BookBound

BookBound festival
  • 0.0 (0)
  • BOOKS
  • UPDATED SEMIWEEKLY

Conversations on writing, publishing, class, race, mental health and lockdown

  1. 07/26/2020

    Emma Byrne & Freya Daly Sadgrove: Language, Woman!

    How anxiety gives you power; the art of the self-roast and talking to your Lego - this is Emma Byrne and Freya Daly Sadgrove in conversation with Georgie Codd on 'Language, Woman!' Content warning: Viewer discretion advised - this talk contains explicit language, and references to depression and anxiety, sexual assault, child abuse and other topics that some may find difficult. 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: Emma Byrne, 'Swearing is Good For You' Freya Daly Sadgrove, 'Head Girl’ 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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufbc4NDRKPg&t=3s 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/ Support for mental health, depression and anxiety can be found here: UK call the Samaritans for free: 116 123 or text/email here: https://www.samaritans.org Lifeline 0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP) – for counselling and support New Zealand Lifeline helpline : 0800 111 757 UK: National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC): https://napac.org.uk

    52 min

  2. 07/23/2020

    Emma Glass & Margarita García Robayo: Novel(la) Ideas

    What is ‘women’s writing’, are the pressures different? Plus the power of writing without form or plot, and the ghost stories nurses tell - this is Emma Glass & Margarita García Robayo in conversation with Professor Susan Rudy on 'Novel(la) Ideas'. 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: Emma Glass, 'Rest and Be Thankful’ Margarita García Robayo 'Fish Soup' ('Holiday Heart' forthcoming) 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=eHxy6eKLUfQ 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/

    1h 14m

  3. 07/21/2020

    Stanley Donwood & Caleb Femi: What the Artist Saw

    Growing up on an estate; who do we create art for, and thwarted lumberjack dreams - this is Stanley Donwood & Caleb Femi in conversation with author Dan Richards on ‘What the Artist Saw’ 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: Stanley Donwood, ‘Bad Island’ Caleb Femi, ‘Poor’ 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://youtu.be/lbjxRteIiak 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/

    53 min

  4. 07/19/2020

    Jennifer Wong & Soniah Kamal: Relocation, Relocation, Relocation

    The influence of place and longing; social norms across time and space and taking your roots with you - this is Jennifer Wong and Soniah Kamal in conversation with author Romesh Gunesekera on ‘Relocation, Relocation, Relocation’ 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: Soniah Kamal, ‘Unmarriageable : Pride and Prejudice in Pakistan’ Jennifer Wong, ‘Letters Home’ Romesh Gunesekera, ‘Suncatcher’ 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=cHrvqi_oM8s 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/

    1 hr

  5. 07/16/2020

    Paul Mendez & Niven Govinden: In Place of Pages

    Voguing balls and jehovas witnesses, the “queer canon” and why ticking boxes doesn’t mean living in boxes - this is Paul Mendez & Niven Govinden in conversation with podcaster Octavia Bright. 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 Mendez, ‘Rainbow Milk’ Niven Govinden, ‘This Brutal House’ Listen to Octavia Bright on 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=18ioPnQPzvU 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/

    56 min

  6. 07/14/2020

    Kim Sherwood & Eleanor Wasserberg: Fiction and History, Now

    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/

    55 min

  7. 07/12/2020

    Pip Adam & Guy Gunaratne: Uncomfortable Truths

    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/

    58 min

  8. 07/09/2020

    Paul McVeigh, Alex Wheatle, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett: Touch of Class

    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

    47 min
See All (23)

Trailer

About

Conversations on writing, publishing, class, race, mental health and lockdown

Information

  • Creator
    BookBound festival
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © BookBound festival