Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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Melmoth
“I’m hoping that it makes the reader scared in their own particular way.” Sarah Perry talks with Will Rycroft at Waterstones about her third novel, Melmoth (Custom House, 2018), and its connections to fear, politics, and Charles Maturin’s 1820 novel Melmoth the Wanderer.
Tags: Fiction | Sarah Perry | Melmoth | interview | Waterstones | Custom House | 2018 | 1820 | Melmoth the Wanderer | Charles Maturin -
A. M. Homes on Days of Awe
“What I’m often writing about is the sense of disappointment between how one wishes one would be and how one really is.” A. M. Homes speaks about her new story collection, Days of Awe (Viking, 2018), for Waterstones in London. Homes reads an excerpt from the book in the twentieth episode of Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast.
Tags: Fiction | A. M. Homes | Days of Awe | Viking | 2018 | Waterstones | interview | Ampersand -
Why We Love Books
“A book to me is an escape into a different world.” For National Book Lovers Day, here are some booksellers from Waterstones in the U.K. expressing their love of books.
Tags: National Book Lovers Day | Waterstones | booksellers | bookshop | Poetry | Fiction | Creative Nonfiction
