William Gladstone

Waterside Mourns the Passing of Beloved Founder William Gladstone

The Waterside team will continue to follow Bill's mission to help authors and publishers create and distribute books that bring knowledge, joy, and wisdom to the world.

Thank you for everything, Bill. You will be missed.

William Gladstone was co-author of the books Tapping the Source, The Golden Motorcycle Gang, and author of the international bestselling novel, THE TWELVE. Gladstone was considered an international expert on indigenous cultures and the meaning of 2012. He was also co-producer of the highly-acclaimed film, TAPPING THE SOURCE. As a literary agent, Mr. Gladstone worked with some of the most respected and influential authors of our time, including Eckhart Tolle, Deepak Chopra, Neale Donald Walsch, and Thom hartmann.

As a pioneer in the publishing industry, Gladstone contributed to the creation of the first print-on-demand book publishing company as well as the first eBook company. Throughout his career, William worked with prominent visionaries, including Tom Anderson, founder of Myspace; Peter Norton, founder of Norton Computing; and Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux operating system. William was a trustee of the International Club of Budapest whose honorary members include the Dalai Lama, Dr. Jane Goodall and Mikhail Gorbachev.

Gladstone served on the boards of public and private companies and was the founding president of the Alumni Association for School Year Abroad, based in Andover, Massachusetts. He attended Yale College and earned a graduate degree in cultural anthropology from Harvard University.