Get Lit

If you’re doing a Hamilton-based literary show/podcast, you have to talk to Noelle Allen. Wolsak and Wynn is the city’s premiere independent publisher and it was a pleasure to talk to Noelle about the house. There's also a reading from David Lee on this one. This show's from the early times back in Dec 2016!

Happy Thursday! Today’s episode of Get Lit features an interview with poet Ross Belot. Another great experience for me – I learn a lot when I interview poets (well, when I interview anyone, really). Ross’ new collection is called Moving to Climate Change Hours and its’ available through Wolsak & Wynn.

As an added bonus, since I had an extra five minutes, I added some readings from another local poet, Jaclyn Desforges, from episode 152!

Hey folks! This week we talk with UK author Maggie O’Farrell. Her latest novel is Hamnet & Judith, and it’s a fictionalization of events in the life of William Shakespeare. Even those who don’t think they’d be interested should check it out, it’s likely different than you think! Cheers everyone, be well – jt

This week's show features author Aislinn Hunter. Great conversation - one of those sessions where after the mics were off, we just kept talking. Aislinn's superb novel The Certainties is available now. Enjoy!

Hey folks! Okay so here’s the thing: I’ve done 193 shows without missing a week. I’m proud of that (hey, I need something) but this summer has been difficult due to, well, 2020. So when I was not able to get an interview in time for this week’s show – despite having 3 or 4 books read in advance – I decided to fashion something different to fill the space.

Today’s show features a long reading from Brent van Staalduinen. He reads from his novel Saints, Unexpected, captured at a LitLive event in 2016. His next, Boy, comes out in a couple months so stay tuned for info!

Also on the show, previously aired readings from other good folks – David Baillie, Aleksandar Hemon and Chris Bailey. Also, sorry it’s all boys. Next time I’ll balance it out 

Siobhan Jamison is a professor at Seneca College and an author living in Ontario. We talk about the challenges she faced writing about her past in her novel, Maternity and Other Corsets. Hope you enjoy!

Hey all! This is Ben Robinson's second appearance on the show. He's a poet, librarian, and musician in Hamilton. Right now there's two chapbooks you can enjoy - Dept of Continuous Improvement and Talking Gibberish to Strangers, two very different collections. He's a thoughtful guy and had some insightful things to say, so listen on!

Hey folks! The show’s up a little early this week, as I’m out of town with (what I’m told will be) terrible reception. This week we chat with Megha Majumdar about her captivating debut novel, A Burning. It was a fun conversation and I hope you enjoy!

Hey all! Today’s guest is journalist and author Marta Zaraska. She’s here to talk about her new book Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live To 100.

I know, I know – you can’t see your friends like you normally do, and it’s hard to be kind and optimistic with the world being on fire and all. Still, this book makes a lot of sense…nurture your kindness and optimism, and talk to you friends when you can :D

Hi folks! Happy July to y’all. Hope all remains well and that you’re (safely) getting to return to (semi-) normal.

Today’s guest is UK author Sophie Mackintosh. Her first novel, The Water Cure, was nominated for the 2018 Man Booker Prize. Here we discuss her second novel, Blue Ticket. Enjoy!