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EPISODE · Aug 25, 2025 · 44 MIN

Thomas McMullan, author of 'Groundwater' on Acting Classes, Money + Privilege & Horror Settings

from A Pair of Bookends · host Hannah MacDonald

On today's episode Hannah was joined by author Thomas McMullan to discuss his latest novel Groundwater (spoiler free!)They discuss the infamous second novel, how acting classes helped him better understand human behaviour, the authors & books that have influenced him and lots more!If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us over on Patreon.If you love our podcast please also consider voting for us https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting!You can follow us via Instagram, X & Tik Tok. You can follow Thomas via Instagram.Books & other mentions in this episode:Thomas debut novel: The Last Good ManVaim by Jon FosseTo The Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfThe Lodgers by Holly PesterMiddlemarch by George Elliothttps://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/performing-arts/acting-and-theatre/actingKrapps Last Tape by Samuel BeckettOur Ep with Saba SamsFestival Recc- https://deptfordx.org/Art Recc- https://www.richarddeanhughes.com/Art Gallery recc- https://xxijrahii.net/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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