Literary Canon Ball

Literary Canon Ball episodes:

• 12.16.2019

  Episode 27: Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch

  IN episode 27 we discuss Tara June Winch's Swallow the Air. And, you know we have a bunch of excellent recommendations that are just for you!

  
• 09.18.2019

  Episode 26: Sphinx by Anne Garreta

  In this episode we discuss Sphinx by Anne Garreta plus we have an a pretty awesome bundle of recommendations for you!

  
• 07.27.2019

  Episode 25: Imperfect by Lee Kofman

  In episode 25 of Literary Canon Ball we discuss Lee Kofman's Imperfect plus we have a bunch of stellar recommendations for you!

  
• 05.13.2019

  Episode 24: This Little Art by Kate Briggs

  In episode 24 we discuss This Little Art by Kate Briggs and, as always, we have a bunch of excellent recommendations for you.

  
• 04.02.2019

  Episode 23: When One Person Dies the Whole World is Over by Mandy Ord

  In this episode we discuss Mandy Ord's When One Person Dies The Whole World Is Over plus we have a whole lot of excellent recommendations for you.

  
• 03.01.2019

  Episode 22: The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector

  In Episode 22 we discuss The Hour of the Star by Claris Lispector. And we have another great bunch of recommendations for you!

  
• 01.29.2019

  Episode 21: An Uncertain Grace by Krissy Kneen

  In episode 21 (21!) we discuss romance and love and sex and climate change and jellyfish in Krissy Kneen's An Uncertain Grace. PLUS we have a bunch of stellar recommendations for you.

  
• 12.29.2018

  Episode 20: 2018 Summer Special

  We've got something a little different for you in episode 20. It's a 2018 Summer Special! And we're discussing our favourites from the books we read this year, our 2018 reading goals that we absolutely definitely met, and we have...

  
• 11.28.2018

  Episode 19: Blakwork by Alison Whittaker

  In episode 19 we discuss Alison Whittaker's BLAKWORK and we have a veritable treasure trove of recommendations for you.

  
• 10.30.2018

  Episode 18: No Skin by Maria Tumarkin

  In episode 18 of Literary Canon Ball we discuss Maria Tumarkin's essay No Skin AND we have an excellent list of recommendations.

  
• 09.28.2018

  Episode 17: Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta

  In episode 17 we discuss Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen. PLUS we have a stack of glorious recommendations for your listening and viewing and reading pleasure!

  
• 08.29.2018

  Episode 16: Lust, Caution by Eileen Chang

  In Episode 16, in honour of Women in Translation month, we discuss Eileen Chang's Lust, Caution. PLUS we have a stack of excellent recommendations for your reading and watching and listening pleasure.

  
• 07.29.2018

  Episode 15: Forty-One False Starts by Janet Malcolm

  In episode fifteen of Literary Canon Ball we discuss Janet Malcolm's Forty-One False Starts: Essays on Artists and Writers plus we have a veritable treasure trove of recommendations for your listening and viewing and reading pleasure.

  
• 06.28.2018

  Episode 14: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

  In the fourteenth episode of Literary Canon Ball we discuss N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season.

  
• 05.29.2018

  Episode 13: Different Kinds of Love by Leland Bardwell

  In episode thirteen we discuss Leland Bardwell's short story collection, Different Kinds of Love.

  
• 04.28.2018

  Episode 12: The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka by Clare Wright

  In Episode Twelve we discuss Clare Wright's award-winning book, The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka.

  
• 03.28.2018

  Episode 11: Why God Is A Woman by Nin Andrews

  In episode eleven of Literary Canon Ball we discuss Why God Is A Woman by Nin Andrews. Published in 2015, Why God Is A Woman is a collection of prose poetry from Nin Andrews about a magical island where women...

  
• 02.28.2018

  Episode 10: This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki

  In Episode 10 we discuss This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki. We also have a stack of ace recommendations for you. Twitter: @litcanonball Instagram: @literarycanonball Facebook: Literary Canon Ball Website: www.literarycanonball.com Email: [email protected]

  
• 01.30.2018

  Episode 9: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

  In the ninth episode of Literary Canon Ball we discuss, Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate. Originally published in 1989, Like Water for Chocolate is a classic of Mexican literature written by screenwriter and novelist Laura Esquivel. Part cookbook, part steamy...

  
• 12.29.2017

  Episode 8: Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson

  Ghosts, haunted houses, snow people come to life, talking dogs and frogs and an interesting new perspective of a very old Christmas story. Jeanette Winterson’s Christmas Days, a collection of twelve short stories features all those things and more. The...

  
• 11.29.2017

  Episode 7: The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon

  In episode seven of Literary Canon Ball we discuss Sei Shonagon's The Pillow Book. Join us as we discuss the genre bending nature of this thousand-year-old book. And, as always, we have a bunch of excellent recommendations just for you!

  
• 10.30.2017

  Episode 6: Pythagoras' Trousers: God, Physics, and the Gender Wars by Margaret Wertheim

  What would the world look like if women had had access to and been welcome in the scientific realm from the beginning? The mind boggles. This is not a question Australian scientist and science journalist, Margaret Wertheim really attempts to...

  
• 09.26.2017

  Episode 5: Sidewalks by Valeria Luiselli

  In episode five of Literary Canon Ball we discuss Valeria Luiselli's Sidewalks. Originally published in Mexico in 2010 before being translated into English in 2013, Sidewalks is a collection of essays that explores the places, both real and imagined, that...

  
• 08.30.2017

  Episode 4: Blue Skies by Helen Hodgman

  In the fourth episode of Literary Canon Ball we discuss Helen Hodgman’s Blue Skies. Originally published in 1976, Blue Skies was republished earlier this year as part of Text Publishing’s Text Classics series. Join us as we discuss the anti-heroine,...

  
• 07.30.2017

  Episode 3: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

  In episode three of Literary Canon Ball we chat about Angie Thomas' debut YA novel, The Hate U Give. Join us as we discuss the beauty of Starr Carter and her family, the complexity of telling political stories and the...

  
• 06.29.2017

  Episode 2: Human Acts by Han Kang

  In the second episode of Literary Canon Ball we chat all about Hang Kang's Human Acts, a novel originally published in Korean in 2014 before being translated and published in English in 2016. Join us as we discuss the body,...

  
• 05.30.2017

  Episode 1: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

  In the first episode of Literary Canon Ball we chat all about the forgotten classic that is Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle. Join us as we discuss the feminist merits of this book, the relationship between Cassandra and her...

  
• 05.30.2017

  Pilot Episode

  Who the heck are we? What's a canon? And how can you get involved. Listen to our Pilot Episode to get some answers to those questions and more!