Welcome back Bookends to Season 2 in our Debut Spotlight series, for today's episode we were joined by Natasha Calder, author of the brilliant and eerie 'Whether Violent or Natural' which was published by Bloomsbury in the UK yesterday! We chatted to Natasha about her experiences from her first book 'The Offset' which she co-authored with friend Emma Szewczak to writing solo for her debut novel. Aswell as deep diving into her writing processes for this book, we chatted unreliable narrators, the joy of not knowing the reveal behind a magic trick and Lydia's obsession with Pedro Pascal... it's a lot. We hope you enjoy!To buy 'Whether Violent or Natural': https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/whether-violent-or-natural-natasha-calder/7251105?ean=9781526653680To buy 'The Offset': https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-offset-calder-szewczak/6048924?ean=9780857669186You can follow Natasha's upcoming work here: https://natashacalder.com/Books discussed during the episode: Alone on the wall by Alex Honnold and David RobertsBuilding Stories by Chris WareTouching the void by Joe SimpsonInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer Falling Animals by Sheila ArmstrongHow To Gut A Fish by Sheila ArmstrongTemper by Phoebe WalkerDryland by Sara JaffeOther cultural recs mentioned:Finding Michael (Disney +) Free Solo (Disney +)Boiling Point (Netflix)The Sparks Brothers (Doc)Thank you so much for listening! If you enjoyed this episode please do rate, review & subscribe so we can reach more listeners. You can follow us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram or @apairofbookends on Twitter and Tik Tok. Until next time, happy reading! Han & Lyd x
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