This week, GBR has the great honour of sharing the recording of one of this year’s most memorable LitFest events: a conversation between the Edmonton Poetry Festival’s Shima Robinson and Ian Williams, author of DISORIENTATION: BEING BLACK IN THE WORLD.

On this episode of Glass Bookshop Radio, Jason chats with the multi-talented Jordan Tannahill about his latest novel: THE LISTENERS. The two discuss the pursuit of artistic curiosity, moving between forms, cultivating community, and much more.

For the first episode of Season 3, multidisciplinary writer David Demchuk joins Matthew to discuss his new novel RED X. They chat about their early encounters with horror, the relationship between horror and queer fear, and the transformative potential of queer horror as a genre.

Step back in time and enjoy this recording from Jennifer Bowering Delisle's virtual launch of her latest collection of poetry DERIVING. She's joined by poet and essayist Lisa Martin for a conversation about poetry, motherhood, fertility, and more.

In this episode, Makda is joined by writer and editor Jen Sookfong Lee for a conversation about Jen’s debut poetry collection THE SHADOW LIST. They talk about literary risk-taking, navigating writing (and life) as racialized women, Jen’s complicated but loving relationship with Vancouver, and so much more.

This week on the pod, friend of the show Jessica Johns returns to talk to poet Selina Boan about her debut poetry collection UNDOING HOURS. They chat about writing with attentiveness, protecting oneself on the page, the joys and challenges of being a language learner, and more.

In this episode of the pod, writer Jessica Johns interviews poet Molly Cross-Blanchard about EXHIBITIONIST, her debut full-length collection of poetry. They talk about their relationships to place, to the body, to love, and so much more.

In this episode of the pod, poet Matthew James Weigel interviews writer Jordan Abel about his latest book, NISHGA. They discuss genre b(l)ending, the work of reclamation, the interconnectedness of the Jordan Abel Literary Universe, and so much more.

In this special episode of GBR, we flash back to the virtual launch of Leah Horlick's MOLDOVAN HOTEL.

This week on the pod, writer and editor Michaela Stephen stops by to chat with Jason about discovering her love of books, academia’s impact on her reading & writing habits, and pivoting from bookseller to book publicist.