Welcome back Bookends to Season 2 in our Debut Spotlight series, for today's episode we were joined by Natasha Calder, author of the brilliant and eerie 'Whether Violent or Natural' which was published by Bloomsbury in the UK yesterday! We chatted to Natasha about her experiences from her first book 'The Offset' which she co-authored with friend Emma Szewczak to writing solo for her debut novel. Aswell as deep diving into her writing processes for this book, we chatted unreliable narrators, the joy of not knowing the reveal behind a magic trick and Lydia's obsession with Pedro Pascal... it's a lot. We hope you enjoy!

To buy 'Whether Violent or Natural': https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/whether-violent-or-natural-natasha-calder/7251105?ean=9781526653680
To buy 'The Offset': https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-offset-calder-szewczak/6048924?ean=9780857669186

You can follow Natasha's upcoming work here: https://natashacalder.com/

Books discussed during the episode:
Alone on the wall by Alex Honnold and David Roberts
Building Stories by Chris WareTouching the void by Joe Simpson





Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Falling Animals by Sheila Armstrong
How To Gut A Fish by Sheila Armstrong
Temper by Phoebe Walker
Dryland by Sara Jaffe
Other cultural recs mentioned:
Finding Michael (Disney +)
Free Solo (Disney +)
Boiling Point (Netflix)
The Sparks Brothers (Doc)

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