S4 Debut Spotlight- 1. Nathan Newman

Welcome back Bookends to the first in the 4th season of our Debut Spotlight series, for today's episode Hannah was in conversation with author Nathan Newman! Aswell as deep diving into their debut novel 'How to leave the house', we chat about their experience of being mentored by Zadie Smith, adapting their novel for TV and life lived online. If you enjoy this ep, please do rate, review & subscribe so I can reach more of you!

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Books & other recs mentioned on this ep:
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith
Grand Union by Zadie Smith
Sons and Lovers by D.H Lawrence
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H Lawrence
Baby Reindeer- Netflix

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Thanks so much for listening, until next time- happy reading! 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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