Glass Bookshop Radio

This week on the pod, Makda sits down with poet Alycia Pirmohamed to discuss her debut poetry collection ANOTHER WAY TO SPLIT WATER. They chat about online poetry forums, the trickiness of titles, writing in nature, and much more.

In this episode, Makda chats with writer and activist Tsering Yangzom Lama about her debut novel WE MEASURE THE EARTH WITH OUR BODIES. The pair talk Tibetan literary influences, the intersection of art and activism, what it means to write "responsibly", and more.

For the Season 3 finale, Makda sits down with novelist-turned-poet Farzana Doctor for a conversation about her debut collection YOU STILL LOOK THE SAME. The pair talk unorthodox organizing principles, building self-care into the writing process, the blurry distinction between speaker and poet, and more.

This week, Makda speaks with multi-genre author Sandra SG Wong about her crime novel IN THE DARK WE FORGET. They chat about the allure of the Rockies, the untapped potential of unreliable narrators, feeling empowered in publishing, and more.

In this episode, poets Z.Y. Yang and Natalie Wee become fast friends as they discuss Natalie’s latest poetry collection BEAST AT EVERY THRESHOLD. They talk about experimenting with form, making space for tenderness, reimagining the beastly, and much more.

In this episode, Makda sits down with culture writer Elamin Abdelmahmoud for a conversation about his memoir/essay collection SON OF ELSEWHERE. The duo talk about leaning into introspection, the power of a perfect playlist, what’s in a name, and much more.

This week on the pod, poets and pals Sanna Wani and Manahil Bandukwala join us from different rooms in Sanna’s home to chat about her book MY GRIEF, THE SUN. As they discuss the collection (and Manahil’s forthcoming debut MONUMENT), the pair celebrate love poems, Ontario’s Credit River, everyday acts of care, and much more.

This week on the pod, culture writer Gloria Alamrew and author Jessamine Chan discuss Jessamine’s debut novel THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS. They talk motherhood, dynamic female characters, writing dystopia in already dystopian times, and more.

On this episode, illustrator Raymond Biesinger and architecture critic Alex Bozikovic interview one another about their new book, 305 LOST BUILDINGS OF CANADA. In the process, they chart their career paths, explore their artistic processes, examine the political nature of architecture, and more.

This week on the pod, Jason sits down with Anne-Marie Turza—one of their all-time favourite poets—to discuss her latest collection FUGUE WITH BEDBUG. The pair chat about writing the microscopic, poetry’s untapped intertextual potential, their mutual love of Tolstoy's ANNA KARENINA, and much more.