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Get Lit

A show about books and literature. Every week we interview authors, booksellers, publishers, bloggers, and more. Based in Canada.

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GET LIT E196 with MAGGIE O'FARRELL

Get Lit ·

2020/08/19

Hey folks! This week we talk with UK author Maggie O’Farrell. Her latest novel is Hamnet & Judith, and it’s a fictionalization of events in the life of William Shakespeare. Even those who don’t think they’d be interested should check it out, it’s likely different than you think! Cheers everyone, be well – jt

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GET LIT E195 with AISLINN HUNTER

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2020/08/12

This week's show features author Aislinn Hunter. Great conversation - one of those sessions where after the mics were off, we just kept talking. Aislinn's superb novel The Certainties is available now. Enjoy!

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30:53

GET LIT E194 with BRENT VAN STAALDUINEN + others...

Get Lit ·

2020/08/06

Hey folks! Okay so here’s the thing: I’ve done 193 shows without missing a week. I’m proud of that (hey, I need something) but this summer has been difficult due to, well, 2020. So when I was not able to get an interview in time for this week’s show – despite having 3 or 4 books read in advance – I decided to fashion something different to fill the space. Today’s show features a long reading from Brent van Staalduinen. He reads from his novel Saints, Unexpected, captured at a LitLive event in 2016

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29:32

GET LIT E193 with SIOBHAN JAMISON

Get Lit ·

2020/07/29

Siobhan Jamison is a professor at Seneca College and an author living in Ontario. We talk about the challenges she faced writing about her past in her novel, Maternity and Other Corsets. Hope you enjoy!

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29:32

GET LIT E192 with BEN ROBINSON

Get Lit ·

2020/07/22

Hey all! This is Ben Robinson's second appearance on the show. He's a poet, librarian, and musician in Hamilton. Right now there's two chapbooks you can enjoy - Dept of Continuous Improvement and Talking Gibberish to Strangers, two very different collections. He's a thoughtful guy and had some insightful things to say, so listen on!

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29:59

GET LIT E191 with MEGHA MAJUMDAR

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2020/07/14

Hey folks! The show’s up a little early this week, as I’m out of town with (what I’m told will be) terrible reception. This week we chat with Megha Majumdar about her captivating debut novel, A Burning. It was a fun conversation and I hope you enjoy!

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29:45

GET LIT E190 with MARTA ZARASKA

Get Lit ·

2020/07/07

Hey all! Today’s guest is journalist and author Marta Zaraska. She’s here to talk about her new book Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live To 100. I know, I know – you can’t see your friends like you normally do, and it’s hard to be kind and optimistic with the world being on fire and all. Still, this book makes a lot of sense…nurture your kindness and optimism, and talk to you friends when you can :D

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30:22

GET LIT E189 with SOPHIE MACKINTOSH

Get Lit ·

2020/06/30

Hi folks! Happy July to y’all. Hope all remains well and that you’re (safely) getting to return to (semi-) normal. Today’s guest is UK author Sophie Mackintosh. Her first novel, The Water Cure, was nominated for the 2018 Man Booker Prize. Here we discuss her second novel, Blue Ticket. Enjoy!

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29:06

GET LIT E188 with HAZEL PRIOR

Get Lit ·

2020/06/22

Happy summer everyone! (Like, officially, post-solstice and such). Let’s cool off with a wintery book…or at least an Antarctic one. U.K. author Hazel Prior joins us to talk about her highly enjoyable How The Penguins Saved Veronica. Hope you enjoy!

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30:03

GET LIT E187 with CHRIS HUTCHINSON

Get Lit ·

2020/06/18

Hey folks! Two guests today. First up, author Anne Bokma joins us to talk about her 6-Minute Memoir series. If you’re reading this prior to June 20, 2020, at 730 pm, buy a ticket! I’ll be joining in to read a bit on the topic of leaving home / coming home. Should be good times. Our feature interview is with poet Chris Hutchinson. We talk about his newest collection, In The Vicinity of Riches. Hope you enjoy!

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30:48

GET LIT E186 with TANJA BARTEL

Get Lit ·

2020/06/09

This week we have two guests. First up, Amanda Leduc will tell us about how the Festival of Literary Diversity managed to take their entire festival online, and what they’ve got going on in the future. After that, we talk with poet Tanja Bartel, whose excellent collection Everyone At This Party is available through Goose Lane. Hope you enjoy!

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30:16

GET LIT E185 with NANCY LEE

Get Lit ·

2020/06/03

Hey all! Today’s show features poet Nancy Lee, talking about her latest collection, What Hurts Going Down. Enjoyed the conversation immensely and hope you do too! We also chat with my pal Jennifer Gillies, Artistic Director of the GritLit Readers & Writers’ Festival. Obviously, this year’s festival was cancelled in its usual form, but they continue to bring some programming and workshops to you online, so check out what she’s got to say, too. Cheers!

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29:50

GET LIT E184 with GUGLIELMO D'IZZIA

Get Lit ·

2020/05/27

Hey folks! Back to fiction today with author Guglielmo D’Izzia. We talk about his latest, The Transaction, which I found entertaining and a bit disconcerting (but you’ll have to read it to find out why!). Otherwise very little to report in Get Lit Land. Decided to use the pandemic as an excuse to read Tolstoy for the first time (I know, I know). Though given I’m still working, I’m not sure why I thought now was the time? Whatever. Anna Karenina it is. Be well!

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29:43

GET LIT E183 with NATHAN DUECK

Get Lit ·

2020/05/20

Hey folks! Had a really enjoyable time chatting everything poetry & pop culture in this interview with Nathan Dueck. His collection A Very Special Episode is available through Wolsak & Wynn. I also took a moment to chat with Tim Hanna from The City & The City Books, here in Hamilton, about how they’ve been doing during the pandemic. Even if you’re not from around here, the story is likely similar to a bookstore near you. Enjoy the show.

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29:56

GET LIT E182 with JANIE CHANG

Get Lit ·

2020/05/14

Hey all! Hope you’ve been finding ways to enjoy the new (temporary) reality. I’ve been managing to support some local businesses without, you know, really seeing anyone. Music and books! They help. As for writing…still shopping. We’ll see what happens with the new, still-untitled-after-all-the-years manuscript! This week Janie Chang returns to Get Lit. It was wonderful to talk to her again, this time about her new novel The Library of Legends. Enjoy!

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29:43

GET LIT E181 with MICHAEL PRIOR

Get Lit ·

2020/05/06

Once again hoping that you and yours are safe and that you’re managing your new (temporary!) reality. In the meantime, read books! This week’s guest is Michael Prior, with us to talk about his new collection of poetry, Burning Province. We also take a few minutes to chat with Dave Kuruc from Mixed Media and King West Books. Support indie bookstores in these difficult times!

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29:57

GET LIT E180 with CANISIA LUBRIN

Get Lit ·

2020/04/29

Hey all! Today we chat with two people on the show. First up is Jaime from Epic Books, talking about how they’ve been keeping business alive and getting people books during the pandemic shutdown. After that, we chat with poet Canisia Lubrin about her newest work, The Dyzgraphxst. I’m always intimidated by poets – I’m still unsure about my understanding of the form – but I’m getting better at it. I feel that I understand this work more than I did before our conversation, which is wonderful. Thanks to

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30:12

GET LIT E179 with JANE CHRISTMAS

Get Lit ·

2020/04/23

Hi folks! As I type this, we’re still on self-imposed lockdown. Hope you’re all ok out there and getting lot of reading done! Today’s guest is Jane Christmas. Open House: A Life in Thirty-Two Moves is a wonderful memoir. Doesn’t matter if you frequently move house or renovate or any of that, the book can speak to anyone. Enjoy the show.

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29:03

GET LIT E178 EVA HOLLAND April 16, 2020

Get Lit ·

2020/04/15

Hey all! This week’s show features Whitehorse-based writer Eva Holland. Nerve: A Personal Journey Through the Science of Fear isn’t directly about the fear we’ve all been feeling – this creeping-dread-end-of-times type fear – but it certainly seemed timely when it landed in my mailbox. We talk about fears, the process of facing them, and the process of putting it all into a cohesive piece of written work (note: it’s more than just cohesive of course – it’s a very enjoyable and interesting read!)

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29:29

GET LIT E177 with SOUVANKHAM THAMMAVONGSA

Get Lit ·

2020/04/07

We’re all having unique, difficult experiences these days, and I don’t want to dwell on it but: be safe, take care of yourselves, take care of each other. There’s been a lot of loss in my family in the last 10 days, and now it’s harder than ever to deal with such things. So…be kind to people. You can’t know what they’re facing. Okay that’s way heavier than usual. I hope you’re reading what you can, if you’re finding yourself with free time. I recommend Souvankham Thammavongsa‘s new collection, How

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