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Get (Can)Lit

Maria Zuppardi

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A podcast highlighting all things Canadian authors and Canadian literature across all genres with book reviews, book recommendations, lists, and more! Hosted by Maria Zuppardi. New episodes every other Tuesday!
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Happy 2024! Have a listen to my top 10 reads of 2023, and a few short thoughts on them. It's safe to say that all of these books need to be on your TBR, so happy reading! Fiction: The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding The Light of Eternal Spring by Angel Di Zhang We Meant Well by Erum Shazia Hasan River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta Three Holidays and a…
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The last episode of 2023 is here, and I'm looking ahead to some early 2024 releases to kickstart my year with (as they slowly come out). Have a listen on what's on my pre-order shelf now! Pre-Ordered Books Mentioned Midnight by Amy Mcculloch (Jan 2) Twenty Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate (Jan 23) Broughtupsy by Christina Cooke (Jan 23) We Rip the Worl…
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Check out the CanLit holiday romances that made my nice (and naughty) list! Books mentioned: It Happened One Christmas by Chantel Guertin The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaludin & Marissa Stapley The Christmas Wager by Holly Cassidy A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli Fo…
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Still keeping the spooky season reading vibes going? Here are two spoilery chats about my latest reads, plus a deep dive into my unread NetGalley CanLit shelf of shame. Books talked about: Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong Follow the podcast on Instagram now @getcanlitpodcast! Discounts: If you love hardcover…
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If you're looking to add more mystery, thriller, horror, and dystopian Canadian authors to your spooky season reading plans, you've come to the right place! Book Recs: Things We Do In the Dark by Jennifer Hillier Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Blood Atonement by S.M. Freedman (use code READINGMARIA20 at dundurn.com) Moon of the Crusted Snow…
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With so much to talk about, besides book mail, I figure now would be a great time to bring up the entire 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist! Learn more about the books on their website now. Books mentioned: Bookmail: River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta; And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott New releases: Rouge by Mona Awad; Daughter by Claudia Dey; H…
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Another day, another poetry review roundup, a giveaway for some cool CanLit, and other news! Check out these recent awards that were announced recently! The Ninth Annual Rakuten Kobo Writer Prize and the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence. Find the podcast on Instagram at getcanlitpodcast, and don't forget to enter for your chance to win …
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Talk about having an array of genres I review in this episode! Reviewed Books: Blackwater Falls by Ausma Zehanat Khan (check out my review on Instagram) 305 Lost Buildings of Canada by Alex Bozikovic and Raymond Biesinger Books Mentioned: Mad Honey by Katie Welch Tauhou by Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall You Still Look the Same by Farzana Doctor Streams th…
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In which I barely touch the surface of the state of the Griffin Prize. If you're curious about upcoming poetry collections you should read, make sure you listen to this episode! Thank you Guernica Editions for providing me with (digital) ARCs of the following titles: Love Is a Place But You Cannot Live There by Jade Wallace The Vanishing Act (& The…
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A very short book buying update, and Canadian achievements with the Women’s Prize and the inaugural Carol Shield’s Prize! Books mentioned: Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality by Lindsay Wong Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury Children of Paradise by Camilla Grudova (Women’s Prize) Junie by Chelene Knight (Carol Shields Prize) God Isn't Her…
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The Indigo situation is all Canadian book lovers are thinking about right now, and today I approach the impact of the cybersecurity incident from all perspectives. My recent reads mentioned: These Days Are Numbered by Rebecca Rosenblum Two For the Road by Chantel Guertin The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding Bad Cree by Jessica Johns Don't forget to …
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Ok, these might not be the most conventional romance authors, but hey. It's CanLit! Everything here has a "literary" aspect to it! Romance Book Recs mentioned: You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked. by Sheung-King (published by Book*hug Press) The Foghorn Echoes by Danny Ramadan (published by Penguin Random House Canada) Lucien & Olivia by Andre …
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Today, I’m diving into some Black Canadian authors you should add to your to-be-read piles for February and beyond! *All links below are affiliate links, which means I get a small commission for qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. Poetry Finish This Sentence by Leslie Roach Burning Sugar by Cicely Belle Blain Where the Baedeker Leads by J…
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In this episode, listen to some spoiler-free book reviews of my most recent reads, as well as some thoughts and predictions for the 2023 Canada Reads debates. Recommended Reads: *The Bliss House by Jim Bartley (Dundurn Press) *These Days Are Numbered by Rebecca Rosenblum (Dundurn Press) *The Centaur's Wife by Amanda Leduc (Random House Canada / Pen…
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