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A Pair of Bookends

Hannah MacDonald

Booking Overview

A weekly book-focused interview show featuring authors and writers discussing new fiction, writing processes, literary influences, and screen adaptations. PR agencies could credibly pitch novelists, debut authors, freelance literary writers, and authors with timely books or adaptation-related expertise; booking difficulty is likely medium because the show regularly features emerging and established authors with current releases.

Metrics

Episodes: 229

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: United Kingdom

Instagram: 1.9k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

apairofbookendspod@gmail.com

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Host

Hannah MacDonald - Host of a weekly book-focused podcast covering fiction, authors, literary culture, book clubs, and screen adaptations.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Published authors, novelists, freelance literary writers, and writers with a current book release or relevant expertise in literary and screen culture.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Current or recent book releases, Freelance literary writing, Expertise in book-to-screen adaptations

Recent Guest Discussions

Amy Taylor - Novel Writing, Athens As A Setting, Greek Theatrical Structures, Ambition, Desire, And The Choice To Have Or Not Have Children.

Claire Powell - Family Dynamics, Wealth Differences, Resort Settings, IVF, Personal Experience, And Cultural Recommendations.

Shahed Ezaydi - Book-to-screen Adaptations, Changes Between Novels And Television, Casting, Soundtracks, And Contemporary Literary Culture.

Ashley Hickson-Lovence - Fictionalising Family History, Difficult Family Conversations, Literary Influences, Rhythm, Music, And The Inspiration Behind A Novel.

Recent Topics

Literature, Fiction, Authors, Book Clubs, Adaptations

Episodes

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

October Book Club with Ríoghnach Robinson: Literary Criticism, Tim Brayton & Being a 'Genre Omnivore'

October 07, 2026

For our October Book Club episode Hannah was joined by Ríoghnach Robinson to discuss her debut novel, our October Book Club pick Bad Words which you can buy here (UK) & here (US)In this episode they discuss the novel (spoiler free!), they get into the art of critism, how social media impacts the way criticism now operates, writing Asian American protagonists, the authors they would lose their mind over meeting, the New York literary scene, the books she's been enjoying & much more!If ...

APOB Live @ Blackwell's MCR with Stacey Yu, discussing her debut novel 'Kitten'

September 30, 2026

Today's episode brings you a live recording of an event at Blackwell's Manchester, Hannah interviewed author Stacey Yu about her debut novel 'Kitten'. Thank you to Red Newsom for making this episode possible. In this episode they discuss 'Kitten' (spoiler free!), what the pre-publication hype was like, how the novel evolved from first draft to final copy, they also talk about the intersections of race, class and regionality, vulnerability & care, our relationship to pets, Mamma Mia! &...

S8 Debut Spotlight- 6. Ulrikka S. Gernes (Complicity, Poetry & Writing Lived Experience)

September 23, 2026

For the latest instalment in our Debut Spotlight series Hannah was joined by Danish poet and writer Ulrikka S.Gernes to discuss her debut novel, the Danish bestseller A Girl Left The Room which you can buy here. In this episode they discuss the response to the novel in Denmark, the power of poetry, complicity and manipulation, the autobiographical nature of the novel, the writers that have influenced her style and much more. If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, fo...

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