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Hey everyone! Today we talk with author  Matthew J. Trafford  about his collection,  Runs in the Blood . On the personal front, I've submitted a manuscript which is exciting. Details to come. I'm also going to appear live on the CBC this weekend! If you're up early on Saturday, March 28, tune in to 99.1 FM or online to hear  Fresh Air  with Ismaila Alfa. At about 7:18 am (oh, so specifically-timed...

Hey folks! This week we're joined by  Michelle Stark , to talk about life, dogs, and her book,  Broken . Listen in!

Hey folks! Back in January I had the pleasure of interviewing author  Brad Smith  live on stage at the  Sharp Words  book fair. Today we continue our conversation about his novel,  Billy Crawford's Double Play . Hope you enjoy it.

This week's guest is  Lucy E.M. Black , talking about her work,  A Quilting of Scars . A quick pitch to all of you, though… CFMU is the station of origin for this podcast. Even if you've never actually listened to 93.3 FM or cfmu.ca the importance of local and independent media continues to expand. Here in Hamilton, local media has been hit so badly that, technically, CFMU/The Silhouette is the la...

Hello everyone! Today's show is admittedly one of the most local show I've done on Get Lit. It features my friend Jason Allen , talking all things to do in Hamilton. Quite literally, actually; we talk about his book, 52 Things To Do In Hamilton: The Insider's Guide to Fun in the Hammer . Before you tell me you don't live here or never plan to visit here, there's still stuff to be learned. Every ci...

Hey everyone! Last time we talked to  Barbara Sibbald , it was over   four hundred episodes ago .  Can I say, that's totally bananas? She's back again to talk about her novel  Almost English .

Hey folks! Great chat with author  PP Wong  about her latest novel,  Slice the Water (was longlisted for Canada Reads this year). Check out the book, check out the show!

Hi folks! This week's show features poet  Anna-Lee Popham , talking about her last collection,  Empires of the Everyday . We're also joined by Noelle Allen to talk about  Sharp Words 2026 !

Hey all! Great conversation with author  Su Chang  about her excellent novel,  The Immortal Woman . Listen if you can!

Back in 2017 I met a lovely group of writers on Pelee Island (I'll include Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson in that group). I also did a book swap with  Janet Turpin Myers , but haven't been able to have her on the show until this week. We discuss her latest,  Love Watching Madness . Listen in!

Hey folks! I've known author and broadcaster  Scott Neigh  for a while, originally from my day job at  93.3 CFMU FM . Today he joins me (and comes back on the CFMU airwaves) to talk about his book,  Listen! Knowing The World And Fighting To Change It . So like the title says…

Hey folks. Happy New Year! Show's up a day early. Today we talk with  Rob McLennan  about his latest,  The Book of Sentences . Check it out.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! Releasing the show a day early so I can devote tomorrow to family. This week we talk to  David Bergen . Always great to have him on the show. We're discussing his latest, Days of Feasting and Rejoicing. Enjoy and have a great holiday!

Hey folks! Just fresh back off Toronto Island, now hoping to maintain some of the forward momentum. In the meanwhile, had a great talk with  Sadiqa de Meijer  about her collection of essays,  In The Field . Hope you enjoy. By the way yes there will be a show "Christmas Day" though I'll probably get it out a touch early!

Hey folks! I'm currently sitting at a desk overlooking the frozen road (and, if I squint through the trees, the Toronto skyline) in front of the Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts. I'm half-way through a seven-day retreat, working on my current MS. Still, the show goes on! This week we talk with  Sean Minogue  about his novel,  Terminal Solstice . Listen in.

Hey folks! Lots of folks on the show today, all for the same project –  Muttertongue: What Is A Word In Utter Space , both a collaborative collection and also a  sound recording  of the same name. Great conversation with  Lillian Allen ,  Gregory Betts  and  Gary Barwin . Enjoy!

Hey all! Today's guest is Hamilton resident and author  Sky Gilbert  who has, you know, done a thing or two (check out his  Wiki  page). He joins me to talk about his recent novel,  The Blue House . Dig!

Hey folks! Double shot of poetry this week with  Rebecca Salazar  ( antibody: poems ) and  Aisha Sasha John  ( total ). Hope you enjoy the show.

Time to talk with another rock journo compatriot of mine,  Jason Schneider . You might know him as co-author of the legendary rock epic  Have Not Been The Same  (with Ian A.D. Jack and  Michael Barclay ). He's here to talk about his latest,  That Gun in Your Hand: The Strange Saga of 'Hey Joe' and Popular Music's History of Violence .

Hey everyone! Paige from Grit Lit pop in to tell us about what the Hamilton readers & writers festival is up to. After that, we talk once again with  Jarrett Mazza , this time about his new  Custodian  series. Tune in!

In keeping with the spooky season, we're gonna talk about vampires!  Emily A. Weedon  is on to discuss her novel,  Hemosapiens . Happy Hallowe'en (I really do prefer that spookier old-school spelling.

This week on GET LIT we talk with author  Kasia Jaronczyk  about her novel,  Voices in the Air . Check it out!

Hey folks! Today we chat with author  Danila Botha  about her novel,  A Place For People Like Us. Hope you dig. I'm sick so I'm gonna go lie down now.

Today on the show we're joined by  Jim Johnstone ! He was last on the  show  several years ago to talk about the collection he edited, The New Wave. Today he talks about his own work, mainly the latest collection of poetry criticism,  Bait & Switch: Essays, Reviews, Conversations, and Views on Canadian Poetry . Joining Jim on the episode is  Dorianne Emmerton , here to talk about the  Brockton Wri...