In Episode 129, Gen and Jette dive into “the most controversial Canadian novel” ever written. A woman goes to work in Northern Ontario and begins a relationship with a bear. Spoiler: in 2023, it wasn’t that wild. Or was it? Show Notes This book created a bit of a stir …
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 26 Gen and Jette talk about Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier. Translated from French by Rhonda Mullins, Paper Houses cleverly intertwined the life of Emily Dickinson with that of the narrator, blending fact and fiction. We absolutely fell in love with this one. We loved the writing style …
In Episode 20 Gen and Jette team up with House of Anansi Press to discuss two of their 2019 Spring books: Autopsy of a Boring Wife by Marie-Renee Lavoie and Dual Citizens by Alix Ohlin. Autopsy of a Boring Wife, translated from French by Arielle Aaronson, is like a Québécois …
