Red Fern Book Review by Amy Tyler

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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.

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We All Want Impossible Things

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01/06/23 • 44 min

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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 & Birdy and how it got us through the early days of parenthood. Catherine discusses her poignant, hilarious and nostalgic novel, We All Want Impossible Things. It is the story about two best friends Edi and Ash and Edi's last days in hospice.
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Books set in Amsterdam

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12/02/22 • 31 min

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Amy and Geoff discuss their trip to Amsterdam and review books and movies set in this gorgeous, progressive city. Tulip Fever is a historical novel set in 17th-century Amsterdam during the rise of tulip trade. The Dinner is a contemporary domestic thriller that takes place over the course of one meal at a high-end restaurant.
Books and Resources discussed:
Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach
Tulip Fever, movie 2017
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The Dinner by Herman Koch
The Dinner, movie 2017

Mindful of Murder

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04/22/22 • 30 min

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Best selling author Susan Juby is on the podcast to talk about her delightful murder mystery Mindful of Murder. The novel features Helen Thorpe as a smart, preternaturally calm and insightful butler who uses her sleuthing skills to unravel the mystery of the death of her former employer. Susan talks about the joys of owning her first Instant Pot and how her British Columbian upbringing informs her writing. Mindful of Murder is part of the Red Fern Book Review book subscription box.
Books and Resources Discussed:

Mindful of Murder by Susan Juby
The Woefield Poultry Collective (Home to Woefield) by Susan JubyAlice, I Think by Susan Juby
Nice Recovery by Susan Juby
Republic of Dirt: Return to Woefield by Susan Juby
Me Three by Susan Juby
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

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What to Read Fall 2022

Red Fern Book Review by Amy Tyler

10/21/22 • 41 min

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Susan Matheson of Bedside Table Books discusses her top reads of the fall season. Amy and Susan talk about how to match books with your travels
Books and Resources Discussed

The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach
Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The Snow Goose: A Story of Dunkirk by Paul Gallico
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico
Eiffel, Movie Netflix
To Capture What We Cannot Keep by Beatrice Colin
The Mutual Friend by Carter Bays
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
We are the Light by Matthew Quick
Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman
Bittersweet by Susan Cain
Quiet by Susan Cain
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The Candy House

Red Fern Book Review by Amy Tyler

09/09/22 • 29 min

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Season 3 of the Red Fern Book Review kicks off with a review of one of the biggest books of the year: The Candy House by Jennifer Egan. Geoff is back on the podcast with a new job title. Amy and Geoff decide whether or not The Candy House is sci fi and if it surpasses the book's precursor: A Visit from the Goon Squad.
Books and Resources Discussed:

The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
Dog (2022), Apple TV
Casual (2015), Netflix
Julia (2022) HBO
Julia (2022) CNN
My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan

Rock Paper Scissors and Sometimes I Lie

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05/27/22 • 26 min

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Bookstagrammer Danielle Peters joins the podcast to talk about her favourite genre: thrillers. Danielle reviews Rock Paper Scissors and Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney, reveals what she looks for in a suspense novel and how she incorporates reading into her everyday life.
Books and Resources Discussed:
The River at Night by Erica Ferencik
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Things We Do in the Dark Jennifer Hillier
The Arc: A Novel by Tory Henwood Hoen
Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson
Still Life by Sarah Winman
The Ballerinas: A Novel by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
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Junie

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11/18/22 • 33 min

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Author Chelene Knight joins the podcast to discuss her debut novel Junie. The book is set in Hogan's Alley, the once thriving Black and immigrant community located in Vancouver's East End. Junie is a creative, observant child who moves to the alley with her mother Maddie who is an aspiring jazz singer and alcoholic. Chelene discusses Black Joy, Black stereotypes and how the quiet, introspective Junie is a stereotype busting character. Junie is part of the Red Fern Book Review's latest book subscription box with Book Warehouse.
Books and resources discussed:
Junie by Chelene Knight
Braided Skin by Chelene Knight
Dear Current Occupant by Chelene Knight
Hogan's Alley, Vancouver Historical Society
For more information on Chelene Knight:
Website: https://cheleneknight.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nourishing.word/

The Book of Form and Emptiness, Parakeet and Lincoln in the Bardo

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03/18/22 • 27 min

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Three magical realism novels, The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki, Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino and Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, are reviewed.

Books and Resources Discussed:

Only Murders in the Building, Hulu and Disney+
Everything is Alive, podcast
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

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The Starless Sea and The Shadow of the Wind

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03/11/22 • 31 min

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Fantasy Fiction aficionado and Instagram mixologist Jeanette Bruce joins Red Fern to discuss fantasy fiction and a classic thriller. The Starless Sea is a luminous fantasy novel heavy on imagery and lighter on world building. The Shadow of the Wind is a timeless, modern classic set in Barcelona about a young man who owns a copy of a rare book at his own peril. Jeanette and Amy discuss cocktails and tea, what constitutes a fantasy novel and the role of women in The Shadow of the Wind.

Books and Resources discussed:

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Greenwood by Michael Christie

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