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EPISODE · Dec 17, 2025 · 53 MIN

December Book Club with Hayley Dunlop: Christmas Films, Unconventional Female Protagonists & Best Book of 2025

from A Pair of Bookends · host Hannah MacDonald

On today's very Christmassy December Book Club episode Hannah was joined by author Hayley Dunlop to discuss her debut novel It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas which you can buy here.Also available for 99p on Kindle until 23/12/25 here.In this episode they discuss the Christmas film watchalong Hayley hosts each year, how Covid/lockdown changed Hayley's writing journey, complicated families and lots more! If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us over on Patreon. You can follow us via Instagram, X & Tik Tok. You can follow Hayley & join her watchalongs via InstagramYou can follow her work & find the content warnings for her book via hayleyjdunlop.comBooks & other mentions in this episode: In Love with Love by Ella RisbridgerMidnight Chicken by Ella RisbridgerIn The Kitchen: Essays on Food and LifeMerry & Gay (2022)Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas (2019)Jingle Bell Heist (2025)Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)Your Christmas or Mine 2 (2023)Love Actually (2003)Last Christmas (2019)Single All The Way (2021)Send Flowers by Emily BuchananLet us know your thoughts by emailing us [email protected] or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!

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