Eddy Boudel Tan

About this episode

Eddy Boudel Tan discusses his writing journey and latest novel, 'The Tiger and the Cosmonaut'.

My guest on this episode is Eddy Boudel Tan. Eddy has been a finalist for the Edmund White Award, the ReLit Best Novel Award, and the Ferro-Grumley Award for his novels After Elias and The Rebellious Tide . He was named a Rising Star by Writers’ Trust of Canada in 2021. His most recent book is the novel The Tiger and the Cosmonaut , which was published by Viking Canada in 2025 and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize. Author Ashley Audrain said that “ The Tiger and the Cosmonaut is the kind of rich literary suspense that grips your heart and your throat at once.”   Eddy and I talk about the multiple novels he wrote as a kid, about giving up on trying to look serious in his author photos, and about the shift he made in his writing process with his most recent book, which previously involved the use of spreadsheets . This podcast is produced and hosted by Nathan Whitlock , in partnership with The Walrus . Music: "simple-hearted thing" by  Alex Lukashevsky . Used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Whitlock

Guest: Eddy Boudel Tan

Topics covered

• literary awards
• writing process
• novel discussion
• author interviews
• Canadian literature

Keywords

• Eddy Boudel Tan
• The Tiger and the Cosmonaut
• literary suspense
• Canadian author
• writing process

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Writers’ Trust of Canada, Viking Canada, The Walrus

Books & works: After Elias, The Rebellious Tide, The Tiger and the Cosmonaut

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