Weird Era
Dedicated to asking authors the right questions.
We found 10 episodes of Weird Era with the tag “fiction”.
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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 19: LSHB's Weird Era avec. Daphné B.
June 24th, 2021 | Season 1 | 33 mins 11 secs
2021books, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, daphné b, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, maquillée, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod
Rencontre entre Daphnée (notre libraire) et Daphné B. pour jaser sur l’écriture de soi, les paradoxes de la féminité et #papaUQAM.
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Episode 18: LSHB's Weird Era feat. PJ Vernon
June 17th, 2021 | Season 1 | 39 mins 27 secs
2021books, authors, bathhaus, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, pj vernon, queer, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod
PJ Vernon joins Alex to discuss his novel, Bath Haus, gay representation in mainstream literature, writing morally complex characters, trust issues, and how Grindr can be used for good.
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Episode 17: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Paul Mendez
June 10th, 2021 | Season 1 | 49 mins 25 secs
2021books, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, class, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, paul mendez, race, rainbow milk, sexuality, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod
Alex and Paul sit down to discuss his acclaimed novel, Rainbow Milk, writing as a sensory experience, UK music charts in the early 2000s, and happy endings in queer literature
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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.