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New & Used: Book Talk

17 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago -

Two bookstore owners discuss books in their new & used section of their store. Each episode, one owner picks one book from their hot new releases and the other picks a used book that they think needs some love.

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New & Used Book Talk Season 2 Episode 5

July 06, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 53.9 MB

In this episode, Tim talks with Marta Balcewicz about her impressive first novel Big Shadow. Also, check out her superb playlisted posted below.  Janet tries to do justice to Catherine Lacey's richly layered, compelling new book The Biography of X. Tony explains the late  Mark Fisher's Ghosts of My Life:  Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures by letting us know what he liked and what he didn't like.  https://bookhugpress.ca/big-shadow-the-playlist/ https://www.thestar.com/ente...

New & Used: Book Talk Episode 14

May 19, 2023 04:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MB

In Episode 14, Tim and Janet take a well earned break leaving Tony, the regular guest from Australia, in charge. Tony reviews Jacqueline Crooks’ Fire Rush, a wonderful new novel set partly in London. Then Tony visits the generally untouristed London neighbourhood of Somers Town to discover its rich literary history. For the ‘used’ section of the show, he talks about three books about London that go well beyond the standard travel guide model. Notice the trend? Yes, this is an episode all abo...

New & Used: Book Talk Episode 13

April 11, 2023 22:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MB

In Episode 13, Tony talks with Stephen Marche about his new book On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer. Tim tells us all about the  genius of  poet's EVA H.D. and her new release The Natural Hustle. Janet talks about The End of Mr. Y  by Scarlett Thomas and how it changed her reading ways.  Stephen Marche - The Call of the Loon https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/the-call-of-the-loon/ Biblioasis Field Notes Series Link https://w...

New & Used: Book Talk Episode 12

March 03, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

In Episode 12 of New & Used: Book Talk, Tim and author Liz Harmer talk about the meaning of ecstasy while discussing her new book Strange Loops. Janet’s pick for a new book is Jessica John’s Bad Cree and looks at the importance of working together as a family and the creepiness of being followed by crows. Tony’s pick for used is Iain Sinclair’s Lud Heat: A Book of Dead Hamlets and tell us all about psychogeography, laylines, and almost running into  him in London! Strange Loops review – Qui...

New & Used: Book Talk Episode 11

December 30, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MB

It's our year end episode! This episode, Tim, Tony, & Janet discuss some of their favourite books of the year. Some diversions include The Ice Capades, what's with Canadians and body horror, and what happens when rock stars aren't rock stars anymore. Music & horror books seem to be a big theme this year. 

New & Used: Book Talk Episode 10

December 05, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MB

Episode 10. We have hit double digits!!! In this episode we are joined by Erica McKeen published by Invisible Publishing who discusses her new book Tear that just made the top Globe & Mail top 100 books of 2022! Tim has decided that his book The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell by Brian Evenson published by Coffee House Press  might be too smart for him. It also creeped him out a little too. Tony sings! But it was necessary in discussing the literary thriller The Forgiven by Lawrence Osborne pu...

New & Used: Book Talk Episode 9

October 31, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MB

In Episode 9 Tim talks to writer Michael Hingston about his new book Try Not To Be Strange: The Curious History of The Kingdom of Redonda. Janet raves about how much she loves Night of The Living Rez a collection of short stories by Morgan Talty. Michael Hingston explains why Nicholson Baker's U & I is such an important book to him. In case you want to listen to the Morgan Talty interview mentioned in the episode here are is link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgP2zIsW6_g&ab_channel=TheCe...

New & Used: Book Talk Episode *

September 23, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MB

In episode 8 of New & Used: Book Talk, Tim, Tony, and Janet talk to Damian Rogers about her beautiful and devasting memoir An Alphabet for Joanna. Damian also fills us in on her project If It’s Alive, Feed It (writing through the TAROT deck one card at a time) and how tarot has shaped her life and how this project has shaped her past year.  Tony discusses Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan that has been shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize and examines how big a little novel can be. ...

New & Used: Book Talk Episode 7

July 26, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 46 MB

In this episode we have brought back Tony Thompson. The new books discussed this episoder are Elena Knows by Claudia Peneiro and translated by Frances Riddle and Pure Life by Eugene Martin.  When picked we had no idea how much the two books had in common! The Horse's Mouth by Joyce Cary is the old classic for this month. Side topics include: what books should go on your best of list, why not to play contact sports, and how we look at books now as opposed to then. Elena Know -From the ‘Hit...

New & Used Book Talk Episode 6

June 07, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 51 MB

In this episode, Tim discusses the new release, Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden. Janet is looking forward to The Wall by Marlen Haushofer being revived as it is being rereleased by New Directions. There is also a special guest! Tony Thompson, author of The Doors: every album every song, comes on to remind us what an excellent book Suttree by Cormac McCarthey was. New logo by Sadie Henry Music is Young One Eye by Paul Emery and the Dickens

New & Used: Book Talk Episode 5

April 01, 2022 00:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MB

In Episode 5 of New & Used, They  by Kay Dick and The Riders by Tim Winton are discussed by Janet & Tim.  Our cat Django does make an appearance but unfortanely his is not heard. Music is Young One Eye by Paul Emery and The Dickens. Information and articles cited on Kay Dick and They https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/08/13/a-lost-dystopian-masterpiece/ https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/rediscovering-a-lost-dystopia-and-its-radical-author https://xtramagazine.com/cul...

New & Used: Book Talk Episode 4

March 04, 2022 13:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB

In this episode  of New & Used, Tim & Janet discuss The Trees by Percival Everett and Brown Girl In The RIng  by Nalo Hopkinson. Music: Young One Eye Paul Emery and The Dickens Nalo Hopkinson's incredible art! https://www.nalohopkinson.com/gallery Link to Percival Everett's exhibition Once Seen at The Show Gallery based on The Trees. https://www.show.gallery/percival Brown Girl In The Ring Boney M version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15nMlfogITw Super cool black speculative fiction...

New & Used: Book Talk Episode 3

February 01, 2022 02:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MB

In this episode, Janet discusses the new release How High We Go In The Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu. Meanwhile in the used portion, Tim looks back to 1970 and reviews the general zapped an angel stories by Howard Fast.  Other topics include robot dogs frend or foe? Is genre-bending an overused word?

New & Used: Book Talk Episode 2

December 31, 2021 14:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MB

In this episode, Tim chose As You Were by Elaine Feeney as the new book and Janet chose The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa as the used book. They also pick their favourite books of 2021. Music: One Eye Blind by Paul Emery & The Dickens Info on Magdalene Laundries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_Laundries_in_Ireland Info on the 8th Amendment in Ireland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland Book Review of The Housekeeper and the ...

New & Used: Book Talk Episode 1

November 22, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB

Welcome to the first episode of New & Used: Book Talk. Each episode The City & The City Books owners discuss a new and a used book from their shelves. In this episode Janet reviews Velvet Was The Night a noir thriller by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (pub Del Ray) and Tim  reviews The Black Queen Stories a collection of short stories by Barry Callaghan (pub Lester & Orpen Dennys). We apologize for any names or words mispronounced or stuttered over.  We were very nervousl Music is One Eye Blind by P...

Trailer: New & Used: Book Talk

October 19, 2021 12:00 - 53 seconds - 651 KB

Here is a teaser of  New & Used: Book Talk. Janet & Tim briefly explain what their new podcast is all about.

Trailer: New & Used: Book Talk

October 18, 2021 22:00 - 53 seconds - 651 KB

Two bookstore owners discuss new & used books from their store. Each episode, Janet & Tim will pick a hot new book release and an older book that needs some love and chat about them.