Hey Bookends! Welcome to our Season finale episode where we chatted to Australian novelist Eliza Henry-Jones about her latest novel Salt & Skin, which was released in Australia and New Zealand last year and was recently released in the UK & U.S.Aswell as deep diving into her beautiful genre-bending novel, we discuss how her professional experience of trauma and grief counselling influenced her writing of these topics, climate change, morally ambiguous characters and so much more, it was such a treat to gain insight into her writing process and to have such a thought-provoking conversation, we really hope you enjoy this one! As always please do rate, review & subscribe as it helps us to reach more of you!We are now officially on break and will resume uploading on the 15th of September.To buy Salt and Skin (UK): https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/salt-and-skin-eliza-henry-jones/7422492?ean=9781914613364(US): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/salt-and-skin-eliza-henry-jones/1143139560?ean=9781914613364(AUS & NZ): https://www.booktopia.com.au/salt-and-skin-eliza-henry-jones/book/9781761152955.htmlTo follow Eliza: https://www.instagram.com/elizahenryjones/?hl=enBooks discussed:Surfacing by Kathleen JamieConversations with Friends by Sally RooneyThe Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative by Vivian GornickPeter Darling by Austin Chant Thanks so much for listening and for all your support this year, we're so so grateful. To follow us: https://linktr.ee/apairofbookendspodUntil next time, happy reading! Han & Lyd x

Ask this episode

“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.

Transcript

Related