18: Books and Mental Health

In this episode of The Brighton Book Club, Anna is back from a short break over Christmas and New Year to talk about books and mental health. She speaks to local author Kate Bradley about how her career in mental health and social services inspired her new book, WHAT I DID. Thando Mgqolozana tells Anna about his book A MAN WHO IS NOT A MAN which explores gender, masculinity and mental health in South Africa. Sussex based Jasper Gibson talks about his book THE OCTOPUS MAN, a first person narrative exploring voice-hearing, drug trials and stigma based on a true story, and journalist and broadcaster Claudia Hammond discusses the fascinating research behind her book THE ART OF REST.Stay in contact with the show by following us on Instagram @btnbookclub and emailing [email protected]. If you'd like to read ahead for next month's show on Books in Translation, get your hands on a copy of Danish author Tove Ditlevsen's THE FACES (Penguin Modern Classics)More info about this month's guests: Kate Bradley: https://www.katebradley.co.uk/ Thando Mgqolozana: https://twitter.com/thando_mgqo Jasper Gibson: https://www.weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk/titles/jasper-gibson/the-octopus-man/9781474616102/ Claudia Hammond: https://claudiahammond.com/ Cipher Press's open submissions window: https://www.cipherpress.co.uk/submissions