Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchKiran Desai’s novel is worth the 20-year wait
Season 2 Episode 10
Not many people can say that a Booker prize nomination feels like deja vu … but Kiran Desai is one of those rare people. Twenty years after her first…
8 months ago
What is a stag dance?
Season 2 Episode 9
Torrey Peters was in the woods building her own sauna when she came up with the titular story in her new collection, called Stag Dance. The story is …
8 months, 1 week ago
Zadie Smith never thought she’d tell this story
Season 2 Episode 9
It’s hard to believe that Zadie Smith was just 24 years old when she wrote White Teeth, the book that made her a literary star. 25 years later, Zadie…
8 months, 1 week ago
Can your nail tech throw a mean right hook?
Season 2 Episode 8
In the new novel Pick a Colour, the answer to that question is a resounding yes. The debut novel from Souvankham Thammavongsa centres on Ning, the ow…
8 months, 1 week ago
Ian McEwan has hope for humanity — here’s why
Season 2 Episode 8
A century from now, how will historians look back on your life? In his latest novel, What We Can Know, Ian McEwan imagines the future in 100 years. I…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Mona Awad gave the Bunnies a say
Season 2 Episode 7
The bunnies are back … and they’re bloodier than ever. In We Love You, Bunny, Mona Awad returns to the surreal world of her best selling novel Bunny.…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Where do North Korean spies go for dinner?
Season 2 Episode 7
Soju, kimchi, gun fights, car chases … and profound reflections on the Korean diaspora. Whether you’re hungry for food or for action, Jinwoo Park’s d…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Think Stonehenge rocks? So does Ken Follett
Season 2 Episode 6
Ken Follett is one of the most successful authors alive today. He’s sold almost 200 million books, and readers have devoured his stories about the Bl…
9 months ago
What is extreme caretaking?
Season 2 Episode 5
The winner of the 2025 CBC Nonfiction Prize is The Invisible Woman by Laura MacGregor. It's a deeply personal and heartfelt story Laura wrote about h…
9 months ago
R.F. Kuang raises a little hell
Season 2 Episode 5
After massive hits like The Poppy War, Babel and Yellowface, R.F. Kuang’s new novel takes readers to hell — quite literally. Katabasis follows two gr…
9 months, 1 week ago