Send us Fan Mail Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho joins the podcast to talk about her bestselling memoir The Astronaut Children of Dunbar Street. Born in Taiwan, Wiley moved to Canada with her family when she was nine. At age 12, Wiley and her siblings were left behind while her parents returned to Taiwan to work. We talk about neighbourhood haunts, Duran Duran, and the liminal spaces between places, cultures, languages, identities and selves. Follow Wiley: Website: wileyweichiunho.com Instagram: @ho...

Send us Fan Mail I had the privilege of joining Mike Stone for the 100th episode of The TallMikeWine Podcast. We chatted about summer reading and wine, and I even learned a thing or two about the German metal band Scorpions. Mike also taught me how rosé is made. Pour yourself a glass and sip along! Books discussed: Land by Maggie O’Farrell Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe Salt, Sweat & Steam by Bridgid Washington Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Whistl...

Send us Fan Mail The Red Fern Book Review is back! We begin with a look at the Japanese cult favourite Butter by Asako Yuzuki. It is a sharp, unsettling novel that explores appetite, obsession, and the cultural weight of food and femininity. We then turn to my personal favourite book of 2025, The Correspondent by Virginia Evans—a quietly powerful and deeply moving epistolary novel about connection, memory, and the surprising intimacy of written words. Also featured in this episode: The Phoeni...

Send us Fan Mail This episode wraps up my series featuring the 2024 Canadian Book Club Award winners. I sit down with two children’s book authors, a YA author, and an anthology author for a wide-ranging conversation about cats, creativity, and the power of books to make us feel less alone. I also share the origin story of the Red Fern Book Review name and discover how early reading experiences sparked a lifelong love of storytelling in each of us. Books discussed: awfully hilarious: period pi...

Send us Fan Mail I had the chance to talk with four of the 2024 Canadian Book Club Award Winner about the writing and publishing process. We talk titles, character development and backstory. Each of the authors has written in a different genre, which made for a compelling discussion. Our conversation was far-reaching—from sex parties and trips to Mars to roadkill and stately homes. Books discussed: Love Ad Lib by Evie Alexander Fortune Favors the Dead by Susan Jane Wright What the Living Do b...

Send us Fan Mail I was thrilled to join The TallMikeWine Podcast for the third time to talk about two of my favourite things: reading and wine! We chatted about perfect summer reads, and I even got a mini wine education—turns out there's more to wine than just red and white. Ever heard of orange wine? Tune in for book recs, wine talk, and lots of laughs. Wines discussed: 2024 Saintly, The Good Rose , British Columbia 2020 Tolaini Cabernet Sauvignon, "Legit", IGT Toscana Books discussed: The W...

Send us Fan Mail Oxford Professor of Law and AI Regulation Ignacio Cofone joins the podcast to talk about his book The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy. Ignacio is a 2024 Canadian Book Club Awards Winner in the Non-Fiction/Education category. He talks about what we need to think about when we sign data consent forms and convinces me that computers are not overtaking the world anytime soon. Books discussed: The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information ...

Send us Fan Mail I had the opportunity to sit down with three recipients of The Canadian Book Club Awards and discuss vulnerability and accessibility in writing as well as explore what it means to be a Canadian author. This episode is part of a four part series on The 2024 Canadian Book Club Awards that will run throughout the summer. Books discussed: Output by Ben Sporer Jane's Jam by Jane Enright Still I Cannot Save You by Kelly S. Thompson About The Canadian Book Club Awards: Canada'...

Send us Fan Mail Friend and first time author Suzanne Scott Tomita joins the podcast to discuss her debut novel Until Even the Angels. Her book is the story of Mei Mei Goh, a domestic servant to the wealthy Hamilton family, and her unlikely friendship with her young mistress, Honour Hamilton, and the teenage gardner, Pashunath Roy. Set in 1950s Singapore and contemporary London, Until Even the Angels is part mystery, historical fiction, social commentary. Suzanne has a PhD in Education ...

Send us Fan Mail Fellow book nerd and special projects manager for Book Warehouse, Mary-Ann Yazedijan, joins the podcast to talk about her top reads for the holiday season. We discuss books new and old for holiday gift giving or your own TBR list. Books discussed: Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny Intermezzo by Sally Rooney The Life Impossible by Matt Haig The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer The God of the Woods by Liz Moore The Borrowed Lif...