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Write Reads #60 Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Hey, Gang, it’s Write Reading In Bed month! Laura Frey from Reading In Bed has joined us once again for our discussion of Waubgeshig Rice’s Moon of the Crusted Snow. After getting over the initial awkwardness of long distance podcasting … Continue reading
Write Reads #58 French Exit
As we enter the final countdown to the Giller Awards, here is our discussion about one of the nominees. We hope you enjoy it in spite of some very minor technical problems in the podcast. We have a good laugh, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Club, Book Picks, CanLitNews, Kirt, Opinions, Podcast, Tania, Uncategorized
Tagged CanLit, CanLit Dumpster Fire, Elif Batuman, favourites, French Exit, Giller Awards 2018, Globe and Mail, humour, Mythago Wood, New York, Paris, Patrick deWitt, Robert Holdstock, Tea Obreht, The Idiot, The Tiger's Wife, Two Old Women, Velma Wallis
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Write Reads #57 The Substitute
Hey there, friends. Look at us! Right on time with our 57th podcast. This is a good one too. We have finally sorted out our technical issues so you won’t be tortured by bad sounding podcasts anymore. It’s also an … Continue reading
Posted in Book Club, Book Picks, CanLitNews, Kirt, Opinions, Podcast, Tania, Uncategorized
Tagged book club, Can-Lit, Canadian literature, Elif Batuman, In the Cage, Kevin Hardcastle, Kim's Convenience, Longmire, Mythago Wood, Nicole Lundrigan, podcast, Robert Holdstock, The Idiot, The Substitute, The Widow Tree
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Write Reads #56 Recap and Reconnect
Hey! Look at us still hobbling along. We’ve been delayed again but here is the “Year In Review” that we promised a while ago. We’re also pleased to have some info for you about our ambitions for the coming year. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Club, Book Picks, CanLitNews, Kirt, Opinions, Podcast, Tania, Uncategorized
Tagged book club, Can-Lit, Canadian literature, favourites, French Exit, Nicole Lundrigan, Patrick deWitt, podcast, The Substitute, Year In Review
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And The Winner Is . . .
With all of the excitement around the imminent Giller Prize announcement we’re just going to cash in on the hype and announce our own winner for the poll we posted back in September. The clear choice for our ardent fans … Continue reading
Posted in Book Club, Book Picks, Podcast, Uncategorized
Tagged Demon Gate, Edmonton authors, Giller Prize 2017, Lisa J. Lawrence, Marty Chan, Rodent, Young Adult
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Write Reads #54 Every Blade of Grass by Thomas Wharton
This is the final Write Reads to be recorded on 84th Avenue in Edmonton, and it is the last podcast (for a while, at least) in which Tania and Kirt will be recording in the same room, city, or province. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Club, Book Picks, CanLitNews, Kirt, Opinions, Podcast, Tania, Uncategorized
Tagged Amy Jones, Bookshops, Canada, Canadian literature, CanLit, Demon Gate, eden robinson, environment, Epistolary Novel, Every Blade of Grass, Giller Prize 2017, Jorge Carrion, Laura Frey, Lisa J. Lawrence, Marty Chan, Rodent, Son of a Trickster, Thomas Wharton, We Are All In This Together
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Write Reads #51 The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler
Welcome back, gang! Here is our Canadian Literature Classic. We hope you enjoy our discussion. Do you lean more towards Tania’s reading of the novel or Kirt’s? If Duddy is the apprentice then who is his mentor? Let us know. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Club, Book Picks, CanLitNews, Kirt, Opinions, Podcast, Tania, Uncategorized
Tagged Aboriginal History Month, Book Club Podcast, Canada, Canadian literature, Classic, Guy Gavriel Kay, humour, Indigenous History Month, Michael Chabon, Montreal, Moonglow, Mordecai Richler, River of Stars, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, The hidden Life of Trees, Thomas King, Truth and Reconciliation Report
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