with a quick episode to discuss more about our bookshop, the podcast, and what you can expect to see in the coming episodes. To find out more about our shop and events programme, check out our website at https://www.theportobellobookshop.com/. You can also follow us across social platforms @portybooks. We hope you enjoy! | |||