Can't Lit
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Can't Lit
A podcast on all things Canadian and Literature and then some.
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123 - Can't Lit - Triple Treat Book Launch!
Welcome to the chaos of a book launch! Are all book launches like this? I hope so! The Triple Treat Book Launch took place on Sunday April 28th at bel...
122 - Can't Lit - Tania De Rozario
Spring has sprung! And we have Tania De Rozario on the podcast to talk about her new collection of essays, Dinner on Monster Island as well as talking...
121 - Can't Lit - Dina & Jen - What's the Point?
Hello listeners! Dina & Jen are chatting about stuff. Again! This time they're in conversation about the point. What is it? Like, really, what's the p...
120 - Can't Lit - Dina & Jen - Lies Writers Have Told Us
Welcome to 2024! WOW! Can you believe it? Feels like the future. Sort of. I don't even know. DIna and Jen catch up and talk about raccoons and aquatic...
119 - Can't Lit - Dina & Jen - CHAOS
Yes, it's true. We've been on an unplanned hiatus. But we're back and this episode is (basically) the chaos episode. We have no theme and we're talkin...
118 - Can't Lit - Nathan Whitlock
Hello! If you love summer, like Dina, you're probably sad it's coming to a close sooner rather than later. If you hate summer, like Jen, you're probab...
117 - Can't Lit - Some of Our Favourite Things
Summer is here and so are we! Dina and Jen get together IN PERSON! To catch up and chat about some of their favourite "books and stuff" things. Rosie...
116 - Can't Lit - Andrew F. Sullivan
Hello listeners! We are here again with incredible guest, Andrew F. Sullivan! We love him, (and his dog and his wife) and his new novel, The Marigold....
115 - Can't Lit - Catherine Hernandez
Hello! This month we finally got to live our dream and talk to the multi-talented and oh so wonderful, Catherine Hernandez! We talk about her new book...
114 - Can't Lit - Cody Caetano
Hello! Spring is here, and so is a new episode with the wonderful Cody Caetano! We talk about his book, Half Bads in White Regalia, voice, structure...
113 - Can't Lit - Emily Riddle
Hello! This month we have the incredible writer, artist and library professional Emily Riddle! We talk about her wonderful poetry collection The Big M...
112 - Can't Lit - The Superfan Talk Show! Live!
Hello listeners! And Happy New Year! This month we present a special treat: a recording of Jen's Vancouver launch of Superfan, at The Refinery on Janu...
111- Can't Lit - Live with Hannah McGregor!
Happy Holidays! We talk to friend of the podcast, Hannah McGregor about her new book, A Sentimental Education, and so much more!
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110 - Can't Lit - Billy-Ray Belcourt
Hello friends! Happy Halloween! As a treat we talk to the amazing Billy-Ray Belcourt about his new novel, A Minor Chorus, writing outside genre, the...
109 - Can't Lit - Dina & Jen - Asking Each Other
Hello! We are here for the last episode of summer! Dina and Jen go sans-guest, not sans-fards, and talk to each other about literally whatever they fe...
108 - Can't Lit - Emma Healey
Wlecome to summer! We have a glorious guest to cool things down with sparkling conversation, Emma Healey! We talk about her new memoir Best Young Wo...
107 - Can't Lit - Francine Cunningham
Hello! It's short story month and we talk to the multi-talented poet, writer and all around lovely person, Francine Cunnnigham about her new short sto...
106 - Can't Lit Live! with Jason Purcell, Jónína Kirton & Tolu Oloruntoba
Happy Poetry Month! Sure, we waited until the end of the month to record out latest episode, but it's a pure poetry delight with three absolute supers...
105 - Can't Lit - Jane Davidson
Hello listeners! This month we talk to the Artistic and Executive Director of the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts, Jane Davidson! We chat...
104 - Can't Lit - Naben Ruthnum
Hello! This month we talk to the incredible writer and lovely person, Naben Ruthnum! In this episode we talk about his new novel, A Hero of Our Time,...
103- Can't Lit - Dina & Jen: Start Me Up
Happy New Year! We're here to shout into mics for another year. In this episode Dina and Jen talk about getting back to writing, what it looks like, o...
102- Can't Lit - Can't Lit Holiday Fun Times Live!
Happy Holidays! Another live episode to celebrate the union of Can't Lit and Real Vancouver Writers' Series. Dina, Jen are joined by Sean Cranbury as...
101- Can't Lit - Ellie Sawatzky & Isabella Wang
Two poets! You bet. In this episode Jen and Dina talk to debut poets, Ellie Sawatzky (None of this Belongs to Me) and Isabella Wang (Pebble Swing) abo...
100- Can't Lit - Can't Lit Live 100!
Hello everyone! We finally made it to 100! This episode was recorded live in Crowdcast on October 22, 2021 and the guests were members of the audience...
099- Can't Lit - Casey Plett
It's autumn and time to get cozy with a podcast. This episode we have the talented writer, editor, publisher and delight, Casey Plett! We talk about h...
098- Can't Lit - Shashi Bhat
Hello listeners! This episode is a delightful treat with the writer, editor and instructor, Shashi Bhat! We talk about her new novel, The Most Preciou...
097 - Can't Lit - Dina & Jen
This summer is real warm and his episode's hot topic: money! Dina and Jen talk about finances, crunching numbers, advances, events, and the strong fee...
096 - Can't Lit - Hilary Atleo
Summer is here and so are we, in podcast form! And we are thrilled to talk to the wonderful, smart and very fun, Hilary Atleo from Iron Dog Books. We...
095 - Can't Lit - Sarah Berman
Hello pod friends! We are here with an excellent episode and our very wonderful guest, Sarah Berman! We talk about her book, Don't Call it a Cult: The...
094 - Can't Lit - Dina Interviews Jen
We're back! And Jen has a new book of poetry (her debut!) so Dina interviews her about The Shadow List (Wolsak & Wynn, Buckrider Books), and we talk a...
093 - Can't Lit - Top Ten 2020
We made it through 2020! Good for us! Dina & Jen decide to look back on what they liked about the year, in a loose, literary-adjacent way. What is in...
092 - Can't Lit - Dina & Jen
Hello! In this episode Dina and Jen talk about writing in the year 2020. What's it like? Are we doing it? What's up with that? If you are or aren't wr...
091 - Can't Lit - Marlowe Granados
Boo! Oh no. We didn't want to scare you. Just want you to know we have a new episode with the amazing writer, filmmaker, podcaster and style icon Marl...
090 - Can't Lit - Dina & Jen
Huge news! Not really. Well, we managed to record an episode! This time it's just Dina and Jen talking about the ugly, the bad and the good of literar...
090 - Can't Lit - Daniel, Dina & Jen
Hosts past, present and future are all together to talk about books and stuff. They get into summer time sweatiness, talking to dogs in Italian, and t...
089 - Can't Lit - David Ly
Hello listeners! We have missed you. We're back with a bang and very wonderful guest, poet and human delight, David Ly! We talk about his debut poetry...
A Can't Lit Update
Hello friends! We miss you. Dina drops in to say hey what's up. More episodes soon. We promise. What does soon mean? Soon we'll know.
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088 - Can't Lit - Dina & Jen - Advice
In the first mini episode of the year Dina & Jen talk about advice. How to take it, how to give it, how to wade through the never-ending muck of it, a...
087 - Can't Lit - Cynara Geissler
Happy 2020! Happy New Decade! Happy Year of the Metal Rat! And we're back with multi-talented, hilarious, stylish and wonderful guest, Cynara Geissler...
086- Can't Lit - Dina & Jen - The Decade
In this episode your hosts look back at the decade and talk about books they loved, trends they observed and there's some of what certain people would...