Hey Bookends! Apologies for the lack of episode last week, it's been a hectic month so we had a week off but are back with the latest instalment in our Debut Spotlight series! For this episode we chatted to the brilliant Ursula Villarreal-Moura, author of debut novel
Like Happiness and the flash fiction collection
Math for the self-crippling.
We chat about how she kept the faith in her novel after it went out on submission 3 times before being picked up, writing power dynamics in relationships, why she rereads books and so much more. As Ursula is a professor aswell as a writer, her recommendations were truly top tier in this!
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Books & Authors mentioned in this episode:
Confessions by Kanae MinatoWhen The Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueenWhat Remains at the End by Alexandra FordRoberto Bolaño The Driver's Seat by Muriel SparkRobinson by Muriel SparkSigrid NunezHijab Butch Blues: A Memoir by Lamya HThere There by Tommy OrangeWandering Stars by Tommy OrangeOrdinary Human Failings by Megan NolanActs of Desperation by Megan NolanThanks so much for listening, until next time- happy reading! Han & Lyd x