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Canonical
Canonical
James, Sam, and Eyad get together every week to review and discuss a book in-depth. Books are chosen as part of a thematic miniseries (Contemporary Japanese Fiction, Transhumanist Sci-Fi). Join us as we work toward building a more inclusive, contemporary canon.
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Ratings & Reviews
4.5 stars from 16 ratings
Paradise
These three young men sound as if they have not lived enough life to think deeply enough to discuss Toni Morrison. They obviously don’t know anything about Ms. Morrison and didn’t get Paradise at all. Talk about eye rolls? Anyone who reads and understands literature and especially anyone who...Read full review »
KatieClause via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/19/22
Excellent analysis
I look forward to each of your podcast episodes. I am however particularly interested in your reviews of science fiction books. Please consider Iain Bank’s culture series and Ted Chiang’s short story collections for further analysis.
mgatma via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 02/27/22
I found this podcast almost by accident and now I’m hooked. This is addictive and makes you want to read or reread all of the books under discussion! Thank you, guys!
Teacher-Librarian via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 04/30/21
Recent Episodes
Published 12/30/22
What can we as readers do to change which books the world considers 'important'? Three years ago, we started this podcast with a mission to create a more inclusive, contemporary canon. Were we successful? In our final episode we take a look back at our show to consider what it means to create a...
Published 12/30/22
Everyone is talking about the multiverse these days. Why do we so often hear about alternate histories and alternate worlds in the fiction we see in novels and on television? In today's episode we try to answer these questions by taking another look at the three books we recently read: Lincoln in...
Published 12/23/22
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