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  • 1 week ago | annieridout.substack.com | Annie Ridout |Poorna Bell

    I first came across Poorna Bell some years ago at an event in east London. She was part of a panel talk, speaking candidly about the subject of her debut book - Chase the Rainbow - which retraces the life she shared with her late husband, Rob. I’ve followed her ever since and I wanted to ask Poorna more about her life, as a writer, as she publishes her latest novel, This is Fine (Penguin, 2025) about a child-free woman who steps in to help her wayward teenage niece. Here’s our interview.

  • 4 weeks ago | observer.co.uk | Poorna Bell

    Eight years ago, a series of decisions that included quitting my job and leaving England for several months, led me to undertake a solo 11-day hike to the Annapurna base camp in Nepal. There was no phone reception and I lived out of a backpack. “Out of all of the things you could do, why did you choose that?” a friend asked, mystified.

  • Mar 30, 2025 | thetimes.com | Poorna Bell

  • Mar 21, 2025 | theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com | Poorna Bell |Sarah Knight

    The Shift With Sam Baker is a reader-supported publication. To receive two new posts every week and support my work making the podcast, why not become a paid subscriber. SCROLLING• ”I don’t want anyone else to read my diaries, but I can’t burn them.” Love this piece by one of my favourite memoirists, Dani Shapiro. (Gift link)• The uncomfortable truth in THAT White Lotus pool scene. • What do we buy into when we buy a home? • rages eloquently on wasting women’s time.

  • Mar 7, 2025 | theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com | Poorna Bell |Elif Shafak |E. Jean Carroll |Rosie Spinks

    This is the monthly free Friday links and recs round-up from The Shift. If you’d like to receive posts like this every week, plus my weekly post, access the bookclub, archive and chat and more, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. SCROLLING• I knew I wouldn’t be the only one who noticed the way the best actress Oscar race was turned into an instant face-off. “Demi lost to Mikey!” screamed one headline.

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