Getting Lit with Linda
By Linda Morra
Getting Lit with LindaSep 10, 2020
Hiatus / Teaser Episode
We are so grateful for the really enthusiastic response we have had to the podcast! We're coming right back - but, in response to some of our listeners's requests, we have provided you with a list of some of the writers (and a little time to read their books!) that Linda will be discussing in future episodes.
Have some other suggestions for us? Drop us a line at gettinglitwithlinda@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter (@LLitWith) and Instagram!
Episode 1: Not All About Atwood
This episode introduces listeners to what the podcast is about and explains what Linda will be chatting about in future episodes....
Episode Credits:
Linda Morra: Host, Writer, Associate Producer
Marco Timpano: Associate Producer
Raphael Krux: Music
Pgeshan: Logo Design
Episode 3: My Body is a Record - Madeleine Thien's Do Not Say We Have Nothing
This episode calls upon writer and host Linda's personal experience to understand and explore Madeleine Thien's remarkable and award-winning novel, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, published by Knopf (a division of Penguin Random House). The Take-Away for this episode involves two collections by the Italian-Canadian poet, Gianna Patriarca -- Italian Women and Other Tragedies and Daughters for Sale, both published by Guernica Press.
Episode Credits:
Produced, written & hosted by Linda Morra
Music by Rafael Krux
Logo Design by Pgeshan
Episode 2: This is the Present Me - Rawi Hage's DeNiro's Game
In this episode, Linda begins the series on Quebec-based English-language writers by focusing on one of her personal favourites: Rawi Hage's DeNiro's Game (with reference to two of his other novels). The "Take-away" section briefly recommends Megan Gail Coles's Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward's Gun Club--while promising to look at other East-Coast writers in Canada in the future, including Alistair MacLeod, Michael Crummey, Lisa Moore, Donna Morrissey, and Michael Winter.
Episode Credits:
Linda Morra: Host, Writer, Associate Producer
Marco Timpano: Associate Producer
Raphael Krux: Music
Introduction to Getting Lit with Linda
Our podcast launches on August 19, 2020!