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About Get (Can)Lit
A podcast highlighting all things Canadian authors and Canadian literature across all genres with book reviews, book recommendations, lists, and more! Hosted by Maria Zuppardi. New episodes every other Tuesday!
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- Maria Zuppardi
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- First episode
- 3 Jan 2023
- Latest episode
- 2 Jan 2024
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2 Jan 2024
2023 Reading WrapUp - The Best of CanLit
Happy 2024! Have a listen to my top 10 reads of 2023, and a few short thoughts on them. It's safe to say that all of these books need to be on your TBR, so happy reading! Fiction: The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding The Light of Eternal Spring by Angel Di Zhang We Meant Well by Erum Shazia Hasan River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin & Marissa Stapley A History of Burning by Janika Oza Nonfiction Superfan by Jen Sookfong Lee These Days Are Numbered by Rebecca Rosenblum Alone by Paul Tom Poetry The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
12 Dec 2023
Most Anticipated Reads of 2024
The last episode of 2023 is here, and I'm looking ahead to some early 2024 releases to kickstart my year with (as they slowly come out). Have a listen on what's on my pre-order shelf now! Pre-Ordered Books Mentioned Midnight by Amy Mcculloch (Jan 2) Twenty Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate (Jan 23) Broughtupsy by Christina Cooke (Jan 23) We Rip the World Apart by Charlene Carr (Jan 30) The Inheritance by Joanna Goodman (Mar 12) A Great Country by Shilpi Somaya Gowda (Mar 26)
5 Dec 2023
Holiday Romance Books For Your TBR
Check out the CanLit holiday romances that made my nice (and naughty) list! Books mentioned: It Happened One Christmas by Chantel Guertin The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaludin & Marissa Stapley The Christmas Wager by Holly Cassidy A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli Follow the podcast on Instagram now @getcanlitpodcast! Discounts: If you love hardcover books as much as I do, then you have to subscribe to Book Of the Month, which is now available in Canada & the U.S.! To learn more and sign up, you can use my referral code now: https://www.mybotm.com/pbhpuisxszh?show_box=true (https://www.mybotm.com/pbhpuisxszh?show_box=true) *I get a free book when you use my code! Looking for a unique book box experience? Once Upon a Book Club is for you! Their special editions are always top notch. Learn more about them now, and use my code READINGMARIA10 to save $5 off your order, shipping almost everywhere in the world: https://www.onceuponabookclub.com/en-ca (https://www.onceuponabookclub.com/en-ca) *I receive a $5 commission I can use in their store! I work at Dundurn Press! You can save 20% off literally everything (print &ebook) when you use code READINGMARIA20: https://www.dundurn.com/ (https://www.dundurn.com/) *I get the satisfaction knowing that someone will enjoy a book I have worked on!
7 Nov 2023
Spooky Season Review Roundup & A NetGalley Deep Dive
Still keeping the spooky season reading vibes going? Here are two spoilery chats about my latest reads, plus a deep dive into my unread NetGalley CanLit shelf of shame. Books talked about: Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong Follow the podcast on Instagram now @getcanlitpodcast! Discounts: If you love hardcover books as much as I do, then you have to subscribe to Book Of the Month, which is now available in Canada! To learn more and sign up, you can use my referral code now: https://www.mybotm.com/pbhpuisxszh?show_box=true (https://www.mybotm.com/pbhpuisxszh?show_box=true) *I get a free book when you use my code! Looking for a unique book box experience? Once Upon a Book Club is for you! Their special editions are always top notch. Learn more about them now, and use my code READINGMARIA10 to save $5 off your order, shipping almost everywhere in the world: https://www.onceuponabookclub.com/en-ca (https://www.onceuponabookclub.com/en-ca) *I receive a $5 commission I can use in their store! I work at Dundurn Press! You can save 20% off literally everything (print &ebook) when you use code READINGMARIA20: https://www.dundurn.com/ (https://www.dundurn.com/) *I get the satisfaction knowing that someone will enjoy a book I have worked on!
24 Oct 2023
Books that fit the Fall vibe...and the Giller shortlist
Today’s episode is all about two amazing books - River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta and Jawbone by Meghan Greeley - as well as my thoughts on the disappointment that is the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist. Enjoy! Follow me @readingmaria and @getcanlitpodcast on Instagram!
10 Oct 2023
Spooky Season Book Recommendations
If you're looking to add more mystery, thriller, horror, and dystopian Canadian authors to your spooky season reading plans, you've come to the right place! Book Recs: Things We Do In the Dark by Jennifer Hillier Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Blood Atonement by S.M. Freedman (use code READINGMARIA20 at dundurn.com) Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice Gutter Child by Jael Richardson Bad Cree by Jessica Johns On My TBR: Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena Queer Little Nightmares edited by David Ly & Daniel Zomparelli Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth Red X David Demchuk And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury
26 Sept 2023
On Marsha Lederman's Indigo Opinion Piece
Marsha Lederman recently wrote an opinion piece in the Globe & Mail entitled "Indigo is essential to CanLit, for better or for worse." This is a response to that as an avid Canadian book consumer. Follow me @getcanlitpodcast and @readingmaria on Instagram!
12 Sept 2023
Introducing the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize | Reading updates, book blanket, and Indigo's CEO
With so much to talk about, besides book mail, I figure now would be a great time to bring up the entire 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist! Learn more about the books on their website now (https://scotiabankgillerprize.ca/2023-finalists/). Books mentioned: Bookmail: River Mumma (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65650494-river-mumma?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=vhNtItpPSH&rank=1) by Zalika Reid-Benta; And Then She Fell (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75500180-and-then-she-fell) by Alicia Elliott New releases: Rouge (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101160689-rouge?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_10) by Mona Awad; Daughter (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/124029281-daughter?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14) by Claudia Dey; Hemlock Island (https://www.onceuponabookclub.com/en-ca/products/limited-edition-spooky-halloween-2023-pre-order?sca_ref=1234982.PGfD6fhjHY&sca_source=GetCanLit Podcast) by Kelley Armstrong; Her Body Among Animals (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/122757971-her-body-among-animals?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13) by Paola Ferrante
23 May 2023
Book Review: A History of Burning by Janika Oza
There is ONE book you absolutely have to read this year, and that's Janika Oza's debut A History of Burning. Whether you like historical fiction or not, let me convince you to pick it up ASAP! Find the podcast on Instagram at getcanlitpodcast!
9 May 2023
Canadian Independent Bookstore Day Haul!
Did you go shopping at your local bookstore for #CIBD2023? Listen along for my book haul!
25 Apr 2023
Canadian Poetry Reading Roundup & More
Another day, another poetry review roundup, a giveaway for some cool CanLit, and other news! Check out these recent awards that were announced recently! The Ninth Annual Rakuten Kobo Writer Prize (https://www.kobo.com/media-hub/rakuten-kobo-emerging-writer-prize) and the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence (https://www.crimewriterscanada.com/awards/annual-awards/shortlists). Find the podcast on Instagram at getcanlitpodcast, and don't forget to enter for your chance to win a copy of Mad Honey by Katie Welch!
11 Apr 2023
Mystery, Nonfiction, and More Unrelated Genres
Talk about having an array of genres I review in this episode! Reviewed Books: Blackwater Falls (https://www.bookcity.ca/item/3Czr8TaWU98Gctc2YPHqOA) by Ausma Zehanat Khan (check out my review on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/p/CqnXK5er4Op/)) 305 Lost Buildings of Canada (https://www.bookcity.ca/item/Hotw0wf-6PHmvuVKioOqQA) by Alex Bozikovic and Raymond Biesinger Books Mentioned: Mad Honey (https://www.bookcity.ca/item/o_qOYZ4my7gxWJ_qWVZ3Cg) by Katie Welch Tauhou (https://www.bookcity.ca/item/temoIPlhFAiFzAFP4z-_qw) by Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall You Still Look the Same (https://www.bookcity.ca/item/F3kvawefJPuUcNhkq0LTGQ) by Farzana Doctor Streams that Lead Somewhere (https://www.bookcity.ca/item/E8_pcHiTUq1G4Rg1NW-VjA) by Fareh Malik Letters in a Bruised Cosmos (https://www.bookcity.ca/item/ssARrWrToAYg5i1Qx8bN6w) by Liz Howard Pistachios in My Pocket (https://atbaypress.com/books/detail/pistachios-in-my-pocket) by Sareh Farmand The Untranslatable I (https://www.bookcity.ca/item/PUGVqg22P0Y3dfVOUBhuJQ) by Roxanna Bennett The Sun and Her Flowers (https://www.bookcity.ca/item/ULpFLNJxI5YnihO9vc_o0A), Home Body (https://www.bookcity.ca/item/ULpFLNJxI5a8ubgytVFV8g) by Rupi Kaur If you'd like to leave some feedback about what you love to hear in your bookish podcasts, check out my Instagram post (https://www.instagram.com/p/CqrJx5VLjA2/)or DM me @getcanlitpodcast!
28 Mar 2023
Let's Talk About CanLit Poetry
In which I barely touch the surface of the state of the Griffin Prize. If you're curious about upcoming poetry collections you should read, make sure you listen to this episode! Thank you Guernica Editions for providing me with (digital) ARCs of the following titles: Love Is a Place But You Cannot Live There (https://guernicaeditions.com/products/love-is-a-place-but-you-cannot-live-there) by Jade Wallace The Vanishing Act (& The Miracle After) (https://guernicaeditions.com/products/the-vanishing-act-amp-the-miracle-after) by MIRABEL Casting Out (https://guernicaeditions.com/products/casting-out) by Rocco De Giacomo Coming up on my TBR: Blackwater Falls (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61924814-blackwater-falls) by Ausma Zehanat Khan Find the podcast on Instagram at getcanlitpodcast!
14 Mar 2023
More book buying & Canadians on international awards
A very short book buying update, and Canadian achievements with the Women’s Prize and the inaugural Carol Shield’s Prize! Books mentioned: Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality by Lindsay Wong Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury Children of Paradise by Camilla Grudova (Women’s Prize) Junie by Chelene Knight (Carol Shields Prize) God Isn't Here Today by Francine Cunningham (Carol Shields Prize) We Should Not Be Afraid of the Sky by Emma Hooper (Carol Shields Prize) We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama (Carol Shields Prize) The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr (Carol Shields Prize) Don't forget to follow the podcast on Instagram @getcanlitpodcast!
28 Feb 2023
What impact will Indigo have on the Canadian book industry?
The Indigo situation is all Canadian book lovers are thinking about right now, and today I approach the impact of the cybersecurity incident from all perspectives. My recent reads mentioned: These Days Are Numbered by Rebecca Rosenblum Two For the Road by Chantel Guertin The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding Bad Cree by Jessica Johns Don't forget to follow the Get (Can)Lit podcast on Instagram (@getcanlitpodcast) and Twitter (@getcanlitpod)
14 Feb 2023
Canadian books about love you need to read now | Romance Authors For Your TBR
Ok, these might not be the most conventional romance authors, but hey. It's CanLit! Everything here has a "literary" aspect to it! Romance Book Recs mentioned: You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked. by Sheung-King (published by Book*hug Press) The Foghorn Echoes by Danny Ramadan (published by Penguin Random House Canada) Lucien & Olivia by Andre Narbonne (published by Black Moss Press) Follow the podcast on social media now! Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/getcanlitpodcast/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/getcanlitpod)| Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089094583678)
31 Jan 2023
Black Canadian Voices you need to read now!
Today, I’m diving into some Black Canadian authors you should add to your to-be-read piles for February and beyond! *All links below are affiliate links, which means I get a small commission for qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. Poetry Finish This Sentence (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781774150269?aff=ReadingMaria94)by Leslie Roach Burning Sugar (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781551528250?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Cicely Belle Blain Where the Baedeker Leads (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781774150504?aff=ReadingMaria94) by James Yeku Short Stories Shut Up You’re Pretty (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781551527550?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Tea Mutonji Frying Plantain (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781487005344?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Zalika Reid-Benta Literary Fiction The Son of the House (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781459747081?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Cheluchi Onyemelukwe Onuobia The Youth of God (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781988449739?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Hassan Ghedi Santur Brother (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781635573541?aff=ReadingMaria94) by David Chariandy Reproduction (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781609455750?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Ian Williams Young Adult This Book Betrays My Brother (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781988449296?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Kagiso Lesego Molope Hurricane Summer (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250622235?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Asha Bromfield Gutter Child (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781443457828?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Jael Richardson Romance Ties that Tether (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593101940?aff=ReadingMaria94), The Sweetest Remedy (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593101964?aff=ReadingMaria94), and Where We End & Begin (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593440230?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Jane Igharo
17 Jan 2023
2023 Canada Reads Thoughts & Recent Book Recommendations
In this episode, listen to some spoiler-free book reviews of my most recent reads, as well as some thoughts and predictions for the 2023 Canada Reads debates. Recommended Reads: *The Bliss House (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781459751460?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Jim Bartley (Dundurn Press) *These Days Are Numbered (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781459751439?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Rebecca Rosenblum (Dundurn Press) *The Centaur's Wife (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780735272859?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Amanda Leduc (Random House Canada / Penguin Random House Canada) *Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart: A Memoir (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780771025211?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Jen Sookfong Lee (McClelland & Stewart / PRHC) Bookmail: *Cut Road (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781771837255?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Brent van Staalduinen (Guernica Editions) *Bad Cree (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385548694?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Jessica Johns (Harper Collins Canada, Double Day Books in the U.S.) *Looking for Jane (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781668013687?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Heather Marshall (Simon & Schuster Canada, Atria Books in the U.S.) The Last Exiles by Ann Shin (support the HCP union (https://bookshop.org/shop/hcpunion)) *Intruder (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781487008710?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Bardia Sinaee (House of Anansi) 2023 Canada Reads Longlist: *Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781770462892?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Kate Beaton (Drawn & Quarterly) *Revery: A Year of Bees (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781989496138?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Jenna Butler (Wolsak and Wynn) *Half-Bads in White Regalia (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780735240858?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Cody Caetano (Hamish Hamilton / PRHC) *Greenwood (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781984822017?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Michael Christie (McClelland & Stewart / PRHC, Hogarth Press / PRH in the U.S.) Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye (Simon & Schuster Canada / Harper Collins U.S. *Hana Khan Carries On (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593336366?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Uzma Jalaluddin (Harper Avenue / Harper Collins Canada, Berkley / PRH in the U.S.) *All the Seas of the World (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593441046?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Guy Gavriel Kay (Viking / Penguin Random House Canada, Berkley / PRH in the U.S.) *Dandelion (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781551528816?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Jamie Chai Yun Liew (Arsenal Pulp Press) We Were Dreamers by Simu Liu (support the HCP union (https://bookshop.org/shop/hcpunion)) *Mexican Gothic (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780525620808?aff=ReadingMaria94) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey / Penguin Random House Canada) *Finding Edward by Sheila Murray (Cormorant Books) Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah (Esplanade Books / Vehicule Press) We Spread by Iain Reid (Simon & Schuster) Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (ECW Press) *Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Knopf Canada) *indicates affiliate link
3 Jan 2023
Wrapping Up the Best of 2022 CanLit
Wondering what Canadian authors to read? Listen in as I talk about some of the best (and a few of the not-so-best) CanLit books I read in 2022. Want more CanLit? Follow @getcanlitpodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter today!
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