A Pair of Bookends
S6. Debut Spotlight-10. Viola van de Sandt (Dinner Parties, Miranda July & Writing Trauma)
12 Nov 2025
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 Instagram, X & Tik Tok. You can buy The Dinner Party here (UK) & here (US)You can follow Viola via InstagramBooks & other mentions in this episode: All Fours by Miranda JulyThe First Bad Man by Miranda JulyVirginia Woolf: Biography by Hermione LeeThe Party (2017)The Bear: FishesFleabag: S2 E1The Dry Heart by Natalia GinzburgHappiness, As Such by Natalia GinzburgLet us know your thoughts by emailing us [email protected] or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!
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