Episode 1: CONVERSATIONS

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most, by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen (1999/2023) / Conversations with Friends, by Sally Rooney (2017) ||

In the inaugural episode of Bookpile, Tash and Andrew decide to have a conversation about … conversations. Well, about books about conversations.

 

Andrew’s non-fiction pick Difficult Conversations is one he uses and recommends all the time, and has been doing for years and years; Tash’s fiction pick Conversations with Friends is Sally Rooney’s first novel and definitely new territory for Andrew. In this episode, they discuss why Andrew has so many difficult conversations and Tash has so few, and whether the ending of Conversations with Friends is hopeful or tragic.