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Write Reads #67 Unless by Carol Shields
Welcome to Tania’s birthday party! Woo hoooo! This podcast was recorded on the actual anniversary of Tania’s arrival on this plane of existence. It gets pretty wild. Have a listen and enjoy. Other books discussed in this podcast: Far From … Continue reading
Posted in Book Club, Book Picks, CanLitNews, Kirt, Opinions, Podcast, Tania, Uncategorized
Tagged book club, Canadian literature, CanLit, Carol Shields, feminism, humour, podcast, Unless
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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 … Continue reading
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Tagged book club, Boy Wonders, Canadian literature, Cathal Kelly, Consumed By Ink, humour, memoir, podcast, Stephen Leacock Award 2019
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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 #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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VDSC Update the Second
Middlemarch: Done! Something that I thought was going to be a drudgery turned out to be a thoroughly enjoyable experience. I was sad when it ended. That’s saying something when you’re talking about an eight hundred and thirty eight page … Continue reading
Write Reads #19 King Leary by Paul Quarrington with Guest Host, Rick from Another Book Blog @BlogAnotherBook
The Smidgling and Kirt welcome yet another guest host to the podcast, Rick from Another Book Blog, to discuss King Leary. What do we talk about? What don’t we talk about? The dearth of male book bloggers. Hockey. Humour. Canadian … Continue reading
Posted in Book Club, Book Picks, Kirt, Podcast, Tania, Uncategorized
Tagged Andre Sirangelo, Andrew Motion, Another Book Blog, Brandon Sanderson, By Blood We Live, Canadian mythology, Candian humour, Elantris, Fifth Business, Glen Duncan, hockey, hockey fans, humour, King Leary, Kurtis J. Wiebe, male book bloggers, Paul Quarrington, Pinocchio Vampire Slayer, Rat Queens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robertson Davies, Rosie Thomas, Sean Dixon, Silver, Steven Galloway, The Confabulist, The Girls Who Saw Everything, The Illusionists, The Last Broadcast, The Last Werewolf, The Ravine, Treasure Island, unreliable narrators, Van Jensen
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Write Reads #18 The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis
Kirt’s June pick, the merits and flaws of democracy, Tania’s immorality, and Canadian federal politics are discussed vigorously in this installment. The discourse becomes so heated that Tania requested that some of her inflammatory comments be edited out entirely! Who … Continue reading
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Tagged A Bird in the House, By Blood We Live, Canadian federal politics, crows teaching their youngsters how to fly, Daytripper, Fabio Moon, fiscal conservatism, Glen Duncan, Hellgoing, humour, humour in Middlemarch, John Milton, King Leary, Leacock Award Winner, Lynn Coady, Margaret Laurence, Mary Doria Russell, Matt Kindt, Mayor of Calgary, Medicine Walk, Middlemarch, Mind MGMT, My Life in Middlemarch, Naheed Nenshi, Paradise Lost, Paul Quarrington, Pinocchio Vampire Slayer, political idealism, political satire, Red Planet Blues, Richard Wagamese, Robert J. Sawyer, Telulla Rising, Terry Fallis, The Best Laid Plans, The Last Werewolf, The Sparrow, Up and Down, Van Jensen
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