Charlotte Paradise, author of the “accomplished and hopeful debut” (Madeline Docherty) Overspill will be in attendance at the Cheltenham Literary Festival.

On Thursday 16th October at 18:30, Charlotte will be participating in the “New Voices Spotlight”, which aims to “celebrate some of this year’s hottest debut fiction”.

She will be in conversation with fellow breakout stars Gurnaik Johal, Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin, and Gráinne O’Hare, with the conversation moderated by Liv Little.

Grab your tickets here.

Sara is twenty-five. She has never used a tampon without having a panic attack.

She starts dating Miles. For three months, they don’t touch. Miles respects her boundaries, though he longs for them to melt away. Sara desires Miles, but she knows her body, or rather she knows it is an unknowable thing.

Sara wants to be in love, to find a person who allows her to be herself. Someone who is happy with everything she is and everything she isn’t. Miles hopes he won’t hurt her.

But how do you navigate a relationship for which there is no blueprint? How do you love someone when your body is not your own, and how do you reclaim it?

Overspill is a luminous, shattering debut about love, trauma and self-acceptance, perfect for fans of Sally Rooney and Coco Mellors.

Overspill is out now; order your copies here or, better, via your local bookstore or bookshop.org.

Follow Charlotte on Instagram @charlotteparadise and on TikTok.