Another Book on the Shelf

Gen and Jette discuss The Virgin Suicides novel and film adaption (by Sofia Coppola). Show Notes: Toronto filming locations  Please go watch Sneaky Pete on Amazon and anything else with Giovanni Ribisi The soundtrack to the film has Air , Styx , and Sloan – it’s the BEST You should definitely watch Sofia Coppola’s other films – Lost in Translation , Marie Antoinette , The Bling Ring , and mor...

Coach House books sent Gen and Jette an advanced reading copy of Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier and they fell in love with it immediately. It cleverly intertwined the life of Emily Dickinson with that of the narrator, blending fact and fiction.  Show Notes: Obviously the song Jette was thinking about was “It’s Been a Summer” by New Found Glory #nfgforlife Dickinson died of Bright’s disease...

Gen and Jette paired up with the BMV Queen bookclub and talked about Sadie with an awesome group of ladies.  *Please note that we recorded in the bookstore cafe so the sound has its moments but the discussion is worth it! Plus sometimes it sounds like we're in a spaceship and that's cool Show Notes: Serial Podcast was mentioned, obvi. Did anyone else catch the stars motif? We cut a bunch of t...

Gen and Jette talk about books they hated and why they won't read certain books. Show Notes: Check out our Favourite Authors Episode (#4) Is it October yet? We are ready for Witches’ Christmas #sorrynotsorry – We will never like LOTR or GoT Bildungsroman means a novel dealing with one person’s formative years or spiritual education A Visit from the Goon Squad actually came out in 2010, not 2004.....

Gen and Jette attempt to breakdown the Classics genre and figure out what books might qualify.  SHOW NOTES: Oh yes – Before he was Sandy Cohen, Peter Gallagher was in an NBC mini-series adaptation of Brave New World We learned about Copyright & Public Domain rules The Chronicles of Narnia always make Jette think of the SNL Digital Short – Lazy Sunday The sad Irish lady Jette couldn’t remember was...

Gen and Jette won a night at the Broadview Hotel and went live on Instagram for a hangout episode.  Show Notes: Can you tell we are sitting on the bed and the awesome duvet is rustling? Shout out to AfterGlow yoga studio for putting on the Flow in the Dark for CAMH event this spring. The Broadview Hotel opened in 1891 and was most recently, a stripclub called Jilly’s. If you’re in the east end and...

Gen and Jette talk about Shade, The Changing Girl - a collection of comics on DC's Young Animal imprint - about an alien that embodies a teenage girl and all the baggage that they both carry.  Show Notes: My Chemical Romance will always be amazing. Jette’s funeral will be a recreation of the “My Helena” video. The Umbrella Academy is LIFE – Klaus forever! Doom Patrol is another comic on YA that ha...

Gen and Jette discuss "Autopsy of a Boring Wife" by Marie-Renee Lavoie and "Dual Citizens" by Alix Ohlin, two books sent to the podcast from House of Anansi Press.  Show Notes: We haven’t officially figured out what the ICI “Battle of the Books” is but it’s CBC related and probably cool. Alix Ohlin was a Giller Finalist for her novel Inside – not Dual Citizens (as of yet – the long list will be an...

Gen and Jette try to sort out just what the Young Adult genre is and why it is so popular.  Show Notes: Jette thought the Miss Peregrine movie was “Tim Burton-esque” and that’s because it WAS a Tim Burton movie. YA is a genre that is far more open to inclusivity and representation than your average fiction book. Please go to YouTube and watch “Shia LeBeouf” Live – Rob Cantor Books: There are SO MA...

Gen and Jette talk about Gillian Flynn's debut novel, the HBO adaptation of it, and explore the layers of violence in both.  Show Notes: Eliza Scanlen plays Amma Yes, there are 2 Kansas City‘s except technically they are part of the same city 🙂 HBO killing it with a great series again #sixfeetunder Jean-Marc Vallée and Marti Noxon created a stunning series Led Zeppelin – finally giving license to...

Gen and Jette talk about The Refrigerator monologues - Catherynne M. Valente's take on the trope of women being "fridged" to further the story of the men in their lives.  Show Notes: Supernatural is guilty of “fridging” So is Peaky Blinders And… Daredevil, The OC, and The Amazing Spiderman Also – why hasn’t Jette watched emo-Spiderman? The author that coined the phrase is Gail Simone, not Simon. o...

Gen and Jette breakdown - or at least try to breakdown - the Fantasy genre.  Show Notes: Harry Potter mention counter – Gen kept it to a very minimal EIGHT (with one bonus Supernatural mention) The Raven Cycle – For the record, Gen was incredibly chill about this in this episode (so super chill) Are you afraid of capaill uisce? Nicolas Hoult is playing Tolkien. So… Bowie and a 12 year old Jennifer...

Gen and Jette break from tradition and take some time to catch up on what they have been reading and writing. There may be a couple of Umbrella Academy and Supernatural tangents... Perhaps...  Show Notes: Do you have a Goodreads challenge goal? Stories need a plot?? We need to visit Salem, Mass strictly for business purposes. Check out the Giller Prize nominees. Umbrella Academy is life. We don’t...

Gen and Jette interview Claire Handscombe, author of the new novel, Unscripted, coming out April 4th.  Show Notes: The things you do for the West Wing. Listen to Claire’s podcast – The BritLit Podcast. You’re Booked sounds like another great podcast. Why not visit Washington, DC? Want to read even more about books? Check out BookRiot. Litsy is a great new social media took for readers and authors....

Gen and Jette discuss Chaya Bhuvaneswar's short story collection, White Dancing Elephants - a collection of stories spotlighting diverse women of colour that face sexual harassment and racial violence, and occasionally inflicting that violence on each other. White Dancing Elephants explores feminist, queer, religious, and immigrant stories with precision, drama, and compassion. Show Notes: Follow...

Gen and Jette travel from Oregon to Patagonia with Jedidiah Jenkins as he reconciles his identity, upbringing and what a life of travel can do for your soul.   Show Notes:  jedidiahjenkins.com mybyta.com – don’t use paper cups or plastic water bottles. There are so many great reusable options out there! You can even customize the Bytas! invisiblechildren.com Our love of One Tree Hill and Chicaho P...

Gen and Jette talk about journalling daily and why it is important for writers. Show Notes: Journals/Diaries we've read - David Sedaris, Sylvia Plath, Guy Maddin, Jedidiah Jenkins, Patti Smith, Joan Didion, Travis Barker. Moleskines are life. Boston is a great city for notebooks (Trident Booksellers, Harvard Bookstore) Did you hear Gen being wistful about notebooks? #ywadedicate What is a cracker?...

Gen and Jette talk about Toronto-based author Claudia Dey's latest novel, Heartbreaker.  "An isolated town. The remains of a mysterious cult. And a woman who disappears." Show Notes: If you're in Toronto, hit up Book City. Do you remember who shot JR? This podcast was born at Page One Cafe. We miss David Bowie. Ajax is awesome. How's your Canadian geography these days? Go listen to Claudia Dey's H...

Gen and Jette talk about Chuck Klosterman's Eating the Dinosaur and have their minds blown trying to figure out time travel.  Show Notes: Listen to everything on The Ringer! If you like Harry Potter, listen to Binge Mode with Jason Concepcion and Mallory Rubin. Remember when Garth Brooks had an alter ego names Chris Gaines? There was a lot of Podcat distractions today. Enjoy. Go learn about Kurt C...

Gen and Jette talk about David Grann's non-fiction novel about the Osage murders of the 1920s.  "Killers of the Flower Moon is a twist on what the Osage call the prairie’s gigantic “flower-killing moon” in May, when taller, aggressive plants snuff out tinier blooming flowers." Notes: Apologies for any weird sounds. The wind was howling like crazy and apparently changed Jette's voice at one point....

Gen and Jette talk holiday reading, suggest some great books for gifts, and look to what will be coming to the podcast in January. Notes: The Christina Tosi book Jette couldn't remember was Milk Bar Life. Don't forget to pick up "To Shake the Sleeping Self" by Jedidiah Jenkins and read long with us in Jan/Feb. Shout out to @litapowers for the lovely Dickens/Star Wars holiday picture. Don’t forget...

Gen and Jette reflect on 2018, starting a book club, starting a podcast, and looking to 2019. Notes: Douglas Adams wrote Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Travis Barker's memoir "Can I Say" is sad and beautiful. Yes - we shouted out The Ringer again and yes we will do it every time :) As Shea Serrano says - Go listen to "Villains" or go to Hell Check out our reading goals on Goodreads. Don’t forget...

Gen and Jette talk about Stephanie Wittels Wachs' memoir about her brother Harris, who, at the height of his comedic fame, died of a heroin overdose. Notes: We edited out a fair amount of long pauses where we stopped to ponder the awful of this book. It is a very hard book to put into words.  Shout Outs:  Late Night with Seth Meyers The Sarah Silverman Show Comedy Bang! Bang! Master of None #humbl...

Gen and Jette take a night off from the book club to talk about their favourite authors, featuring John Steinbeck, Stephen King, Donna Tartt, Dennis Lehane, Maggie Stiefvater, and Chuck Klosterman. *Disclaimer* Jette had been up since 4am and Gen was still on Copenhagen time during the recording so the english language wasn't flowing too well LOL  Show Notes: Snow White came out in 1938 - not 1939...

Gen and Jette talk about The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman, a prequel to Practical Magic. The book follows the Owens' siblings through their lives, the ups and downs and other complications that come along with being witches. If you hear any crinkling in the background, it's just our resident PodCat, Cypher, eating her dinner. Book Revelation - Vincent and William live "happily ever after" becau...