August Book Club with Amy Taylor: Athens, Desire & The Baby Dilemma

For our August Book Club episode Hannah was joined by Australian author Amy Taylor to discuss her new novel Ruins which you can buy here. Let us know your thoughts here.
In this episode they discuss Amy's recent foray into reading speculative fiction, why she chose Athens as the setting for this novel, her interest in Greek theatrical structures and the play Medea, we also get into ambition, desire and the choice to have or not have children.
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Books & other mentions in this episode:
Every Version of You by Grace Chan
Permanence by Sophie Mackintosh
Medea by Euripides
The Loneliest Planet (2011)
The Worst Person in the World (2021)
Widow's Bay (2026)

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