Family
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Culture
Writers Unbound
Change and Transformation
This week's guests discuss two crucial and under-told moments in Montreal's history. A new nonfiction book brings forward diverse perspectives on the Sir George Williams Affair.
Isolation and community
A new anthology of nonfiction brings the COVID-19 self-isolation experiences of 105 writers from all over Quebec into one powerful volume.
Health and Healthcare
This week's guests, Richard King and Samir Shaheen-Hussain, discuss the power of books to change how we think about health, healthcare, and how the system serves most vulnerable among us.
Travel and Movement
"If you sit and meditate, you're travelling... you don't have to move." So says Tawhida Tanya Evanson, author of a new novel that follows a young woman from her home in Canada to the USA...
Family
This week, join host Shelley Pomerance when two Montreal novelists talk about family, chosen and biological. “Friendships are the bedrock of a lot of gay and queer families”, says DiRaddo,
À propos de l’épisode
This week, join host Shelley Pomerance when two Montreal novelists talk about family, chosen and biological. “Friendships are the bedrock of a lot of gay and queer families”, says Christopher DiRaddo, “and I don't think that's always seen as legitimate as other forms of family, so I really wanted to showcase that in my book.” Friends also take on family roles in the new novel by H. Nigel Thomas.
