Tara 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 is Real (2016) and his novel The Goon(2010) was shortlisted for the ReLit Award. His sixth novel The Boulevard was published by Galleon Publishing in May 2023.
The Wake: The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland Tsunami by Linden MacIntyre
Birnum Wood by Eleanor Catton
Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart by Jen Sookfong Lee
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
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Tara 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 Wilson
We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama
Avenue of Champions by Conor Kerr
All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Isaac
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga
Lucien and Olivia by André Narbonne
A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt
What We Both Know by Fawn Parker
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Also, Rebecca was confusing The Island of Dr. Moreau with the classic film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920).
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Rebecca 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.
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Rebecca 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 Vermette
Holi-FATE series; Moral Bloodlines series by Tori Samuels
Pebble & Dove by Amy Jones
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
Woman, Watching: Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay by Merilyn Simonds
Stay tuned to the end for a blooper that Tara did not want Rebecca to edit out! LOL
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Rebecca 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!
Brett Popplewell, Outsider: An Old Man, a Mountain, and the Search for a Hidden Past
Don Gillmor, To the River: Losing My Brother
Gabriel Allahdua, Harvesting Freedom: The Life of a Migrant Worker in Canada
Tara:
Jessica Johns, Bad Cree
Ali Hassan, Is There Bacon in Heaven?
Uzma Jalaluddin, Much Ado About Nothing
Amy Jones, Pebble & Dove
Michelle Min Sterling, Camp Zero
Janika Oza, A History of Burning
Amanda Peters, The Berry Pickers
Katherena Vermette, The Circle
Tara also highlighted @trishtalksbooks September TBR challenge on Bookstagram. It's not too late to join in!
Rebecca and Tara shared the news that they are planning to launch a patreon account in January 2024 to grow their bookish community!
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Rebecca 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 Believers by Rebecca Makkai
Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes
Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
A History of Burning by Janika Oza
Care of: Letters, Connections, and Cures by Ivan E. Coyote
Much Ado about Nada; Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
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Tara 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.
Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative by Jane Alison
Monoculture by Sue Goyette
Alice Munro
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The Final Empire (Mistborn #1); Tress of the Emerald Sea; Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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Rebecca 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/
The Centaur's Wife; Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan E. Coyote
Message in a Bottle: Ocean Dispatches from a Seabird Biologist by Holly Hogan
Bad Cree by Jessica Johns
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Rebecca 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 Measure the Earth With Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama
Hercule Poirot series by Agatha Christie
Son of a Critch by Mark Critch (memoir and tv series)
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (August 1, 2023)
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Author Emily Henry
Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle
Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads
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Rebecca 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!
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Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads
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