Podcasts
Stay in touch with the bookshop through The Shakespeare and Company Interview podcast. Hosted by S&Co Literary Director Adam Biles the show features conversations with internationally acclaimed authors, recorded live from the bookshop.
Overnight: Dan Richards on Sleep, Service, and the Secrets of the Small Hours
24 April 2025
In this episode, Adam Biles is joined by writer Dan Richards to talk about his new book Overnight, a deep dive into the world of the night and the people...
Solvej Balle on Time, Wonder, and Writing the Impossible
10 April 2025
In this episode celebrated Danish author Solvej Balle returns to the bookshop she once called home to discuss her monumental literary project On the Calculation of Volume. The novel’s protagonist...
Nobel Prizewinner Abdulrazak Gurnah on Theft, Love, and the Power of Fiction
27 March 2025
Nobel Prize-winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah sits down with Adam Biles in store to discuss his new novel, Theft. Their conversation delves into the intricate interplay between personal history and the...
Jeremy Pelt on Preserving Jazz Through Storytelling
20 March 2025
For this bonus episode, the Shakespeare and Company podcast welcomes Jeremy Pelt, renowned jazz trumpeter and author of Griot: Examining the Lives of Jazz Great Storytellers. In conversation with Alex...
Reimagining Moby-Dick, with Xiaolu Guo
13 March 2025
In this episode, we’re joined by novelist and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo to discuss her latest novel, Call Me Ishmaelle. A bold reimagining of Moby-Dick, Guo's novel audaciously swaps the gender...
2016: The Year That Broke Us - with poet and oral-historian Sarah Hesketh
27 February 2025
In this thought-provoking discussion, poet and oral historian Sarah Hesketh discusses her latest book, 2016 (CB Editions), a powerful exploration of one of the most pivotal years in recent history...
The Power of Voice – Sulaiman Addonia on The Seers
11 February 2025
In this special live recording we dive into The Seers, the mesmerising new novel by Sulaiman Addonia. In conversation with Adam Biles, Addonia shares the story behind his bold, unfiltered...
