Write Reads #62 Boy Wonders by Cathal Kelly

We are so delighted to have Naomi from Consumed by Ink joining us to discuss the 2019 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, Boy Wonders by Cathal Kelly. We delve into lots of stuff in this one. We look forward to the emails and comments that will surely ensue. What’s your take on the Leacock Award? How do you feel about memoirs? Do you remember the television show called V? Are The Littlest Hobo and The Beachcombers not absolute classics of television history? Tell us.

We will be announcing our pick for Indie Month very soon (and maybe a guest host!). Keep your eyes open for that.

Other books discussed in this podcast:

• Black Writers Matter edited by Whitney French
• Bad Ideas and The Love Monster by Missy Marston
• The Case of the Missing Men and Use Your Imagination! by Kris Bertin
• Louisburg or Bust by R.C. Shaw
• Crow by Amy Spurway
• Found Drowned by  Laurie Glenn Norris
• Every Little Piece of Me by Amy Jones
• Watermark by Christy-Ann Conlin
• Even Weirder Than Before by Susie Taylor
• Bina, Malarky, and Martin John by Anikana Schofield
• Every Blade of Grass by Thomas Wharton
• Mirror In the Sky by Aditi Khorana
• Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
• Thousand Dollar Tan Line by Jennifer Graham
• Lake Success by Gary Shteyngart
• The Stranger In the Woods by Michael Finkel
• Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
• Hermit of Gully Lake by Joan Baxter
• Leonard by William Shatner
• Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
• Republic of Dirt by Susan Juby
• King Leary by Paul Quarrington
• The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis

Article mentioned in the podcast:

“CanLit’s Comedy Problem” Literary Review of Canada by Pasha Malla (Kirt apologizes if he may have misgendered Mr. Malla)