A Pair of Bookends

For our fourth instalment in the Books to Screen series, Hannah was joined by author and friend of the pod Catherine Airey to discuss the adaptation of the moment - Wuthering Heights! This film has attracted so much attention and has been at the centre of the cultural conversation in the last week so it would have been silly not to cover this in this series. In this episode, Hannah and Catherine d...

For today's episode Hannah was joined by author Rhiannon Lucy Coslett to discuss her latest novel Female, Nude . In this episode they discuss the choice to become a mother, Rhiannon's research into various female & non-binary artists whose art was impacted by motherhood, wealth divides in friendships, the beauty of Greece plus lots more! If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & s...

For our third instalment in the Books to Screen series, author/musician Sophie Crawford joins us to discuss a very unique adaptation, Shakespeare's The Taming of The Shrew to Ten Things I Hate About You (1999). In this episode Hannah and Sophie discuss how it's unbelievable that the play is considered a comedy, the sexism and misogyny in the play and the film, the romcom magic the film has, the va...

In today's instalment of our Debut Spotlight series Hannah chats to author Elspeth Wilson about her debut novel These Mortal Bodies . In this episode they discuss how beneficial journaling is to the creative process, the messiness of grief, setting the novel at an elite university and the secret societies that can be found there plus some excellent book recs. If you enjoy this episode please do ra...

For the first episode in Season 7 of our Debut Spotlight series Hannah spoke to Rebecca Ferrier about her debut novel The Salt Bind . They discuss her writing journey, how a D&D actor inspired one of her characters, Cornish folklore plus 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...

For our second instalment of Books to Screen, Emily Goulding joins us to discuss the adaptation that got away... The Secret History. In this episode Hannah & Emily discuss the failed attempts to adapt this hugely popular novel, what they loved about the book, why Emily thinks The Goldfinch didn't work as an adaptation + lots of recommendations! If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review...

Joining Hannah for today's episode is returning guest, Roxy Dunn. Roxy appeared on the podcast back in 2024 to dicuss her incredible debut novel As Young As This and she's back now to talk about her second novel Wants and Needs (spoiler free ofc!) They discuss what drew Roxy to exploring modern dating through the lens of ethical non-monogamy (in her writing), what she's learnt from rejection, the...

Welcome to our first episode of Books to Screen, to kick us off author and friend of the pod Emma Hinds has joined us to deep dive into one of the most anticipated adaptations, Hamnet.  In this episode Hannah and Emma discuss the differences between the book and the film, the scenes they loved, the scenes they missed and Emma puts their historical fiction writer cap on and talks about some histori...

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...

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, fo...

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...

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 famili...

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...

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 &amp...

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 pal...

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 m...

(PSA: Sound on this ep improves 5/10 mins in, apologies!) For today's episode Hannah was joined by author Lucas Oakeley to discuss his debut novel Nearly Departed which you can buy here. They discuss Lucas's social media campaign to get men reading fiction, love stories, food and lots more.  If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us over on ...

For today's Debut Spotlight episode Hannah chats to author Viola van de Sandt about her debut novel The Dinner Party , they discuss their favourite dinner party scenes, writing about trauma, how Viola's debut was actually her 4th novel & 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 Instagr...

On today's episode Hannah chats to writer & co-host of the A Pod of Smut and Wingspan podcast B.A Pepper about her debut novel Daughter of Stone. They discuss what drew B into the world of Romantasy, how her friend and co-host Sam encouraged her to pursue writing, Welsh mythology & language and of course all of the Romantasy book recs. If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review &...

On today's episode in our Debut Spotlight series, Hannah was joined by writer Chloe de Lullington to discuss her debut novel Cacoethes .  They discuss the 11 year writing process of this book, celebrity deaths, being an 'old soul', Class & 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 Insta...

On today's episode Hannah was joined by author Hattie Williams to discuss her debut novel Bitter Sweet . They discuss grief, power dynamics in relationships, those friends that get you through the worst of times and the writers we seek solace in + 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 In...

On today's episode Hannah was joined by the inimitable Lily King to talk about her latest novel Heart the Lover . Aswell as a spoiler free book chat, they discuss love as a form of hope, navigating a creative career whilst working in hospitality, grief & Lily gives you her ultimate list of writers to read!  If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you...

On today's episode Hannah was joined by author Malika Nekhla to discuss her debut novel  Hold on to Your Heart . They discuss her journey to self-publishing, bittersweet love stories & her love for Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone.  A list of links to buy your copy is available here . If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us over on  Pa...

On today's episode Hannah was joined by Susan Choi, author of Booker Prize shortlisted novel Flashlight . Aswell as discussing her book (spoiler free), they chat about language, writing process, inspiration, the books she's been enjoying recently & 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 v...

For today's episode Hannah was joined by author of Booktok sensation The Pumpkin Spice Café , Laurie Gilmore to discuss the latest in her Dream Harbor series The Gingerbread Bakery .  They discuss why this book might resonate with so many readers, what it's like living a double author life, all things romance & lots more!  If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for m...