In Episode 97, Gen and Jette collaborate with one of their favourite Toronto indie publishers, House of Anansi, to give you a preview of one of their upcoming new releases, A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm.
This memoir chronicles Chisholm’s time in Paris, scraping out a living in a restaurant as he works his way up from runner to waiter. As former barista/servers/etc., we loved this deep dive into the world of waiting tables. We did a lot of reminiscing and commiserating because it turns out, no matter where you are, waiting tables doesn’t really change.
Show Notes
Check out our other collaborations with House of Anansi — Episode 70: A Boring Wife Settles the Score, Episode 43: You Are Not What We Expected, Episode 39: Coming Up for Air and Pallbearing, Episode 20: Autopsy of a Boring Wife and Dual Citizens
We love working with House of Anansi and hope to visit them soon!
Chisholm’s memoir is partly inspired by George Orwell’s Down and Out in Paris and London, so if you enjoy this one, be sure to check out Orwell’s book also.
A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm will be published on August 9, 2022.
In our next episode, we’ll be discussing our latest book club read, Home Before Dark by Riley Sager. If you’ve read it, send us all your thoughts!
