In Episode 13 Gen and Jette discuss White Dancing Elephants by Chaya Bhuvaneswar. Her debut short story collection spotlights diverse women of colour. These women face sexual harassment and racial violence, and occasionally infict that violence on each other. In these sixteen stories, Bhuvaneswar explores feminist, queer, and immigrant experiences …
In Episode 12 Gen and Jette talk about To Shake the Sleeping Self by Jedidiah Jenkins. Our January/February book club selection takes us from Oregon to Patagonia as we travel with Jedidiah Jenkins on the trip of a lifetime. But it’s more than just a physical journey–it’s an emotional journey …
In Episode 11 Gen and Jette talk about why writers should keep a journal. As writers, we’re always looking for ways to up our writing game and establish better writing habits. Journalling is one of those habits we’re always trying to create. And always have a hard time maintaining. It’s …
In Episode 10 Gen and Jette discuss Heartbreaker by Claudia Dey, our 2018 November/December book club selection. We’re officially caught up on book club episodes! And this one was written by a local Toronto-based author. Dey’s quirky novel revolves around Billie Jean Fontaine. She stumbles into an isolated town and …
In Episode 9 Gen and Jette talk about Eating the Dinosaur by Chuck Klosterman, our 2018 September/October book club selection. Klosterman is one of Jette’s favourite writers, so we were always going to read one of his essay collections. Rather than dive into every essay in the collection, we pick …
In Episode 8 Gen and Jette discuss Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, our 2018 July/August book club selection. This non-fiction book investigates a series of murders of Osage people in Osage County, Oklahoma during the 1920s. The time period came to be known as the “Reign of …
Episode 7 is a Holiday Minisode special! We’re all busy over the holidays so we keep it short and sweet. We talk holiday reading and suggest some great books for gifts. Books make the best gifts after all! It’s only fitting that we let you know about some of our …
In Episode 6 Gen and Jette record a 2018 Season Wrap Up. We discuss our book club, chat about the learning curve of starting a podcast with no experience, and look ahead to 2019. Old and new goals abound. This means reading goals, podcast goals, writing goals, and more. We’re …
In Episode 5 Gen and Jette discuss Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful by Stephanie Wittels Wachs, our 2018 May/June book club selection. In this memoir, she tells the story of her brother, Harris, who died of a heroin overdose at the height of his comedic fame. It is an unflinchingly …
In Episode 4 Gen and Jette talk about their favourite authors. We each pick our three favourite authors to talk about, and if you know Gen, you know this was a difficult decision! Featuring John Steinbeck, Stephen King, Donna Tartt, Dennis Lehane, Maggie Stiefvater, and Chuck Klosterman, the girls talk …
