Broken Spine Social Club

Welcome to our first installment of Scrap Papers - a lil voice note from me to you as I go on my daily walk (Mile High City altitude induced huffing + puffing included). Topics: * What is Scap Papers? * The first ACTUAL day of Fall: Sept. 15* Pen15 * Weekend Recap (Crafting with the girls!) With the podcast on pause, this is an experiment in connection, so I’d love to know what you think - more Scrap Papers voice notes? More focused topics? Anything specific you want me to yap about? Let me know! Plus, if you enjoyed this, maybe you’d like to…FOLLOW me on Instagram This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blottingpapers.substack.com

After a year-and-a-half of talking books, reading, and writing, I've made the decision to move on from Broken Spine Social Club. This is a farewell to the project, but not to all of you! I'll be back right here October 1st with a new, evolved way for us to stay in conversation. Thank you for listening - and chat soon <3 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blottingpapers.substack.com

Sam Wachman's debut novel is the powerhouse coming-of-age story of Artem, a 12-year-old boy navigating his sexuality and survival against the backdrop of the Russo-Ukranian War. Wachman's novel hits close to home. An English teacher and volunteer for Ukranian refugees, Wachman's love of his second homeplace infuses his story with deep emotion, complexity, and care. Today, Wachman and I sit down to discuss homeland, growing up, and writing fiction against the reality of war. A must listen, and a must read from HarperCollins, out now. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bsscpodNEWSLETTER: https://blottingpapers.substack.comTHE SUNFLOWER BOYS: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-sunflower-boys-sam-wachman/22086613?aid=106686&ean=9780063418226&listref=books-of-the-pod This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blottingpapers.substack.com

What’s better than a good thriller? A good thriller spanning the Hamptons, Amsterdam, and London putting a critical eye to the art world. That’s precisely what’s in store for readers of author Rue Matthiessen’s debut novel, Woman with Eyes Closed. Rue and I chat though her writing process, interest in visual arts, and world-building in the place she calls home in today’s episode of Broken Spine Social Club.INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bsscpodNEWSLETTER: https://blottingpapers.substack.comWOMAN WITH EYES CLOSED: https://bookshop.org/p/books/woman-with-eyes-closed/6480d9c565b2b809?ean=9781957607320&next=t&aid=106686&listref=books-of-the-pod This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blottingpapers.substack.com

We couldn’t have covered a self-development month without talking about James Clear’s cult classic - Atomic Habits. This step-by-step manual for instituting good habits (and cutting bad ones) is said to be life changing…but is Clear’s framework really so different from some woo-woo alternatives? MIDSUMMER RISE TOGETHER ON: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bsscpod TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeyohn JOIN OUR SUBSCRIBER CHAT ON SUBSTACK: https://blottingpapers.substack.com SHOP BOOKS OF THE POD:https://bookshop.org/lists/books-of-the-pod This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blottingpapers.substack.com