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March 24, 2020Write Reads #68 Chop Suey Nation by Ann Hui
Welcome to the Quarantine Edition of Write Reads! It’s very similar to our regular podcast but we do some talking about virus naming conventions, social distancing, self-isolating, and the like. But mainly we discuss this really excellent book about Chinese restaurants. WARNING: This podcast might make you crave Chinese food! Maybe have a snack before you listen. And, if you’re stuck at home and bored, go back and listen to our entire library of podcasts. That’ll keep you busy.
Other books discussed in this podcast:
A Sportsman’s Notebook by Ivan Turgenev
West With the Night by Beryl Markham
Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Inquirer by Jaclyn Dawn
Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Being Chinese in Canada by William Ging Wee Dere

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February 24, 2020Write Reads #67 Unless by Carol Shields
Welcome to Tania’s birthday party! Woo hoooo! This podcast was recorded on the actual anniversary of Tania’s arrival on this plane of existence. It gets pretty wild. Have a listen and enjoy.
Other books discussed in this podcast:
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
A Sportsman’s Notebook by Ivan Turgenev
The Inquirer by Jaclyn Dawn
Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham
Radicalized by Corey Doctorow
La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib
Bookstores mentioned:
Bookmark Halifax
Glass Bookshop
Wackadoodle book contests mentioned:
Canada Reads
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January 20, 2020Write Reads #66 Top Ten Canadian Books of the 2010s
We’re back! We know that you’re expecting a discussion of This Is How You Lose the Time War but you’re going to be sad. We read the book but we decided not to discuss it. We hope you will survive the disappointment. If you read the book and have lots to say about it, let us know and we’ll address your comments in our next podcast. We’ll also let you know what book we’ll be discussing for that podcast very, very soon.
To recognize the decade that has passed, the year that has passed, the year to come, and the Lunar New Year that will be happening this coming weekend, we are presenting our Top 10 Canadian Books of the 2010s and Kirt’s Top 5 of 2019. We hope that you’ll enjoy listening to our picks and that you will share your picks with us.
If you don’t want to listen to our blather, here are the lists:
Tania’s Top 10 Canadian Books of the 2010s
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Every Blade of Grass by Thomas Wharton (Write Reads #54)
Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis (Write Reads #28)
River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay (Write Reads #52)
The Party Wall by by Catherine Leroux (Write Reads #42)
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (After Canada Reads #1 and #2)
SuperMutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki
The Nest by Kenneth Oppel (Write Reads #47)
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Plain Kate by Erin Bow
Kirt’s Top 10 Canadian Books of the 2010s
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis
Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese
A Profession of Hope by Jenna Butler (Write Reads #38)
The Widow Tree by Nicole Lundrigan (Write Reads #14)
The Party Wall by Catherine Leroux
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Dr. Brinkley’s Tower by Robert Hough
All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (Write Reads #30)
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Kirt’s Top 5 of 2019
French Exit by Patrick deWitt (Write Reads #58)
Madame Victoria by Catherine Leroux (Write Reads #63)
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (Write Reads #60)
The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht
The Substitute by Nicole Lundrigan (Write Reads #57)
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October 15, 2019Write Reads #65 Twin Studies by Keith Maillard
It’s Write Reading In Bed Month! We’re joined by one of our favourite guest hosts, Laura Frey (Reading-In-Bed), for her bi-annual visit. We had lots of good stuff to say about this critically acclaimed novel. Listen!
Today also marks the 7th anniversary of our little podcast. Happy anniversary to us!
Our Sci-Fi and Fantasy pick for next month is This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. We eagerly invite applications for guest hosts.
Other books mentioned in this podcast:
Dream Sequence by Adam Foulds
Reproduction by Ian Williams
Days by Moonlight by Andre Alexis
Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club by Megan Gail Coles
The Innocents by Michael Crummey
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay
Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson
Women Talking by Miriam Toews
Other book celebrities mentioned in this podcast:
Rick MacDonnell
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September 17, 2019Write Reads #64 Hostage by Guy Delisle
Here’s Graphic Novel month! We hope you enjoy our discussion about this really compelling story. How would you hold up under those circumstances? Give us your thoughts.
Next month is Write Reading In Bed Month! Laura Frey will be joining us to talk about Twin Studies by Keith Maillard. Grab that book, read it, and listen to us talk. Very simple.
Other books discussed in this podcast:
Days By Moonlight by Andre Alexis
Miracle Workers by Simon Rich
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Leacock Award article mentioned:
CanLit’s Comedy Problem by PASHA MALLA
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August 06, 2019Write Reads #63 Madame Victoria by Catherine Leroux
Here’s our chat with Nat! We had fun talking about this excellent Biblioasis publication for our Indie Publisher Month. You should buy it, read it, and listen to the podcast. Then you should tell us what you thought about this gem of Canadian Literature and what you thought about all the stuff we say about it. You’ll never believe this podcast’s surprise (and very “meta” ending).
Our Graphic Novel Month pick is Hostage by Guy Delisle. Look at us keeping on track [pats own backs]. So far, it’s just Kirt and Tania talking about this one, but if anybody gets a hankering to do a casting of pods, give us a holler.
Other books discussed in this podcast:
The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
Spinster by Kate Bolick
The Long-Winded Lady by Maeve Brennan
Virginibus Puerisque by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel
Found Drowned by Laurie Glenn Norris
Stolen Souls and Ratlines by Stuart Neville
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Days By Moonlight by Andre Alexis
Other podcasts mentioned in this podcast:
Our Opinions Are Correct
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July 08, 2019Write Reads #62 Boy Wonders by Cathal Kelly
We are so delighted to have Naomi from Consumed by Ink joining us to discuss the 2019 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, Boy Wonders by Cathal Kelly. We delve into lots of stuff in this one. We look forward to the emails and comments that will surely ensue. What’s your take on the Leacock Award? How do you feel about memoirs? Do you remember the television show called V? Are The Littlest Hobo and The Beachcombers not absolute classics of television history? Tell us.
We will be announcing our pick for Indie Month very soon (and maybe a guest host!). Keep your eyes open for that.
Other books discussed in this podcast:
Black Writers Matter edited by Whitney French
Bad Ideas and The Love Monster by Missy Marston
The Case of the Missing Men and Use Your Imagination! by Kris Bertin
Louisburg or Bust by R.C. Shaw
Crow by Amy Spurway
Found Drowned by Laurie Glenn Norris
Every Little Piece of Me by Amy Jones
Watermark by Christy-Ann Conlin
Even Weirder Than Before by Susie Taylor
Bina, Malarky, and Martin John by Anikana Schofield
Every Blade of Grass by Thomas Wharton
Mirror In the Sky by Aditi Khorana
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Thousand Dollar Tan Line by Jennifer Graham
Lake Success by Gary Shteyngart
The Stranger In the Woods by Michael Finkel
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Hermit of Gully Lake by Joan Baxter
Leonard by William Shatner
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
Republic of Dirt by Susan Juby
King Leary by Paul Quarrington
The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis
Article mentioned in the podcast:
“CanLit’s Comedy Problem” Literary Review of Canada by Pasha Malla (Kirt apologizes if he may have misgendered Mr. Malla)
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March 25, 2019Write Reads #60 Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Hey, Gang, it’s Write Reading In Bed month! Laura Frey from Reading In Bed has joined us once again for our discussion of Waubgeshig Rice’s Moon of the Crusted Snow. After getting over the initial awkwardness of long distance podcasting we fell right back in to the usual delightfulness when the three of us get together to talk books. If you don’t listen, you’ll be sad.
Many thanks to ECW Press for the reading copies. You listeners should check out their catalogue. They’ve got some really nice looking titles on the way.
Going forward, we’re going to try to ease back in to our former reading schedule, so our next podcast is a non-fiction pick. We’re going to read Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man by William Shatner. We’re aiming for end of May/early June for this one. Go grab a copy and join us (as listeners or as an actual guest host)!
Other books mentioned in this podcast:
Starlight, Medicine Walk, and Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
The Murderer’s Ape by Jakob Wegelius
Shrewed by Elizabeth Renzetti
The Imposter Bride by Nancy Richler
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim
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November 11, 2018Write Reads #58 French Exit
As we enter the final countdown to the Giller Awards, here is our discussion about one of the nominees. We hope you enjoy it in spite of some very minor technical problems in the podcast. We have a good laugh, you can be sure.
Other books mentioned in this podcast:
The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht
The Idiot by Elif Batuman
Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock
Two Old Women by Velma Wallis
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August 27, 2018 Write Reads #57 The Substitute
Hey there, friends. Look at us! Right on time with our 57th podcast. This is a good one too. We have finally sorted out our technical issues so you won’t be tortured by bad sounding podcasts anymore. It’s also an … Continue reading →
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