Episodes

  • Chantel Guertin gets festive with "It Happened One Christmas"
    Oct 6 2023

    S01E08: Chantel Guertin gets festive with "It Happened One Christmas"

    I got to fangirl a bit this week because my chat is with bestselling author Chantel Guertin! We talk about her upcoming novel "It Happened One Christmas" that comes out on Halloween (aka the 31 of October), all things Christmas (even Beavis and Butthead!), all things Canadian and French Canadian, author friends, and so much more. It's that time, friends! Get comfortable, grab your dessert, and let's get literary!

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    The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: This podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes! Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via my website and instagram, or can send me an email and leave a voice message (I adore those): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebookishnarwhal/message 

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    1 hr
  • September's Monthly Wrap Up
    Oct 4 2023

    S01E07: September's Monthly Wrap Up

    It's that time again! Join me as we talk about the books read in September, ones coming out in October, the Christmas books I'm excited about, and even an audio review of Lynn Aslup's Tinderbox. What are you waiting for? Get comfortable, grab your dessert, and let's get literary (don't forget to leave me a voice message after the show)!

    Exclusive Offers for listeners of The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: https://linktr.ee/thebookishnarwhal 

    The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: This podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes! Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via my website and instagram, or can send me an email and leave a voice message (I adore those): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebookishnarwhal/message 

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    15 mins
  • Tu Vuong steps away to start "Coming Home"
    Sep 16 2023

    S01E06: Tu Vuong steps away to start "Coming Home"

    This week is a very special episode for me. I got to chat with author/inspiration/friend, Tu Vuong, about her debut collection of autobiographical poems titled, "Coming Home". This moving collection is about a young girl’s immigration story with her family from Vietnam to Canada as a civil war escalates following the collapse of French Indochina. We also talk about things other than books, like tracking food trucks on different apps, lemon posset, Stella Luna, The Merry Dairy, and more! Get comfortable, grab your dessert, and let's get literary!

    Exclusive Offers for listeners of The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: https://linktr.ee/thebookishnarwhal 

    The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: This podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes! Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via my website and instagram, or can send me an email and leave a voice message (I adore those): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebookishnarwhal/message 

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    38 mins
  • Vanessa Westermann decodes “Cover Art“
    Sep 8 2023

    S01E05: Vanessa Westermann decodes “Cover Art“ 

    A sweet surprise for us all, this week I sat down with Canadian author Vanessa Westermann. We talk about chocolate more than the average bear, cottage countries better than Muskoka (in our humble opinions), women sleuths, Westermann’s origin story, and so much more! Get comfortable, grab your dessert selection, and let's get literary! Get her book “Cover Art” here.


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    The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: This podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes! Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via my website and instagram, or can send me an email and leave a voice message (I adore those): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebookishnarwhal/message 


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    38 mins
  • Dahlia Adler is "Going Bicoastal" after the Monthly Wrap Up
    Sep 1 2023

    S01E04: Dahlia Adler is "Going Bicoastal" after the Monthly Wrap Up

    After a week off due to illness, we are back! This week, I chat with author Dahlia Adler about her latest book "Going Bicoastal" and after, I get into the monthly wrap up, upcoming September releases, personal goals, kindness, and why it's important to read diverse books. Get comfortable, grab your dessert, and let's get literary! Here's the link for those exclusive offers, to interact, and all that good stuff: http://linktr.ee/thebookishnarwhal

    The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: This podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes! Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows.

    Want to connect even more? You can find me online via my website and instagram, or can send me an email and leave a voice message (I adore those) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebookishnarwhal/message

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    38 mins
  • Melissa Ferguson is "Famous for a Living"
    Aug 18 2023

    S01E03: Melissa Ferguson is "Famous for a Living"

    I got to sit down with author Melissa Ferguson. She writes those romcoms we all love, like Famous for a Living, Meet Me in the Margins, Cul-de-Sac War, and others. Aside from books, listen to this supermom juggle it all (literally) as we chat about country versus city living, character perceptions (from shallow to creepy), influencer anxiety, building a brand, and mango sticky rice. We even feature a special guest appearance from a Little Ferguson! Get comfortable, grab your dessert (or wa-wa), and let's get literary. Listeners be warned: cute content awaits. Exclusive Offers for listeners of The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: https://linktr.ee/thebookishnarwhal The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: This podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes! Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via my website and instagram, or can send me an email and leave a voice message (I adore those)


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    42 mins
  • Anne William gets "Wild About You"
    Aug 11 2023

    S01E02: Anne William gets Wild About You

    Listen to us forget words (like the pros we are) as I talk to author Anne William! Hit play and listen to us get into her "Wild About You" series, self-publishing, and that's not all. We get all "Julie Andrews" and discuss a few of our favourite things: Charlie N. Holmbeg's bad review songs, the Sea to Sky highway, LOTR, and Twilight. We even squeezed in a F·R·I·E·N·D·S reference! Exclusive Offers for listeners of The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/thebookishnarwhal⁠⁠ 

    The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: This podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes! Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via my website and instagram, or can send me an email and leave a voice message (I adore those)


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    53 mins
  • Adele Griffin and "The Favor"
    Aug 4 2023

    S01E01: Adele Griffin and "The Favor"

    Welcome to the first ever episode of The Bookish Narwhal Podcast; joining me this week is author Adele Griffin! Hit play and listen to us talk about everything from her newest release The Favor that hit bookstores in June, to family, books, bakeries, and even Easy Bake Ovens. We literally could not stop talking, honestly we said goodbye three times!

    Exclusive Offers for listeners of The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: ⁠https://linktr.ee/thebookishnarwhal⁠ 

    The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: This podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes! Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via my website and instagram, or can send me an email and leave a voice message (I adore those)

    --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebookishnarwhal/message
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    38 mins