The Book Cover

About The Book Cover

Interviews with writers and authors from around the Algoma region, delving into their books and ideas. Lisa Tucker is the host.

Publisher

Lisa Tucker

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Sept 2024

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

66 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   ALEISHA A. PARR - Superior Adult Learning & Tattoo Therapy

   Aleisha A. Parr is a Canadian writer, artist and entrepreneur with a Spec. Honours BFA from York University in Theatre (Ensemble Collective Creation; Playwriting) with a double minor in Psychology and Cultural Studies. Her poetry series written for and about strangers, “I Wrote You This Poem” (https://channillo.com/series/poems-for-strangers/), is published weekly on Channillo.com, and she is the author of the poetry chapbook, “What Lasts Beyond the Burning” (http://nightingaleandsparrow.com/what-lasts-beyond-the-burning/), forthcoming in December 2020 from Nightingale & Sparrow Press.  Her creative works have been seen on stages, in galleries, and in print throughout North America over the past two decades. In her work, she seeks to explore difficult themes in an attempt to shine a necessary light into our darkest crevices. Superior Adult Learning (formerly Program Read) has been helping adults gain essential literacy and life skills since 1987. As a not-for-profit organization, it provides one-on-one support to individuals living in the Sault Ste, Marie, Ontario area who are over the age of 19 and who want to improve their reading, writing, math, or digital skills. Through its FREE programs, the centre provides the tools that adults need to build confidence, gain independence, and secure meaningful employment. One-on-one sessions are typically held in-office and last one hour each week, between the hours of 9am and 4pm. Instructors and tutors focus on each learner’s individual needs, interests, and skills to help them achieve their goals. Staff at Superior Adult Learning are always happy to connect with anyone interested in upgrading their reading, writing, math, financial literacy, or digital skills. Call or email today for a FREE Intake Session to start your learning journey!

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   MARY-LYNN MURPHY - SHIFT

   Expect the unexpected as characters navigate shifting ground in this collection of stories set mostly in Northern Ontario. A man sets out to ignore the instructions on his car’s GPS–which sounds just like his wife–and ends up in another dimension. A young woman recalls her unusual childhood as new details are revealed. The receptionist at a zero-star motel encounters a series of unanticipated events that change the course of her life. In prose ranging from sharp realism to dream-like speculation to zany mischief, Shift explores the often bewildering ways our lives play out.

3. 

   16 Oct 2026

   MARYTė RUNNING - Blue Isn't Just A Colour

   Marytė Running is an international award-winning Canadian author. She lives in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, with her husband Jim and and their ‘foster-fail’ dog, Rosie. Summers are spent on nearby St. Joseph Island. Although born in England, Maryte still maintains ancestral ties with Kilbehenny, Ireland and Ukmergė, Lithuania. Her two grandchildren, Gavin and Elaina, drive her passion to write.

Who has been a guest on The Book Cover

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Peter Vaudry
• Jeffrey Ivan Wright
• Frank Sarlo
• Alyson MacLeod
• Shannon Vit

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

925

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

61

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

0