Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast
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In this episode, Linda and Bryn Turnbull discuss her new historical novel, and what it means to represent women's lives historically when there has been inadequate records or representation for them. Linda considers the Indigo Girls and their song about Virginia Woolf - and listening attentively to the voices of women through time. Turnbull alludes to The Monuments Men (both the movie and the book) and her novel as an equivalent for women to such a story. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Michael V. Smith http://www.michaelvsmith.comis a deeply loving, insightful poet and performer – who uses intimacy and humour as tools to explore pain. In this interview, Linda chats with him about power dynamics and bullying, as they address his poetry collection, (published by Book*hug in 2023 https://bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/michael-v-smith/queers-like-me-by-michael-v-smith/) Here are some of the subjects we covered: __ __ * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Eloise Marseille https://powpowpress.com/auteurs/eloise-marseille/is the first guest for Season 5 - yes, season 5! - and, this time, it's English AND French (starting at the 31.55 mark for the French interview). Marseille is a wonderful Quebecoise graphic novelist, https://www.britannica.com/art/graphic-novel whose candid and humorous book, https://powpowpress.com/shop/naked-confessions-of-a-normal-woman/ / https://editionspowpow.com/auteurs/eloise-marseille/ examines sexuality and self-love--especially as it bears on women, cis- and trans-. Linda begins with a reference to the feminist theory courses she teaches and some of the theorists, like Kimberlé Crenshaw https://www.law.columbia.edu/faculty/kimberle-w-crenshaw, and how sometimes students say "do we need feminist theory any more?" Linda wants to unplug students from the Matrix (a reference to the film starring Keanu Reeves) and show them the gritty reality in which we live - yes, we STILL need feminism and Marseille is leading the way/the charge! With thanks to James Healey, the recording engineer who set up the studio; Raphael Krux for music; and Marco Timpano, Sarah Henzi, and Benoit Cantin for giving this episode an advance listen! * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Linda wishes her listeners a very happy holiday - and offers a hint about what to expect for at least the first episode of Season 5! Have a restful, joyful period. returns on March 1, 2024. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Linda chats with Dr. Katherine McLeod about her role in the SpokenWeb Podcast https://spokenweb.ca/podcast/spokenweb-podcast/, particularly . The conversation covers so much ground in such a short period! We discuss the following: __ __ We talked about SpokenWeb’s beginnings, but here is another example https://spokenweb.ca/about-us/spokenweb/. And, if you're curious, here is a sample of McLeod talking https://spokenweb.ca/podcast/episodes/moving-still/about “holding the sound” in a episode. And if you want to hear the recording of Dionne Brand speaking with Lee Maracle, try going here about:blank. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Linda is thrilled to have been able to conduct this interview with one of the foremost feminist scholars in Canada right now—Erin Wunker. They speak about her book , published by book*hug https://bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/erin-wunker/notes-from-a-feminist-killjoy-essays-on-everyday-life-by-erin-wunker/, and the important work it undertakes in relation to the labour of being a “feminist killjoy.” Don’t know what A FEMINIST KILLJOY IS? Give this interview a listen to find out more. Here are only of the key points of the discussion: · About Erin Wunker (2.46) · About the book itself: (book*hug press) https://bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/erin-wunker/notes-from-a-feminist-killjoy-essays-on-everyday-life-by-erin-wunker/(1.41) · The meaning of the title (4.39) · What is a killjoy? (1.47) · Sarah Ahmed https://www.saranahmed.com/bio-cv/, as a thinker and community-engaged intellectual (1.58, 5.40, 8.10, 30.08) · About the feminist killjoy (6.20, 7.09, 9.46, 19.40, 24.56) and intersectional feminism (15.57) · Betty Friedan (25.00) · The style of writing (25.30) · Collection action, allyship, friendship (18.55) · The podcast (Glennon Doyle, 13.08) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-can-do-hard-things/id1564530722 · Catherine MacKinnon https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/catharine-a-mackinnon/ (30.14, 38.04) · Tarana Burke, #MeToo https://metoomvmt.org/get-to-know-us/tarana-burke-founder/, and Jian Ghomeshi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jian_Ghomeshi (32.58) * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode -- recorded live in Tiohtià:ke in the DeSeve Cinema at Concordia University -- Linda interviews award-winning authors, Catherine Hernandez https://www.catherinehernandezcreates.comand Eva Crocker. Linda begins by thanking celebrated Montreal-based author, Christopher DiRaddo https://christopherdiraddo.com/about/, who is the director of the Violet Hour https://christopherdiraddo.com/2017/01/the-violet-hour/ and who opens the event with a territorial acknowledgement and with an introduction to the authors. The Violet Hour and the Association of English-Language Publishers of Quebec https://aelaq.org(AELAQ) co-sponsored the event, so Linda also recognizes the superb professionalism of the team at AELAQ, including Rebecca West, Alex Sweaty, and Elise Moser. She also thanks Stephen Burgess, the audio-visual technician who helped to record the event that day. The interview begins with Hernandez and considerations of her three novels, https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/S/Scarborough#:~:text=Scarborough%20%7C%20Arsenal%20Pulp%20Press (Arsenal Pulp Press), https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crosshairs/Catherine-Hernandez/9781982146030#:~:text=Crosshairs%20%7C%20Book%20by%20Catherine%20Hernandez,Official%20Publisher%20Page%20%7C%20Simon%20%26%20Schuster(Simon & Schuster), and https://www.harpercollins.ca/9781443459754/the-story-of-us/(HarperCollins). They also speak about her amazing Wild Strawberry Homestead https://www.catherinehernandezcreates.com/wild-strawberry-homestead.html. Then, Eva Crocker joins them on the stage and so they also discuss her two novels, https://houseofanansi.com/products/back-in-the-land-of-the-living (House of Anansi) and https://houseofanansi.com/products/all-i-ask#:~:text=All%20I%20Ask%20–%20House%20of%20Anansi%20Press(House of Anansi). A question period follows the two interviews, as members in the audience also interact with Hernandez and Crocker. It's a longer episode than usual (which is why there is only ONE this month!), but you will appreciate why: the interview is at turns funny, moving, and warm. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Linda reflects on Dionne Brand's magnificent https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/17464/a-map-to-the-door-of-no-return-by-dionne-brand/9781039005815, reprinted by Vintage (a division of Random House) in 2023 - but initially published over twenty years ago. That's the staying power of this particular volume - the "Door of No Return" is a particularly harrowing metaphor and, as Linda notes, there are many expressions that use "doors" in contemporary usage. Just not like this book does! A prolific and accomplished writer and professor, Brand https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/sets/people/dionne-brand is referring to the Black diaspora vis-a-vis the Black Atlantic slave trade. To set up this discussion, Linda considers her personal fascination with "doors" (consider the gorgeous doors of the Atwater Library https://www.atwaterlibrary.ca/about-us/history/ in Montreal) and then how they have been used in other works -- like that of by Sara Ahmed https://www.dukeupress.edu/complaint or by Fred Wah https://bookshop.newestpress.com/products/diamond-grill-10th-anniversary-edition or by Margaret Atwood https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/6123/the-door-by-margaret-atwood/9780771008474#:~:text=The%20Door%20by%20Margaret%20Atwood%20%7C%20Penguin%20Random%20House%20Canada-- and then compares them to how the image is used in Brand's literary text. In the Takeaway, Linda gives a shout-out to the annual Read Quebec Book Fair, https://readquebec.ca/event/read-quebec-book-fair-2023/ that this year is taking place from November 3 to November 4th in the McConnell Building Atrium of Concordia University. Please join her there, where she will be interviewing Catherine Hernandez and Eva Crocker live! * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Linda speaks with Métis playwright, actor, and director, Keith Barker https://www.nativeearth.ca/artists/kbarker/ about his play, (Playwrights Canada Press) https://www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/T/This-Is-How-We-Got-Here It is a moving interview, as Barker explains the origins and shape of this play. Their discussions touch on the following subjects (among others!): __ __ Linda also invites Barker to read from his play, which he does, selecting the first scene related to the fox figure (25.25). With a special thanks to James Healey, the podcasting studio manager - and Barker's cats, who also made an appearance in this interview! * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Linda begins by speaking about the kinds of assumptions made about her because of her Italian-Canadian immigrant background - and then expands that consideration to show how making such assumptions can actually be harmful. Case in point? The Christie-Pitts riot on August 16, 1933. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/christie-pits-riot There have been two graphic novels written about this riot: one simply titled http://www.dirtywatercomics.com/shop/christie-pits and the other titled https://www.scholastic.ca/books/view/the-good-fight A second case in point is the Japanese-Canadian internment camps during the Second World War. She considers four works of literature in Canada that address this subject: __ __ Then, for the Takeaway, she invites scholar, Jennifer Andrews, who addresses narratives of exceptionality and demonstrates what function they serve (and whose) and why they persist. Using her book, (published by Palgrave in 2023 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-22120-0), Jennifer chats with Linda about how narratives of exceptionality are rehearsed in both the United States and Canada - and why we need to challenge them. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
This episode focuses on Amy Jones https://amyjonesauthor.com/(2.13), author of (2.27) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/530285/every-little-piece-of-me-by-amy-jones/9780771050671, https://amyjonesauthor.com/were-all-in-this-together (2.27), https://amyjonesauthor.com/what-boys-like (2.37), and (2.45), published by McClelland & Stewart https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/673124/pebble-and-dove-by-amy-jones/9780771099311 -- and the focus of this episode. We also discussed Amy’s appearance at Word on the Street https://toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca/(.39 and 9.08) and her forthcoming appearance at the EDEN MILLS LITERARY FESTIVAL https://edenmillswritersfestival.ca/ (5.12 and 8.53) on SEPTEMBER 9TH (see this link for tickets to the event) https://edenmillswritersfestival.ca/finding-my-voice/. Linda interviews Amy, during which time they chat about __ __ If you'd like to know more about how to support manatees and the seagrass programs that are important to their survival, visit the Save the Manatee Program https://www.savethemanatee.org/how-to-help/take-action/floridas-algae-blooms/. Hosted by Linda Morra, Co-produced by Linda Morra and Marco Timpano, Music by Raphael Krux, Studio (Concordia University) with James Healey * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Linda chats about the new Barbie movie https://shop.mattel.com/collections/barbiearound which there has been so much hype. She differentiates between change and transformation in relation to gender, and then applies this to the wonderful literary work of Vivek Shraya. If you haven't seen her https://www.canadianstage.com/show/popstartour, join the club: Linda wasn't able to get tickets, but she was able to hear her speak about this work at the Vancouver Literary Festival https://writersfest.bc.ca/and read it in book form. Linda also makes reference to her song, Showing Up - have a listen here https://vimeo.com/475282865 (at the 4.17 mark). In the Takeaway, she connects Shani Mootoo's and https://bookhugpress.ca/author-bios/shani-mootoo/ to the notion of transformation. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Erum Shazia Hasan’s (ECW Press) https://ecwpress.com/products/we-meant-well– Linda raves about this debut novel by Erum Shazia Hasan. In this novel, Maya’s colleague, Marc, has been accused of assaulting a local girl in Likanni, and so Maya is called from Los Angeles to deal with the crisis. The pressures are mounting for Maya as she tries to contend with this situation, grapple with her complex past, and grapple with her present personal life, which threatens to collapse. In this interview, Hasan talks about how difficult it is to doubt colleagues or people we like or trust, and who have done noble things – things which stand in contrast to the accusations that have been levelled at them. Linda then probes Hasan’s aesthetic choices about this narrative and discusses the following with her: __ __ * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Linda and Lisa Moore https://www.writerstrust.com/authors/lisa-moore/books/open/ converse about her most recent novel, (House of Anansi) https://houseofanansi.com/products/this-is-how-we-love. Their conversation traverses various subjects, including the formal aspects of the novel, the job of the novelist (5.40), questions of genre (6.40), the use of Audible https://www.audible.ca/fr_CA/pd/This-Is-How-We-Love-Livre-Audio/B0B2B1VGWY, the importance of editors (with a nod to Melanie Little, Lisa's editor, 10.30)and the complexities of loving. One of the most fascinating turns in this discussion relates to Lisa's point about the democracy of loving and voice (8.40 and 27.23), her understanding that reading literature is an anti-capitalist endeavour (16.20). The interview is a wonderful introduction to a compelling, exquisite novel, in which every page is rich in detail and affective complexity. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
As a fellow endo-patient, Linda makes herself vulnerable in this episode, talking frankly with the author, Tracey Lindeman, by whom she was so inspired. Lindeman, who authored (published by ECW Pres https://ecwpress.com/products/bleed-misogyny-endometriosiss in 2023), uses personal experience, interviews, and research to take a deep dive into the healthcare system and the medical treatment (or lack thereof) of endo-patients. Some of the topics covered include: __ __ * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, in honour of Mother’s Day, Linda considers four different books that feature discussions about mothers, in whatever form they assume. She tackles four different genres, non-fiction, the short story, poetry, and a novel/thriller, to consider how loving and caring actions are given and received - or withheld. The four works include: __ __ In the Takeaway, she recommends Kim Thúy's https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/588893/secrets-from-my-vietnamese-kitchen-by-kim-thuy/(Penguin Random House, 19.05) – or really, anything by her! Linda also references the Almodóvar film, 2.05 and Italian novelist, Alessandro Baricco, and one of his books, (19.47) * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Her guest, Bill Antoniou - Toronto theatre actor and podcast host of and - and Linda discuss a series of Canadian and Indigenous novels that have been adapted to the screen. While these include the likes of Yann Martel's Jane Rule's , and Mordecai Richler's , the real focus of this episode is Michael Ondaatje's * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Linda begins by taking up (1.48; 3.15; 3.22) by Jael Richardson’s (1.58; 4.45; 26.17; 28.38), whom she interviews. is a kind of response to by Quebecois writer, Roch Carrier (4.18; 10.15; 14.55). Written in collaboration with the Toronto-based hockey player, Eva Perron (31.37), and with illustrations by Chelsea Charles (6.18), this book was the source of discussion between Linda and Richardson for this episode and how this children’s book, commissioned and supported by Scotiabank (3.20; 4.07, 5.42, 7.22), is directed toward changing the face of hockey. Linda includes two other voices -- those of settler scholars, Jamie Dopp (9.51) and Sam McKegney (14.55), who also contribute to the vibrant discussion about the history of hockey in literature, both in settler and Indigenous communities. Some other highlights?: __ __ The episode didn’t quite make it to include a very interesting discussion with Dr. McKegney about Beardy’s Blackhawks https://theconversation.com/bring-back-beardys-blackhawks-indigenous-hockey-team-eliminated-from-sask-league-127597, so check out this page https://theconversation.com/bring-back-beardys-blackhawks-indigenous-hockey-team-eliminated-from-sask-league-127597 for more about that. She includes other remarks by McKegney (36.15) and Dopp (33.09) about other literary books that invoke the sport of hockey, including by Anishnaabe novelist, Richard Wagamese https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/richard-wagamese (36.15). Written & Hosted by Linda Morra Co-produced by Linda Morra & Marco Timpano Music by Raphael Krux * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Linda interviews Jason Camlot about his new collection of poetry, - and it includes references to all manner of Victorian writing/writers, such as the following: __ __ While there is much play and whimsy in this episode, it takes a deep dive into what went into making this collection of Victorianist flarf (and what "flarf" actually is). * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Linda doesn't care if she has to take less sunscreen when she goes on vacation - if it means she gets to pack an extra couple of books. What five books would she recommend?: __ __ Linda also references Mordecai Richler (at 3.43 and 13.20) and Alice Munro (4.36), the production of MacDonald's at the National Arts Centre https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/30544in Ottawa, and MacDonald's term as the inaugural Mordecai Richler writer in residence at Concordia University https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2015/09/24/ann-marie-macdonald-writer-residence-mordecai-richler-room.html. Check out MacDonald's "Dispatches" f https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2015/11/06/dispatches-ann-marie-macdonald-mordecai-reading-room-walrus.html?c=/artsci/english/research/mordecai-richler-reading-room/writer-in-residence/ann-marie-macdonaldrom the latter period, which are downright funny, offering welcome critique of Richler's masculinist tendencies. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Season 4 opens with Linda's announcement of the podcast's new website /www.gettinglitwithlinda.com and then shifts to a discussion about her literary journey - how she came to focus first on Canadian literature and then Indigenous literatures, which all started with a vital conversation. Her first book in the latter field was Eden Robinson's Monkey Beach https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/156126/monkey-beach-by-eden-robinson/9780676973228- and it was a game-changer, sending her off to read and understand a field about which she knew very little when she started her post-graduate studies. With brief nods to Robinson's extraordinary trajectory of writing (including https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/532532/son-of-a-trickster-by-eden-robinson/9780345810793, Linda explains why this novel remains a personal favourite. In the Takeaway, she addresses the fact that there is a corresponding movie for https://monkeybeachmovie.comwhich has an ending that is arguably different than that of the novel - or is it? You'll have to read the novel and watch the film to know why .... * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Linda informs listeners of a slight change in this year's scheduling of podcast episodes - but otherwise, welcome listeners to Season 4 of Getting Lit With Linda! Written by Linda Morra Co-produced by Linda Morra & Marco Timpano Music by Raphael Krux. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this last episode of the season, Linda considers how empathy is often considered a function of literature and may be ideally represented -- as it is in Catherine Hernandez's published by Arsenal Pulp Press. https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/S/Scarborough In order to explore how this should work, she considers the Classical orator, Cicero (and Aristotle's and Horace's ) to show how there is a long tradition of arguing that rhetoric and "good literature" should be able to teach, to delight, and to move us. Other highlights include: __ __ In the Takeaway, she considers the novel - a thriller - by Akbar Hussain and published by Iskanchi Press. https://thebestofafrica.org/content/iskanchi-press-showcasing-under-represented-voicesAnd then she offers her best wishes for the new year. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of , the guests over the course of the 2022 year offer their reading recommendations and their wishes to you for the holidays--including Stephen Collis, Ali Hassan, Terri Favro, Gillian Sze, Marco Timpano, Amanda Barker, Isabella Wang, Amy Spurway, Chantel Lavoie, and Kate Ready. This is our second-last episode of the season (one more before December 31) before we sign off for a break--we will be back at the end of February 2023 for Season Four! Warmest holiday wishes to all! * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Linda considers the moment she came across the handwritten memoir of Jane Rule at the University of British Columbia Archives and Rare books. She considers the idea of "discovering" or "divining" in the archive and how that relates to meeting poet and instructor, Sheryda Warrener https://chbooks.com/Authors/W/Warrener-Sheryda, who invited her to look at the work of her students during one of Linda's visits to the archive. Two poets from that exhibit--Graeme Kennedy and MacKenzie Sewell--are highlighted in this episode, along with Warrener and her collection, Test Piece (Coach House Books, 2022 https://chbooks.com/Books/T/Test-Piece). The other students who took that class are Bayleigh Marelj, Sinead Tebbutt, Stephanie Okoli, Faria Malik, Ava Kucharski, and Charis Young. Episode highlights: __ __ In the Takeaway, she recommends Montreal's Salon du Livre, https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=salon+du+livre&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 taking place in Montreal at the moment of this episode's release - and tonight's event (as part of "Salon Dans La Ville"), Sean Michaels and David Mitchell (hosted by the Quebec Writers' Federation) at the Atwater Library. https://qwf.org/event/a-conversation-with-david-mitchell/ * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
** Explicit language in this episode Linda opens this episode on a celebratory note – the fact that won in the category of Outstanding Education Series https://canpodawards.ca/award/education/ in the Canadian Podcast Awards https://canpodawards.ca/award/. We are grateful to our listeners, voters, and guests on the show! (And Linda recommends reaching out to her producer, Marco Timpano, http://www.drumcastproductions.com/about-us.htmlif you want more information about podcasting in general!) In this episode, Linda begins with a reflection on the “weight of Atlas” in relation to Greek mythology (no, not the band “The Weight of Atlas” that did a cover of one of Taylor Swift’s songs https://ca.video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-ima-st_mig&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-st_mig&hspart=ima&p=weight+of+atlas%2C+band%2C+aylor+swift&type=q3000_A0IHV_set_bcrq#id=50&vid=e3666a0ff7e32a9f4e5c5c32790bc653&action=click) and how we use it in the present. She ties that reflection to the themes of Amy Spurway’s (Goose Lane Books https://gooselane.com/products/crow), winner of the "IPPY Award for Best First Book - Fiction and Margaret and John Savage First Book Award for Fiction" and The subject of this episode. The narrator, also named Crow, has returned back to her home on the East Coast of Canada, where she must learn that adapting to her environment is no longer enough—real transformation is required, which happens when one puts down the weight--our past baggage--that one has been unnecessarily carrying. The episode also involves: __ __ In the Takeaway (15.10), Linda discusses with actor and audiobook narrator, Amanda Barker, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2144639/about what is involved in this kind of work—and especially in relation to , for which she was the reader. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
What does it really mean to be haunted? Is being haunted always a sinister experience? For this Hallowe'en episode, Linda considers __ __ She considers, for example, Emily Bronte's nineteenth-century British novel https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2018/jul/30/emily-brontes-wuthering-heights-in-charts(and Kate Bush's song, "Wuthering Heights" https://ca.video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-ima-st_mig&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-st_mig&hspart=ima&p=catherine+bush%2C+heathcliff&type=q3000_A0IHV_set_bcrq#id=7&vid=2e52a4758a442563d27facc8a2bb55f2&action=clickbased on the novel) or Mary Shelley's https://www.britannica.com/topic/Frankensteinas examples outside of literature in Canada. But then she counts down to her top five books that either haunt her or delineate haunting experiences. Which five works of literature in Canada make the cut? You'll have to listen to find out ... In the "Takeaway" section, she recommends Miram Toews' https://bcbooks.49thshelf.com/Books/A/All-My-Puny-Sorrowsan extraordinary novel that challenges us about what our responsibility to others is and means. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Linda reflects on a strike in which she was a participant and the real complexities of its participants and affiliated institutions as a way into Kevin Lambert' http://biblioasis.com/brand/lambert-kevin/s marvellous new book, Biblioasis). http://biblioasis.com/shop/new-releases/querelle-of-roberval/Invoking the proportions and form of Greek tragedy, Lambert locates the conflict of this book in a small town in Quebec and shows how its participants all have complex motivations for their actions--including hatred, lust, and revenge. In the Takeaway, Linda highly recommends a column by Casey Plett https://www.writerstrust.com/authors/casey-plett/called "Balls Out: A Column on Being Transgendered" (which appeared in . https://www.mcsweeneys.net/columns/balls-out-a-column-on-being-transgendered), a poignant and engaging series about the process of transitioning. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is there Bacon in Heaven? Maybe – but there’s certainly bacon on earth, Ali Hassan reminds us, and he enjoys it—and he doesn’t mean it simply literally either. In his new book--a memoir titled (Simon & Schuster) https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Is-There-Bacon-in-Heaven/Ali-Hassan/9781982149178 -- he looks at what is good here on earth and how to locate those moments of goodness—in addition to those of humour and comedy and joy. In this interview, Linda and he talk about the fundamentals of his memoir, the boundaries of comedy, and the power of humour—to restore relationships and connect us meaningfully to others. Some of the topics we broach?: __ __ * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ever wonder what was the "first" book of Canadian literature? How do we even know how to define what that would be? In this episode, Linda chats with eighteenth-century British literature scholar, Dr. Kathryn Ready, about what is sometimes claimed as the first book of Canadian literature--Frances Brooke's The History of Emily Montague. Linda and Dr. Ready may -- or may not -- have tussled over whether this book is British or Canadian, but what they absolutely do is consider the finer aspects of the novel and its global investments. Linda opens with a consideration of "firsts" (referencing Abbott and Costello's comedy routine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ve20PVNZ18&ab_channel=DayStarPoet, "Who's on First?," 1.05) and then turns to Dr. Ready who speaks about the following: __ __ And so much more .... * Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
