A Pair of Bookends
S6. Debut Spotlight-10. Viola van de Sandt (Dinner Parties, Miranda July & Writing Trauma)
37 min•12 november 2025
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For today's Debut Spotlight episode Hannah chats to author Viola van de Sandt about her debut novel The Dinner Party, they discuss their favourite dinner party scenes, writing about trauma, how Viola's debut was actually her 4th novel & much more.
If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us over on Patreon. You can follow us via Instagram, X & Tik Tok.
You can buy The Dinner Party here (UK) & here (US)
You can follow Viola via Instagram
Books & other mentions in this episode:
All Fours by Miranda July
The First Bad Man by Miranda July
Virginia Woolf: Biography by Hermione Lee
The Party (2017)
The Bear: Fishes
Fleabag: S2 E1
The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg
Happiness, As Such by Natalia Ginzburg
Let us know your thoughts by emailing us [email protected] or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!
If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us over on Patreon. You can follow us via Instagram, X & Tik Tok.
You can buy The Dinner Party here (UK) & here (US)
You can follow Viola via Instagram
Books & other mentions in this episode:
All Fours by Miranda July
The First Bad Man by Miranda July
Virginia Woolf: Biography by Hermione Lee
The Party (2017)
The Bear: Fishes
Fleabag: S2 E1
The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg
Happiness, As Such by Natalia Ginzburg
Let us know your thoughts by emailing us [email protected] or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!
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