A Pair of Bookends

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  • A weekly bookish podcast hosted by Hannah MacDonald. Join us for monthly Book Club episodes - read the book at your own pace and then listen to us deep dive with the author! Our Debut Spotlight series is to put the freshest authors and their work firmly on your radar and in our new series we bring you a monthly culture round up of all the recommendations we've collected over the previous month of consuming. Follow us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram and @apairofbookends on Twitter and TIk Tok.
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Episodes
  • 'Lights Out' with Louise Swanson: Northern Representation, A Little Life & Writing Advice

    'Lights Out' with Louise Swanson: Northern Representation, A Little Life & Writing Advice
    Nov 20 2024
    For today's episode Hannah was joined by author Louise Swanson (Beech) to discuss her latest book Lights Out. They discuss Northern representation, the unsung heroes of the NHS, advice for writers facing lots of rejections, complicated families & lots more! If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe as it's a free way to support the pod! For less than £3 a month you can access extra exclusive content via our Patreon.
    You can follow Louise & her work via her blog/website, Instagram, & Twitter/X
    You can follow us via Instagram, Twitter/X & Tik Tok

    Books mentioned in this episode:
    Beautiful People by Amanda Jennings
    A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
    Eighteen Seconds by Louise Beech
    Call Me Star Girl by Louise Beech
    How To Be Brave by Louise Beech

    Thanks so much for listening! Until next time, happy reading!
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    45 mins
  • Bonus Books- The Book of Witching with C.J. Cooke: Witch Trials, Misogyny & Cults

    Bonus Books- The Book of Witching with C.J. Cooke: Witch Trials, Misogyny & Cults
    Nov 13 2024
    On today's Bonus Books episode Hannah is joined by the brilliant poet, novelist & academic C.J. Cooke to discuss her latest book The Book of Witching. They dive into the historic Witch Trial of Allison Balfour, chat about writing for different timelines and the evolution of language and loads more, if you enjoy please do rate, review & subscribe so we can reach more of you!
    To follow Carolyn & her work you can find her via https://carolynjesscooke.com/, Instagram & Facebook
    For exclusive content from us & a recent episode on Intermezzo you can find us over on Patreon
    You can also follow us via Instagram, Twitter/X & Tik Tok

    Books mentioned in this episode:
    Meet Me at the Surface by Jodie Matthews
    The Nesting by C.J. Cooke
    Audible: Starling House by Alix E.Harrow
    Audible: Normal Women by Philippa Gregory
    Audible: Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife by Hetta Howes

    Thanks so much for listening, until next time- happy reading! x
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    36 mins
  • November Book Club with Eliza Clark (Author of She's Always Hungry): Body Horror, Climate Anxiety & Writing Influences

    November Book Club with Eliza Clark (Author of She's Always Hungry): Body Horror, Climate Anxiety & Writing Influences
    Nov 6 2024
    For our November Book Club episode Hannah was joined by the one & only Eliza Clark to discuss her new short story collection She's Always Hungry. They discuss Body horror, her writing influences, weird takeaway mishaps & more, if you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe as it's a free way to support the pod and means the world! You can also find us over on Patreon.
    You can find Eliza over on Instagram and Twitter/X
    You can find us on Instagram, Twitter/X& Tik Tok
    For all books mentioned in this episode click here

    Recs for writers:
    https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/
    https://mslexia.co.uk/
    https://newwritingnorth.com/

    Books & other mentions in this episode:
    Boy Parts by Eliza Clark
    Boy Parts (Play) adapted by Gillian Greer
    Penance by Eliza Clark
    The Time of The Hero by Mario Vargas Llosa
    Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
    George Saunders
    Edgar Allen Poe
    Shirley Jackson
    Killing for Company by Brian Masters
    Guinea Pig 5: Mermaid in the Manhole
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0gd295l/interview-with-the-vampire

    Thanks so much for listening! Until next time, happy reading!
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    33 mins

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