The Friend and The Pull of the Stars

Red Fern Book Review by Amy Tyler

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Writer 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 Nunez
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donaghue
Room by Emma Donaghue
The Chair, Netflix
Country Girls by Edna O’Brien
Station Eleven by Emily St. John
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
The Secret Life of Writers, Podcast
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Herself: Reflections on a Writing Life by Madeleine L’Engle
The Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
A Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan Hawke
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Read Suzanne Scott's Writing:
First Person, The Globe and Mail, February 12, 2018
How to Love and Support Your Alpha Wife​

Facts & Arguments, The Globe and Mail, April 12, 2016
As My Newly minted teen gazed over New York, I could only gaze on him

First Person, The Globe and Mail, October 6, 2021
What Does it Mean to Be a Middle-Aged Woman Today?

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