BookBound

Fictionalising your own family history; how to talk about the Holocaust at dinner parties; and the joy of dogs - this is Kim Sherwood and Eleanor Wasserberg in conversation with author Dan Richards on ‘Fiction and History, Now’ This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind. Books: Kim Sherwood, ‘Testament’ Eleanor Wasserberg, ‘The Light at the End of the Day’ Dan Richards, ‘Outpost: A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth’ Find #BookBound2020: Our website: https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookBound2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookboundfest/ For subtitles, please visit the YouTube video of this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dxYF9EA7KE Festival Partners: Wasafiri Magazine: https://www.wasafiri.org/ Mind UK: www.mind.org.uk Please donate if you can: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/bookbound2020 Music: Wonder Under by Glad Rags at https://freemusicarchive.org/

Fissures between generations; owning the non-belonging and time as a spiral - this is Pip Adam and Guy Gunaratne in conversation with author Azadeh Moaveni on ‘Uncomfortable Truths’. This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind. Books: Pip Adams, ‘Nothing to See’ Guy Gunaratne, ‘In Our Mad and Furious City’ Azadeh Moaveni, ‘Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of ISIS’ Find #BookBound2020: Our website: https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookBound2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookboundfest/ For subtitles, please visit the YouTube video of this discussion: https://youtu.be/zZw44Nf1qeo Festival Partners: Wasafiri Magazine: https://www.wasafiri.org/ Mind UK: www.mind.org.uk Please donate if you can: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/bookbound2020 Or, if you're New Zealand-based, you can make a donation to Changing Minds, and please reference BookBound as part of your donation: https://givealittle.co.nz/org/changingminds Music: Wonder Under by Glad Rags at https://freemusicarchive.org/

Bad advice, confidence,  and what makes you working class - this is Paul McVeigh, Alex Wheatle, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett on 'A Touch of Class'. This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind. Books: Paul McVeigh, 'Common People: An Anthology of Working Class Writers', ed. By Kit De Waal Alex Wheatle, 'Home Girl' Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, 'The Tyranny of Lost Things' Find #BookBound2020: Our website: https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookBound2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookboundfest/ For subtitles, and links to literary awards and prizes mentioned, please visit the YouTube video of this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=venTXhFuGyA Festival Partners: Wasafiri Magazine: https://www.wasafiri.org/ Mind UK: www.mind.org.uk Please donate if you can: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/bookbound2020 Music: Wonder Under by Glad Rags at https://freemusicarchive.org/ For funding and advice for new and established authors - as discussed during this video - here are links to help that is currently available, or will be soon: https://www2.societyofauthors.org/hel...  https://www.rlf.org.uk/helping-writer... Writing competitions: https://www.neonbooks.org.uk/big-list... Paul McVeigh runs one: https://paulmcveigh.blogspot.com And Word Factory run a monthly one: https://twitter.com/WordFactoryUK

Exploring your trauma through fiction; survival and randomness - this is Winnie M. Li & Daniel Mella in conversation with poet Jamie Trower on ‘Real Live Fiction’ Content warning: viewer discretion advised - this event contains references to sexual assault and bereavement. Scroll down for places to go for support. This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind. Books: Winnie M. Li, ‘Dark Chapter’ Daniel Mella, ‘Older Brother’ Jamie Trower, ‘A Sign of Light’ Find #BookBound2020: Our website: https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookBound2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookboundfest/ For subtitles, please visit the YouTube video of this discussion: https://youtu.be/i8HnQ64rwWQ  Festival Partners: Wasafiri Magazine: https://www.wasafiri.org/ Mind UK: www.mind.org.uk Please donate if you can: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/bookbound2020 Or, if you're New Zealand-based, you can make a donation to Changing Minds, and please reference BookBound as part of your donation: https://givealittle.co.nz/org/changingminds Music: Wonder Under by Glad Rags at https://freemusicarchive.org/ **For advice and support on sexual abuse (many others are available via search engines too): Advice if you have suffered sexual abuse: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/abuse/sexual-abuse/ UK support: https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/ NZ: https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/social-services/social/victim-support-2/ Grief support NZ: https://www.griefsupport.org.nz/ Grief support UK: https://www.cruse.org.uk/ 

Flotsam, the call of the sea and ghostly dogs - this is Dan Richards & Philip Hoare in conversation with Malú Ansaldo, Head of Performing Arts at Roundhouse Theatre, on ‘Writing the Fathoms’ This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind. Books: Dan Richards, ‘Outpost: A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth’ Philip Hoare, ‘RISINGTIDEFALLINGSTAR’ Find #BookBound2020: Our website: https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookBound2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookboundfest/ For subtitles, please visit the YouTube video of this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCSgzXm7i8Y Festival Partners: Wasafiri Magazine: https://www.wasafiri.org/ Mind UK: www.mind.org.uk Music: Wonder Under by Glad Rags at https://freemusicarchive.org/

Writing from an animal's perspective; navigating publishing and why wolves are great  - this is Michelle Paver and Richard Lambert in conversation with author and BookBound 2020 Founder Georgie Codd on the theme of ‘Dark Beasts’. This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind. Books: Michelle Paver, ‘Viper’s Daughter’ Richard Lambert, ‘The Wolf Road’ Georgie Codd, ‘We Swim to the Shark’ Find #BookBound2020: Our website: https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookBound2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookboundfest/ For subtitles, please visit the YouTube video of this discussion: https://youtu.be/YwbmK_c7kvg Festival Partners: Wasafiri Magazine: https://www.wasafiri.org/ Mind UK: www.mind.org.uk Music: Wonder Under by Glad Rags at https://freemusicarchive.org/

Accidental sobriety, the gendered difference of drunkenness and feeling judged - this is Clare Pooley & C.J. Flood in conversation with podcaster Octavia Bright on ‘Authentic Authors’ This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind. Books: Clare Pooley, ‘The Authenticity Project: A Novel’ C.J. Flood, ‘Infinite Sky’ Podcasts: Octavia Bright with Carrie Plitt, ‘Literary Friction’ Find #BookBound2020: Our website: https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookBound2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookboundfest/ For subtitles, please visit the YouTube video of this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fnYvyviTGw Festival Partners: Wasafiri Magazine: https://www.wasafiri.org/ Mind UK: www.mind.org.uk Music: Wonder Under by Glad Rags at https://freemusicarchive.org/

Learning about yourself through listening; compassion for opposing positions and the language of transition - this is Daniel M. Ortberg & Rijula Das in conversation with Amber Massie-Blomfield on 'Challenging Conversations' This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind. Books: Daniel M. Ortberg, 'Something That May Shock and Discredit You' Rijula Das, 'Death In Shonagachhi' (publication date TBC 2020) Amber Massie-Blomfield, 'Twenty Theatres to See Before You Die' Find #BookBound2020: Our website: https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookBound2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookboundfest/ For subtitles, please visit the YouTube video of this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RRXBqL70Dg Festival Partners: Wasafiri Magazine: https://www.wasafiri.org/ Mind UK: www.mind.org.uk Music: Wonder Under by Glad Rags at https://freemusicarchive.org/

Swimming while anxious, sleeping while depressed, the impact of staring at trees and Googling dead people - this is Georgie Codd and Samantha Harvey in conversation with podcaster Sarah Allely on 'Shapeless Fears'. This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind. Books: Georgie Codd, Founder of BookBound 2020, ‘We Swim to the Shark: Overcoming Fear One Fish at a Time’ Samantha Harvey, ‘The Shapeless Unease: A Year of Not Sleeping’ Podcasts: Sarah Allely, ‘Brain On Nature’ Find #BookBound2020: Our website: https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookBound2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookboundfest/ For subtitles, please visit the YouTube video of this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F__gTzYz0DY&t=177s Festival Partners: Wasafiri Magazine: https://www.wasafiri.org/ Mind UK: www.mind.org.uk Music: Wonder Under by Glad Rags at https://freemusicarchive.org/ If you're feeling anxious, depressed or unable to sleep, the Samaritans are always available to listen and support: https://www.samaritans.org/ 

British immigration, education gaps and Comic Relief - this is David Lammy MP, & Maya Goodfellow in conversation with Wasafiri Magazine Editor Malachi McIntosh on 'Migration, Britain and Beyond the Pandemic'. This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind. Books: David Lammy, 'Tribes : How Our Need to Belong Can Make or Break Society' Maya Goodfellow, ‘Hostile Environment: How Immigrants Became Scapegoats' Malachi McIntosh, ‘Wasafiri Magazine’ Find #BookBound2020: Our website: https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookBound2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookboundfest/ For subtitles, please visit the YouTube video of this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmCKXlo6erc Festival Partners: Wasafiri Magazine: https://www.wasafiri.org/ Mind UK: www.mind.org.uk Music: Wonder Under by Glad Rags at https://freemusicarchive.org/

Living with chronic pain, defining yourself and writing through it - this is Sarah Perry & Abi Palmer in conversation with Dan Richards on ‘Snakes, Crows, and Paddling Pools’. This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind. Books: Sarah Perry, ‘Melmoth’ Abi Palmer, ‘Sanatorium’ Dan Richards, ‘Outpost: A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth’ Find #BookBound2020: Our website: https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookBound2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookboundfest/ For subtitles, please visit the YouTube video of this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1TXMuCg7eM Festival Partners: Wasafiri Magazine: https://www.wasafiri.org/ Mind UK: www.mind.org.uk Music: Wonder Under by Glad Rags at https://freemusicarchive.org/

Writing for young adults - how, why and the responsibilities - this is Intisar Khanani & Holly Bourne in conversation with author C.J. Flood on ‘Teenage dreams' This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind. Books: Holly Bourne, ‘Places I’ve Cried in Public’ Intisar Khanani, ‘Thorn’ C.J Flood, ‘Infinite Sky’ Find #BookBound2020: Our website: https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookBound2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookboundfest/ For subtitles, please visit the YouTube video of this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L1uA-1p0JQ& Festival Partners: Wasafiri Magazine: https://www.wasafiri.org/ Mind UK: www.mind.org.uk Music: Wonder Under by Glad Rags at https://freemusicarchive.org/

Creative processes and doodling - this is Max Porter and Will Harris in conversation with Jamie Trower on ‘Lyricism and London’. This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind. Books: Max Porter, ‘Lanny’ Will Harris, ‘RENDANG’ Jamie Trower, ‘A Sign of Light’ Find #BookBound2020: Our website: https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookBound2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookboundfest/ For subtitles, please visit the YouTube video of this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrKS3mnfit4 Festival Partners: Wasafiri Magazine: https://www.wasafiri.org/ Mind UK: www.mind.org.uk Music: Wonder Under by Glad Rags at https://freemusicarchive.org/

Writing as a craft; equality in literary education and who needs lesson - this is Nikesh Shukla & Monique Roffey in conversation with Professor Tessa McWatt on 'Writing Lessons'. This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind. Books: Nikesh Shukla, 'Brown Baby: A Memoir of Race, Family and Home Monique Roffey, 'The Mermaid of Black Conch: A Love Story' Prof. Tessa McWatt, 'Shame on Me: An Anatomy of Race and Belonging’ Find #BookBound2020: Our website: https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookBound2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookboundfest/ For subtitles, please visit the YouTube video of this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIf12OmrbkA Festival Partners: Wasafiri Magazine: https://www.wasafiri.org/ Mind UK: www.mind.org.uk Music: Wonder Under by Glad Rags at https://freemusicarchive.org/

Shaping your story into memoir; transcending class backgrounds (or not) - this is Horatio Clare and Sam Mills in conversation with Georgina Lawton on 'Inside Minds'. This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind. Books: Horatio Clare, 'Something of his Art: Walking to Lubeck with J. S. Bach' Sam Mills 'The Fragments of my Father : A Memoir of Madness, Love and Being a Carer' Georgina Lawton, 'Raceless' Find #BookBound2020: Our website: https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookBound2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookboundfest/ For subtitles, please visit the YouTube video of this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAIsAJ_T8r0 Festival Partners: Wasafiri Magazine: https://www.wasafiri.org/ Mind UK: www.mind.org.uk Music: Wonder Under by Glad Rags at https://freemusicarchive.org/