The Hypothetical Bookshelf Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:02 -0400 https://thehypotheticalbookshelf.buzzsprout.com en-gb © 2026 The Hypothetical Bookshelf yes Support this Podcast cc9024fb-c181-5c57-980e-3ad9494018de Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone episodic false The Hypothetical Bookshelf is a desert island discs for books. Inspired by Italo Calvino’s essay ‘Whom do we write for? Or The Hypothetical Bookshelf’ this is a podcast that asks writers what other works their writing is in conversation with, looking for the ways new work can make connections between different books on a writer’s and reader’s hypothetical shelf.  


Interviewing a different author each time, writers are asked to name five books of fiction or non-fiction that can be put beside their own on that imaginary bookshelf. 


]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone https://storage.buzzsprout.com/iav85abmg3kcy72hur16cevminpt?.jpg The Hypothetical Bookshelf https://thehypotheticalbookshelf.buzzsprout.com Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone Episode Two: Hester Musson Episode Two: Hester Musson This episode we hear the five books on the hypothetical shelf of the bestselling author, Hester Musson. Hester's debut novel, The Beholders, was a Times bestseller, a Sunday Times historical book of the month and shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown in 2024. Her second novel, The Night Hag, was published in February 2026.

 

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]]> This episode we hear the five books on the hypothetical shelf of the bestselling author, Hester Musson. Hester's debut novel, The Beholders, was a Times bestseller, a Sunday Times historical book of the month and shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown in 2024. Her second novel, The Night Hag, was published in February 2026.

 

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]]> Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone Buzzsprout-19389463 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0100 4716 1 2 full false Episode One: Deepa Anappara Episode One: Deepa Anappara The Hypothetical Bookshelf launches with the talented, award-winning Deepa Anappara. Deepa grew up in Kerala, southern India, and was an award-winning journalist in cities including Mumbai and Delhi. Her debut novel, Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, was named as one of the best books of the year by the New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Guardian, and NPR. It won the Edgar Award for Best Novel, was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and shortlisted for the JCB Prize for Indian Literature. It has been translated into over twenty languages. Deepa is also the co-editor, with Taymoor Soomro, of Letters to a Writer of Colour, a collection of personal essays on fiction, race, and culture. Her second novel, The Last of Earth, came out earlier this year.

Listen for Deepa's five books, see bookshop.org for links to books discussed.

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]]> The Hypothetical Bookshelf launches with the talented, award-winning Deepa Anappara. Deepa grew up in Kerala, southern India, and was an award-winning journalist in cities including Mumbai and Delhi. Her debut novel, Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, was named as one of the best books of the year by the New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Guardian, and NPR. It won the Edgar Award for Best Novel, was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and shortlisted for the JCB Prize for Indian Literature. It has been translated into over twenty languages. Deepa is also the co-editor, with Taymoor Soomro, of Letters to a Writer of Colour, a collection of personal essays on fiction, race, and culture. Her second novel, The Last of Earth, came out earlier this year.

Listen for Deepa's five books, see bookshop.org for links to books discussed.

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Hosted by Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone. Music by Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Artwork by Esmé Conaghan.

Check out Bookshop.org for books from the podcast and further news on Instagram.


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