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This week we have a great conversation with author Peter Darbyshire, about his reissued (and ongoing) Book of Cross series, especially the first one, The Mona Lisa Sacrifice since that's the one I read hahaha. Tune in! And also read on…

Even if you've never actually listened to 93.3 FM or cfmu.ca the importance of local and independent media continues to expand. Here in Hamilton, local media has been hit so badly that, technically, CFMU/The Silhouette is the largest newsroom in Hamilton. I'm being serious. In a better world we'd have trained journalists and do more hard news (look for more of that, though, come September). In the meantime, we do the best we can with our amazing student staff and community/campus volunteers.

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This week we welcome J.R. McConvey back to the program to talk about his new sea monster/cosmic horror series-bound novel False Bodies. Thanks again for your support on last week's show with Jason Pargin, too!

would check out cracked.com, largely for the work of David Wong. His essays were hilarious, human, and insightful; he had a rational way of looking at the world that resonated deeply.

Fast forward: cracked.com is not the same. The current top story is "29 Inopportune Times People Farted" (okay, the title did make me laugh, but it still suggests a downward slide). On the other hand, Wong – aka author Jason Pargin – has gone on to much success. He has written the John Dies At The End series, the first book of which as famously released for free on his blog (and made into a film by legend Don Coscarelli). Then came the successful Zoey Ashe series. Now he has published a stand-alone novel called I'm Starting To Worry About This Black Box of Doom. It is one of my favourite books of 2024, if not the favourite. And I read about sixty books last year.

It was strange to see Jason in horizontal format (I follow him on Tik Tok, what can I say) but a true pleasure to talk to him about this book. Which you should read. Now.

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Hey folks! It's been a long time since I last talked to author Zoe Whittall. Listen in to the great conversation with her about her latest, No Credit River.

Hey folks! This week we speak with author Jules Delorme about his latest, I Heard A Crow Before I Was Born. Hope you enjoy the show.

As I type this it's a brisk -17 degrees here in Hamilton, so stay warm and GET LIT with author Andrew Boden! We talk about his novel When We Were Ashes.

This week our guest is Renée D. Bondy, here to talk about her novel, [non]disclosure. Hope you enjoy!

Hey everyone! On this week's episode, Mark Kingwell returns. We talk about his latest, Question Authority: A polemic about trust in five meditations.

We kick off 2025 with Nina Berkhout, talking about her latest, This Bright Dust. Thanks for listening!