Book Off!

Shelby Van Pelt and Debra Curtis

Book Off!

Show Notes

Authors Shelby Van Pelt and Debra Curtis join Joe Haddow for a good ole Book Off!

They talk about their debut novels ('Impossibly Bright Creatures' and 'Laws Of Love And Logic'), the brilliance of nature - specifically Octopi - strange psychic coincidences - and sex!

THE BOOK OFF 'The Woman Who Lost Her Soul' by Bob Shacochis VS 'The Soul Of An Octopus' by Sy Montgomery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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