Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast

We are so grateful for the really enthusiastic response we have had to the podcast! We're coming right back - but, in response to some of our listeners's requests, we have provided you with a list of some of the writers (and a little time to read their books!) that Linda will be discussing in future episodes. Have some other suggestions for us? Drop us a line at [email protected] or follow us on Twitter (@LLitWith) and Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our bodies hold memory: they contain narratives that exceed the present moment and extend back generations. This episode calls upon writer and host Linda's personal experience to understand and explore Madeleine Thien's remarkable novel, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, published by Knopf (a division of Penguin Random House). The Take-Away for this episode involves two collections by the Italian-Canadian poet, Gianna Patriarca -- Italian Women and Other Tragedies and Daughters for Sale, both published by Guernica Press.Episode Credits:Writer and host: Linda MorraAssociate Producers: Linda Morra and Marco TimpanoMusic: Rafael Krux Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Linda begins by focusing on one of her personal favourites: DeNiro's Game by the award-winning, Quebec-based author, Rawi Have (with reference to two of his other novels). The "Take-away" section briefly recommends Megan Gail Coles's Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward's Gun Club published by the House of Anansi, while promising to look at other East-Coast writers in Canada in the future, including Alistair MacLeod, Michael Crummey, Lisa Moore, Donna Morrissey, and Michael Winter.Episode Credits: Linda Morra: Host, Writer, Associate Producer Marco Timpano: Associate Producer Raphael Krux: Music  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it mean to "Get Lit with Linda"? This episode introduces listeners to Linda and what she will be chatting about in future episodes--Canadian and other literary forms. Sometimes, she will also chat with literary writers and icons, to develop a broad sense of what "getting literature" really means.Episode Credits:Linda Morra: Host & Writer, Associate ProducerMarco Timpano:  Associate ProducerRaphael Krux: Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, produced by Linda Morra and Marco Timpano. Our podcast launches on August 19, 2020! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.