Bookwandering with Anna James (Live Podcast)

Bookwandering – Live Podcast with Alice Slater

Join us for the first-ever live episode of Bookwandering, the podcast where author and journalist Anna James explores the children’s and YA books that shape us as readers and writers.

For this special live recording at Waterstones, Anna is joined by Alice Slater to discuss Melvin Burgess’s seminal 1996 YA novel Junk — a book that left a lasting impact on a generation of readers. Together, they’ll explore why Junk remains so powerful, how it influenced their own reading lives, and its legacy within young adult fiction.

Alice Slater is a former bookseller and the bestselling author of Death of a Bookseller and Let the Bad Times Roll.
Anna James is a literary journalist and a New York Times bestselling author of ten books for young people.

Expect an engaging, thoughtful conversation about books, reading, writing and the stories that stay with us — perfect for readers, writers and lovers of YA literature.