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Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast

Using her expertise as a seasoned literature professor, Linda M. Morra develops provocative, timely insights about books from Canada and elsewhere to show why stories are relevant for all of us. Hosted and written by Linda Morra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:40

The Robot Keepers - Part 2 of an Interview with Terri...

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast ·

2022/06/09

This is the second part of Linda's interview with Terri Favro, who opens this part with her thoughts about gender and the genre of science fiction, making reference to Ursula LeGuin (1.05) Doris Lessing (2.45)Margaret Atwood (2.45)Linda and she then turn their attention to the challenges of writing a trilogy (3.45) and the effects of the pandemic on writing her last instalment, The Sisters Sputnik (ECW). The two consider the Spanish Flu (9.35, 10.45, 12.23) and Sacco and Vanzetti (12.07), early

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25:41

There's Motive For You, Part 2 - An Interview with...

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast ·

2022/05/27

In this second part of this episode, Linda chats with Marissa Stapley, whose book Lucky (published by Simon & Schuster and available on Audible) was just picked up as the first Canadian book on Reese's Book Club picks. Linda has a personal response to this book, which she references as she speaks about Stapley's interview with Shelagh Rogers on The Next Chapter. She also asks Stapley about the kind of research she undertakes to write this kind of book, and the characters about whom she writes

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22:47

There's Motive For You - An Interview with Roland...

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2022/05/27

If you love crime and mystery writing, you will love MOTIVE - the Crime & Mystery Festival slated to take place between June 3 and June 5, 2022 at the Harborfront Centre in Toronto. The line-up of authors either speaking or giving workshops is nothing short of impressive: it features writers from Canada, of the ilk of Thomas King (who will be interviewed by CBC's Shelagh Rogers), but also international writers like Gunnar Staalesen, Thomas Enger,and Ilaria Tuti. I had the opportunity to chat

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45:40

Robots & Radioactivity: An Interview with Terri Favro

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2022/05/05

Linda chats with Terri Favro, an Toronto-based, Italian-Canadian author who is poised to release her next novel, The Sisters Sputnik, a sequel to her acclaimed speculative fiction novel, Sputnik's Children. They have a leisurely conversation -- in this, the first part of their two-part interview -- discussing all manner of subjects, fromthe importance of storytellingto the appropriate terminology for robotsto growing up in an era of nuclear uncertainty (and not so unlike now either).There is also a

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24:36

Biographer's Regret - Alice Munro and the...

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2022/04/21

What do you want to know for? This is the question Linda considers as she writes her biography about Jane Rule - one that Nobel-Prize winning writer, Alice Munro, has considered many times as she weaves autobiography and fiction in her work, specifically in the book under discussion in this episode, The View from Castlerock. Linda discuses:Questions of biography (2.32, 19.00)Jane Rule (3.00)Alice Munro's autobiographical impulses (3.10, 6.33)Munro's Dear Life (4.30)Munro's The View from Castle Rock

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25:24

Just Sayin'/Not Saying, Part 2: An Interview with...

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2022/04/07

In this episode, the second part of her interview withStephen Collis, Linda goes in greater depth about Collis's poetry, speaking to him about his most recent collection of poetry,A History of the Theories of Rain(Talon Books). In the Takeaway section, Linda refers to Canada Reads and considers the results of this year's competition, with reference to:Michelle Good's Five Little IndiansCatherine Hernandez's Scarborough Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:31

"Just Sayin' / Not Saying": An Interview with Stephen...

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast ·

2022/03/24

In this episode, Linda interviews Stephen Collis about his most recent collection of poetry, A History of the Theories of Rain (Talon Books). The next episode is the second part of that interview. For now, just a couple of points of clarification: SFU, the acronym that Collis and Linda use in this interview, stands for Simon Fraser University. Also, they refer to the SLAPP suit by which Collis was confronted. For those of you who may have never heard of this before, a SLAPP suit is a civil lawsuit

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52:39

"Of What Use is Poetry at a Time Like This?" An...

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast ·

2022/03/09

In today's episode - for International Women's Day - Linda chats with Shani Mootoo about her forthcoming book of poetry, Cane Fire (Book *Hug) and the collaborative nature of its production. We also discuss the following:her archival materials at Simon Fraser University (20.58)erotic poetry (22.45)working in different genres (26.26)her forthcoming memoir (34.27)Oeno Gallery (34.27)the Ukrainian invasion and poetry (47.53)And so much more! Please stay tuned for the forthcoming onsite exhibit at Simon

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34:37

Ever Receding Fruit: Wayde Compton, the Black...

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast ·

2022/02/28

In this episode, Linda has the great pleasure of chatting with Wayde Compton, the writer, scholar, publisher, and current Chair of Creative Writing at Douglas College (in New Westminster, BC). He is the author of several books, including 49th Parallel Psalm (finalist for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize); Performance Bond; After Canaan: Essays on Race, Writing, and Region (finalist for the City of Vancouver Book Award); the graphic novel, The Blue Road; and The Outer Harbour (winner of the City of

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23:00

You Have to Decide: Rita Wong's Forage and Clayton...

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2022/02/11

Linda is delighted to be back for her third season of Getting Lit With Linda!In this first episode of the season, she considers the movie, Don't Look Up (dir. by Adam McKay, 1.13, 2.49), the nature of satire (with reference to Mordecai Richler, 2.00, and Jonathan Swift, 2.11), and the looming environmental crisis. It's a topic that poet, Rita Wong (4.32) has addressed unflinchingly in her work, especially forage (published by Nightwood Editions, winner of the Dorothy Livesay Prize, 6.09). Linda

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43:33

Holiday Wishes & A Gift from the Archives - An...

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2021/12/25

Linda and several of this season's contributors--Chantel Lavoie, Marco Timpano, Amanda Barker, and Michael Nest--render their book recommendations for the holidays:Ivan Coyote's Care OfMargaret Atwood's The Door,David Chariandy's I've Been Meaning to Tell YouZoe Whittall's The Best Kind of PeopleAnne-Marie MacDonald's Fall on your Knees),Linda offers her listeners a gift for the holidays - from the archives, her previously-unpublished interview with Ali Hassan, the host of Canada Reads. The

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19:11

"Show Me Yours"

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast ·

2021/12/17

In this episode, Linda considers Richard Van Camp, a Dene author who wrangles with what masculinity is, what it looks for those who identify as men, and how and why that may (or should) change. Published by Great Plains Publications, The Moon of Letting Go is the book of focus in this episode, particularly the story, "Show me Yours" (7.27) - and yes, it means exactly what you think it does, but maybe not showing exactly what you think it might. Linda refers to one of the preeminent scholars of Van

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11:48

The Quebec Writers' Federation Finalists & the Janet...

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast ·

2021/11/18

As #winterstormwarnings arrive, perhaps you may want to curl up with some of the writers' books that were shortlisted for the Quebec Writers' Federation awards - Linda speaks to some of the writers shortlisted for the Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature, in addition to one of the poets shortlisted for the A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry. She also spoke about the QWF Gala and the times she slipped on floor-length ballgowns over her jeans for the Governor General's

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28:19

"Sharing the Light" - Interview with Mitali Ruths

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast ·

2021/11/04

Linda opens this episode with a dedication to her nephew -- and then "shares the light" of Diwali with children's literature author, Mitali Ruths, with whom she chats about her book Archie Celebrates Diwali. Published this year by Charlesbridge Archie Celebrates Diwali is based on an epic, Ramayana, and focuses on the South-Asian festival of lights (3.45, 8.45, and 10.30). Mitali addresses Diwali's origins (3.45 and 4.37), how it is celebrated (15.11), and the reasons for writing this story (7.30,

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15:10

The Body / Book in the Doghouse

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast ·

2021/10/28

Happy Hallowe-en! This episode tackles a book that deals with ghosts, gruesome accidents, and murder -- Kevin Lambert's You Will Love What You Have Killed, translated by Donald Winkler (published by Biblioasis 2020) from the French (Tu Aimeras Ce Que Tu As Tué, 5.40). Linda begins this episode with a personal anecdote about a dead body that was found in a dog house (on the property of her parents' neighbours): she uses this narrative to explore the idea of the "repressed," that is, those emotions or

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44:14

"A Certain Kind of Activism": Witnessing and Jordan...

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast ·

2021/10/14

In this episode, multiple award-winning Nisga'a author Jordan Abel and host Linda Morra discuss his most recent book, Nishga (published by McClelland & Stewart in 2020), the intergenerational legacies of trauma for residential school survivors, and the importance of not only listening to, but also "witnessing" their stories. He speaks about his relationship with his father's art and the kinds of "activism" that writing might perform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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18:08

Paper Postcards - Eden Robinson's "Traplines"

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast ·

2021/10/01

Linda focuses on Indigenous writers in this podcast in view of Orange Shirt Day (every child matters!) and the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. She recommends several writers (some of them featured on 49th shelf), including Cherie Dimaline and Joshua Whitehead.Postcards may offer glossy images of success or experiences that aren't real - instead, sometimes those images may obscure the turbulent underside of our lives. Beginning with her experience with depression (trigger

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27:46

Wayson Choy's The Jade Peony - Connecting Across...

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast ·

2021/09/17

Remember Shirley Temple, that Hollywood cinema's icon of idealized (white) girlhood? Linda looks up a short clip, "On the Good Ship Lollipop," and feels uncomfortable (trigger warning here) and explains why she and some of her students shared that experience. She considers the importance of contextualizing or historicizing our responses to cultural artefacts -- but, even so, there is good reason to feel uncomfortable about Temple's childhood performances. That's not necessarily the case for our

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31:09

When the Body Complains - Jane Rule's Taking My Life...

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast ·

2021/09/06

In this episode, addressing Jane Rule's Taking My Life (Talon Books), Linda discusses why bodies "complain" and what it means when they do. In the Takeaway section, she reviews Sara Ahmed's new book, Complaint (Duke University Press). In Complaint!, Ahmed examines institutional harassment and bullying, and how to read complaints that are lodged against such institutions. In the entirety of the episode, Linda is discussing how we respond to different forms of "grooming" (Ahmed) or bodily coercion -

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38:45

"What Blossoms Long For" - Chantel Lavoie

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast ·

2021/08/19

In this episode, and as part of the Sealey challenge, Linda interviews poet and scholar, Chantel Lavoie, about her love for the poetry of Margaret Atwood - in particular, the collections Morning in the Burned House (Penguin Random House), The Door (Penguin Random House), and Dearly (HarperCollins).Lavoie is herself a poet, as Linda notes at the outset of the episode: she published Where The Terror Lies with Quattro Books in 2012 and This is About Angels, Women, and Men with Manfield Press in 2019

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