Weird Era

Episode 8: LSHB's Weird Era feat. andrea bennet

April 1st, 2021  |  Season 1  |  58 mins 38 secs

2021books, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod

Episode 7: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Hilary Leichter

March 25th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  45 mins 20 secs

2021books, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, fiction, hilary leichter, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, sthenri, temporary, weirdera, weirderapod

Hilary Leichter discusses adventure novels, in childhood and adulthood, waiting for our lives to start, and how writers can be their own ideal readers.

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.

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.

Episode 4: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Francesca Ekwuyasi

March 4th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  44 mins 5 secs

2021books, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, butter honey pig breadmontreal, canada reads, canadian black authors, fiction, francesca ekwuyasi, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montrealbookstore, mtl, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod

Alex talks to Francesca Ekwuyasi about her novel Butter Honey Pig Bread, food, and her 2021 Canada Reads nomination.

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.

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.

Episode 1: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Torrey Peters

February 5th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  34 mins 41 secs

2021books, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, detransition baby, detransitioning, fiction, gender, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, motherhood, mtl, sexuality, sthenri, torrey peters, trans, transgender, weirdera, weirderapod

Bookseller, Sruti Islam, sits down to discuss Detransition, Baby—a debut novel by Torrey Peters.