Red Fern Book Review by Amy Tyler
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Canadian Book Club Award Winners Part 4: Heather Hendrie, Trista Lundquist, Sherry McMillan and P.S. Whatever
04 Sep 2025
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Send a textThis episode wraps up my series featuring the 2024 Canadian Book Club Award winners. I sit down with two children’s book authors, a YA au...
Canadian Book Club Award Winners Part 3: Evie Alexander, Susan Jane Wright, Susan Wadds and Jayson Adams
30 Jul 2025
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Send a textI had the chance to talk with four of the 2024 Canadian Book Club Award Winner about the writing and publishing process. We talk titles, ch...
Summer Reading 2025 with Tall Mike
21 Jul 2025
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Send a textI was thrilled to join The TallMikeWine Podcast for the third time to talk about two of my favourite things: reading and wine! We chatted a...
Canadian Book Club Awards Winners Part 2: Ignacio Cafone
11 Jul 2025
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Send a textOxford Professor of Law and AI Regulation Ignacio Cofone joins the podcast to talk about his book The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in th...
Canadian Book Club Award Winners Part 1: Ben Sporer, Jane Enright and Kelly S. Thompson
27 Jun 2025
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Send a textI had the opportunity to sit down with three recipients of The Canadian Book Club Awards and discuss vulnerability and accessibility in wri...
Until Even the Angels
04 Apr 2025
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Send a textFriend and first time author Suzanne Scott Tomita joins the podcast to discuss her debut novel Until Even the Angels. Her book is the story...
Holiday Gift Ideas 2024
06 Dec 2024
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Send a textFellow book nerd and special projects manager for Book Warehouse, Mary-Ann Yazedijan, joins the podcast to talk about her top reads for the...
The Mystery Queens
22 Nov 2024
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Send a textI drop by the recent Vancouver Writers Festival event and share insights on a panel discussion with three authors who specialize in writing...
What to Read Fall 2024
08 Nov 2024
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Send a textBook blogger Susan Matheson stops by the podcast to share her top picks for the fall season.Books discussed:Apeirogon by Colum McCannThe Tr...
Be Ready When Luck Happens and Connie
25 Oct 2024
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Send a textI discuss two hot memoirs of the fall season: Be Ready When Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten and Connie: A Memoir by Connie Chung. Both...
The Other Valley
13 Sep 2024
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Send a textDebut novelist Scott Alexander Howard drops by the podcast to discuss his eerie literary work, The Other Valley. We discuss Ferrante, Atwoo...
The New York Times Top 100 Books of the 21st Century
26 Jul 2024
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Send a textThe New York Times has released their Top 100 Books of the 21st Century so far. I discuss. Book discussed:Gilead by Marilynne RobinsonNeve...
What to Read Summer 2024
28 Jun 2024
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Send a textBook blogger Susan Matheson is back with her picks for summer reading and I have a new name!Books discussed:The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevali...
Summer Reading with Tall Mike
14 Jun 2024
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Send a textHi Red Fern Listeners! I was recently lucky enough to be a return guest on The TallMikeWine Podcast and I wanted to share the episode with ...
Wellness and The Bee Sting
23 Feb 2024
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Send a textI dive into two very long books that are also worth the investment. The Bee Sting by Paul Murray tells the story of a contemporary Irish fa...
Asking for a Friend and Holiday Gift Giving Recommendations.
08 Dec 2023
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Send a textBook Blogger and author Kerry Clare joins the podcast to discuss her new book Asking for a Friend. It is a novel about intense female frien...
Anna Kloots and My Own Magic
24 Nov 2023
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Send a textLifestyle Instagrammer and best selling author Anna Kloots joins the podcast to discuss her new memoir My Own Magic. She talks about new be...
The Five-Star Weekend, Tom Lake and Truth & Beauty
03 Nov 2023
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Send a textA discussion of Ann Patchett's latest novel Tom Lake as well her memoir Truth & Beauty about her deep friendship with writer Lucy ...
Mountain Runaways
27 Oct 2023
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Send a textAward-winning Young Adult fiction novelist Pam Withers stops by the podcast to discuss her latest book Mountain Runaways. This fast-paced n...
Fall Reads 2023 with Susan Matheson
06 Oct 2023
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Send a textBook blogger Susan Matheson returns to the podcast with her line up of must have fall reads. We also discuss a book that we both disagreed ...
To Track a Traitor
22 Sep 2023
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Send a textAward-winning mystery writer Iona Whishaw drops by the podcast to discuss the latest book in her Lane Winslow mystery series. To Track a Tr...
The Librarianist and You Could Make This Place Beautiful
08 Sep 2023
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Send a textAmy kicks off Season Four of the podcast with a discussion of the literary novel The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt and the memoir You Coul...
Bonus Episode: The TallMikeWine Podcast/The Books Episode with Amy Mair
17 Jul 2023
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Send a textHi Red Fern Listeners! I was recently a guest on a fabulous wine podcast called The TallMikeWine Podcast. Host Mike Stone and I talk about,...
What to Read Summer 2023
26 May 2023
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Send a textBook blogger Susan Matheson stops by the podcast to talk about her favourite reads for summer. Her selections range from a cozy mystery to ...
Pineapple Street and Ghost Music
19 May 2023
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Send a textAmy and Geoff review the popular fiction novel Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson and literary fiction novel Ghost Music by An Yu. Pineapple...
Frankenstein
21 Apr 2023
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Send a textRetired English Professor Dr. Mason Harris drops by the podcast to discuss one of his favourite books Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. This bo...
Age of Vice and The Villa
07 Apr 2023
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Send a textWe review two of the buzziest books of early 2023: Fast-paced gangster novel set in India Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor and friendship trave...
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and This Time Tomorrow
17 Mar 2023
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Send a textWe review one of our favourite books of last year Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin as well as This Time Tomorrow by ...
Astra
03 Mar 2023
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Send a textAuthor Cedar Bowers joins the podcast to discuss her 2021 debut novel Astra. The book follows the life of a young woman who is born on a B....
Sea of Tranquility and When They Lost Their Heads
17 Feb 2023
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Send a textI review two novels by current Canadian literary stars Emily St. John Mandel and Heather O'Neill. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John...
Superfan
03 Feb 2023
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Send a textVancouver author Jen Sookfong Lee joins the podcast to talk about her latest book Superfan. Jen uses her lifelong obsession with pop cultur...
The White Ship and The Splendid and the Vile
20 Jan 2023
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Send a textFantasy Fiction lover turned historian David Gates is back on the podcast to discuss two English history books: The White Ship by Princess ...
We All Want Impossible Things
06 Jan 2023
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Send a textMy dear friend Alison Schmelke joins the podcast, perhaps a bit reluctantly, and together we interview our idol author and blogger Cather...
Books Set in Paris
16 Dec 2022
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Send a textGeoff and Amy's trip to Europe Part Two. They are back home and reflecting on their recent trip to Paris. They discuss four books set ...
Books set in Amsterdam
02 Dec 2022
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Send a textAmy and Geoff discuss their trip to Amsterdam and review books and movies set in this gorgeous, progressive city. Tulip Fever is a historic...
Junie
18 Nov 2022
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Send a textAuthor Chelene Knight joins the podcast to discuss her debut novel Junie. The book is set in Hogan's Alley, the once thriving Black an...
Return to Solitude
04 Nov 2022
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Send a textThe summer may be over but British Columbia treasure Grant Lawrence visits the podcast to discuss his latest book Return to Solitude about ...
What to Read Fall 2022
21 Oct 2022
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Send a textSusan Matheson of Bedside Table Books discusses her top reads of the fall season. Amy and Susan talk about how to match books with your t...
Lookout: Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest
07 Oct 2022
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Send a textWildfire Lookout Trina Moyles joins the podcast to talk about her memoir Lookout: Love, Solitude and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal F...
Fresh Water For Flowers and Painting Time
23 Sep 2022
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Send a textFriend and music teacher Cynthia Friesen returns to the podcast to discuss two books by French authors: Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie...
The Candy House
09 Sep 2022
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Send a textSeason 3 of the Red Fern Book Review kicks off with a review of one of the biggest books of the year: The Candy House by Jennifer Egan. Geo...
Summer Reads!
17 Jun 2022
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Send a textBook Blogger Susan Matheson is back to discuss her top picks to stuff in your beach bag this summer. Her selections range from frothy to se...
Bentlily
03 Jun 2022
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Send a textPoet Samantha Reynolds is on the podcast to talk about her practice of writing one poem a day. And that isn't even her day job! We tal...
Rock Paper Scissors and Sometimes I Lie
27 May 2022
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Send a textBookstagrammer Danielle Peters joins the podcast to talk about her favourite genre: thrillers. Danielle reviews Rock Paper Scissors and Som...
Our Country Friends and Bel Canto
20 May 2022
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Send a textPhotographer and friend Brian McConville is back on the podcast to talk about books and captivity. Amy and Brian discuss Our Country Frie...
Lost in Translation and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
13 May 2022
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Send a textAmy's resident artsy friend Myriam is back on the podcast. This time the topic is screenplays as literature. A screenplay is a cross b...
Mindful of Murder
22 Apr 2022
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Send a textBest selling author Susan Juby is on the podcast to talk about her delightful murder mystery Mindful of Murder. The novel features Helen Th...
Early Morning Riser
15 Apr 2022
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Send a textAmy interviews bestselling author Katherine Heiny about her hilarious, big-hearted novel Early Morning Riser. The book features a cast of l...
Crossroads and Mayflies
08 Apr 2022
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Send a textGeoff is in the house to discuss one of his favourite authors, Mr. Difficult himself, Jonathan Franzen. Franzen's latest book, Crossro...
The Book of Form and Emptiness, Parakeet and Lincoln in the Bardo
18 Mar 2022
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Send a textThree magical realism novels, The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki, Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino and Lincoln in the Bardo by Ge...
The Starless Sea and The Shadow of the Wind
11 Mar 2022
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Send a textFantasy Fiction aficionado and Instagram mixologist Jeanette Bruce joins Red Fern to discuss fantasy fiction and a classic thriller. The St...
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie and The Mysterious Affair at Styles
04 Mar 2022
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Send a textHistorical novel The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict delves into the mysterious, real-life disappearance of Agatha Christie. I c...
Romance Novels, Part 2
18 Feb 2022
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Send a textWomen and Literature expert Reema Faris is back to look at contemporary romance fiction and adaptations. Reema and Amy discuss the continue...
Romance Novels, Part 1
11 Feb 2022
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Send a textWomen and literature academic Reema Faris joins Red Fern to discuss the enduring popularity of romance fiction. In this first of a two-part...
The Friend and The Pull of the Stars
04 Feb 2022
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Send a textWriter and academic Suzanne Scott drops by the podcast to discuss two books that inspire her as a writer. The Friend is an experimental boo...
David Copperfield
28 Jan 2022
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Send a textEnglish teacher Liz Kelsey is back in the house to discuss David Copperfield. The most autobiographical of all of Dickens' works, Davi...
Lady Susan
21 Jan 2022
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Send a textFriend and academic Liz Kelsey joins Amy in a two part episode on the classics. In the first episode Liz explores Jane Austen's lesser...
Great Circle and The Barbizon
14 Jan 2022
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Send a textAmy reviews two books focused on 20th-century women who broke barriers in their careers and personal lives. Great Circle by Maggie Shipstea...
Who is Maud Dixon? and Apples Never Fall
07 Jan 2022
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Send a textHappy New Year and welcome back to the Red Fern Book Review! Amy reviews two of the biggest books of 2021: Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra ...
Dusk, Night, Dawn and The Best of Me
10 Dec 2021
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Send a textAmy looks at two short story collections by well-known essayists and humourists Anne Lamott and David Sedaris. In Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Rev...
The Spectacular, All's Well, Nightbitch
03 Dec 2021
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Send a textFellow bibliophile Lorraine Weir joins the podcast to talk about Vancouver Writers Festival event The Spectacular Complexity of Womanhood...
All In and Brat: An '80s Story
26 Nov 2021
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Send a textAmy reviews two memoirs by childhood idols Billie Jean King and Andrew McCarthy. One person surpasses her expectations and the other does n...
The Shadow List
19 Nov 2021
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Send a textWriter and poet Jen Sookfong Lee joins the podcast to discuss her debut poetry collection The Shadow List. Messy, raw and passionate Jen lo...
The Kingdoms
12 Nov 2021
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Send a textFantasy Fiction enthusiast David Gates joins Amy in a discussion about Natasha Pulley's The Kingdoms. This is the story of Joe Tournie...
Under the Wave at Waimea
22 Oct 2021
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Send a textGeoff is back living out his lifetime loves of surfing and music through fiction. The first book discussed is Paul Theroux's Under the...
The Perfect Family
15 Oct 2021
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Send a textJoin Amy in her discussion with bestselling thriller writer Robyn Harding. Robyn's latest novel, The Perfect Family, is a twisty, addi...
Fall Reading List
08 Oct 2021
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Send a textSusan Matheson is in the house to discuss the best books of the season! This fall many big name authors, from Colson Whitehead to Amor Towl...
The Plot and When the Stars Go Dark
24 Sep 2021
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Send a textAmy explores two darker novels that are not exactly thrillers or are they? The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz is the story of a washed up acad...
The Music of Bees
17 Sep 2021
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Send a textBestselling author Eileen Garvin drops by the podcast to discuss her debut novel The Music of Bees. The book explores how three lost people...
Between Two Kingdoms and Finding Freedom
10 Sep 2021
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Send a textThe summer is over and The Red Fern Book Review is back! In the first episode of Season 2, Amy explores two memoirs, both by feisty, young,...
Lost Immunity
10 Jun 2021
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Send a textFor the season finale, I am joined by best selling author and ER physician Daniel Kalla to talk about his new release Lost Immunity. This e...
Summer Reads!
03 Jun 2021
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Send a textBook blogger Susan Matheson is back with a curated list of summer reads just for Red Fern listeners. The books are all transportive but als...
Mend the Living
26 May 2021
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Send a textAmy's old reporter buddy Myriam stops by the podcast to share her loves of languages and books. Amy and Myriam discuss part medical, p...
The Prague Sonata
17 May 2021
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Send a textMusic teacher and facilitator Cynthia Friesen drops by the podcast to chat about music, memory and healing. The phone rings, the doorbell c...
The Midnight Library, Klara and the Sun and Hamnet
04 May 2021
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Send a textJoin host Amy Mair as she explores three novels by English authors: The Midnight Library, Klara and the Sun and Hamnet. The Midnight Librar...
Short Stories and Fantasy Fiction
26 Apr 2021
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Send a textWhistler Public Library Program Coordinator Jeanette Bruce is in the virtual house to discuss two favourite reading genres: short fiction...
A Bright Ray of Darkness
16 Apr 2021
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Send a textAmy's husband Geoff drops by the podcast to discuss two contemporary novels or should we call them memoirs? You be the judge. The To...
My Rembrandt
05 Apr 2021
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Send a textHost Amy Mair dives into the elegant and sometimes sordid world of fine art with My Rembrandt, a quirky and compelling documentary about a ...
Spring Book Preview!
24 Mar 2021
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Send a textSpring is here and with it a new season of books! Longtime book blogger Susan Matheson unpacks her top picks of the season. The much antici...
What the Oceans Remember
15 Mar 2021
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Send a textJoin host Amy Mair and Simon Fraser University professor Reema Faris as they explore cultural heritage, identity and memory through the mem...
The Green Light
07 Mar 2021
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Send a textThe Green Light (not to be confused with Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey!) is that mysterious light at the end of the dock in The Great ...
Virtual Book Club
26 Feb 2021
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Send a textAttending festivals and large events in person may be in our distant future, but one of the largest literary events in North America has fo...
An Unfortunate End
18 Feb 2021
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Send a textA poisoned aristocrat. A fledgling reporter. A scandal to die for. Join host Amy Mair as she meets up with mystery writer Lisa Zumpano to d...
A Light in the Dark
10 Feb 2021
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Send a textHost Amy Mair joins with Jill Schmelke to discuss the critically acclaimed memoir Uncanny Valley by Anna Weiner as well as the historical n...
Dished
01 Feb 2021
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Send a textHost Amy Mair looks at two food memoirs: Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl and The Measure of My Powers: A Memoir of Food...
Night Moves
21 Jan 2021
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Send a textAmy interviews Vancouver night photographer Brian McConville who does his best work when most law abiding citizens are asleep. They discuss...
Pandemic Reads
14 Jan 2021
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Send a textIn this inaugural podcast, host Amy Mair shares an email from her Mom, selects her top new book release picks for January and February and ...