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For today's Bonus Books we were joined by Australian Author Katherine Brabon, whose latest novel Body Friend completely blew us away.
We chat about her experiences of living with chronic pain, what it was like to transfer that onto the page, creating characters that personified the inner struggle of choosing to rest and so much more, this was such a great conversation and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

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To buy Body Friend (UK): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13480/9781761152597
To follow Katherine: https://www.instagram.com/katherinebrabon/

Books, authors & other recs mentioned on today's episode:
The Long Form by Kate Briggs
A Shining by Jon Fosse
Natalia Ginzburg
Helen Garner
Gerald Murnane
Alexis Wright
In Plaster poem by Sylvia Plath
Sally Rooney
Rachel Cusk
W.G. Sebald
Septology by Jon Fosse
Aliss At The Fire by Jon Fosse
Killers of the flower moon (Movie)

Thank you so much for listening. Until next time, happy reading! Han & Lyd x

The woman of the hour, the book of the moment! On today's show we bring you the incredible Madeleine Gray, author of GREEN DOT- whose publishing journey is unlike anything we've heard before. We chat about why we love an affair narrative, why she wanted to write about working in retail, the representation of positive father/daughter dynamics and so much more. It was a DELIGHT to chat to Madeleine and we hope you love this episode as much as we did!

If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe as it helps us to reach more listeners and means the absolute world.
You can follow us on all social platforms: https://linktr.ee/apairofbookendspod or get in touch with us via email apairofbookendspod@gmail.com


You can also follow Madeleine: here

Book tix for upcoming events with Madeleine: https://www.waterstones.com/events/in-conversation-with-madeleine-gray/manchester-deansgate
https://www.waterstones.com/events/madeleine-gray-in-conversation-with-pandora-sykes-at-waterstones-piccadilly/london-piccadilly
https://www.book-ish.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-madeleine-gray/

To buy the books discussed on today's episode including Green Dot (published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson and out in the UK tomorrow!) : https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/madeleine-gray-episode?
Other recommendations mentioned:

My Education by Susan Choi
A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie Tu
Dress Rehearsals by Madison Godfrey
https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/the-evil-mistress-trope-is-tired-i-empathise-with-the-other-woman-20230921-p5e6i2.html
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/21/madeleine-gray-a-shop-can-be-your-castle-adventures-in-the-retail-train
Deadloch (Prime)

Thanks so much for listening, until next time- happy reading! Han & Lyd x

Welcome back Bookends to the finale of Season 2 of our Debut Spotlight series, where we shine the spotlight on the freshest authors and their work! For this episode we were joined by the brilliant Australian author of 'Sad Girl Novel', Pip Finkemeyer. We discuss why we love a sad girl novel, the beauty and intensity of female friendship, her positive debut publishing experience and so much more! We hope you enjoy this conversation and as always, please do rate, review & subscribe so we can reach more of you.

To follow us:
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To buy Pip's book: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/sad-girl-novel-pip-finkemeyer/7438218?ean=9781399723534

To follow Pip and her work:
https://www.instagram.com/pipfink/

Books & other recs discussed in this ep:
Body Friend by Katherine Brabon
Shameless Podcast
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Breaking Bad - Netflix
Girls - Now TV
Only Murders In The Building - Disney +
The Modern by Anna Kate Blair









The diaries of Helen Garner

Thanks so much for listening. Until next time, happy reading! Han & Lyd x

Hey Bookends! Welcome to our Season finale episode where we chatted to Australian novelist Eliza Henry-Jones about her latest novel Salt & Skin, which was released in Australia and New Zealand last year and was recently released in the UK & U.S.

Aswell as deep diving into her beautiful genre-bending novel, we discuss how her professional experience of trauma and grief counselling influenced her writing of these topics, climate change, morally ambiguous characters and so much more, it was such a treat to gain insight into her writing process and to have such a thought-provoking conversation, we really hope you enjoy this one! As always please do rate, review & subscribe as it helps us to reach more of you!

We are now officially on break and will resume uploading on the 15th of September.

To buy Salt and Skin (UK):
https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/salt-and-skin-eliza-henry-jones/7422492?ean=9781914613364

(US): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/salt-and-skin-eliza-henry-jones/1143139560?ean=9781914613364

(AUS & NZ): https://www.booktopia.com.au/salt-and-skin-eliza-henry-jones/book/9781761152955.html

To follow Eliza: https://www.instagram.com/elizahenryjones/?hl=en

Books discussed:
Surfacing by Kathleen Jamie
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative by Vivian Gornick
Peter Darling by Austin Chant

Thanks so much for listening and for all your support this year, we're so so grateful.
To follow us:
https://linktr.ee/apairofbookendspod

Until next time, happy reading! Han & Lyd x

Today's Sewcialists podcast is the first of 2 Zero Waste podcasts to support the first 2021 theme month - Zero Waste Sewing.

You'll hear from Liz Haywood, the Australian author of Zero Waste Sewing. Her Zero Waste Sewing book was a recipient of a 2020 NYC Big Book Award in the craft/hobby category.  

Liz is a trained pattern maker and has over 20 years experience in the clothing industry. Her clothing manufacturing experience spans Australia and the UK.

You can join the Sewcialists theme month by 1: Sewing a Zero Waste pattern 2: Making a low waste garment or 3: Making a scrapbusting project.

Next Sewcialists podcast will be about scrapbusting! 

You'll find the 2020 Sewcialists podcast here. They feature many of the Sewcialists team included their Australian editor, Chloe Read and sewing community people who contributed their sewing stories on Sewcialists.

James and Ashley interview journalist, author and speaker Kate Leaver about her new book, 'Good Dog.' They discuss the remarkable therapeutic power of dogs, extraordinary pups from around the world, and the impact canine companionship has had on Kate's own mental wellbeing. (As if that wasn't reason enough to listen to this episode, it also features a very special canine guest... albeit, a very quiet one.)

Find out more about Kate on Twitter or on her website, or pick up a copy of her book (available now through Harper Collins). 

 

Get in touch!

Ashley's Website: ashleykalagianblunt.com

Ashley's Twitter: @AKalagianBlunt

James' Website: jamesmckenziewatson.com

James' Twitter: @JamesMcWatson

https://brookestrahan.com/

https://www.8keys2great.net/podcast

Backing Track - Go Icarus Go by The Whole Other

Creating fiction and writing books is Hard!  Living a laid-back country life looks like an ideal lifestyle, but there is a tremendous amount of hard work involved in surviving in a picturesque environment.  To thrive in any one of these areas requires grit.  Fortitude.  A willingness to give it a go and not care what anyone else thinks.  The discipline it takes to write a book is the same discipline it takes to sustain a farm. 

Brooke Strahan does both.  Growing up in the outback of Australia, Brooke learned quickly to work hard and keep up.  Following after her father and older brother, Brooke developed a love for the land, the things that want to kill you, and a rural way of life specifically because it made her tougher, stronger.  That toughness served her well in the Royal Australia Air Force and even now as she raises small livestock in the high country of New South Wales.  Her time in the service also served her well as she drew from that experience to author the book “The Subject”.  Now concluding the final chapter of what has turned into the trilogy of Bianca Beretta, Brooke is ready to move on to a completely different subject for her next book.   

When you craft a lifestyle you love, there is no limit to what you can accomplish.  Brooke continues to demonstrate that.  Unlike other attractive influencers on social media, Brookes content is not just beautiful, but honest and real.  And one of the few worth emulating.  Hear how she manages it all even with a bruised tail bone, in my extraordinary conversation with Brooke Strahan.