Alex Nierenhausen
Co-Host of Weird Era
Alex Nierenhausen is a born and raised Montrealer, and has been managing and directing Librairie St-Henri Books since its inception in 2017. He is a curator of literature and an avid reader, with a particular fondness for science fiction and queer lit.
Chat with Alex via the St-Henri Books instagram DMs for recommendations!
Alex Nierenhausen has hosted 44 Episodes.
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Episode 101: Weird Era feat. Fawn Parker
November 29th, 2024 | Season 1 | 36 mins 39 secs
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Alex is joined by Fawn Parker to discuss her latest novel, Hi, It's Me, how grief and humour relate, writing poetry VS writing a novel, experiencing the natural world as a city kid, and why PHD students are not (always) sexy.
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Episode 102: Weird Era feat. Sofia Ajram
November 25th, 2024 | Season 1 | 46 mins 10 secs
#alexnierenhausen, #bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #weirdera, #canadianlit, #canlit, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #sofiaajram, #srutiislam, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
Alex sits down with author and artist Sofia Ajram this week to discuss their novella, Coup De Grâce, urban legends, queer tragedies, mental health struggles as body horror, and our favourite Montreal metro stations.
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Episode 100: Weird Era 100th Episode!
November 22nd, 2024 | Season 1 | 57 mins 47 secs
#100th, #alexnierenhausen, #bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #weirdera, #canadianlit, #canlit, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #srutiislam, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
In celebration of our 100th episode, Alex and Sruti reflect on just a few of their favourite conversations throughout the years.
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Episode 98: Weird Era feat. Kevin Lambert
November 8th, 2024 | Season 1 | 51 mins 3 secs
#bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #weirdera, #kevinlambert, #lit, #literary, #mayourjoyendure, #montreallit, #weirderapodcast
Sruti talks to Kevin Lambert about the montreal housing crisis, female ambition, how the shape of our spaces define our lived experiences, and writing from the perspective of the, "bad guys."
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Episode 96: Weird Era feat. Jeff VanderMeer
October 25th, 2024 | Season 1 | 40 mins 22 secs
#absolution, #bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #weirdera, #jeffvandermeer, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #weirderapodcast
Alex chats with Jeff VanderMeer about Absolution, the surprise fourth volume in his Southern Reach series, how it feels to return to Area X ten years later, pushing his readers, environmentalism, and magic mushrooms!
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Episode 95: Weird Era feat. Kenzie Allen
October 18th, 2024 | Season 1 | 54 mins 41 secs
#bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #newreleasetuesday, #cloudmissives, #kenzieallen, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
This week, Alex sits down with Haudenosaunee poet Kenzie Allen to discuss her debut poetry collection Cloud Missives, movement in poetry, Disney's problematic portrayal of Indigenous characters, the search for identity, and love poems about crabs.
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Episode 92: Weird Era feat. Rumaan Alam
September 27th, 2024 | Season 1 | 40 mins 28 secs
#bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #newreleasetuesday, #entitlement, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #rumaanalaam, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
This week, Alex sits down with Rumaan Alam to discuss real estate, where wealth and religion overlap, whether artists can ever truly be in competition with each other, and more.
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Episode 90: Weird Era feat. Heather O'Neill
September 6th, 2024 | Season 1 | 44 mins 18 secs
Alex is joined by Heather O’Neill (for her sophomore episode!) to discuss her latest novel, The Capital of Dreams, how wartime affects art, leaving Montreal behind as a setting, Disney adults, and motherhood.
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Episode 87: Weird Era feat. Domenica Martinello
May 24th, 2024 | Season 1 | 51 mins 27 secs
#bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #newreleasetuesday, #domenicamartinello, #goodwant, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #poetry, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
Domenica Martinello holds an MFA in poetry from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was the recipient of the Deena Davidson Friedman Prize for Poetry. She currently lives in Montreal.
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Episode 85: Werd Era feat. Billy-Ray Belcourt
May 10th, 2024 | Season 1 | 38 mins 48 secs
#billyraybelcourt, #bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #newreleasetuesday, #coexistence, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
This week, Alex is joined by Billy Ray Belcourt to discuss his short story collection, Coexistence, familial histories, writing love and sex, the self-helpification of literature, and what it means to be at the height of one’s powers.
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Episode 84: Weird Era feat. Myriam Lacroix
April 26th, 2024 | Season 1 | 34 mins 44 secs
#bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #newreleasetuesday, #howitworksout, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #myriamlacroix, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
This week, Alex talks to Myriam Lacroix about her novel, How It Works Out, queer fiction, the Canadian literary landscape, love as hunger, and parallel worlds.
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Episode 82: Weird Era feat. Cameron Russell
April 12th, 2024 | Season 1 | 38 mins 49 secs
#bookstagram #bookpodcast #authorinterview #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #podcast #goodreads #booksofinstagram #literarypodcast #weirdera #reading #igreads #bookcommunity #publishing #indiebookstore #newreleasetuesday, #cameronrussell, #howtomakeherselfagreeable, #lit, #literary, #montreallit, #weirdera, #weirderapodcast
This week, Alex talks with renowned supermodel Cameron Russell about her book, How To Make Herself Agreeable To Everyone, dismantling capitalism, eclipses, New York VS Montreal, and so much more.
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Episode 80: Weird Era feat. Brontez Purnell
March 29th, 2024 | Season 1 | 41 mins 22 secs
2024books, authors, bookclub, books, brontez purnell, cowboy carter, fiction, interviews, literature, montreal, mtl, ten bridges, weirdera, weirderapod
This week, Alex talks with returning Weird Era guest Brontez Purnell about his memoir in verse, Ten Bridges I've Burnt, twink death, Cowboy Carter, OnlyFans, how Black dialect has always been THE North American dialect, and so much more.
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Episode 79: Weird Era feat. Eliza Barry Callahan
March 15th, 2024 | Season 1 | 47 mins 39 secs
2024books, authors, bookclub, books, eliza barry callahan, fiction, interviews, literature, montreal, mtl, the hearing test, weirdera, weirderapod
Alex talks with Eliza Barry Callahan about her literary novel, The Hearing Test, writing autofiction, the language of "internet novels", and what dictates composure in the face of adversity.
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Episode 73: Weird Era feat. Marie-Helene Bertino
February 2nd, 2024 | Season 1 | 43 mins 47 secs
2024books, authors, beautyland, bookclub, books, fiction, interviews, literature, mariehelenebertino, montreal, mtl, weirdera, weirderapod
Alex returns for season six of the pod with Marie-Helene Bertino in an episode about her novel Beautyland, where Alex asks big questions about the meaning of life, Marie recites an Edna St-Vincent Millay poem on the spot from memory, and both laugh about crying at the end of books.
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Episode 70: Weird Era feat. Melissa Broder
October 12th, 2023 | Season 1 | 35 mins 9 secs
2022books, authors, bookclub, books, death valley, fiction, interviews, literature, melissa broder, montreal, mtl, weirdera, weirderapod
This week, Alex chats with Melissa Broder about her latest novel, Death Valley, finding humour in grief, subverting the typical hero’s journey, love for Best Western hotel chains, and forfeiting control.