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Author Chelene Knight joins the podcast to discuss her debut novel Junie. The book is set in Hogan's Alley, the once thriving Black and immigrant community located in Vancouver's East End. Junie is a creative, observant child who moves to the alley with her mother Maddie who is an aspiring jazz singer and alcoholic.  Chelene discusses Black Joy, Black stereotypes and how the quiet, introspective Junie is a stereotype busting character. Junie is part of the Red Fern Book Review's latest book subscription box with Book Warehouse.

Books and resources discussed:

Junie by Chelene Knight
Braided Skin by Chelene Knight
Dear Current Occupant by Chelene Knight
Hogan's Alley, Vancouver Historical Society

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The summer may be over but British Columbia treasure Grant Lawrence visits the podcast to discuss his latest book Return to Solitude about life in Desolation Sound.

It's been over a decade since renowned broadcaster and indie rock musician Grant Lawrence launched his writing career with the award-winning Adventures in Solitude, yet some things never change - including the winding Sunshine Coast Highway, close calls at the BC Ferries ticket office and carsick children. But this time, Lawrence returns as a husband and father, not as the vomiting and nerdy kid dragged along by his athletic and unflappable parents.

Grant shares how to get Wi-Fi in Desolation Sound and what people from Savary Island actually think of him.

Adventures in Solitude by Grant Lawrence
Return to Solitude by Grant Lawrence

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Susan Matheson of Bedside Table Books discusses her top reads of the fall season.  Amy and Susan talk about how to match books with your travels


Books and Resources Discussed

The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach
Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The Snow Goose: A Story of Dunkirk by Paul Gallico
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico
Eiffel, Movie Netflix
To Capture What We Cannot Keep by Beatrice Colin
The Mutual Friend by Carter Bays
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
We are the Light by Matthew Quick
Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman
Bittersweet by Susan Cain
Quiet by Susan Cain

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Wildfire Lookout Trina Moyles joins the podcast to talk about her memoir Lookout: Love, Solitude and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest. She joins direct from her remote lookout tower in Northern Alberta. Lookout is a book about isolation, the environment, wildlife and love. The book has been compared the book to Wild by Cheryl Strayed.

Trina and Amy are interrupted by the weather report and Trina explains how sometimes you can feel more connected when you are alone.

Lookout is just out in paperback and Trina has been awarded the 2022 Alberta Literary Award for Best Memoir. Most importantly, it is part of the latest Red Fern Book Review Book Box with Book Warehouse.

Books and Resources Discussed:

Lookout: Love, Solitude and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest by Trina Moyles
Wild by Cheryl Strayed

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Friend and music teacher Cynthia Friesen returns to the podcast to discuss two books by French authors: Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin and Painting Time by Maylis de Kerangal. We discuss the art of translation and whether decorative art is an art or a science. Cynthia pulls up to the piano and plays a song.

Listen to my previous episode with Cynthia

The Prague Sonata, Season 1, Episode 14

Books and Resources Discussed

The Prague Sonata by Bradford Morrow
Duo Lingo app
Painting Time by Maylis de Kerangal
Mend the Living by Maylis de Kerangal
Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin
Birth of a Bridge by Maylis de Kerangal
The Cook: A Novel by Maylis de Kerangal
Three by Valérie Perrin
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

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Season 3 of the Red Fern Book Review kicks off with a review of one of the biggest books of the year: The Candy House by Jennifer Egan. Geoff is back on the podcast with a new job title. Amy and Geoff decide whether or not The Candy House is sci fi and if it surpasses the book's precursor: A Visit from the Goon Squad.

Books and Resources Discussed:
 
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
Dog (2022), Apple TV
Casual (2015), Netflix
Julia (2022) HBO
Julia (2022) CNN
My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan

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Book Blogger Susan Matheson is back to discuss her top picks to stuff in your beach bag this summer. Her selections range from frothy to serious. Amy and Susan discuss the power of book cover art.

Books and Resources Discussed:

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Evening by Susan Minot
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
You Had Me at Pet-Nat: A Natural Wine-Soaked Memoir by Rachel Signer
Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee
Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl
The Measure of My Powers: A Memoir of Food, Misery, and Paris by Jackie Kai Ellis
Letter to a Stranger: Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us by Colleen Kinder
We Measure Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama
Carolina Built: A Novel by Kianna Alexander
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
March by Geraldine Brooks
Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron

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Poet Samantha Reynolds is on the podcast to talk about her practice of writing one poem a day. And that isn't even her day job! We talk parenting, observation, what to share and not share. Sam even fits in a reading or two.

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Bookstagrammer Danielle Peters joins the podcast to talk about her favourite genre: thrillers. Danielle reviews Rock Paper Scissors and Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney, reveals what she looks for in a suspense novel and how she incorporates reading into her everyday life. 

Books and Resources Discussed:

The River at Night by Erica Ferencik
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Things We Do in the Dark Jennifer Hillier
The Arc: A Novel by Tory Henwood Hoen
Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson
Still Life by Sarah Winman
The Ballerinas: A Novel by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

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Photographer and friend Brian McConville is back on the podcast to talk about books and  captivity. Amy and Brian discuss Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart. Set in the rolling hills of upstate New York, this satirical novel focuses on a group of friends who gather in a country house to wait out the pandemic. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett is also discussed. This beloved, modern classic novel tells the story of a band of gun-wielding terrorists and a group of international guests who forge unexpected bonds. Amy helps Brian come up with a new book to break out of his reading rut.

Books and resources discussed:
Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Vivian Maier Developed: The Untold Story of the Photographer Nanny by Ann Marks
The Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
The Storyteller: Tales of the Life and Music by Dave Grohl

Listen to a previous episode with Brian:
Season 1, Episode 2, Night Moves

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