A Pair of Bookends

Hannah MacDonald

apairofbookendspod@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

A weekly book-focused interview show centered on novels, authors, debut books, and monthly author-led book clubs. Agencies could credibly pitch novelists, debut authors, and writers with a new release or distinctive writing background; booking difficulty is low because the show regularly features emerging and newly published authors.

Metrics

Episodes: 215

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: United Kingdom

Instagram: 1.8k followers

Contact Information

apairofbookendspod@gmail.com

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Host

Hannah MacDonald - Host of a weekly book-focused podcast covering novels, debut authors, book clubs, and cultural recommendations.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Published novelists, debut authors, and writers with a current or forthcoming book, particularly those with an accessible personal story or distinctive creative background.
Required Achievements:  
Published or forthcoming novel, Debut book launch, Experience writing across multiple forms

Recent Guest Discussions

Claire Daverley - Writing Influences, Long-term Relationships, Weddings, Running, Wild Swimming, And Her Novel People In Love.

Amman Brar - The Post Office Scandal, Life In Punjab, Family Influences On Fiction, And Writing For Theatre Versus Novels.

Jessica Elisabeth - Writing Alongside Work And Motherhood, Empowering Women, Community, And Contemporary Fantasy Influences.

Recent Topics

Fiction, Authors, Novels, Book Clubs, Publishing

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
A Pair of Bookends
:

Louise Beech/Swanson, author of 'Wonderful' on Marilyn Monroe, Fame & Shame

August 05, 2026

For today's episode Hannah was joined by returning guest of the podcast Louise Beech- who also writes as Louise Swanson- to discuss her latest novel Wonderful, a reimagining of a world in which Marilyn Monroe didn't die at 36 and instead went on to live a long and fulfilling life. In this episode Hannah and Louise discuss where Louise's love for Marilyn began, some of her favourite books and documentaries that reflect the person she truly was, how fame and celebrity culture can disproportiona...

Chloë Ashby, author of 'Family Friends' on Messy Families, Power Dynamics & Tracey Emin

July 31, 2026

For today's episode Hannah was joined by returning guest of the pod Chloë Ashby to discuss her latest novel Family Friends which you can buy here.In this episode they discuss writing about messy families and relationships, lust and desire & money and class- all the good stuff! Chloë also spoke about her feelings on the Tracey Emin exhibition, how much she loved Hamnet and told us what the cultural family tree for her book would be.If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & sub...

July Book Club with Claire Daverley: Weddings, 'Guiding Light' Books & The Bear

July 29, 2026

For our July Book Club, we invited you to join us in reading People in Love, the much-anticipated second novel from Claire Daverley. In this episode, Hannah & Claire discuss the books that have been 'guiding lights' for Claire whilst working on this project, how useful running & wild swimming are for her as a writer, long-term relationships, weddings, tragedy, The Bear, dinner party scenes, AI & a very exciting food game...If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & sub...

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