Book Blogger Susan Matheson is back to discuss her top picks to stuff in your beach bag this summer.

Poet Samantha Reynolds is on the podcast to talk about her practice of writing one poem a day.

Bookstagrammer Danielle Peters joins the podcast to talk about her favourite genre: thrillers.

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. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett is also discussed.

Amy's resident artsy friend Myriam is back on the podcast. This time the topic is screenplays as literature.

Best selling author Susan Juby is on the podcast to talk about her delightful murder mystery Mindful of Murder.

Amy interviews bestselling author Katherine Heiny about her hilarious, big-hearted novel Early Morning Riser.

Geoff is in the house to discuss one of his favourite authors, Mr. Difficult himself, Jonathan Franzen.

Three magical realism novels, The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki, Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino and Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, are reviewed.

Fantasy Fiction aficionado and Instagram mixologist Jeanette Bruce joins Red Fern to discuss fantasy fiction and a classic thriller.

Historical novel The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict delves into the mysterious, real-life disappearance of Agatha Christie. I compare this novel to Christie’s first book The Mysterious Affair at Styles.

Women and Literature expert Reema Faris is back to look at contemporary romance fiction and adaptations.

Women and literature academic Reema Faris joins Red Fern to discuss the enduring popularity of romance fiction. In this first of a two-parts series, the history of romance novels is examined.

Writer and academic Suzanne Scott drops by the podcast to discuss two books that inspire her as a writer.

English teacher Liz Kelsey is back in the house to discuss David Copperfield.

Friend and academic Liz Kelsey joins Amy in a two part episode on the classics. In the first episode Liz explores Jane Austen's lesser known work Lady Susan.

Amy reviews two books focused on 20th-century women who broke barriers in their careers and personal lives. Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead is a historical novel centred around the lives of famed aviator Marian Graves. The Barbizon: The Hotel that Set Women Free by Paulina Bren is a social history of the world's most famous women's hotel.

Amy reviews two of the biggest books of 2021: Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews and Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty.

Amy looks at two short story collections by well-known essayists and humourists Anne Lamott and David Sedaris.

Fellow bibliophile Lorraine Weir joins the podcast to talk about Vancouver Writers Festival event The Spectacular Complexity of Womanhood with authors Mona Awad, Zoe Whittall and Rachel Yoder.