New & Used: Book Talk Janet Hoy & Tim Hanna

In this episode, Tim talks with Marta Balcewicz about her impressive first novel Big Shadow. Also, check out her superb playlisted posted below. Janet tries to do justice to Catherine Lacey's richly layered, compelling new book The Biography of X.Tony explains the late Mark Fisher's Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures by letting us know what he liked and what he didn't like. https://bookhugpress.ca/big-shadow-the-pla...

In Episode 14, Tim and Janet take a well earned break leaving Tony, the regular guest from Australia, in charge. Tony reviews Jacqueline Crooks’ Fire Rush, a wonderful new novel set partly in London. Then Tony visits the generally untouristed London neighbourhood of Somers Town to discover its rich literary history. For the ‘used’ section of the show, he talks about three books about London that go well beyond the standard travel guide model. Notice the trend? Yes, this is an episode all abou...

In Episode 13, Tony talks with Stephen Marche about his new book On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer. Tim tells us all about the genius of poet's EVA H.D. and her new release The Natural Hustle. Janet talks about The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas and how it changed her reading ways. Stephen Marche - The Call of the Loonhttps://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/the-call-of-the-loon/Biblioasis...

In Episode 12 of New & Used: Book Talk, Tim and author Liz Harmer talk about the meaning of ecstasy while discussing her new book Strange Loops. Janet’s pick for a new book is Jessica John’s Bad Cree and looks at the importance of working together as a family and the creepiness of being followed by crows. Tony’s pick for used is Iain Sinclair’s Lud Heat: A Book of Dead Hamlets and tell us all about psychogeography, laylines, and almost running into him in London!Strange Loops review...

It's our year end episode! This episode, Tim, Tony, & Janet discuss some of their favourite books of the year. Some diversions include The Ice Capades, what's with Canadians and body horror, and what happens when rock stars aren't rock stars anymore. Music & horror books seem to be a big theme this year.

Episode 10. We have hit double digits!!!In this episode we are joined by Erica McKeen published by Invisible Publishing who discusses her new book Tear that just made the top Globe & Mail top 100 books of 2022!Tim has decided that his book The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell by Brian Evenson published by Coffee House Press might be too smart for him. It also creeped him out a little too.Tony sings! But it was necessary in discussing the literary thriller The Forgiven by Lawrence Osbor...