In this episode Libreria welcomes established writer and poet JJ Bola ahead of the publication of his new novel, The Selfless Act of Breathing. In this wide-ranging and candid conversation, we jump off from JJ’s recent work to discuss masculinity, purpose, searching, discovery and failure.

During the conversation, JJ cites the following books and authors:

bell hooks - The Will to Change
bell hooks - We Real Cool
Bessel van der Kolk - The Body Keeps the Score
Thomas E. Joiner Jr. - The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide