Welcome back Bookends! This month's book club episode features Vladimir, the exciting new debut novel from Julia May Jonas. Our deep dive includes chat on complex female protagonists, sexual fantasies, power dynamics and dark academia. As usual, we give you our cultural recommendations and books we'd recommend as companion reads to Vladimir. Books & Authors mentioned:The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak10 Minutes 38 Seconds by Elif Shafak Conversations with Friends by Sally RooneyLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Exhibitionist by Charlotte MendelsonMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell @meg.in.a.book- Meg PicksThe Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul DidierlaurentLife as a Unicorn: A journey from shame to pride and everything inbetween by Amrou Al-KadhiCultural Recommendations:Bridgerton Season 2- NetflixVigil- BBC IplayerPop Fiction Women Podcast- Conversations with friends (novel) - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5W1KPabWPs3YwQ3ed1hj49This is Us - Amazon Prime We hope you love these book club episodes as much as we love making them. Please do rate, review and subscribe as it helps to boost us in the charts! Give us a follow on Instagram @apairofbookendspod or email us [email protected] if you'd like to suggest future reads.
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