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New episodes each month sharing top book club recommendations, media and book reviews
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.
Episode 29: Summer Reads!
Book Blogger Susan Matheson is back to discuss her top picks to stuff in your beach bag this summer.
Episode 28: Bentlily
Poet Samantha Reynolds is on the podcast to talk about her practice of writing one poem a day.
Episode 27: Rock Paper Scissors and Sometimes I Lie
Bookstagrammer Danielle Peters joins the podcast to talk about her favourite genre: thrillers.
Episode 26: Our Country Friends and Bel Canto
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.
Episode 25: Lost in Translation and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Amy's resident artsy friend Myriam is back on the podcast. This time the topic is screenplays as literature.
Episode 24: Mindful of Murder
Best selling author Susan Juby is on the podcast to talk about her delightful murder mystery Mindful of Murder.
Episode 23: Early Morning Riser
Amy interviews bestselling author Katherine Heiny about her hilarious, big-hearted novel Early Morning Riser.
Episode 22: Crossroads and Mayflies
Geoff is in the house to discuss one of his favourite authors, Mr. Difficult himself, Jonathan Franzen.
Episode 21: The Book of Form and Emptiness, Parakeet and Lincoln in the Bardo
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.
Episode 20: The Starless Sea and The Shadow of the Wind
Fantasy Fiction aficionado and Instagram mixologist Jeanette Bruce joins Red Fern to discuss fantasy fiction and a classic thriller.
Episode 19: The Mystery of Mrs. Christie and The Mysterious Affair at Styles
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.
Episode 18: Romance Novels, Part 2
Women and Literature expert Reema Faris is back to look at contemporary romance fiction and adaptations.
Episode 17: Romance Novels, Part 1
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.
Episode 16: The Friend and The Pull of the Stars
Writer and academic Suzanne Scott drops by the podcast to discuss two books that inspire her as a writer.