Literary Rabbit Holes 2

From Canada Reads American Style by Canada Reads American Style

June 3, 2026 · 31 min · Episode 270

About this episode

Rebecca and Tara explore various literary topics including poetry, graveyards, and a unique fish found in the Great Lakes.

Rebecca and Tara go down rabbit holes that include a 50,000 couplet epic poem, graveyards, and a blood-sucking lamprey that is found in all five Great Lakes. Don't forget to join the Canada Reads Inspired Summer Reading Bingo Challenge beginning June 5, 2026. Check out their YouTube live (6/5/26 at 10 am EDT) for more details: https://www.youtube.com/@canadareadsinspired Rebecca (@canadareadsinspired): Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to '90s Sitcoms by Geoff Bennett Poets and Pahlevans: A Journey into the Heart of Iran Seldom Seen Road by John Degen https://www.kingorama.com/ https://www.glfc.org/sea-lamprey.php Tara (@onabranchreads): An Evening with Birdy O'Day Somebody is Walking on Your Grave: My Cemetery Journeys by Mariana Enriquez; translated by Megan McDowell https://nikidesaintphalle.org/nikis-sculptures-le-cimetiere-de-montparnasse/ https://ilgiardinodeitarocchi.it/en/about/materials-crew/ https://www.rottnestisland.com/learn/history/aboriginal-history 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rebecca, Tara

Topics covered

literature
poetry
cemeteries
reading challenges
Great Lakes

Keywords

epic poem
lamprey
Canada Reads
summer reading
book talk

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to '90s Sitcoms, Poets and Pahlevans: A Journey into the Heart of Iran, Seldom Seen Road, An Evening with Birdy O'Day, Somebody is Walking on Your Grave: My Cemetery Journeys

Places: Great Lakes