December Book Club with Hayley Dunlop: Christmas Films, Unconventional Female Protagonists & Best Book of 2025

On today's very Christmassy December Book Club episode Hannah was joined by author Hayley Dunlop to discuss her debut novel It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas which you can buy here.
Also available for 99p on Kindle until 23/12/25 here.
In this episode they discuss the Christmas film watchalong Hayley hosts each year, how Covid/lockdown changed Hayley's writing journey, complicated families and lots more! 
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Books & other mentions in this episode: 
In Love with Love by Ella Risbridger
Midnight Chicken by Ella Risbridger
In The Kitchen: Essays on Food and Life
Merry & Gay (2022)
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas (2019)
Jingle Bell Heist (2025)
Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)
Your Christmas or Mine 2 (2023)
Love Actually (2003)
Last Christmas (2019)
Single All The Way (2021)
Send Flowers by Emily Buchanan

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