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 wit...
A Pair of Bookends Live @ Social Refuge/Queer Lit with Kate Fagan, author of The Three Lives of Cate Kay
Welcome to our FIRST EVER live recording! This event took place at Social Refuge, home of Queer Lit, in Manchester. Hannah interviewed Kate Fagan, author of Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick: The Three Lives of Cate Kay.Please note that the audio was slightly glitchy but we've done our very best with trying to make it sound as good as it can, some parts may sound slightly different to others but we hope you enjoy regardless! For this conversation Hannah and Kate discuss ambition, fame, success, writing process, mother/daughter dynamics and lots more. If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, it supports the pod and helps make events like this possible!You can support us further via Patreon & you can follow us via Instagram, Twitter/X & Tik TokYou can support Kate by buying her book via the link above or following her via InstagramBooks & other mentions in this episode:The Favourites by Layne FargoThe Reappearing Act: Coming Out as Gay on a College Basketball Team Led by Born-Again Christians by Kate FaganBel Canto by Ann PatchettTom Lake by Ann PatchettThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelPlain Bad Heroines by Emily M. DanforthThanks so much for listening! Until next time, happy reading!
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Jan Book Club with Nicola Dinan: Turning 30, Finding Success & The Importance of Humour
Welcome to our January Book Club episode! For today's episode Hannah was joined by author Nicola Dinan to discuss her latest novel Disappoint Me. They discuss the pressures of turning 30, what success means, the vulnerability in writing sex scenes & lots more. There is also of course some chat on Nicola's debut novel, the wonderful Bellies. If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe and for more content you can find us via Patreon.You can find Nicola via Instagram. You can follow us via Instagram, Twitter/X & Tik Tok.Books & other mentions in this episode: Intermezzo by Sally RooneySally Rooney: 'The Daily' Interview'The Back of Beyond' from Collected Short Stories Vol 4 by W. Somerset MaughamHow to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander CheeThe Dune Novels by Frank HerbertEdinburgh by Alexander CheePalm Meridian by Grace FlahiveThanks so much for listening! Until next time, happy reading!
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S5 Debut Spotlight- 1. Catherine Airey (9/11, Irish History & Jonathan Franzen)
Welcome back Bookends to Season 5 in our Debut Spotlight series, for this episode Hannah was joined by author of Confessions( out tomorrow!) Catherine Airey. They discuss her journey as a debut author, the impact of 9/11, researching via Reddit & lots more. If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe. You can follow Catherine via Instagram & Twitter/X For more content from us you can find us via PatreonYou can also follow us via Instagram, Twitter/X & Tik TokBooks & other mentions in this episode: Fast By The Horns by Moses McKenzie An Olive Grove in Ends by Moses McKenzieWe Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958 by Fintan O'TooleThe Country Girls Trilogy by Edna O'BrienThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathCrossroads by Jonathan Franzen Girl in the Making by Anna FitzgeraldThe Lamb by Lucy RoseThe Artist by Lucy SteedsThanks so much for listening! Until next time, happy reading!
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Bonus Books- Witchcraft for Wayward Girls with Grady Hendrix: Horror, Maternity Homes & Witchcraft
Welcome back Bookends, we're kicking off the New Year with the brilliant Grady Hendrix here to chat about his latest book Witchcraft for Wayward Girls. We discuss the familial connection that inspired this book, the history of maternity homes and witchcraft, horror as a genre and loads more. If you enjoy this episode, please do rate, review & subscribe. For extra content you can find us via Patreon.For tickets to our first ever APOB Live recording click here.To follow Grady & his work you can find him via his website, Twitter/X, Facebook & Instagram. You can find us via Instagram, Twitter/X & Tik TokBooks & other mentions in this episode:Small Things Like These by Claire KeeganThe Tulip Touch by Anne FineThe Beguiled by Thomas CullinanBellies by Nicola DinanThe Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe V. Wade by Ann FesslerHow to Become a Sensuous Witch by Abragail and ValariaThe Anarchist Cookbook by William PowellThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixLolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner I Await the Devil's Coming by Mary MaclaneI Saw The TV Glow (TV series)Thanks so much for listening, until next time- happy reading!
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Christmas special 2024 with Claire Daverley: Top 5 Reads of 2024, Most Anticipated 2025 releases & What we're watching at Xmas
Welcome to our final episode of the year, the Christmas special! For today's episode Hannah was joined by author of Talking at Night, the wonderful Claire Daverley. They discuss their favourite reads of 2024, the 2025 releases they're excited for and all of the Christmas TV, Films & Music they love the most. For tickets to our first APOB Live recording in January click here.To follow Claire & her work you can find her via Instagram & Twitter/XTo pre-order Claire's second novel click here.You can follow us via Instagram, Twitter/X & Tik TokBooks, Films, TV & other mentions in this episode:The Diamond Girls by Jacqueline WilsonLove Lessons by Jacqueline WilsonThe Holiday (2006)Love Actually (2003)Home Alone (1990)Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)Miracle on 34th Street (1994)Klaus (2019)Elf (2003)Little Women (2019)Sentimental Garbage - Nora Ephron Christmas SpecialMerry Christmas by Mariah CareyLove Actually soundtrackHello Beautiful by Ann NapolitanoWhat You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko AoyamaAdelaide by Genevieve WheelerThe Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyBlue Sisters by Coco MellorsCleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco MellorsGavin & StaceyRivals (Disney +)Green Dot by Madeleine GrayIntermezzo by Sally RooneyGirls by Kirsty CapesThe Wedding People by Alison EspachI See Buildings Fall Like Lightning by Keiran GoddardTrue Love by Paddy CreweBreakdown by Cathy SweeneySoldier Sailor by Claire KilroySame As It Ever Was by Claire LombardoThe Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire LombardoSandwich by Catherine NewmanWe All Want Impossible Things by Catherine NewmanDeep Cuts by Holly BrickleyWhat A Time To Be Alive by Jenny MustardThe Names by Florence KnappGunk by Saba SamsSend Nudes by Saba SamsConfessions by Catherine AireyBring The House Down by Charlotte RuncieIf you enjoyed this episode please do rate, review & subscribe and for more exclusive content with an upcoming episode on the adaptation of Nightbitch, head on over to our Patreon.Thank you so much for your love & support this year, I appreciate you so much! Have a wonderful Christmas, happy reading & see you next year x
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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