Welcome back Bookends to a very exciting episode in collaboration with the 2023 Polari Prize. For today's episode Hannah was joined by writer Julia Armfield to discuss her award-winning debut novel 'Our Wives Under The Sea' which our OG Bookends will remember was our second ever Book Club pick! To read more about this year's Polari Prize: https://www.polarisalon.com/copy-of-polari-prize-1

Aswell as discussing her Polari prize win, we chat about the ways in which Julia has been inspired by Stephen King, the parallels she has found between horror and romance and how a place in her novel represents the horror of bureaucracy!
In today's episode we also feature some questions from some of our wonderful listeners who you can follow below:
Emma Hinds (author of The Knowing, out Jan 2024) - https://www.instagram.com/elphreads
Meg (Book Blogger- https://www.instagram.com/meg.in.a.book/?hl=en-gb)
Georgia (Book Blogger- https://www.instagram.com/georgiadoesbooks/)
Alice (Book Blogger- https://www.instagram.com/mostardentlyalice/?hl=en)

To buy Our Wives Under The Sea: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/our-wives-under-the-sea-julia-armfield/6454886?ean=9781529017250
To pre-order Private Rites: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/private-rites-julia-armfield/7593552?ean=9780008608033
To follow Julia: https://www.instagram.com/juliakarmfield/

Books/ Authors/ Other media discussed:
K2: Triumph and Tragedy by Jim Curran
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Stand by Stephen King
It by Stephen King
'Salem's Lot by Stephen King
Misery by Stephen King
Danse Macabre by Stephen King
Sarah Waters
Portrait of a lady on fire - Netflix
My Summer of Love by Helen Cross
Sugar Rush - Channel 4
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Blue Nights by Joan Didion
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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