5. Debut Spotlight - Kevin Jared Hosein

Happy Monday Bookends! Welcome back to the latest episode in our Debut Spotlight series, this time we are in conversation with the Carribean Author and Poet Kevin Jared Hosein, author of upcoming debut international novel 'Hungry Ghosts' (publishing on 16th of Feb with Bloomsbury). It was such a delight to chat to Kevin about his incredible novel which explores class, grief, loss, religion, morality and so much more, we cannot recommend it enough! Aswell as deep diving into his book we talk about Kevin's experience of breaking into international publishing, the historical issues of class, culture and religion in Trinidad and Tobago, how being a Biology teacher inspires his writing style and more, we hope you enjoy!To buy Kevin's book: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/hungry-ghosts-kevin-jared-hosein/7073687?ean=9781526644480You can follow Kevin on Instagram @kjaredhoseinTix for Kevin Jared Hosein and Ayanna Lloyd Banwo in conversation in Brixton - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/author-kevin-jared-hosein-discusses-hungry-ghosts-with-ayanna-lloyd-banwo-tickets-511543529467Please don't forget to rate/review/subscribe as it helps us to reach other bookends and you can follow us on Instagram @apairofbookendspod and @apairofbookends on Twitter and Tik Tok. Books discussed: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Passenger by Cormac McCarthy When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo The Sound of the Mountain by Yasunari KawabataThe Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea by Yukio MishimaSisters by Daisy JohnsonThe Road by Cormac McCarthy Until next time, happy reading!