Canada Reads American Style
211 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsTwo friends -- one American, one Canadian -- who share a love for CBC’s Canada Reads and Canadian literature! https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads
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Episodes
Book Chat #18
June 15, 2024 03:08 - 48 minutes - 39.3 MBRebecca and Tara share their latest reads! Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): The People's Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine by Ricardo Nuila The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers Autokrator by Emily A. Weedon The Street by Ann Petry The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy by Ali Velshi Tara (@onabranchreads): The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley Indian Burial Ground; Sisters of the ...
Interview - Leslie Shimotakahara and Sisters of the Spruce
June 10, 2024 04:45 - 23 minutes - 19.5 MBRebecca welcomes Canadian author Leslie Shimotakahara, whose third novel, Sisters of the Spruce, is on Quill & Quire's "2024 Spring Preview: Fiction" and the 49th Shelf's "Most Anticipated: Our 2024 Spring Fiction Preview." Her memoir, The Reading List, won the Canada-Japan Literary Prize and has been translated into Japanese, and her fiction has been shortlisted for the KM Hunter Artist Award. She has written two other critically acclaimed novels, After the Bloom and Red Oblivion. Leslie’...
Interview - Barbara Black and Little Fortified Stories
May 28, 2024 04:56 - 27 minutes - 17.3 MBTara interviews author Barbara Black, a self-described "serial artist", who was born in North Vancouver, B.C. and currently resides in Victoria, B.C. As a writer and editor, Barbara has worked in journalism, public relations, government policy, education, and the arts. As a creative writer, Barbara has explored the genres of poetry, fiction, flash fiction, non-fiction, and libretto. As a classically trained vocalist, she has performed in both the classical and jazz worlds, in both vocal...
Interview - Finnian Burnett and The Price of Cookies
May 17, 2024 04:37 - 25 minutes - 16.1 MBTara welcomes author Finnian Burnett, who is a professor, writer and lifelong learner. Their work often explores the intersection of the human body, mental health and gender identity. Finnian holds a doctorate in English pedagogy from Murray State University and teaches college English, creative writing and early British Literature, using story-based pedagogy to create equity in multicultural classrooms. Finnian is a recipient of the Canada Council for the Arts grant, a finalist in the 20...
Book Chat #17
May 14, 2024 04:50 - 53 minutes - 42.3 MBRebecca and Tara share their latest reads and links to their new feature on YouTube: Reading From Our Shelves! Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): Somehow by Anne Lamott Imagining Imagining: Essays on Language, Identity & Infinity by Gary Barwin Autokrator by Emily A. Weedon I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity by Izzeldin Abuelaish James by Percival Everett The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, an...
Interview - Sydney Hegele and Bird Suit
April 29, 2024 03:28 - 38 minutes - 24.5 MBRebecca is excited to speak with Sydney Hegele, a queer Anglo-Catholic writer from the Greenbelt in Southern Ontario. They are the author of Bird Suit (Invisible Publishing, May 7, 2024) and The Pump (Invisible Publishing 2021), which was the winner of the 2022 ReLit Literary Award for Short Fiction and a finalist for the 2022 Trillium Book Award. Their essays have appeared in Catapult and Electric Literature, EVENT, and have been featured by Lithub, The Poetry Foundation, and Psychology Tod...
Interview - Heather Stemp and the Ginny Ross series
April 13, 2024 00:55 - 43 minutes - 37.4 MBRebecca is excited to chat with Heather Stemp, author of the Ginny Ross historical fiction series for tween and teen readers. Rebecca also recommends it for adult fans of Anne of Green Gables. Heather’s paternal roots lie in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. After 30 years as an English teacher, she retired to research her family history, discovering her Aunt Ginny’s friendship with Amelia Earhart in the process. As a result, she began writing the Ginny Ross Series. Amelia and Me was shortli...
Interview - Vince Ditrich and the Tony Vicar series
April 10, 2024 14:07 - 30 minutes - 26.5 MBTara chats with Vince R. Ditritch, the author of the Tony Vicar series which includes The Liquor Vicar, The Vicar's Knickers, and The Vicar Vortex. He is also the drummer and manager of the band Spirit of the West. He has circled the world, earned more than a dozen gold and platinum albums, and been enshrined in several Halls of Fame. Vince currently lives on Vancouver Island.
100th Co-Host Celebration
April 04, 2024 00:25 - 57 minutes - 46.9 MBRebecca and Tara celebrate their 100th episode as co-hosts by sharing ten facts about themselves and their top three podcasts. Interestingly, they both had near death experiences and divulged youthful criminal secrets. Rebecca: I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity by Izzeldin Abuelaish Podcast episodes: Mark Tewksbury -- March 14, 2022 and April 30, 2022; Ali Hassan most recently on March 17, 2024; Adam Shoalts on December 11, 2024 Tara: The ...
Book Chat #16
March 23, 2024 04:16 - 43 minutes - 34.2 MBRebecca and Tara discuss their latest reads! Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): There There; Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange The Street by Ann Petry The Fountain Overflows by Rebecca West Sisters of the Spruce by Leslie Shimotakahara My Ántonia by Willa Cather Wrong Time Wrong Place by Gillian McAllister Tara (@onabranchreads): Peril in Pink by Sydney Leigh The Song of Achilles; Circe by Madeline Miller Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces by Elamin Abdelmahmoud; Commotion (CBC ...
CBC’s 2024 Canada Reads Wrap Up with Host Ali Hassan
March 17, 2024 18:06 - 32 minutes - 28.1 MBRebecca and Tara chat with CBC's Canada Reads host Ali Hassan about the 2024 debates! Ali's website includes information about his stand-up comedy, public events, acting, memoir, hosting, podcasts, etc. He may be the busiest man in Canada! https://standupali.com/ https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads https://www.loveclosely.com/ https://allpoetry.com/Do-Not-Ask-My-Love Prairie Edge by Conor Kerr: https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/prairie-edge
CBC's 2024 Canada Reads Wrap Up with Sarah
March 11, 2024 04:39 - 29 minutes - 25.3 MBRebecca chats with the podcast's good friend Sarah from Nova Scotia to find out what she thought of the 2024 Canada Reads debate. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sareshears/
CBC's 2024 Canada Reads DAY THREE Wrap Up
March 07, 2024 04:25 - 37 minutes - 30 MBRebecca and Tara discuss CBC's 2024 Canada Reads DAY THREE! https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads Rebecca and Tara will be doing a live YouTube Wrap Up on DAY FOUR (3/7/24) with Jolene at 2:00 pm ET: https://www.youtube.com/@canadareadsamericanstyle/streams Connect with Jolene on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BookwormAdventureGirl
CBC's 2024 Canada Reads DAY TWO Wrap Up
March 06, 2024 04:07 - 45 minutes - 36.6 MBRebecca and Tara discuss CBC's 2024 Canada Reads DAY TWO! https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads https://www.johnkingbooksdetroit.com/ Rebecca and Tara will be doing a live YouTube Wrap Up on DAY FOUR (3/7/24) with Jolene at 2:00 pm ET: https://www.youtube.com/@canadareadsamericanstyle/streams Connect with Jolene on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BookwormAdventureGirl
CBC's 2024 Canada Reads DAY ONE Wrap Up
March 05, 2024 02:43 - 31 minutes - 24.9 MBRebecca and Tara discuss CBC's 2024 Canada Reads DAY ONE! https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads Rebecca and Tara will be doing a live YouTube Wrap Up on DAY FOUR (3/7/24) with Jolene at 2:00 pm ET: https://www.youtube.com/@canadareadsamericanstyle/streams Connect with Jolene on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BookwormAdventureGirl
Love It - Hate It
February 27, 2024 06:08 - 45 minutes - 35.5 MBRebecca and Tara ask the question: Why are we able to talk about a book for 30 minutes that we didn't like and yet struggle to articulate clearly what we loved about a five-star read? Books discussed: The Meaning of Leaving by Kate Rogers Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune The Double Life of Benson Yu by Kevin Chong Road Ends by Mary Lawson Greenwood by Michael Christie
Book Chat #15
February 24, 2024 20:36 - 40 minutes - 31.5 MBRebecca and Tara share what they are currently reading and their latest reading recommendations! Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries by Julia Spencer-Fleming Fifteen Thousand Pieces by Gina Leola Woolsey Amelia & Me #1; Under Amelia's Wing #2; Beyond Amelia #3: (Ginny Ross Series) by Heather Stemp Bird Suit by Sydney Hegele Tara (@onabranchreads): The Song of Achilles; Circe by Madeline Miller https://www.cardcarryingshop.com/ Who's Afraid...
Interview - Garnett Kilberg Cohen and Cravings
February 13, 2024 14:00 - 37 minutes - 32.2 MBRebecca chats with award-winning author Garnett Kilberg Cohen, the author of four short story collections: Cravings (October 2023); Lost Women, Banished Souls; How We Move the Air; and Swarm to Glory. Her chapbook, Passion Tour, was published by Finishing Line Press. Garnett's writing has appeared in The New Yorker online, Rumpus, The Gettysburg Review, Witness, The Literary Review, StoryQuarterly, The Antioch Review and elsewhere. https://garnettcohenauthor.com/ Short Stories and Author...
Black History Month
February 06, 2024 21:26 - 35 minutes - 26.9 MBRebecca and Tara celebrate Black History Month with their picks and TBR! Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): Fifteen Thousand Pieces by Gina Leola Woolsey Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance by Alvin Hall The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning by Ben Raines South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry Black AF H...
Interview - Gina Leola Woolsey and Fifteen Thousand Pieces
January 29, 2024 16:59 - 36 minutes - 28.1 MBTara interviews Gina Leola Woolsey, author of Fifteen Thousand Pieces: A Medical Examiner's Journey Through Disaster, a nonfiction account of Dr. John Butt who was Chief Medical Examiner at the time of the Swissair plane crash off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1998. Gina left her corporate career mid-life to pursue an education in creative writing, earning a BFA from the University of British Columbia and a MFA from the University of King's College. She splits her time between small-town Al...
Book Chat #14
January 20, 2024 04:05 - 45 minutes - 36.1 MBRebecca and Tara chat about what they are reading and what they've recently read! (Side note: Rebecca said "palatable" but meant "palpable". Ha!) Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Mosionier The Future by Catherine Leroux; translated by Susan Ouriou Denison Avenue by Christina Wong and Daniel Innes Dearborn by Ghassan Zeineddine Tara (@onabranchreads): Leaving Earth by Helen Hu...
2024 CBC’s Canada Reads Short List
January 12, 2024 04:20 - 31 minutes - 26 MBRebecca and Tara are thrilled to discuss the CBC's Canada Reads Short List! Bad Cree by Jessica Johns Denison Avenue by Christina Wong & Daniel Innes Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune Shut Up You're Pretty by Téa Mutonji The Future by Catherine Leroux, translated by Susan Ouriou Rebecca: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara: @onabranchreads
2024 Goals
January 03, 2024 04:34 - 36 minutes - 31.4 MBHappy New Year! Rebecca and Tara review their 2023 reading goals and set new challenges for 2024! Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): Finding Edward by Sheila Murray The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (All-New Third Edition) Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America by Matika Wilbur 2024 Inclusive Picture Book Read Along Challenge by @readingwithredandthemagpie Little Women - Louisa May Alcott Rebecca - Daphne duMaurier Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë The ...
2023 Wrap Up
December 31, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBRebecca and Tara wrap up their 2023 reading year! They also encourage you to follow @river_street_writes on Instagram if you're interested in CanLit, Canadian authors, and small Canadian presses. Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): Denison Avenue by Christina Wong; illustrated by Daniel Innes Dearborn by Ghassan Zeineddine Skid Dogs by Emelia Symington-Fedy Cravings by Garnett Kilberg Cohen Where the Falcon Flies by Adam Shoalts Richard Wagamese Greenwood by Michael Christie Ted K...
2024 CBC’s Canada Reads Long List
December 14, 2023 03:00 - 34 minutes - 28.3 MBRebecca and Tara are excited to discuss the 2024 Canada Reads Long List (before the New Year!) and predict the Short List contenders! Let the holiday book shopping begin! https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-canada-reads-2024-longlist-is-here-1.7056323 Rebecca: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara: @onabranchreads
Book Chat #13
December 12, 2023 14:00 - 58 minutes - 48.3 MBRebecca and Tara are back with another book chat after a busy fall season! Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): In Search of April Raintree (40th Anniversary Edition) by Beatrice Mosionier Garden Inventories: Reflections on Land, Place and Belonging by Mariam Pirbhai Cravings by Garnett Kilberg Cohen Keeper'n Me; Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese March (Book One, Book Two, Book Three) by John Lewis A Promised Land by Barack Obama Tara (@onabranchreads): I Take My Coffee Black: Refle...
Interview - Adam Shoalts and Where the Falcon Flies
December 11, 2023 20:04 - 43 minutes - 41.2 MBRebecca is excited to have professional explorer and best-selling author Adam Shoalts as a return guest on the podcast. Adam is a geographer and historian and holds a Ph.D. from McMaster University. He has participated in numerous archaeological digs and undertakes solo expeditions in the most remote wilderness areas. He is the Westaway Explorer-in-Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. In this episode, Adam will discuss his fifth and latest book, Where the Falcon Flies: A ...
Interview - Lee Thompson, author, editor, publisher
December 01, 2023 14:00 - 31 minutes - 23.1 MBSince the podcast began, Rebecca has wanted to interview an editor to better understand their role in working with authors. On today's episode, she chats with author, editor, and publisher Lee D. Thompson. Lee was born and raised in Moncton, New Brunswick and has had fiction published in five anthologies and in more than a dozen literary journals across Canada and the US. His most recent novel, Apastoral: A Mistopia, was published last year and won the fiction prize at the 2022 New Brunswi...
Interview - Jeremy John and Robert’s Hill / Christmas Books
November 25, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 34.5 MBRebecca and Tara combine two great Christmas-related subjects. First, an interview with Canadian author and storyteller extraordinaire Jeremy John (@jjjeremyjohn)! Robert’s Hill (Or the Time I Pooped My Snowsuit) and Other Christmas Stories The Strange Grave of Mikey Dunbar: and Other Stories to Make You Poop Your Pants The Death Swing at Falcon Lake: and S'more Summer Stories to Make You Poop Your Pants (available May 2024) Second, Tara (@onabranchreads) shares her recommended Christm...
Non-Fiction November!
November 17, 2023 14:00 - 36 minutes - 31.2 MBRebecca and Tara celebrate Non-Fiction November by sharing some of their highly anticipated non-fiction reads! Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): A Promised Land by Barack Obama Skid Dogs by Emelia Symington-Fedy Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s by Gary Gulman Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance by Alvin Hall Green Book (film) starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Foun...
Interview - Jerrod Edson and The Boulevard
November 10, 2023 03:20 - 22 minutes - 20 MBTara is excited to welcome Jerrod Edson to discuss his latest book, The Boulevard. Jerrod was born in St. John, New Brunswick and raised in the Kennebecasis Valley of southern New Brunswick. He graduated from Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, with a BA in English lit and history, studied journalism at Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, and received his teaching degree in 2007 from York University, Toronto, ON. Jerrod received the David Adams Richards Prize for Fiction for his book The Moon ...
Podcasters and YouTubers We Follow
October 28, 2023 13:00 - 38 minutes - 32 MBRebecca and Tara share their favorite podcasts and YouTube content creators. Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): Currently reading: The Boulevard by Jerrod Edson NPR's Book of the Day (pod) NYT-The Book Review (pod) What're You Reading w/Kyle Johnson (pod) Book Cougars (YT) Bookworm Adventure Girl (YT) ThePoptimist (YT) Tara (@onabranchreads): Currently reading: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Next Chapter (CBC pod) What Should I Read Next? (pod) The ...
Book Chat #12
October 18, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutes - 28.7 MBRebecca and Tara discuss their latest reads in Book Chat #12. Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): https://canine.org/ A Promised Land by Barack Obama Sorrow's Knot by Erin Bow A Quality of Light by Richard Wagamese Aesop's Fables Where the Falcon Flies by Adam Shoalts Shelterbelts by Jonathan Dyck (WFPBC is Nov. 1, 2023 at 7:00pm CT) To sign up for the Winnipeg Free Press Book Club https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/book-club Tara (@onabranchreads): The Wake: The Deadly Legacy of ...
Scotiabank Giller Prize Wrap Up
October 08, 2023 21:26 - 37 minutes - 30.2 MBTara wraps up her latest Scotiabank Giller Prize reading goal. Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): Where the Falcon Flies by Adam Shoalts Tara (@onabranchreads): How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur Stray Dogs: Stories by Rawi Hage Pure Color by Sheila Heti In the City of Pigs by André Forget Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah Mouth to Mouth by Antoine...
Creepy Books!
October 01, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutes - 25.6 MBRebecca and Tara kick off October with some of their favorite creepy books! Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): Little Amal https://www.walkwithamal.org/ The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine The Merciless series; Survive the Night, The Haunted, The Unleashed by Danielle Vega A Quality of Light by Richard Wagamese Tara (@onabranchreads) The Marigolds by Andrew S. Sullivan The Daughter of Dr. Moreau by We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hend...
Interview - Lucy E.M. Black and The Brickworks
September 27, 2023 20:46 - 28 minutes - 27.2 MBRebecca is excited to chat with author Lucy E.M. Black about her historical novel, The Brickworks, which is a compelling story about two Scotsmen who emigrate to the US and Canada and have a passion for engineering, industrialization, and community. Lucy has also authored The Marzipan Fruit Basket, a collection of short stories, Eleanor Courtown, a work of historical fiction, and Stella’s Carpet, a novel about intergenerational trauma. Instagram: @lucyemblack Website: https://lucyemblack...
Book Chat #11
September 18, 2023 03:09 - 46 minutes - 38.1 MBRebecca and Tara chat about the Eden Mills Writers' Festival and their latest reads. Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta Try Not to be Strange: The Curious History of the Kingdom of Redonda by Michael Hingston Outsider: An Old Man, a Mountain and the Search for a Hidden Past by Brett Popplewell Black Water Sister by Zen Cho Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel The Brickworks by Lucy E.M. Black Tara (@onabranchreads): The Circle by Katherena Verm...
Eden Mills Writers’ Festival
September 01, 2023 15:40 - 29 minutes - 24.6 MBRebecca and Tara discuss the upcoming Eden Mills Writers' Festival in Eden Mills, Ontario, which takes place on Sunday, September 10, 2023 and runs from noon to 5:30 pm. Tickets are on sale now! https://edenmillswritersfestival.ca/festival-sunday/schedule/ Author sessions they plan to attend: Rebecca: Michael Melgaard, Not That Kind of Place Zalika Reid-Benta, River Mumma Brett Popplewell, Outsider: An Old Man, a Mountain, and the Search for a Hidden Past Don Gillmor, To the River: ...
Book Chat #10
August 23, 2023 18:08 - 46 minutes - 39.3 MBRebecca and Tara chat about their most recent reads! Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): George: A Magpie Memoir by Frieda Hughes The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Felix Castor series by Mike Carey Everyone Here is Lying; The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena The Break; The Strangers; The Circle by Katherena Vermette Migrations; Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy Tara (@onabranchreads): I Have Some Questions for You; The Great Belie...
Stephanie Domet and Afterwords Literary Festival
August 05, 2023 18:45 - 33 minutes - 26.9 MBTara chats with our guest Stephanie Domet about two of her favourite things — literary festivals and books! Stephanie Domet is the co-founder and co-executive director of the Afterwords Literary Festival based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is also an award-winning author of two books — Homing and Fallsy Downsies — and is currently at work on her third novel, Good Birds Don’t Fly Away. Websites: https://www.afterwordsliteraryfestival.com/ Tickets go on sale September 8, 2023 for the festi...
Fantasy Fiction Redux
July 31, 2023 14:58 - 25 minutes - 20.5 MBTara is back from vacation and wants to share her take on fantasy fiction! The Lions of Al Rassan; The Fionavar Tapestry Trilogy by Guy Gavriel Kay The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin Between Earth and Sky series by Rebecca Roanhorse The Midnight Bargain; Witchmark by C.L. Polk Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree https://www.thehugoawards.org/ The cozy fantasy series Rebecca couldn't remember is the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. Rebecca's Instagram: https://w...
Fantasy Fiction
July 28, 2023 16:12 - 43 minutes - 36.1 MBWith Tara on vacation, Rebecca and Sarah chat about Fantasy Fiction with a quick nod at the end to Sci-Fi. What Is the Fantasy Genre? History of Fantasy and Subgenres and Types of Fantasy in Literature by author Dan Brown The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine Rebecca (@canadareadsamerican style): The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster The Chronicles of Nar...
Book Chat #9
July 15, 2023 18:36 - 36 minutes - 29.4 MBRebecca and Tara chat about their latest reads, including a few titles to celebrate Disability Pride Month, celebrated annually in July. Also, Teach Media, an educational media company and publisher of graphic novels, reached out to Rebecca and is offering their followers a special 20% discount at their online bookstore for No Reason to Apologize with the code: CanLit20. The discount will be active through August 14, 2023. https://shop.teachmag.com/ Rebecca: Wise Little One: Learning to...
Midyear Reading Goals Update
July 01, 2023 21:29 - 37 minutes - 31 MBRebecca and Tara review their 2023 Reading Goals at the halfway point in the year. Rebecca: The Boxer by Kat Fink Aesop's Fables Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer A Promised Land by Barack Obama Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel The Strangers by Katherena Vermette A Quality of Light; Keeper'n Me by Richard Wagamese The Bingo Hall Detectives; The Village Hall Vendetta by Jonathan Whitelaw Vancouver Noir published by Akashic Books Tara: Echo Man by Sam Holland We...
Bookshelf Banter
June 26, 2023 13:00 - 28 minutes - 23.7 MBRebecca and Tara chat about their home bookshelves. How many books do they have? Where are they shelved? How are they organized? Check out their Instagram accounts below to see photographs of their bookshelves! Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads Canada Reads American Style is now an affiliate of Bookshop.org, where your purchases support local independent bookstores. Our curated shop includes books discussed on the podcast. When you...
Book Chat #8 with Trish
June 16, 2023 23:04 - 40 minutes - 30.6 MBRebecca and Tara welcome Bookstagram friend Trish (@trishtalksbooks) to chat about their next best reads. Also, check out Trish's blog and subscribe to her newsletter! Trish : Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality by Lindsay Wong The Betrothed by Allessandro Manzoni, translated by Michael F. Moore A Public Space Tara @onabranchreads: Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer This is How We Love; F...
Pride Month Picks
June 05, 2023 21:32 - 34 minutes - 27.2 MBRebecca and Tara share their picks for Pride Month! Rebecca: Missed Connections: A Memoir in Letters Never Sent by Brian Francis Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger Cam & Beau by Maria Cichosz Open Throat by Henry Hoke Tara: Fall on Your Knees; Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald Are You My Mother?; Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic; The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For; The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel Red, White & Royal Blue; One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston Tomboy Survival...
Interview - Wilson Coneybeare and A Feast of Wolves
May 25, 2023 13:00 - 42 minutes - 33.4 MBRebecca chats with author Wilson Coneybeare, a proud Canadian-American, to discuss his first novel, A Feast of Wolves. It is a page-turning political thriller set in the US and imagines a modern day French revolution, complete with guillotine on the steps of the capitol. Also, of interest to Canadians, he is the son of Rod Coneybeare, who played Jerome and Rusty on the beloved CBC children’s show, “The Friendly Giant.” IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0174551/ Twitter: @WConeybeare B...
Book Chat #7
May 14, 2023 15:32 - 34 minutes - 27.9 MBRebecca and Tara share their latest reads. Rebecca: The Measure by Nikki Erlick The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe author Val McDermid Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas Cleo by Jean Brody My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David Néel Tara: The River; The Guide by Peter Heller Carol Shields Prize for Fiction long list Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri The Indian Lake Trilogy by Stephen Gr...
Reader Repartee with Laura from The Book Keeper
April 23, 2023 15:00 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBRebecca and Tara welcome Laura from the wonderful independent book store, The Book Keeper in Sarnia, Ontario to answer the Five Reader Repartee Questions. Laura's responses include: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Stephen King Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley Frodo from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara's...