Weird Era

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.

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.

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.

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.