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New episodes each month sharing top book club recommendations, media and book reviews
Episode 15: David Copperfield
English teacher Liz Kelsey is back in the house to discuss David Copperfield.
Episode 14: Lady Susan
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.
Episode 13: Great Circle and The Barbizon
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.
Episode 12: Who is Maud Dixon? and Apples Never Fall
Amy reviews two of the biggest books of 2021: Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews and Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty.
Episode 11: Dusk, Night, Dawn and The Best of Me
Amy looks at two short story collections by well-known essayists and humourists Anne Lamott and David Sedaris.
Episode 10: The Spectacular, All's Well, Nightbitch
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.
Episode 09: All In and Brat: An '80s Story
Two memoirs by childhood idols Billie Jean King and Andrew McCarthy, one person surpasses expectations and the other does not.
Episode 08: The Shadow List
Writer and poet Jen Sookfong Lee joins the podcast to discuss her debut poetry collection The Shadow List.
Episode 07: The Kingdoms
Fantasy Fiction enthusiast David Gates joins Amy in a discussion about Natasha Pulley's The Kingdoms.
Episode 06: Under the Wave at Waimea
Geoff is back living out his lifetime loves of surfing and music through fiction. The first book discussed is Paul Theroux's Under the Wave at Waimea.
Episode 05: The Perfect Family
Join Amy in her discussion with bestselling thriller writer Robyn Harding. Robyn's latest novel, The Perfect Family, is a twisty, addictively page-turning suspense novel about a perfect family's perfect facade.
Episode 04: Fall Reading List
Susan Matheson is in the house to discuss the best books of the season! This fall many big name authors, from Colson Whitehead to Amor Towles, have new books on offer.
Episode 03: The Plot & When the Stars Go Dark
Amy explores two darker novels that are not exactly thrillers or are they? The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz and When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
Episode 02: The Music of Bees
Bestselling author Eileen Garvin drops by the podcast to discuss her debut novel The Music of Bees.
Episode 01: Between Two Kingdoms & Finding Freedom
The summer is over and The Red Fern Book Review is back! In the first episode of Season 2, Amy explores two memoirs, both by feisty, young, creative women. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad and Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch by Erin French
Episode 17: Lost Immunity
For the season finale, I am joined by best selling author and ER physician Daniel Kalla to talk about his new release Lost Immunity.
Episode 16: Summer Reads!
Book blogger Susan Matheson is back with a curated list of summer reads just for Red Fern listeners.
Episode 15: Mend the Living
Amy's old reporter buddy Myriam stops by the podcast to share her loves of languages and books. Amy and Myriam discuss part medical, part psychological novel Mend the Living by Maylis de Kerangal.
Episode 14: The Prague Sonata
Music teacher and facilitator Cynthia Friesen drops by the podcast to chat about music, memory and healing. The phone rings, the doorbell chimes, but Amy's dogs are eerily silent this episode.
Episode 13: The Midnight Library, Klara and the Sun and Hamnet
Join host Amy Mair as she explores three novels by English authors: The Midnight Library, Klara and the Sun and Hamnet.