The Friend and The Pull of the Stars

Send us Fan MailWriter and academic Suzanne Scott drops by the podcast to discuss two books that inspire her as a writer. The Friend is an experimental book that Suzanne describes as a jazz piece riffing and improvising on the themes of suicide, writing and dogs. The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue is a gripping historical novel set during the Spanish Flu at a Dublin maternity hospital. Suzanne reveals how The Chair accurately captures an academic environment and The Secret Life of Writers podcast is a source of inspiration.Books and Resources:The Friend by Sigrid NunezThe Pull of the Stars by Emma DonaghueRoom by Emma DonaghueThe Chair, NetflixCountry Girls by Edna O’BrienStation Eleven by Emily St. JohnLeave the World Behind by Rumaan AlamThe Secret Life of Writers, PodcastA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’EngleHerself: Reflections on a Writing Life by Madeleine L’EngleThe Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysA Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan HawkeFollow Red Fern Book Review:Website: https://www.redfernbookreview.comInstagram: @redfernbookreviewFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/redfernbookreview/Newsletter: https://redfernwriting.com/newsletterRead Suzanne Scott's Writing:First Person, The Globe and Mail, February 12, 2018How to Love and Support Your Alpha Wife​  Facts & Arguments, The Globe and Mail, April 12, 2016As My Newly minted teen gazed over New York, I could only gaze on himFirst Person, The Globe and Mail, October 6, 2021What Does it Mean to Be a Middle-Aged Woman Today? Follow Red Fern Book Review:Website and to leave a voicemail: https://www.redfernbookreview.comInstagram: @redfernbookreviewFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/redfernbookreview/Newsletter: https://www.redfernbookreview.com/newsletter