• January Book Club with Grace Murray: Campus Novels, Deception & Penguin's WriteNow Scheme
    Jan 21 2026
    Welcome back to our first Book Club episode of 2026, this month Hannah spoke to debut author Grace Murray about her novel Blank Canvas. They discuss how Grace balanced work, studies & writing this novel, writing advice for budding writers & her experience of being on Penguin's WriteNow scheme. They also discuss chat through campus novels, writers that inspire Grace, lies and deception and so much more.
    If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us over on Patreon. You can follow us via Instagram, X & Tik Tok.
    You can follow Grace via Instagram.

    Books & other mentions in this episode:
    The Difficult Ghost: Searching For Truman Capote by Leila Guerriero
    Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor
    Real Life by Brandon Taylor
    The Secret History by Donna Tartt
    Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
    The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor
    Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
    Mrs. S by K. Patrick
    Small Rain by Garth Greenwell
    Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
    Heated Rivalry (NowTV)

    Let us know thoughts by emailing us apairofbookendspod@gmail.com or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!
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    46 min
  • Xmas Special: Top 5 Reads of 2025 Ft Emma Hinds
    Dec 23 2025
    Merry Christmas Eve Eve! For the final episode of the year, Hannah brought in friend of the pod Emma Hinds, each bringing their 5 favourite reads of 2025. They also discuss what their year has been like in reading, what books they didn't get to, what books they're hoping to read over Christmas, reading goals for 2026 & more! If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us over on Patreon. You can follow us via Instagram, X & Tik Tok. You can follow Emma via A03, Instagram & Tumblr.You can buy Emma's books here: Witchlore, The Quick and the Dead & The KnowingBooks & other mentions in this episode: Neon Roses by Rachel DawsonThe Artist by Lucy SteedsFlashlight by Susan ChoiThe South by Tash AwDeath of an Ordinary Man by Sarah PerryEveryone I Know is Dying by Emily SlapperIt Might Never Happen by Emily SlapperFundamentally by Nussaibah YounisBlue Sisters by Coco MellorsThe Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyThe Night Hag by Hester MussonWellcome CollectionDie, My Love by Ariana HarwiczOn the Calculation of Volume by Solvej BalleHamnet by Maggie O'FarrellWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëOld Soul by Susan BarkerHeart the Lover by Lily KingWriters & Lovers by Lily KingThe Pretender by Jo HarkinFinding Grace by Loretta RothschildAnd He Shall Appear by Kate van der BorghEngleby by Sebastian FaulksThere are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif ShafakIntermezzo by Sally RooneyMother Mary Comes To Me by Arundhati RoyThe Safekeep by Yael van der WoudenThe Paying Guests by Sarah WatersCall Me By Your Name by André AcimanGirlbeast by Cecilie LindSlags by Emma Jane UnsworthAnimals by Emma Jane UnsworthAdults by Emma Jane UnsworthDays of Light by Megan HunterThe Lamb by Lucy RoseNorth and South by Elizabeth GaskellBitter Sweet by Hattie WilliamsBoudicca's Daughter by Elodie HarperThe Show Woman by Emma CowingSince the World is Ending by Indyana SchneiderSunburn by Chloe Michelle HowarthPenelope LivelyAnne EnrightLet us know your faves of the year by emailing us apairofbookendspod@gmail.com or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!
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    1 ora e 12 min
  • Emma Hinds, author of 'Witchlore' on Manchester, Magic & Queer Shapeshifters
    Dec 19 2025
    For today's episode Hannah was joined by friend of the pod, author Emma Hinds to discuss their latest book Witchlore.In this episode they have a discussion about money and how difficult it is as creatives to get to a point of making a liveable income, they then dive into how Emma has found moving between writing historical fiction and YA fantasy, setting the novel in Manchester, growing up Queer, the world of magic & more.If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us over on Patreon. You can follow us via Instagram, X & Tik Tok. You can follow Emma via A03, Instagram & TumblrBooks & other mentions in this episode:The Hole by Hiroko OyamadaThe Colour Purple by Alice WalkerPhilip PullmanHolly BlackThe Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline Wilsonaloveunlaced.com/ Instagram: a.loveunlacedHer Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno DawsonYou can pre-order Nightcurse in the US here (UK not yet available)Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out MysterySpirit Warriors by Ashley ThorpeQueer LitSerenity BooksellersWave of NostalgiaLet us know your thoughts by emailing us apairofbookendspod@gmail.com or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!
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    1 ora e 8 min
  • December Book Club with Hayley Dunlop: Christmas Films, Unconventional Female Protagonists & Best Book of 2025
    Dec 17 2025
    On today's very Christmassy December Book Club episode Hannah was joined by author Hayley Dunlop to discuss her debut novel It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas which you can buy here.Also available for 99p on Kindle until 23/12/25 here.In this episode they discuss the Christmas film watchalong Hayley hosts each year, how Covid/lockdown changed Hayley's writing journey, complicated families and lots more! If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us over on Patreon. You can follow us via Instagram, X & Tik Tok. You can follow Hayley & join her watchalongs via InstagramYou can follow her work & find the content warnings for her book via hayleyjdunlop.comBooks & other mentions in this episode: In Love with Love by Ella RisbridgerMidnight Chicken by Ella RisbridgerIn The Kitchen: Essays on Food and LifeMerry & Gay (2022)Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas (2019)Jingle Bell Heist (2025)Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)Your Christmas or Mine 2 (2023)Love Actually (2003)Last Christmas (2019)Single All The Way (2021)Send Flowers by Emily BuchananLet us know your thoughts by emailing us apairofbookendspod@gmail.com or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!
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    53 min
  • Iman Hariri-Kia, author of 'Female Fantasy' on Romance Faves, Buffy Fan Fiction & Heated Rivalry
    Dec 10 2025
    For today's episode Hannah was joined by author Iman Hariri-Kia to discuss her latest novel Female Fantasy. They discuss how this book became a love letter to the romance community, why romance is an important genre, her excitement for upcoming adaptations + all of the book recs your heart could desire!If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us over on Patreon. You can follow us via Instagram, X & Tik Tok. You can follow Iman via Instagram, Substack & imanharirikia.comYou can buy Female Fantasy here (UK) & here (US)Books & other mentions in this episode: Quicksilver by Callie HartBrimstone by Callie HartCheck & Mate by Ali HazelwoodLove, Theoretically by Ali HazelwoodYou, Again by Kate GoldbeckWhen Harry Met Sally (1989)Exit Lane by Erika VeurinkReady or Not by Cara BastoneHeated Rivalry by Rachel ReidHeated Rivalry (2025)Deep End by Ali HazelwoodMate by Ali HazelwoodKiss Of The Basilisk by Lindsay StraubeThe Princess Diaries by Meg CabotBank Square Books, MysticGood Spirits by B.K. BorisonIt's Different This Time by Joss RichardIf It Makes You Happy by Julie OliviaMaxton HallThe Love Hypothesis AdaptationEvery Summer After AdaptationLily Allen- West End GirlAudrey Hobert- Who's The Clown?Let us know your thoughts by emailing us apairofbookendspod@gmail.com or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!
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    57 min
  • S6. Debut Spotlight-12. Uttama Kirit Patel (Parenthood, Domestic Workers & Mother-In-Laws)
    Dec 3 2025
    In today's episode Hannah spoke to Uttama Kirit Patel about her debut novel Shape of an Apostrophe.
    They discuss the choice to be a mother, Indian family culture, claustrophobic settings & the books Uttama has been enjoying + lots more!
    If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us over on Patreon. You can follow us via Instagram, X & Tik Tok.
    You can follow Uttama via Instagram & uttamapatel.com


    Buy Shape of an Apostrophe here.

    Books & other mentions in this episode:
    The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
    Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal
    Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li


    Let us know your thoughts by emailing us apairofbookendspod@gmail.com or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!
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    49 min
  • November Book Club with Chloe Michelle Howarth (Live @ Queer Lit): Obsession, Queerness in 60s Rural Ireland & Toxic Siblings
    Nov 27 2025
    This episode was recorded live at the brilliant Queer Lit/ Social Refuge. For more of their upcoming events click here. The sound in this episode isn't perfect throughout, apologies for this!
    For today's episode Hannah interviewed Chloe Michelle Howarth for the launch event of her new novel Heap Earth Upon It. They discuss Chloe's creative process from ideas on a hangover to creating colour palettes for her novels, sibling dynamics, yearning, the lack of firsthand accounts of Queer people from 60's rural Ireland, writing influences & so much more.
    If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us over on Patreon. You can follow us via Instagram, X & Tik Tok.
    You can follow Chloe via Instagram, Twitter/X& Tik Tok

    Buy Heap Earth Upon It here.
    Buy Sunburn here.

    Books & other mentions in this episode:
    The Princess of 72nd Street by Elaine Kraf
    Shy by Max Porter
    Jeffrey Eugenides
    So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan
    Colm Tóibín
    Mouthing by Orla Mackey
    This Immaculate Body by Emma Van Straaten

    Let us know your thoughts by emailing us apairofbookendspod@gmail.com or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!
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  • October Book Club with Author & The Witcher Actor Joey Batey: Meeting Characters, Internet Culture & Pluribus
    Nov 24 2025
    Sorry for the delay on this one but it's worth the wait we promise! For our October Book Club episode Hannah chats to author, actor & musician Joey Batey about his debut novel It's Not A Cult which you can buy here. They discuss how Joey 'meets' his characters before writing about them, how he stays motivated to write throughout his other projects, his experience of his first book tour, new music & the show that made him tear up a book he was working on.
    If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us over on Patreon. You can follow us via Instagram, X & Tik Tok.
    You can follow Joey via Instagram, follow The Amazing Devil here: https://theamazingdevil.com/ & you can listen to their music here.

    Books & other mentions in this episode:
    The Lamb by Lucy Rose
    Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata
    Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
    Pluribus (Apple TV)

    Let us know your thoughts by emailing us apairofbookendspod@gmail.com or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!
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    31 min