Book Chat 34

From Canada Reads American Style by Canada Reads American Style

May 23, 2026 · 58 min · Episode 269

About this episode

Rebecca and Tara discuss their favorite recent reads and share insights about various authors and books.

Rebecca and Tara are back with their (mostly) monthly book chat in which they share their favorite recent reads. Rebecca provides a teaser for their next Rabbit Holes podcast and Tara shares her love for author Jenny Lawson and her taxidermy menagerie. Rebecca: Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to ‘90s Sitcoms by Geoff Bennett Pennies by Lora Senf Run Away with Me by Brian Selznick Doubles by Nora Gold Class Lessons by Lucy Black Seldom Seen Road by John Degen Welcome to Sunny Town by Théodora Armstrong Tara: Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker Chrysalis by Anuja Varghese Cannon by Lee Lai Day of Epiphany by Jerome J Bourgault The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts by Kim Fu A Little Feral by Maria Geisbrecht Wild Life by Amanda Leduc How to Be Okay When Nothing is Okay by Jenny Lawson Check out Rebecca and Tara on Instagram: @canadareadsinspired @onabranchreads 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

People in this episode

Hosts: Rebecca, Tara

Topics covered

book chat
recent reads
author discussion
literature
book recommendations

Keywords

book chat
recent reads
Jenny Lawson
literature
book recommendations

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to ‘90s Sitcoms, Pennies, Run Away with Me, Doubles, Class Lessons, Seldom Seen Road, Welcome to Sunny Town, Japanese Gothic, Chrysalis, Cannon