Hamilton Review of Books Podcast

Hamilton Review of Books / Alex Kerner

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Interviewing folks from the Hamilton area or beyond about books, reading, literary criticism and so much more!

11/08/2024

Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 4, Episode 1 "Wither Giller"

After last year's protest at the Giller Prize ceremony helped expose Scotiabank and its investment holdings for having ties with the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, writers have been pressuring the Prize to drop its primary sponsor. We talk with three writers involved in the campaign: Michael DeForge is a cartoonist in Toronto. His books include Birds of Maine, Familiar Face and Heaven No Hell. Avik Jain Chatlani is the author of This Country is No Longer Yours. A historian by training, he has taught in schools and prisons in Latin America, Canada, and the United States. Jacob Wren makes literature, collaborative performances and exhibitions. His books include Polyamorous Love Song, Rich and Poor, and Dry Your Tears to Perfect Your Aim. Mentioned in Episode CanLit Responds (https://www.canlitresponds.ca/) No Arms in the Arts (https://www.noarmsinthearts.com/) “How the Giller Prize Became Associated with Genocide” in The Walrus, https://thewalrus.ca/giller-prize-genocide/
07/08/2024

Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 3, Episode 3 "Queer Literature" featuring Shawn Mooney

Reading Queer Lit with Shawn Mooney We are joined by Shawn Mooney, the host of the fantastic BookTube channel, Shawn Breathes Books to talk about Queer Literature, why it's having its moment and why it's important for us to be reading it! PODCASTS MENTIONED Lindy Magpie Reads BOOKS MENTIONED Trans writers/novels Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante Little Fish by Casey Plett Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi Gay male writers/authors/subjects Édouard Louis Change: A Method, translation by John Lambert The End of Eddy translation by Michael Lucey History of Violence translation by Michael Lucey (Shawn's full review) Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So Thomas Grattan The Recent East (Shawn's interview about this novel with the author) In Tongues (Shawn’s interview with the author about this novel) Billy-Ray Belcourt Christopher DiRaddo The Family Way The Geography of Pluto (Shawn's full review) And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu Now and Then by William Corlett (Shawn's chat with Ericka Seidemann about this novel) Danny Ramadan The Clothesline Swing The Foghorn Echoes Crooked Teeth: A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir (Shawn's “mystery guest” chat with Danny about Crooked Teeth) The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr (Shawn's full review) Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah (Shawn's interview with the author) Adam Mars-Jones Pilcrow (John Cromer #1) Cedilla (John Cromer #2) Caret (John Cromer #3) Lesbian Literature Other People Manage by Ellen Hawley (Shawn’s interview with the author) Cantoras by Caro De Robertis After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz
03/19/2024

Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 3, Episode 2 "Politics and Prose" featuring Humberto Da Silva

For some, reading is an escape from the world, but some of the most powerful and compelling works of fiction delve deep into political subjects. We are joined by Toronto short story writer, Humberto Da Silva, to discuss why political literature is worth embracing, what makes good political fiction and have a mini book club on last year's Booker Prize winning novel, Prophet Song. Books Mentioned Humberto Da Silva, Compassion FatigueAdania Shibli, Minor DetailIsabella Hamad, Enter Ghost
12/18/2023

Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 3, Episode 1: "Speculative Fiction" with Janet Hoy

On the first episode of the season, we are joined by Janet Hoy, co-owner of The City and the City Bookstore in Hamilton. We talk about speculative fiction, our favourite titles, and what makes it a fascinating genre. We also do a mini book club, talking about Giller Prize longlisted novel Girlfriend on Mars by Deborah Willis. You can find Victoria at https://www.instagram.com/bookcasebelle/
08/11/2023

Hamilton Review of Books Podcast –Season 2, Episode 4: "Beach Reads" with Victoria Kinzel

Summer is coming to an end so we have to get in as much beach reading time in as possible. Our guest for this episode all about Beach Reads is Bookstagrammer Victoria Kinzel. We chat about what makes a good beach read, give several recommendations and finish off discussing Emily Henry's new book Happy Place. You can find Victoria at https://www.instagram.com/bookcasebelle/
07/07/2023

Hamilton Review of Books Podcast –Season 2, Episode 3: "The Book Was Better...or was it?" with Jaime Krakowski

We are joined today by Jaime Krakowski, independent bookseller and owner of Epic Books in Hamilton. We discuss adaptations of our favourite novels, what we are looking for, what has worked and what hasn't. The second half is a mini book/movie club featuring the novel and film Scarborough.
02/23/2023

Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 2, Episode 2 "Poetry" with Lisa Richter

This episode’s guest is Lisa Richter, a Toronto poet, and author of the award winning collection Nautilus and Bone. We talked about what drew her to poetry, how we should read poetry, and how we should teach poetry. We dig into her collection and do a minibook club of Gillian Sze’s Quiet Night Think. Lisa’s Website (https://www.lisarichter.org/) Youtube Video Mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-qbXZMU8WE (performance by Emily Hiemstra) Gillian Sze, Quiet Night Think: https://ecwpress.com/products/quiet-night-think Poets Mentioned: Sonnet L'Abbé Kim Hyesoon Victoria Konchan Books Mentioned Madeleine Thien, Do Not Say We Have Nothing Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Maddie Mortiner, Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies Sheila Heti, Pure Colour Haruki Murakami Jing Tsu, Kingdom of Characters Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch
11/04/2022

Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 2, Episode 1 "Book Prizes" with Jill the Book Bully

Many readers get caught up with book prizes so we wanted to explore why they are so entrancing, what we love and hate about them, and which winners we loved and hated. Featured guest is Jill from the Book Bully BookTube Channel. You can find her at https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBookBully https://www.instagram.com/thebookbully_/ Alex Kerner hosts and produces.

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Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Episode 1

Meet your host Alex Kerner and find out what this new podcast is all about.

Interviewing folks from the Hamilton area or beyond about books, reading, literary criticism and so much more!

Creator

Hamilton Review of Books / Alex Kerner
Years Active

2021 - 2024
Episodes

14
Rating

Explicit
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Hamilton Review of Books Podcast