GET LIT E23 with EMILY SCHULTZ
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From April 2017. "! I truly enjoyed her novel , and the conversation we had about it. You might know Emily from her previous book , or from …or perhaps from her novel of the , which was also the name of a novel by . This led to some people purchasing Emily’s novel when, in fact, they meant to purchase Stephen’s. Not sure how one buys a novel by the wrong author, but anyway, it led to Emily’s entertaining Spending The Stephen King Money ."
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GET LIT E22 with JANIE CHANG
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From April 2017. A great interview with . She’s great, very enjoyable chat. Check out her book Dragon Springs Road.
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GET LIT E21 with TREVOR COLE
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Folks, I have not uploaded E20 - it was event-based (GritLit 2017) and while a good conversation probalby not relavant. E21, however! An interview with , one-time Hamilton resident, author and the man behind The Whisky King: The remarkable true story of Canada’s most infamous bootlegger and the undercover Mountie on his trail. Now that’s a serious title. Rocco Perri was one of Hamilton’s – and, indeed, Canada’s – most notorious gangsters. He was also notoriously good-natured and gregarious, and most of the city loved him. A great read!
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GET LIT E17 with MARK OSBALDESTON
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Today’s episode features an interview with Mark Osbaldeston, author of the book Unbuilt Hamilton. It’s part of a series – the first parts being Unbuilt Toronto 1 and Unbuilt Toronto 2. Yes, they seem fairly specific to geography, but I believe anyone, in any city, can appreciate the follies and foibles of generations before; anyone can ponder the what ifs of their own hometowns.
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GET LIT E19 with BARBARA BERSON, JENNIFER LAMBERT and ALANA WILCOX PT 2
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See E18 for details!
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GET LIT E18 with BARBARA BERSON, JENNIFER LAMBERT and ALANA WILCOX PT 1
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My dear friend and fellow author (look her up, read her books!) has many friends in the Canadian publishing business. Through her contacts, Get Lit was able to set up a round-table discussion between myself and three fantastic individuals – Alana Wilcox from , Jennifer Lambert from , and Barbara Berson from the . photo by Sherri Vanderveen Though dated - this took place in 2017 - the conversation is enlightening. These are people in different positions in the business – an indie publisher, an international publisher, and a literary agent/freelance editor. They...
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GET LIT E16 with EMMA RICHLER
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OLD SHOW ALERT: first posting of my 2017 interview with Emma Richler!
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GET LIT E15 with JULIE CAMERON GRAY
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OLD SHOW ALERT! This episode features some Hamilton lit news and an interview with poet Julie Cameron Gray, whose latest collection is the fabulous Lady Crawford, out with Palimpsest Press. Hope you dig it.
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GET LIT E13 with GLAD DAY BOOKSHOP
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Old episode alert! This week’s episode of Get Lit features an interview with Scott Dagostino, (former) manager at Glad Day Bookstore in Toronto. Glad Day is the world’s oldest LGBT bookstore. Scott’s a thoughtful and well-spoken fellow, and I really enjoyed this interview.
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GET LIT E500 THE GRAND FINALE
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And here we are. There’s not much I can write here that I don’t say somewhere on this sprawling live episode of GET LIT. A few things I might have left out include: the fabulous , Artistic Director, is the introductory voice and kind soul who agreed to let me do a final episode live the excellent George Elchuk, staffer and member of , did a great job mixing and mastering the live session to be more pleasant on your ears the award presenter is newspaper editor, pal and musician I’m unclear who all the audience member questions were from so...
info_outlineHey folks! A preview of exciting GritLit events with Jessica Rose, and Loch Baillie joins to talk about (and read from) River Running. Tune in!
Also a reminder: the live recording of GET LIT E500 – aka The Final Episode – happens on April 17. Get tickets here.