Saba Sams, author of 'Gunk' on Motherhood, Birth Scenes & Brighton

from A Pair of Bookends · host Hannah MacDonald

On today's episode Hannah was joined by Saba Sams to discuss her debut novel Gunk, listeners may remember Saba from our podcast back in 2023 when she joined us to discuss her award-winning short story collection Send NudesThey discuss Motherhood, the fear of infertility, living in the age of capitalism, short books & lots more. If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe and if you'd like to support us further you can subscribe via Patreon or SubstackYou can follow Saba via Instagram Books & other mentions in this episode: Fun and Games by John Patrick McHughGiovanni's Room by James BaldwinJanet Planet (2023)Let 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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