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47:The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, with Abbi Waxman The Brit Lit Podcast
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Abbi Waxman’s latest novel The Bookish Life of Nina Hill is out this week on both sides of the Atlantic. Nina Hill loves trivia and her cat, and works in a delightful but struggling bookshop. She’s an introvert who’s got her life and social calendar under control – until she finds out about a whole big family she never knew she had. And just as she’s struggling to get her head around that, the trivia competition world throws an attractive guy into her path, too. What I loved best about this book – and there’s a lot to love -- was the charming, witty tone of the writing, which addresses the reader directly in places.
Abbi Waxman talked to the podcast about the booksellers that inspired the book, the neighbourhood of LA in which it’s set, how her degree in anthropology informs her writing, the joys and challenges of being a Brit living in the US, and more.
You can listen to the episode here,
or Spotify, or iTunes,
or wherever else you get your podcasts.
Books Mentioned on the Podcast:
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, by Abbi Waxman
Other People's Houses, by Abbi Waxman
The Garden of Small Beginnings, by Abbi Waxman
Attention All Shipping: A Journey Round the Shipping Forecast, by Charlie Connelly
Notes from a Small Island, by Bill Bryson
The Body: A Guide for Occupants, by Bill Bryson
At Home: A Short History of Private Life, by Bill Bryson
Sweet Sorrow, by David Nicholls
Expectation, by Anna Day
A Half Baked Idea, by Olivia Potts
Unscripted, by Claire Handscombe
(A note on my book links: they usually take you to Amazon, and I get a few pence per sale at no extra cost to you if you click them and buy from there, which will help me make this podcast viable long-term. But better than Amazon, who are, let’s be honest, not the greatest, is Blackwells or Waterstones, or, even better, your local independent bookshop. If you live in the US or elsewhere further afield, you can find UK books at Book Depository (also owned by Amazon) at a good price and with no postage cost, or sometimes at Wordery.com, or you can buy them from Amazon US, or, even better, an independent bookshop.)
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Abbi Waxman’s latest novel The Bookish Life of Nina Hill is out this week on both sides of the Atlantic. Nina Hill loves trivia and her cat, and works in a delightful but struggling bookshop. She’s an introvert who’s got her life and social calendar under control – until she finds out about a whole big family she never knew she had. And just as she’s struggling to get her head around that, the trivia competition world throws an attractive guy into her path, too. What I loved best about this book – and there’s a lot to love -- was the charming, witty tone of the writing, which addresses the reader directly in places.
Abbi Waxman talked to the podcast about the booksellers that inspired the book, the neighbourhood of LA in which it’s set, how her degree in anthropology informs her writing, the joys and challenges of being a Brit living in the US, and more.
You can listen to the episode here,
or Spotify, or iTunes,
or wherever else you get your podcasts.
Books Mentioned on the Podcast:
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, by Abbi Waxman
Other People's Houses, by Abbi Waxman
The Garden of Small Beginnings, by Abbi Waxman
Attention All Shipping: A Journey Round the Shipping Forecast, by Charlie Connelly
Notes from a Small Island, by Bill Bryson
The Body: A Guide for Occupants, by Bill Bryson
At Home: A Short History of Private Life, by Bill Bryson
Sweet Sorrow, by David Nicholls
Expectation, by Anna Day
A Half Baked Idea, by Olivia Potts
Unscripted, by Claire Handscombe
(A note on my book links: they usually take you to Amazon, and I get a few pence per sale at no extra cost to you if you click them and buy from there, which will help me make this podcast viable long-term. But better than Amazon, who are, let’s be honest, not the greatest, is Blackwells or Waterstones, or, even better, your local independent bookshop. If you live in the US or elsewhere further afield, you can find UK books at Book Depository (also owned by Amazon) at a good price and with no postage cost, or sometimes at Wordery.com, or you can buy them from Amazon US, or, even better, an independent bookshop.)
*****
Buy Claire’s novel, Unscripted.
Support Claire on Patreon to get bonus content and personalised book recommendations.
Buy Brit Lit Podcast merch to show your love for your podcast and help support it.
Sign up to Claire’s newsletter to get updates on her writing, as well as recommendations for books and podcasts.
For daily news and views from British books and publishing, follow the Brit Lit Blog.
Questions? Comments? Need a book recommendation? Email Claire at britlitpodcast@gmail.com
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