In Episode 126, Gen and Jette team up with indie publisher Stelliform Press. They generously sent us a copy of their recent release Sordidez by E.G. CondĆ©, which follows different members of communities trying to survive in a world ravaged by war and climate catastrophe. Show Notes We first heard …
It’s time for another round of #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt! Actually, it was mostly BookTok this time. We’re finally diving into one of Colleen Hoover’s books. Verity has been all over Instagram and TikTok, and when friend of the pod Kattie read it, we knew it was time. We had a lot to …
In Episode 124, Gen and Jette talk about The Memory Police by YÅko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder. This was Jette’s pick for our book club and we loved the dystopian vibes and talking all about memories. Show Notes YÅko Ogawa has won every Japanese literary award, including the Akutagawa …
Itās 2023. The plan was, and still is, to get back to writing in coffee shops. Thereās just something about sitting in a coffee shop and working, right? Itās a magical experience, whether alone or with someone else. We used to meet up all the time and work alone together …
Gen and Jette up their CanCon for Pride this year with Junior High ā a middle grade semi-autobiographical graphic novel from Canadian musical duo Tegan and Sara, with the illustrations of Tillie Walden. Show Notes Tegan and Sara’s memoir High School was released in September 2019 and has since been turned into …
In Episode 122, Gen and Jette keep up their CanCon with a discussion of Canadian authors. Show Notes If you’re unfamiliar with CanCon, it’s the stipulation that all Canadian media contain a certain percentage of content produced, written, etc. by Canadians. It turns out we have a lot of episodes …
In episode 121 Gen & Jette sit down for Another Cup of Tea and a spring hangout. We’re talking all about what we’ve been reading lately and what we have planned for the coming months. Show Notes If you’re in Toronto on May 27 & 28, be sure to stop …
In Episode 120, Gen and Jette dive into the latest book club pick and talk all things writing withĀ The Writing LifeĀ by Annie Dillard. This one has been on Gen’s list for a while and the consensus it that it should be required reading for any writer or artist. Show Notes …
The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club.
In Episode 118, Gen and Jette continue their series #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt with Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. It takes place in a Tokyo cafe that allows people to time travel…though there are a few rules. We’re always suckers for a time travel story and immediately fell in love …
