In Episode 128, Gen and Jette team up with one of their favourite local publishers, House of Anansi Press, to read The All + Flesh by Brandi Bird. It’s the second book of poetry for the pod and we absolutely loved it. Show Notes House of Anansi’s namesake comes from …
In Episode 97, Gen and Jette collaborate with one of their favourite Toronto indie publishers, House of Anansi, to give you a preview of one of their upcoming new releases, A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm. This memoir chronicles Chisholm’s time in Paris, scraping out a living in a …
In Episode 88, Gen and Jette chat about Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu. This collection of short stories was generously sent to us by Coach House Books, who always seem to know exactly which books we’re going to love. Lesser Known Monsters is no exception. …
In Episode 78, Gen and Jette talk about recent WattPad release, Big Boned by Jo Watson. You know we’re not generally romcom readers, but we absolutely loved this story! Episode Notes Jo Watson has over 50 millions reads on WattPad! Check out her other books on her website. Check out …
In Episode 74, we’re teaming up once again with Coach House Books to discuss one of their recent releases, And Miles To Go Before I Sleep by Jocelyne Saucier, translated by Rhonda Mullins. Coach House Books is one of our favourite publishers. We always love the books they send us, …
In Episode 70, Gen and Jette team up again with one of their favourite Toronto publishers, House of Anansi Press. This time we’re reading A Boring Wife Settles the Score by Marie-Renée Lavoie, the sequel to Autopsy of a Boring Wife, which we talked about all the way back in …
In Episode 62 Gen and Jette once again team up with one of our favourite publishers—Coach House Books! This time we’re talking about one of their spring releases—and our first book of poetry—Because the Sun by Sarah Burgoyne. We loved the way Burgoyne plays with words and form while exploring …
In Episode 52, Gen and Jette team up with Wattpad Books to discuss two of their fall 2020 releases: Historically Inaccurate by Shay Bravo and The Bro Code by Elizabeth A. Seibert. Both are debut YA authors with large followings on Wattpad, an online community of writers and readers. Wattpad …
In Episode 51 Gen and Jette talk about Coach House Books’ 2020 fall releases. First, The Pine Islands by Marion Poschmann, translated by Jen Calleja. The reader travels with Gilbert on a pilgrimage through Japan. Then, The Imago Stage by Karoline Georges, translated by Rhonda Mullins, which follows the narrator …
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 …
