Full episode out now on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/episode/3x9qSnO8qlZH7lgSxDpXgs
In our latest chat, we talk life since the Island Prize & Sand Roses, book tours, historical fiction and Hamza's recommended reading!
Grab some popcorn and join us in the lounge!
#books #bookstodon #bookchat #authorslife #reading
Full podcast coming soon! Here's a snippet about a book Karen Jennings gave to Hamza Koudri at the Open Book Festival in Cape Town 2024
https://www.tiktok.com/@hhousebooks/video/7489013559221882134
Fav Reads with Hamza Koudri Part 3 : Crooked Seeds by Karen Jennings, longlisted for the Women's Prize 2025
https://www.tiktok.com/@hhousebooks/video/7486608273085418774
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We're back! Join us as Hamza Koudri, (Sand Roses , Island Prize runner up 2022), shares his favourite reads in bite-sized portions....Part 2:
https://youtu.be/pnfLQ7BCafY
Check them out:
https://www.booksonthebay.co.za/2025-programme/
www.instagram.com/p/DHWklYVoGIZ/
www.hamza-koudri.com
https://www.hhousebooks.com/books/sand-roses/
www.holdcreativespaces.co.uk
https://www.hhousebooks.com/books/rozpetanie-deliverance/
https://karavanpress.com/category/festival/
https://www.hhousebooks.com/books/glass-tower/
Hamza Koudri, whose historical fiction novel Sand Roses (Island Prize runner up 2022)went on tour last summer across Africa to the UK, shares his favourite reads in bite-sized portions....
#books #bookchat #podcasts #bookshelf #favreads #fiction
https://www.tiktok.com/@hhousebooks/video/7480946305062227222
watch this space... first extract dropping this week....
The Penny Bloods Podchat with special guest Rebecca Nesvet https://youtu.be/pjci3fwH6D4?si=DrY-q5vCDW9Yk6in via @YouTube
Join us as we chat Penny Bloods with Rebecca Nesvet PhD, literary scholar and author of 'James Malcolm Rymer, Penny Fiction, and the Family', which came out earlier this year, published by Routledge.
In this episode we look at the definitions of Penny Bloods & Penny Dreadfuls, and how they began.
The full podchat - chatting about the Open Book Festival, work(s) in progress, the Island Prize & its winners, her favourite Crooked Seeds cover and more - now on Youtube :
Lastest from our podcast: Catch up with Holland House author Karen Jennings as we find out her take on the Open Book Fest! (psst....are you going?)
Check out https://openbookfestival.co.za/
for more about this stupendous festival.
https://www.tiktok.com/@hhousebooks/video/7410387972790521121
It's all happening at once!
Glass Tower is available in the UK https://www.hhousebooks.com/books/glass-tower/
The Island Prize Winners https://www.hhousebooks.com/the-island-prize-winners-2024/
The Holland House Bookchat https://open.spotify.com/episode/1zNlXzzwilLXvvtBMKySpk
#booknews #publishingnews #islandprizewinner #theislandprize2024 #podcast #bookchat #booklaunch #africanwriters #darwin
#books #bookstodon
The Holland House Bookchat is back on Spotify with Emma Darwin in the lounge, chatting ancestors, (NOT) The Ancestor, the creative process, historical fiction and non, and much more : https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holland-house-bookchat/episodes/HH-Bookchat-This-is-Not-a-Book-About-Charles-Darwin-e2lvqbn
(check out our links in bio)
Searching for your next great read or eager to hear directly from authors? Don’t miss the Big Gay Fiction Show every Wednesday at 12pm! Whether you're a seasoned bookworm or new to the literary world, there's something for everyone. Tune in and join the conversation! #BookChat #BigGayFictionShow 
Listen here: https://zas1.ndx.co.za:2020/AudioPlayer/GaySARadio or online via @tunein #NowPlaying http://tun.in/sflDH
Check out https://instagram.com/p/C7T4l7DykLW/ for the full review of Crooked Seeds
Crooked Seeds by Karen Jennings
&
Sand Roses by Hamza Koudri
are available from Holland House Books (links in bio)
Check out @Inkwellian for links to the podcasts with Hamza Koudri
Crooked Seeds by Karen Jennings & Sand Roses by Hamza Koudri are proudly published by and available from Holland House Books
https://hhousebooks.com/books/
Diving into my TBR pile this weekend. What’s everyone reading? Drop your current reads and let’s get some awesome book conversations going! 
The Shortlist is also on the Holland House website;
Crooked Seeds and Sand Roses are available from Holland House Books: https://linktr.ee/hollandhousebooks
https://cmec.org.uk/insights-analysis/insights/podcast-anglophone-north-africa-british-council
In Cape Town today? Check out the
@book_lounge
for Crooked Seeds book launch with Karen Jennings
Get your copy from Holland House Books
This is Not a Book about Darwin by @emmadarwinwriter is also available from Holland House Books
https://linktr.ee/hollandhousebooks
Island Prize winner Reem Gaafar is in conversation with Brittle Paper founder on Youtube; https://youtu.be/6_rMvfUJRbg
Read an excerpt here: https://brittlepaper.com/2024/04/excerpt-a-mouth-full-of-salt-by-reem-gaafar/
