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| 6/20/26 |  Book Chat 35 | Rebecca and Tara are back with their monthly book chat in which they share a few of their latest best reads. Rebecca's month was not as enjoyable as she had hoped, but Tara ends on a high note with a five-star recommendation! Rebecca: Solito by Javier Zamora Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to ‘90s Sitcoms by Geoff Bennett The Peace Thieves by Brent Van Staalduinen Tara: The Collected Stories of Carol Shields by Carol Shields Beneficiary by JoAnn McCaig Night Terminus by Ellis Scott Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O’Neill Sorry, Not Sorry: An Unapologetic Look at What Make Canada Worth Fighting For by Mark Critch Everlasting; Starling House; The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow Be sure to check out Rebecca (@canadareadsinspired) and Tara (@onabranchreads) on Instagram and YouTube (Canada Reads Inspired) for their inaugural Summer Reading Bingo Challenge, which ends on September 5, 2026. A random winner will receive a $50 gift card to the Independent Bookstore of their choice. The drawing is not affiliated with Instagram or YouTube. If you have any comments or suggestions that you would like to share with Rebecca and Tara or you are interested in joining their monthly virtual book talk, please email them at craspod2019@gmail.com | 35m 32s | ||||||
| 6/9/26 |  2026 Summer Reading Bingo Challenge✨ | summer readingbingo challenge+3 | — | Small CeremoniesBreathing is How Some People Stay Alive+8 | — | bingo challengesummer reading+3 | — | 21m 00s | |
| 6/3/26 |  Literary Rabbit Holes 2✨ | literaturepoetry+3 | — | Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to '90s SitcomsPoets and Pahlevans: A Journey into the Heart of Iran+3 | Great Lakes | epic poemlamprey+3 | — | 30m 40s | |
| 5/23/26 |  Book Chat 34✨ | book chatrecent reads+3 | — | Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to ‘90s SitcomsPennies+13 | — | book chatrecent reads+3 | — | 58m 20s | |
| 5/16/26 |  Interview - Dr. Nora Gold and Doubles✨ | literaturenovellas+3 | Dr. Nora Gold | Guernica EditionsDoubles | 1968 | DoublesDr. Nora Gold+5 | — | 28m 43s | |
| 5/1/26 |  Interview - Alison Gadsby and Breathing Is How Some People Stay Alive✨ | interviewCanadian literature+3 | Alison Gadsby | Guernica EditionsBreathing Is How Some People Stay Alive+14 | — | Alison GadsbyBreathing Is How Some People Stay Alive+3 | — | 33m 24s | |
| 4/15/26 |  CBC's 2026 Canada Reads DAY THREE Wrap Up✨ | Canada Readsdebate+2 | JoleneAli Hassan | A Minor ChorusSearching for Terry Punchout+7 | CanadaBroadway | competitionbook recommendations+1 | — | 39m 53s | |
| 4/14/26 |  CBC's 2026 Canada Reads DAY TWO Wrap Up✨ | Canada Readsdebate+2 | Elle-Máijá TailfeathersTegan Quin+3 | A Minor ChorusSearching for Terry Punchout+6 | — | A Minor ChorusSearching for Terry Punchout+3 | — | 47m 49s | |
| 4/10/26 |  Interview – Finnian Burnett and Redshirts Sometimes Survive✨ | societyculture+3 | Finnian Burnett | Redshirts Sometimes SurviveThe House in the Cerulean Sea+12 | — | novella-in-flashqueer+5 | — | 31m 10s | |
| 4/8/26 |  2026 CBC's Canada Reads Review✨ | Canada Readsbooks+2 | Tyler Hellard | Searching for Terry PunchoutCBC+2 | — | 2026CBC+2 | — | 29m 35s | |
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| 3/29/26 |  Interview - Leslie Shimotakahara and The Breakwater✨ | societyculture+3 | Leslie Shimotakahara | The BreakwaterCormorant Books+4 | TorontoBritish Columbia+2 | The BreakwaterCathy Matsumoto+7 | — | 31m 23s | |
| 3/24/26 |  Book Chat 33✨ | readingbook recommendations+1 | — | Flint Institute of ArtsNo Friend to This House+20 | — | Flint Institute of ArtsIran+11 | — | 54m 25s | |
| 3/22/26 |  Coming Soon - Canada Reads Inspired!✨ | — | — | Canada Reads Inspired | — | — | — | 3m 16s | |
| 3/18/26 |  Literary Rabbit Holes 1✨ | literaturememory+2 | — | Run Towards the DangerWalls+2 | — | Run Towards the DangerConfrontations with a Body of Memory+2 | — | 23m 21s | |
| 3/15/26 |  Interview - Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson and Opposite Sully's Gym✨ | mysteryinvestigation+3 | Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson | Opposite Sully's GymThe Road to Heaven+8 | Toronto | Patrick Birdmystery series+2 | — | 37m 55s | |
| 3/8/26 |  Interview - Kerry Clare and Definitely Thriving✨ | societyculture+3 | Kerry Clare | Definitely ThrivingHouse of Anansi Press+4 | — | Definitely ThrivingHouse of Anansi Press+3 | — | 31m 45s | |
| 3/1/26 |  Interview - Hollay Ghadery and The Unravelling of Ou | Tara sits down with Iranian-Canadian author Hollay Ghadery to discuss her first novel, The Unravelling of Ou, published by Palimpsest Press in February 2026. Later in the interview, Hollay talks about poetry and how best to read it for those who may be new to it. https://palimpsestpress.ca/books/the-unravelling-of-ou-hollay-ghadery/ : "Moving on is hard. Even harder when it’s from a make-believe friend—someone, or in this instance, some thing—who’s been your strongest source of support. On what should be one of the happiest days ever, the day her granddaughter is born, Minoo is faced with a terrible choice: make a clean break from her constant companion, a sock puppet named Ecology Paul, or lose her daughter and granddaughter, and maybe all of the people she loves. On an emotional drive home from the hospital, Ecology Paul shares the story of how Minoo got to this point, recalling Minoo’s early teenage pregnancy in Iran, her exile to Canada, her questions about her sexuality, and how a ragtag sock puppet came to her when she desperately needed to be seen. Full of imagination, whimsy and heart, The Unravelling of Ou follows Minoo’s struggles to justify the puppet’s existence and untangle herself from her dependence on it, and reconnect with the people she loves." Books and authors discussed/recommended: Fuse: Memoir; Rebellion Box; Widow Fantasies; The Blades of Grass are Dreaming (chapbook); The Unravelling of Ou by Hollay Ghadery The Dowager Empress: Poems by Adele Wiseman by Elizabeth Greene (editor) Deviant by Patrick Grace Unravel: Poems by Tolu Oloruntaba Lockers Are for Bearcats Only by Mallory Tater The Last Unicorn; Tamsin by Peter S. Beagle author Aisha Sasha John Good Bones by Maggie Smith author Charlie Petch Syncopation: A Novel in Verse by Whitney French Stan on Guard; Call Me Stan: A Tragedy in Three Millenia by K.R. Wilson Elegy for Opportunity by Natalie Lim author Ali Hazelwood Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging by Rachel Phan Breathing is How Some People Stay Alive by Alison Gadsby Weird Babies by Jaclyn Desforges The Dialogues: The Song of Francis Pegahmagabow by Armand Garnet Ruffo https://www.instagram.com/hollayghadery/ https://www.instagram.com/river_street_writes/ https://www.riverstreetwriting.com/ | 54m 32s | ||||||
| 2/24/26 |  Interview - Kasia Van Schaik and Women Among Monuments: Solitude, Permission, and the Pursuit of Female Genius | Rebecca is excited to chat with Dr. Kasia Van Schaik about her latest book, Women Among Monuments: Solitude, Permission, and the Pursuit of Female Genius, published on February 17, 2026 by Dundurn Books. https://www.dundurn.com/books_/t22117/a9781459752627-women-among-monuments : A lyrical meditation on the enduring obstacles women artists and writers face in a world still unaccustomed to recognizing female genius.What does it take for a woman to don the mantle of genius — a title long reserved for male artists? From her studies in Montreal to a dead-end job in Berlin, a midnight tour of Paris, a bankrupt art residency on the Toronto Islands, and a mysterious sculpture garden in the Karoo desert, South African—Canadian author and professor Kasia Van Schaik considers what it means for a young woman to call herself an artist and claim a creative life.Drawing on a diverse web of literary and cultural sources and artistic icons — from Georgia O’Keeffe to Ana Mendieta, Gertrude Stein to Jamaica Kincaid, Leslie Marmon Silko to Bernadette Mayer — Women Among Monuments asks, What, beyond a room of one’s own, are the necessary conditions for female genius? Where does the inner flint of artistic permission come from? What is the oxygen that keeps it burning?In her memoir interwoven with incisive biographies of female solitude, constraint, and perseverance, Van Schaik blazes a trail for more inclusive artmaking practices, communities, and monuments. Books and Authors mentioned: The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Along by Olivia Lainy Ginny Ross series (Amelia Earhart) by Heather Stemp Voyage in the Dark; Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson https://www.unb.ca/faculty-staff/directory/arts-fr-english/van-schaik-kasia.html https://gillerprize.ca/scotiabank-giller-prize-spotlight-kasia-van-schaik/ https://www.instagram.com/kasia_writes https://electricliterature.com/why-i-left-men-for-books/ | 47m 06s | ||||||
| 2/15/26 |  Book Chat 32 | Rebecca and Tara both share a book in which the main character is seeking a return to community. And Tara brings more horror to the podcast! Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): Anne of Windy Willows by L.M. Montgomery (British edition) Walls: Travels Along the Barricades by Marcello Di Cintio Patrick Bird Mysteries: Opposite Sully's Gym #2 (03-31-26); The Road to Heaven #1 by Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson Searching for Terry Punchout by Tyler Hellard The Breakwater (04-26-26) by Leslie Shimotakahara The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History; Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined by David F. Walker; illustrated by Marcus Kwame Anderson Tara (@onabranchreads): Breathing is How Some People Stay Alive by Alison Gadsby The Winter Witch by Jennifer Chevalier Conversations with Birds by Priyanka Kumar Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality: Stories; The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family by Lindsay Wong The Chorus Beneath Our Feet by Melanie Schnell Women Among Monuments: Solitude, Permission, and the Pursuit of Female Genius by Kasia Van Schaik Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily R. Austin Definitely Thriving (03/17/26) by Kerry Clare If you have any comments or suggestions that you would like to share with Rebecca and Tara or you are interested in joining their monthly virtual book talk, please email them at craspod2019@gmail.com | 56m 08s | ||||||
| 2/10/26 |  Interview - Tyler Hellard and Searching for Terry Punchout | Rebecca welcomes Canadian Tyler Hellard, the author of Searching for Terry Punchout, a funny, heartwarming novel published in 2018 by Invisible Publishing that will be defended on CBC’s Canada Reads by Steve “Dangle” Glynn beginning April 13, 2026. (https://invisiblepublishing.com/product/searching-for-terry-punchout/?srsltid=AfmBOorr4I4nKSYii0VC97AkHUZzFN7b4XOqjmVDik46RSnQWhXeiC6B) : A 2026 CBC Canada Reads SelectionShortlisted for the 2019 Amazon Canada First Novel AwardShortlisted for the 2019 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Garden State meets King Leary in this slapshot debut novel. Adam Macallister’s sportswriting career is about to end before it begins, but he’s got one last shot—a Sports Illustrated profile about hockey’s most notorious goon, the reclusive Terry Punchout—who also happens to be Adam’s estranged father. Adam returns to Pennington, Nova Scotia, where Terry now lives in the local rink and drives the Zamboni. Going home means drinking with old friends, revisiting neglected relationships, and dealing with lingering feelings about his father and dead mother—and discovering that his friends and family are kinder and more complicated than he ever gave them credit for. Searching for Terry Punchout is a charming and funny tale of hockey, small-town Maritime life, and how, despite our best efforts, nothing can save us from becoming our parents. https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/meet-the-canada-reads-2026-contenders-9.7040200 https://tylerhellard.com/ | 44m 38s | ||||||
| 2/6/26 |  Interview - Marcello Di Cintio and Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers | Rebecca welcomes award-winning Canadian author Marcello Di Cintio for his third podcast visit to discuss his latest book, Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers, published by Biblioasis in September 2025. A Globe 100 Best Book of 2025 • One of The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025 • Winner of the 2024 Dave Greber Freelance Writers Book Award https://www.biblioasis.com/shop/new-releases/precarious-the-lives-of-migrant-workers/ In 2023, after weeks of investigation, United Nations Special Rapporteur Tomoyo Obokata came to a scathing conclusion: Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker program is “a breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.” Workers complained of excessive hours and unpaid overtime; of being forced to perform dangerous tasks or ones not specified in their contracts; of being physically abused, intimidated, and sexually harassed; and of overcrowded, unsanitary living conditions that deprived them of their privacy and dignity. In Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers, Marcello Di Cintio ranges across the country speaking to those who have come from elsewhere to till our fields, bathe our elderly, and serve us our Double Doubles, uncovering stories of tremendous perseverance, resilience, and humanity, but also of precarity and vulnerability. He shows that vast swathes of our economy depend on the work of people we don’t see, while expanding our awareness of what migrant work now entails, and revealing that our mistreatment of the most vulnerable among us diminishes our own dignity. Please check out Rebecca's previous interviews with Marcello: January 11, 2021 - Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Life in Contemporary Palestine June 28, 2021 - Driven: The Secret Lives of Taxi Drivers https://www.instagram.com/marcello.di.cintio/ | 39m 16s | ||||||
| 2/1/26 |  Alice Fitzpatrick and the Meredith Island Mysteries | Join Tara for a captivating interview with Alice Fitzpatrick and discover her connection with Carol Burnett and notable Canadian poet George Bowering. Alice is the author of the Meredith Island Mysteries, which include Secrets in the Water and A Dark Death. The Meredith Island Christmas Mystery, A Killing Cold, will be released June 2026. The traditional mystery appeals to Alice's fascination with what makes seemingly ordinary people commit murder. She lives in Toronto, Ontario, but dreams of a cottage on the Welsh coast. Books for your TBR: Ruth Galloway series; Harbinder Kaur series by Elly Griffiths Magpie Murders series; Moonflower Murders series; Marble Hall series by Anthony Horowitz Helen Dexter - Seaview Hotel series by Glenda Young Cait Morgan series; WISE Enquiries Agency series by Cathy Ace Christine Lane Mystery series by Dianne Scott https://www.alicefitzpatrick.com/ https://www.alicefitzpatrick.com/newsletter https://www.stonehousepublishing.ca/ | 34m 13s | ||||||
| 1/23/26 |  2026 CBC’s Canada Reads Short List | With the announcement of the five titles and defenders, Rebecca and Tara make their predictions for the winner of the 25th Anniversary edition of CBC's Canada Reads! Per the CBC website: "This year's edition will air April 13 to 16 on CBC TV, CBC Radio, CBC Listen, CBC Gem and CBC Books. It will also be on YouTube and available as a podcast." https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/meet-the-canada-reads-2026-contenders-9.7040200 The defenders, titles, and authors: Filmmaker and actor Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers champions A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt Hockey YouTube personality and podcaster Steve “Dangle” Glynn champions Searching for Terry Punchout by Tyler Hellard Musician and writer Tegan Quin champions The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor Broadway actor and kids TV host Josh Dela Cruz champions Foe by Iain Reid BookTok star Morgann Book champions It's Different This Time by Joss Richard If you have any comments or suggestions that you would like to share with Rebecca and Tara or you are interested in joining their monthly virtual book talk, please email them at craspod2019@gmail.com | 24m 24s | ||||||
| 1/22/26 |  Book Chat 31 | Rebecca and Tara are back with Book Chat #31. Included are the books they are currently reading as well as their first recommendations of the New Year! Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): Patrick Bird Mysteries: Opposite Sully's Gym #2; The Road to Heaven #1 by Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson The Breakwater; Sisters of the Spruce by Leslie Shimotakahara To Touch the Water; The Solace of Open Spaces; A Match to the Heart: One Woman's Story of Being Struck by Lightning by Gretel Ehrlich Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Women Among Monuments: Solitude, Permission, and the Pursuit of Female Genius by Kasia Van Schaik Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers; Driven: The Secret Lives of Taxi Drivers; Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Palestine in the Present Tense by Marcello Di Cintio Tara (@onabranchreads): Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts by Margaret Atwood Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #20: The Black Wolf by Louise Penny The Haunting of Modesto O'Brien; The Wintermen trilogy by Brit Griffin The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig How about This by Michael Mirolla If you have any comments or suggestions that you would like to share with Rebecca and Tara or you are interested in joining their monthly virtual book talk, please email them at craspod2019@gmail.com | 43m 56s | ||||||
| 1/14/26 |  Hidden Gems with Garnett Kilberg Cohen | Welcome to the podcast's first Hidden Gems episode of 2026! This is a special feature Rebecca and Tara offer in which they invite guests to recommend authors or titles that may be new to their listeners. Today’s guest is author and retired professor Garnett Kilberg Cohen from Chicago, IL. Garnett is the author of four short story collections: Cravings; Lost Women, Banished Souls; How We Move the Air; and Swarm to Glory. Her chapbook, Passion Tour, was published by Finishing Line Press. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker online, Rumpus, The Gettysburg Review, Witness, The Literary Review, StoryQuarterly, The Antioch Review and elsewhere. Check out Rebecca's interview with Garnett on Feb 13, 2024: https://canadareadsamericanstyle.podbean.com/e/interview-garnett-kilberg-cohen-and-cravings/ Garnett's Hidden Gems: The Registry of Forgotten Objects: Stories by Miles Harvey Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Down the Steep by A.D. Nauman The Adventures of Cancer Bitch by S.L. Wisenberg French Girl by Jesse Lee Kercheval Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel You've Told Me Before by Jennifer Moses Simone in Pieces by Janet Burroway https://garnettcohenauthor.com/ https://anotherchicagomagazine.net/2025/06/06/review-of-jesse-lee-kerchevals-french-girl-by-garnett-cohen/ | 20m 05s | ||||||
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