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New episodes each month sharing top book club recommendations, media and book reviews
Episode 18: What to Read Summer 2023
Book blogger Susan Matheson stops by the podcast to talk about her favourite reads for summer. Her selections range from a cozy mystery to a contemporary memoir.
Episode 17: Pineapple Street and Ghost Music
Amy and Geoff review the popular fiction novel Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson and literary fiction novel Ghost Music by An Yu.
Episode 16: Frankenstein
Retired English Professor Dr. Mason Harris drops by the podcast to discuss one of his favourite books Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
Episode 15: Age of Vice and The Villa
We review two of the buzziest books of early 2023: Fast-paced gangster novel set in India Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor and friendship travel story/thriller with Daisy Jones and the Six (by Taylor Jenkins Reid) vibes The Villa by Rachel Hawkins.
Episode 14: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and This Time Tomorrow
We review one of our favourite books of last year Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin as well as This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub.
Episode 13: Astra
Author Cedar Bowers joins the podcast to discuss her 2021 debut novel Astra.
Episode 12: Sea of Tranquility and When They Lost Their Heads
Amy reviews two novels by current Canadian literary stars Emily St. John Mandel and Heather O'Neill.
Episode 11: Superfan
Vancouver author Jen Sookfong Lee joins the podcast to talk about her latest book Superfan. Jen uses her lifelong obsession with pop culture as a lens to explore family, grief, the power of female rage, Asian fetish, and what it costs to resist the trap of being a “good Chinese girl.”
Episode 10: The White Ship and The Splendid and the Vile
Fantasy Fiction lover turned historian David Gates is back on the podcast to discuss two English history books: The White Ship by Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer and The Splendid and the Vile by journalist Erik Larson.
Episode 9: We All Want Impossible Things
Amy's dear friend Alison joins the podcast and together they interview their idol Catherine Newman.
Episode 8: Books set in Paris
Geoff and Amy's trip to Europe Part Two. They are back home and reflecting on their recent trip to Paris.
Episode 7: Books set in Amsterdam
Amy and Geoff discuss their trip to Amsterdam and review books and movies set in this gorgeous, progressive city.
Episode 6: Junie
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.
Episode 5: Return to Solitude
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.
Episode 4: What to Read Fall 2022
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.
Episode 3: Lookout: Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest
Wildfire Lookout Trina Moyles joins the podcast to talk about her memoir Lookout: Love, Solitude and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest.
Episode 2: Fresh Water For Flowers and Painting Time
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.
Episode 1: The Candy House
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.