Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Interview with Kyle Buckley

Download today's interview with Kyle Buckley here, and listen to us discuss his new book The Laundromat Essay.

Cheers,
Jennifer LoveGrove

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Kyle Buckley - Tuesday, November 25, 2008


Tune in this Tuesday, November 25th from 2-3pm as Jennifer LoveGrove interviews Kyle Buckley about his debut book The Laundromat Essay.

There will be readings, tunes, questions, answers, and maybe even surprises.

The Laundromat Essay is a spiralling poem about the pathology of forgetting, a poetic narrative of credible absurdity and dazzling interest.

Kyle Buckley lives and writes in Toronto. He studied at York and the University of Calgary, and has taught creative writing at Ryerson University. He currently works at Type Books in Toronto and is a member of the Scream Literary Festival executive. He is a past winner of the now-defunct Queen Street Quarterly poetry contest. The Laundromat Essay is his first book.

In Other Words
Tuesday, November 25
2-3pm
CKLN 88.1FM
ckln.fm (click "listen live")

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Fundfest Show

Download the September 30/08 fundraising show with Diana Kiesners, Myna Wallin and Jennifer LoveGrove here.

Jonathan Bennett Interview for download

Click here to download an mp3 file of my interview with Jonthan Bennett.

Jennifer

Friday, September 19, 2008

Jonathan Bennett on "In Other Words" this Tuesday, September 23


Tune in this Tuesday, when fourth Tuesday host Jennifer LoveGrove will interview writer Jonathan Bennett about his new novel from ECW Press called Entitlement.





The novel Entitlement is the tragic, wrenching story of Andy Kronk. After a lifetime intertwined with the Aspinalls, one of Canada’s wealthiest families, Andy has finally forged a clean break. Mere months pass, however, before his past returns, and he finds himself, obediently, digging …

At its heart, Entitlement is a story about identity – about who we think we are and where we really stand. Set in rural Ontario and with excursions to Toronto and New York City, the novel takes a provocative and honest look at class, power, male relationships, death, and the familial bonds that tie, protect and harm us most.


Andy’s story is revealed to Trudy Clarke. Writing an Aspinall “tell-all” biography, she wants Kronk’s take for her book. Reluctantly, Andy agrees to talk. He begins by explaining that when he quit practising law, all he wanted was a clean start and the privacy to live life on his own terms. But, as he explains over the course of a weekend interview, his boyhood boarding school entanglement with one of Canada’s elite families became complicated – and remains strong. As the weekend progresses, Andy grows comfortable. When he realizes that he’s gone too far, said too much, it’s too late…

Written in forceful prose, with a poet’s ear, Jonathan Bennett’s Entitlement does for the world of power and privilege what David Adams Richards has done for the hardscrabble blue collar men and women of his award-winning novels – tearing down myths to reveal something essentially, and always, heartbreakingly human.





Jonathan Bennett is the author of three previous books, including the critically acclaimed novel, After Battersea Park, and a volume of poetry, Here is my street, this tree I planted. His short story collection, Verandah People, was runner up for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award. He is a recent winner of the K.M. Hunter Artists' Award in Literature. Born in Vancouver, raised in Sydney, Australia, Jonathan lives in Peterborough, Ontario.



Tune in as Jennifer and Jonathan chat about the new book and the writing of it, hear Jonathan read some excerpts, and listen to some tunes.

Tuesday, September 23 2-3pm
CKLN 88.1 FM
online at ckln.fm

Cheers,
Jennifer

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Stuart Ross Interview Online

You can listen to July 2007's interview with Stuart Ross here.

Sally Cooper Interview Online

You can download the March 2008 interview with novelist Sally Cooper here.

Adam Getty Interview Online

Thanks to Adam Getty for coming into the studio today to talk about and read from his new book Repose. I've finally managed to make an interview available for download, so enjoy the mp3 file of the show here. Please note that the beginning of the file (unedited) includes about 13 minutes of the previous show, so you can skip that, or not, it's up to you.

I'll add links to other recorded shows as I make them available.

Cheers and thanks for listening.

Friday, August 22, 2008

Adam Getty on "In Other Words" this Tuesday

Tune in to "In Other Words" on CKLN 88.1 FM next Tuesday, August 26 from 2-3pm. Fourth Tuesday host Jennifer LoveGrove will interview poet Adam Getty, author of Repose (Nightwood Editions). They'll discuss his writing, play some tunes, and Adam will read some of his work.

About the author: Adam Getty was born in Toronto and currently lives in Hamilton, Ontario. He has had his poetry published in journals in both the USA and Canada. His first full length book, Reconciliation, won the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for best first book of poetry and was shortlisted for the 2003 Trillium Award.

About the book: Repose, the striking new work by award-winning poet Adam Getty, is technically flawless, philosophically refreshing and naturally phrased. Repose is an exploration of the definition of cultural freedom; it is a pointed look at an obsession with

production, and a comparison of the natural and urban environments that shape our lives. Getty argues that our lives are so tightly controlled by non-negotiable experiences of employment that for the majority of people, employment is anything but a democratic process.Getty's attempt to find spontaneity and a modern idiom by writing in traditional poetic styles mirrors a cultural attempt to find freedom and vitality. By meticulously studying the poetic techniques of the past, Adam Getty has put new wine into old wineskins: he has found a voice that is erudite, disciplined and, ultimately, free.




I hope you can listen to our interview!

In Other Words
88.1FM
ckln.fm (click "listen live")
Tues., Aug. 26 2-3pm

Sunday, August 17, 2008

CKLN-FM, Tuesday, August 19, 2-3 pm: Poetry, Straight Up

Poetry, Straight Up

Please tune in to Ryerson University's CKLN, 88.1 FM, on Tuesday, August 19, 2-3 pm, for my third-Tuesday edition of In Other Words

I’m calling this show “Poetry Straight Up.” I’ll give sound poetry a rest and focus on readings by contemporary poets that are not primarily performative in nature – in other words, poetry, straight up. I’ll feature readings by Charles Alexander, Kenward Elmslie, Lisa Robertson, Kimberly Lyons, Peter Gizzi, John Ashbery, Ann Lauterbach, Linh Dinh, Craig Dworkin, Rae Armantrout, and more.

The link for online listening:

http://www.ckln.fm

Cheers!Camille Martin

Monday, August 11, 2008

Rhea Tregebov on "In Other Words" August 12, 2 p.m.

The next instalment of the radio show "In Other Words" is on Tuesday, August 12th
from 2 p.m - 3 p.m. CKLN 88.1 FM or go online to www.ckln.fm and click "listen live."
Host: Myna Wallin

Poet, editor and Professor of Creative Writing, Rhea Tregebov will read from and discuss
(alive): Selected and new poems (Wolsak and Wynn, 2004).

Rhea Tregebov won the Pat Lowther Award with her very first collection of poetry,
Remembering History ('82), and has since published four more collections of her poetry,
five children's picture books and is the editor of nine anthologies of essays, poetry, and
fiction. She is currently working as a Professor in the Creative Writing Program at the
University of British Columbia, specializing in poetry and translation.

Anne Michaels describes Rhea's poems as "deeply compassionate" and "the clarity of her voice deeply moving." Rhea is just in from UBC briefly, for her reading at The Art Bar Poetry Series. So this is a special treat. Please tune in!

Friday, August 1, 2008

Julia Steinecke and Terry Fallis interviews

Thanks to Julia Steinecke and Terry Fallis for great interviews on "In Other Words" last Tuesday. If you missed them, they're available for download:

Julia Steinecke talked about Verge, a magazine about "travel with purpose," provided tips for would-be travel writers, and discussed what it's like to be a travel writer today.

Terry Fallis read from his political satire The Best Laid Plans and talked about how self-publishing and podcasting his book led to a Leacock Medal and a publishing contract.

Friday, July 25, 2008

Terry Fallis and Julia Steinecke on July 29th

"Indie Writer Wins Stephen Leacock Award!"
Indie in this case means self-published, and refers to author Terry Fallis, whose book The Best Laid Plans beat both the odds and established writers like Douglas Coupland and Will Ferguson to bag the prestigious prize. Tune in to In Other Words on Tuesday, July 29th when Diana Kiesners interviews Terry Fallis about podcasting, self-publishing and taking the unconventional path to literary success.

Terry Fallis's career has taken him from engineering school to public relations consulting. In between, his experiences in Ottawa working as a political staffer provided plenty of material for The Best Laid Plans, a satire about Canadian political life.


On the same show, travel writer and editor Julia Steinecke talks about Verge, a magazine devoted to "travel with purpose." She'll discuss the joys and perils of travel writing, and how to break into this difficult and desirable field.


Julia Steinecke's column about LGBT travel, "Pink Planet," appears monthly in the Toronto Star. She is the new editor of Verge Magazine.


Tuesday, July 29th from 2-3pm
CKLN 88.1
ckln.fm (click "listen live")

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

RM Vaughan on Tuesday, June 24!

Tune in this Tuesday, June 24th from 2-3pm to hear R. M. Vaughan talk about and read from his new book of poetry Troubled.

About the book: Troubled is the poetic account of the true story of a patient/psychiatrist relationship gone horribly wrong. With his signature mix of scathing self-analysis and volatile wordplay, RM Vaughan brazenly documents how an innocent flirtation with his therapist escalated into dangerous sexual misadventure. And when the clandestine relationship goes awry, the consequences are heart-rending and career-ending.

Troubled is brutally honest and erotically frank, a no-holds-barred confession that is itself distrustful of the language of confession (description courtesy of Coach House Books).

Check out the book's latest review in the Globe and Mail.


RM Vaughan is a writer and video artist, who has written books of poetry, novels, plays, articles and columns. "In Other Words" host Jennifer LoveGrove will interview him regarding his latest book, and they'll play some songs, chat, and RM Vaughan will read some of his work.

Tuesday, June 24th from 2-3pm
CKLN 88.1FN
ckln.fm (click "listen live")


Definitely an interview not to be missed!

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Tony Burgess on Tuesday, May 27 on In Other Words

Tune in this Tuesday, May 27 at 2pm to In Other Words, when host Jennifer LoveGrove will interview writer and zombie afficianado Tony Burgess.


Tony Burgess lives in Stayner Ontario, with his wife Rachel Jones and their son, Griffin. He is the author of The Hellmouths of Bewdley, Pontypool Changes Everything, and Caesarea. Pontypool has been optioned for a film by Bruce McDonald.

During the show, they will discuss the process of adapting a novel to film, play some tunes, Tony will read some of his work, and they'll talk about where the hell he gets his crazy notions.

Do you have a question for Tony Burgess? Do you need some advice about writing? Email the show at inotherwords@ckln.fm

In Other Words
CKLN 88.1FM
ckln.fm (click "listen live")
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
2-3pm

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Interviews with Asa Boxer and Lorna Toolis

Thanks to Lorna Toolis and Asa Boxer for their interviews on "In Other Words" last week. The interviews are available for download:

Lorna Toolis talked about the Merrill Collection and the Toronto Public Library's speculative fiction reading series, Foresight: Speculative Fiction in Canada.

Asa Boxer read from his new book of poetry The Mechanical Bird (Vehicule Press) and talked about "The Avi Boxer Archives," an online memoir of his father and the Montreal poetry scene of the 1950s.

Enjoy!

Diana Kiesners

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Asa Boxer, Tuesday April 29


Tune in to “In Other Words” on Tuesday, April 29th when Diana Kiesners interviews Montreal poet Asa Boxer about his new book, The Mechanical Bird (Signal Editions, VĂ©hicule Press).

Asa Boxer's work has been anthologised in The New Canon (2005), Montreal vue par ses poetes (2006), Oxford Poetry Broadsides (Series 3 - 2007), and Jacket 34 (online – 2007). He has published poems, essays and articles with Books in Canada, Canadian Notes and Queries, Maisonneuve, Arc, enRoute and Poetry London.

Also, Lorna Toolis, head of one of Toronto’s best-kept secrets, The Merrill Collection, talks about the Toronto Public Library’s bold stance against genre snobbery – they’re in the middle of an enormous speculative fiction reading series. Part of the Canada Council Heritage Series, Foresight: Speculative Fiction in Canada features some of Canada’s best science fiction and fantasy authors. The series continues through May. Frak, it’s good!

Tuesday, April 29th from 2-3pm CKLN 88.1 FM or online at ckln.fm (click "listen live")

Monday, April 21, 2008

Derek McCormack - TOMORROW! Tuesday, April 22nd



Tune in TOMORROW for a thrilling interview with writer Derek McCormack!

Derek McCormack is a writer living in Toronto. He is the author of novels and short stories, most recently Christmas Days (Anansi, 2005) and The Haunted Hillbilly (ECW Press, 2003).

"In Other Words" host Jennifer LoveGrove will interview Derek, he will read excerpts from his work, they'll play some tunes, and talk about sequins and vampires and sentence structure...

Don't miss it!

Tuesday, April 22nd from 2-3pm
CKLN 88.1 FM or online at ckln.fm (click "listen live")

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Today's Show with Sally Cooper

Thanks to Sally Cooper for coming in to be interviewed on the show today, and thanks to everyone who listened.

Today's playlist can be found here http://ckln.fm/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=79 and yeah, I know I misspelled "Illinois." Click on "In Other Words" under the Tuesday heading, then on the date of March 25th.

Congratulations to Dayle for winning the signed copy of Tell Everything.

Cheers,
Jennifer LoveGrove

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Sally Cooper - Tuesday, March 25, 2008

This Tuesday, March 25th from 2-3pm, host Jennifer LoveGrove will interview writer Sally Cooper about her new novel Tell Everything (The Dundurn Group, 2008).

About the writer:
Sally Cooper grew up in Inglewood, Ontario, population 400. She has an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Guelph, and has published widely in such places as Shift, Blood & Aphorisms, Carousel, The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and eye weekly. Her first novel, Love Object, came out in 2002 to critical acclaim. She wrote her second novel, Tell Everything, with the generous support of The Canada Council for the Arts and The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico. She lives and writes in Hamilton, Ontario.

About the novel:
It is the summer of 1985. Seventeen-year-old Pauline has just moved from northern Ontario to the Westwoods subdivision when she first meets Ramona, who looks like she just walked out of a ZZ Top video. Their friendship is intense and immediate, and they spend their time writing and acting out plays. To complicate matters, Pauline shares a murder fixation with Ramona’s fiancĂ©, James, who likes to role-play serial killers. As plans for her wedding advance, Ramona insists on involving Pauline in her games with James. Before long, their activities reach a climax that severs Pauline and Ramona’s relationship.

A few years later, Ramona is accused of murdering her husband. Police find Pauline living in a stable, if bland, domesticity with intern Alex Shore. She gives them a statement and ends up testify for the Crown at Ramona Hawkes’ murder trial. As her story goes public, Pauline struggles to understand her feelings for Ramona and the extent to which she consented to their sexual activities.

Tell Everything is a complex, innovative novel about characters so deeply involved in their macabre fixations that they need to live them out. Trial transcripts, tabloid columns and other alternative perspectives balance and challenge Pauline’s growing sense that she is not a victim; that submission and individual power may be contained in the same act.


Tune in this Tuesday at 2pm as Jennifer LoveGrove and Sally Cooper discuss the novel, the writing process, literary and other influences, and Sally reads excerpts from Tell Everything.

CKLN 88.1FM or online at ckln.fm (click "listen live")


Cheers,
Jennifer LoveGrove

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Welcome!

Welcome to the "In Other Words" blog!

Here the five hosts of our radio show will post information about upcoming programs, letting you know in advance about interviews, profiles, giveaways and special programming.

Listeners can post comments about the show, ask questions, and give feedback using the comments option here. You can also email us at inotherwords@ckln.fm. It would be helpful if you put the name of the host you're directing the message to in the subject line, since all of us get the messages sent to that address.

I hope to eventually be able to upload mp3 audio clips from various shows, but I haven't quite managed that yet. Stay tuned!


IN OTHER WORDS
every Tuesday afternoon from 2-3pm (EST)
88.1FM or online at ckln.fm (click "listen live")


Best,
Jennifer LoveGrove