As we bid farewell to Summer Break, we take questions from our listeners in a special post bag episode - and of course, we can’t help but make some recommendations along the way. And don’t worry, normal service will be resumed on 11 September when return to the mics for a deep dive into Ann Patchett's latest novel, Whistler.
Recent Reads
The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockton
Post Bag Questions
Claude.ai
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley
The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again by M. John Harrison
Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash
An Apprenticeship, or The Book Of Pleasures by Clarice Lispector The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector
The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector
The Hypocrite by Jo Hamya
The Life of M by Rachel Cusk
Audition, by Katie Kitamura
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad
@apairofbookendspod
Maus: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman
The Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Alison by Lizzie Stewart
The Wreck by Lizzie Stewart
Ducks by Kate Beaton
From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
Black Hole by Charles Burns
The Property by Rutu Modan
Something Will Happen, You’ll See by Christos Ikonomou
Little Infamies by Panos Karnezis
Greekling by Kostya Tsolakis
The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
Circe by Madeline Miller
Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
What We’re Reading Next
Whistler by Ann Patchett
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