Red Fern Book Review by Amy Tyler
Find your book club picks and get your literary fix here. I lead bookish discussions with authors, friends and family minus the scheduling, wine, charcuterie board and the book you didn’t have time to finish. My tastes skew toward the literary but I can’t resist a good thriller or the must-read book of the season. If you like authors like Donna Tartt, Ann Patchett, Jonathan Franzen, Marie Benedict and Rachel Hawkins this podcast is for you.
Episodes
77 episodes since 2021
The Other Valley
Debut novelist Scott Alexander Howard drops by the podcast to discuss his eerie literary work, The Other Valley. We discuss Ferrante, Atwood and the story behind the term speculative fiction.The Other Valley tells the story of Odile, an awk...
September 13, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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48:14
The New York Times Top 100 Books of the 21st Century
The New York Times has released their Top 100 Books of the 21st Century so far. I discuss. Book discussed:Gilead by Marilynne RobinsonNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshuguroThe Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehe...
July 26, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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30:27
What to Read Summer 2024
Book blogger Susan Matheson is back with her picks for summer reading and I have a new name!Books discussed:The Glassmaker by Tracy ChevalierSandwich by Catherine NewmanWives Like Us by Plum SykesYou Are Here by Davi...
June 28, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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34:16
Summer Reading with Tall Mike
Hi Red Fern Listeners! I was recently lucky enough to be a return guest on The TallMikeWine Podcast and I wanted to share the episode with you. We discuss summer reading and red wine. Mike is a self-professed wine geek who creates f...
June 14, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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41:16
Wellness and The Bee Sting
I dive into two very long books that are also worth the investment. The Bee Sting by Paul Murray tells the story of a contemporary Irish family that has fallen on hard times and is full of secrets. Contemporary family saga Wellness by Natha...
February 22, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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30:14
Asking for a Friend and Holiday Gift Giving Recommendations.
Book Blogger and author Kerry Clare joins the podcast to discuss her new book Asking for a Friend. It is a novel about intense female friendship and how key relationships created in our youth endure or break apart. We also chat about...
December 08, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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45:13
Anna Kloots and My Own Magic
Lifestyle Instagrammer and best selling author Anna Kloots joins the podcast to discuss her new memoir My Own Magic. She talks about new beginnings in the face of divorce, her love of pumpkin pie, and of course, how to make your own magic. ...
November 24, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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46:32
The Five-Star Weekend, Tom Lake and Truth & Beauty
A discussion of Ann Patchett's latest novel Tom Lake as well her memoir Truth & Beauty about her deep friendship with writer Lucy Grealy. Elin Hilderbrand's latest novel, The Five-Star Weekend, is also discussed.
November 03, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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29:53
Mountain Runaways
Award-winning Young Adult fiction novelist Pam Withers stops by the podcast to discuss her latest book Mountain Runaways. This fast-paced novel tells the story of the three kids, Jon, Korka and Aron, who lose their parents in an a...
October 27, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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25:41
Fall Reads 2023 with Susan Matheson
Book blogger Susan Matheson returns to the podcast with her line up of must have fall reads. We also discuss a book that we both disagreed upon: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang.Susan's Top Picks for Fall 2023The Leftover Woman b...
October 05, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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43:39
To Track a Traitor
Award-winning mystery writer Iona Whishaw drops by the podcast to discuss the latest book in her Lane Winslow mystery series. To Track a Traitor spans both world wars and is a tale of sibling rivalry, infidelity and espionage. Iona's backstory ...
September 22, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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47:48
The Librarianist and You Could Make This Place Beautiful
Amy kicks off Season Four of the podcast with a discussion of the literary novel The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt and the memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful by poet Maggie Smith. The Librarianist is the story of reti...
September 08, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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27:01
Bonus Episode: The TallMikeWine Podcast/The Books Episode with Amy Mair
Hi Red Fern Listeners! I was recently a guest on a fabulous wine podcast called The TallMikeWine Podcast. Host Mike Stone and I talk about, what else, but books and wine. I offer up a mini summer reading list and Mike explains how he come...
July 17, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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1:00:05
What to Read Summer 2023
Book blogger Susan Matheson stops by the podcast to talk about her favourite reads for summer. Her selections range from a cozy mystery to a contemporary memoir.Books and Resources discussed:
May 26, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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33:29
Pineapple Street and Ghost Music
Amy and Geoff review the popular fiction novel Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson and literary fiction novel Ghost Music by An Yu. Pineapple Street is a bird's eye view into the moneyed Brooklyn Heights family The Stocktons. Sasha,...
May 19, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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29:55
Frankenstein
Retired English Professor Dr. Mason Harris drops by the podcast to discuss one of his favourite books Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. This book combines elements of Gothic, Horror and Romantic literature. Dr. Harris delves in to Shelley's sca...
April 21, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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47:11
Age of Vice and The Villa
We review two of the buzziest books of early 2023: Fast-paced gangster novel set in India Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor and friendship travel story/thriller with Daisy Jones and the Six (by Taylor Jenkins Reid) vibes The Villa by R...
April 07, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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31:41
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and This Time Tomorrow
We review one of our favourite books of last year Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin as well as This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is the story of three friends Sadie, Sam ...
March 17, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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29:56
Astra
Author Cedar Bowers joins the podcast to discuss her 2021 debut novel Astra. The book follows the life of a young woman who is born on a B.C. commune from the perspective of 10 different people. Cedar discusses life growing up in a re...
March 03, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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33:41
Sea of Tranquility and When They Lost Their Heads
I review two novels by current Canadian literary stars Emily St. John Mandel and Heather O'Neill. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel is a science fiction novel about art, time, travel, love and plague that takes readers from...
February 17, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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29:18
Superfan
Vancouver author Jen Sookfong Lee joins the podcast to talk about her latest book Superfan. Jen uses her lifelong obsession with pop culture as a lens to explore family, grief,...
February 03, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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32:19
The White Ship and The Splendid and the Vile
Fantasy Fiction lover turned historian David Gates is back on the podcast to discuss two English history books: The White Ship by Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer and The Splendid and the Vile by journalist Erik Larson...
January 20, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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38:39
We All Want Impossible Things
My dear friend Alison Schmelke joins the podcast, perhaps a bit reluctantly, and together we interview our idol author and blogger Catherine Newman. We reminisce about Catherine's column Ben &am...
January 06, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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44:15