Sruti Islam
Co-Host of Weird Era
Sruti Islam is a reader, and sometimes writer.
She has over five years of experience working in publishing—formerly a book publicist for Drawn and Quarterly, Anteism, and Metatron Press.
She currently runs a book newsletter in partnership with Librairie St-Henri Books: Weird Era, where she also serves as the Events Coordinator.
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Sruti Islam has hosted 63 Episodes.
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Episode 25: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Alex Manley and Daphné B
September 2nd, 2021 | Season 1 | 45 mins 40 secs
2021books, alex manley, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, daphne b, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, made-up, maquillee, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod
Sruti sits down with Alex Manley and Daphné B, to discuss Manley's english translation of Daphné B's Maquillée: Made-Up. We unfold the dynamics of translation, the various gendered readings of the book, and their individual relationship to the text.
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Episode 23: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Katie Kitamura
August 19th, 2021 | Season 1 | 40 mins 45 secs
2021books, a separation, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, intimacies, katie kitamura, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod
Sruti sits down with Katie Kitamura, addressing her fans as addicts of interiority, thinking through what lies behind the responsibility of bearing witness, and if the quality of art is determined by how well it mimics truth.
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Episode 22: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Sophie McCreesh
August 12th, 2021 | Season 1 | 28 mins 36 secs
2021books, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, once more with feeling, sophie mccreesh, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod
Sruti talks to Sophie McCreesh about her debut novel, Once More With Feeling, writing about depression, and how to find hope in the idea of promise.
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Episode 21: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Beth Morgan
August 5th, 2021 | Season 1 | 37 mins 41 secs
2021books, a touch of jen, authors, beth morgan, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod
Sruti sits down with Beth Morgan, author of A Touch of Jen, to discuss magical realism, the pleasure in reading “unlikeable” characters, the concept of judgement, social media, and manifesting.
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Episode 20: LSHB's Weird Era Season 1
July 10th, 2021 | Season 1 | 7 mins 56 secs
2021books, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod
A look back at our first season.
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Episode 16: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Brontez Purnell
June 3rd, 2021 | Season 1 | 40 mins 50 secs
100 boyfriends, 2021books, authors, black, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, brontez purnell, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, queer, sex, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod
Sruti chats with Brontez Purnell about gay and racial stereotypes, writing elegant prose out of bluntness, and the relationship between black gay men and sin.
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Episode 15: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Anakana Schofield
May 27th, 2021 | Season 1 | 48 mins 59 secs
anakana schofield, authors, bina, bina: a novel in warnings, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, self-euthanization, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod
Sruti sits down with Anakana Schofield, author of Bina: A Novel in Warnings to discuss distrust in the establishment, female pain, and the question of self-euthanization in fiction.
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Episode 14: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Alice Sparkly Kat
May 20th, 2021 | Season 1 | 27 mins 40 secs
2021books, alice sparkly kat, astrology, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, post-colonial astrology, semiotics, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod, zodiac
Sruti sits down with Alice Sparkly Kat to explore colonialism in the study of myth, the role of interpretation in Astrology, and the ways in which astrology functions as a language.
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Episode 13: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Isle McElroy
May 13th, 2021 | Season 1 | 48 mins 12 secs
2021books, alex mcelroy, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, empathy, fiction, gender, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, self-care, sthenri, the atmospherians, toxic masculinity, weirdera, weirderapod
Isle McElroy talks about their debut novel The Atmospherians, the role of empathy in fiction, moral purity, and accountability vs cancel culture.
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Episode 11: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Alex and Sruti
April 22nd, 2021 | Season 1 | 46 mins 21 secs
2021books, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod
Librairie Saint-Henri Store Manager, and Weird Era Co-host and Weird Era Founder and Co-Host, Sruti, sit down and talk about the start of this project, the store's affinity for curation, and what we look for in literature.
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Episode 9: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Marlowe Granados
April 8th, 2021 | Season 1 | 1 hr 14 mins
2021books, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, fiction, flying books, happy hour, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, marlowe granados, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, sthenri, verso books, weirdera, weirderapod
Marlowe Granados talks about her debut novel Happy Hour, that time she beckoned Greta Gerwig, female friendships, what style means in text and in clothes, and much more.
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Episode 6: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Katherine Angel
March 18th, 2021 | Season 1 | 53 mins
#metoo, 2021books, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, consent, desire, fiction, foucault, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, katherine angel, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, metoo, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, sex positivity, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod
Katherine Angel discusses her latest book, Sex Will Be Good Again Tomorrow, consent, desire, and how to shift the #metoo movement to better benefit all members of society.
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Episode 5: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Christine Smallwood
March 11th, 2021 | Season 1 | 44 mins 32 secs
2021books, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, christine smallwood, feminism, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, miscarriage, montreal, montrealbookstore, motherhood, mtl, sthenri, the life of the mind, weirdera, weirderapod
Author and Critic Christine Smallwood discusses her debut novel, The Life of the Mind: ambient doubleness, waste, and a critic's sense of humour.
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Episode 3: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Joni Murphy
February 18th, 2021 | Season 1 | 32 mins 54 secs
2021books, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, capitalism, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, joni murphy, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, sthenri, talking animals, weirdera, weirderapod
Joni Murphy, author of Talking Animals, discusses capitalism, academia, and puns.
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Episode 2: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Lauren Oyler
February 11th, 2021 | Season 1 | 41 mins 13 secs
2021books, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, fake accounts, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, lauren oyler, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod
Lauren Oyler discusses her debut novel Fake Accounts: book criticism, relationship anarchy, and moral purity.