Isolation and community
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Culture
Writers Unbound
Childhood and growing up
Join us this week when authors Greg Santos and Shanice Nicole talk about the challenges of childhood. We also welcome Anna Leventhal, who tells us about AELAQ's involvement in this project.
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.
Identity and Belonging
This week, we meets Mariam Pal, whose memoir, Ballet Is Not for Muslim Girls, deals with her Pakistani-Canadian identity, and Anita Anand, whose novel, A Convergence of Solitude.
Making Choices, Taking Chances
This week, we meets Tara McGowan-Ross, whose memoir, Nothing Will Be Different, tackles her struggles with alcohol, monogamy, and depression, while Baharan Baniahmadi’s Prophetess...
Old Poems in a New Light
This week, Old Poems in a New Light, with poets Jason Camlot and Gillian Sze. Jason finds inspiration in Victorian prose, limericks, Leonard Cohen, and a couple of guinea pigs...
À propos de l’épisode
A new anthology of nonfiction brings the COVID-19 self-isolation experiences of 105 writers from all over Quebec into one powerful volume. In a new poetic children's book, a young Black girl races, alone, into a future where she can count on no one but herself. This week's guests discuss whether or not writers thrive in isolation, and the importance of community to any creative pursuit.
