It’s a new year and we’re kicking it off, as always, with a book club episode. Gen’s pick for the end of 2024 was Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. It follows the narrator through his journal entries as he records his life amongst the statues and tides that occupy a series …
It’s the end of the year, which means it’s time for Gen and Jette to see how they did on the reading and writing goals they set back in January. (Spoiler: We crushed the audiobook minutes.) Show Notes We recorded part of the episode and then had technical difficulties, so …
It’s Non-Fiction November and NaNoWriMo, so for Episode 160 we decided to read Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami. In this essay collection, Murakami talks about everything from his journey as a novelist to his writing routine to his thoughts on school and literary prizes. Show Notes As you …
Episode 159 is a book club episode. Gen and Jette talk about Patti Smith’s memoir Just Kids. The book chronicles her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe and their early days in New York City before they were the artists we know them as today. Show Notes This book. THIS BOOK! We …
In Episode 158, we’re talking about our official spooky season book pick: We Mostly Come Out at Night. This short story collection, edited by Rob Costello, features queer retellings and re-imaginings of classic monster stories and tropes. It was super fun and we had a great time reading it. Show …
In Episode 157, we’re celebrating our 6th anniversary of the podcast! It’s been an amazing six years and we can’t wait for another six more. Show Notes A huge thank you to all of our regular listeners! We’re just a little podcast and we appreciate each and every one of …
In Episode 156, we’ve teamed up with one of our favourite indie publishers, House of Anansi Press, to read the short story collection Who Will Bury You? Written by Zimbabwean author Chido Muchemwa, the stories take place across generations, in Toronto and Zimbabwe, and grapple with loss, family, and the …
Episode 155 is a book club episode, and we’re talking about Gen’s summer pick, Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo. It offers up some spooky southern gothic vibes with a side of car races and a family curse. Show Notes After picking this book, Gen realized it was blurbed by the …
In Episode 154, it’s time for another instalment of #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt with I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones. We just can’t stay away from the spooky books this summer, but this one has a distinctly summer vibe with it’s unique twist on the slasher genre. You’ll want to …
In Episode 153, Gen and Jette talk about Reality Squall by Jason Krawczyk. Space-time gets funky in this one, so you know we loved it! Show Notes One of Jason’s other books, It Look Like Dad, was published by Little Ghosts Books, one of our favourite Toronto bookstores that is …
