In Episode 45 Gen and Jette make another cup of tea and have a quarantine hangout–virtually! It’s been a wild ride since our last hangout episode in February. So we’ve got a lot to cover. We chat about what how we’ve been keeping busy and what we’ve been reading. (We’re …
In Episode 44 Gen and Jette do another genre breakdown and tackle graphic novels. We start with the history and definition of the graphic novel. Then we talk favourites and adaptations. And finally, we look at what makes the graphic novel a unique and effective form of storytelling. Check out …
In Episode 43 Gen and Jette interview Sidura Ludwig and chat about her new collection of short stories. You Are Not What We Expected offers an intimate portrait of a Toronto Jewish community in these interconnected stories. Ludwig paints a vivid picture of love, loss, hope, and disappointment. We loved …
In Episode 42 Gen and Jette dive deep into The Shale Project developed by Sienna Tristen and Avi Silver. This time for book club we read two books–Tristen’s The Heretic’s Guide to Homecoming and Silver’s Two Dark Moons. The Shale Project is more than books, it’s a whole planet with …
In Episode 41 Gen and Jette talk about making a routine of writing. It’s been an adjustment to keep writing in these uncertain times and a routine is more important than ever. We chat about some ways to develop your own writing routine to get yourself in a writing headspace …
In Episode 40 Gen and Jette have an interview with Sara-Jayne Poletti of Learn with SJP. We chat book marketing, how to leverage social media as an author, and how to connect with readers. Sara-Jayne shares her valuable insights into the do’s and don’t’s of social marketing for authors and …
In Episode 39 Gen and Jette discuss two House of Anansi new releases. We chat about Coming Up for Air by Sarah Leipciger and Pallbearing by Michael Melgaard. Coming Up for Air follow three stories in different eras and countries–a young woman in present-day Canada with cystic fibrosis, a man …
In Episode 38 Gen and Jette talk about Movies (and Other Things) by Shea Serrano, their 2020 January/February book club selection. We love Shea Serrano and we had a great time discussing his latest book. It let us go off on a bunch of movie tangents and talk about some …
In Episode 37 Gen and Jette sit down for another cup of tea and a winter hangout. Join us for a casual chat where we talk books, writing, and everything we’ve been up to lately. We can’t believe February is almost over while January was the longest month. Possibly we …
In Episode 36 Gen and Jette talk about Disfigured by Amanda Leduc. We loved chatting about this book that tackles fairy tales and disability. Leduc breaks down how disability has been etched into the collective unconscious as a bad thing that a person needs to overcome and how stories need …
