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 71 Episodes.
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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.