Weird Era
Dedicated to asking authors the right questions.
Displaying Episode 51 - 60 of 68 in total of Weird Era with the tag “mtl”.
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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.
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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 12: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Larissa Pham
May 6th, 2021 | Season 1 | 47 mins 57 secs
2021books, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, fiction, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, larissa pham, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, pop song, sthenri, weirdera, weirderapod
Alex sits down with Larissa Pham to talk about her new essay collection Pop Song, the joys of Tumblr in 2012, intimacy, and art writing vs art critique.
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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 10: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Syan Rose
April 15th, 2021 | Season 1 | 43 mins 37 secs
2021books, authors, bookclub, bookish, books, bookstore, fiction, gender, graphic novel, indiebooks, indiebookstore, interviews, librairiesthenribooks, literature, lshb, montreal, montrealbookstore, mtl, sthenri, syan rose, trans, transgender, weirdera, weirderapod
Syan Rose talks about different types of work, acupuncture, how to be a better ally, and the importance of amplifying marginalized voices.
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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.