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Trudy Morgan-Cole
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Terra Arcana and its mother-daughter podcast team
Trudy Morgan-Cole and Emma Cole talk about their podcast in progress, Terra Arcana
2025-09-13
09 min
The Write Project
DAZE JEFFERIES, author of WATER / WEPT, and 11 other authors reveal shocking secrets about their writing! | The Write Project
Okay... look. It's embarrassing, but writers are good storytellers, they're not always good at spelling. That's editors. So, come clean, writers: what is a word you cannot spell?Featuring, from Breakwater Books Ltd.:Rebecca Rose, President and PublisherAinsley Hawthorn, Land of Many ShoresKerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger WarningMichelle Porter, author of Approaching FireOlivia Robinson, author of Blue Moth MotelTzu-Hao Hsu, contributor to Us, NowTrudy Morgan-Cole, author of The Cupids TrilogyFrom Anstruther Press: Daze...
2025-07-28
29 min
The Write Project
What Book Would Your Recommend to a Fan of Your Work? | The Write Project
Readers a voracious. Most publishers don't realize this. Publishers are not in competition with each other. What they're in competition with is a void. An absence of books to read in the same line as what the fan just read. So we asked some of Newfoundland's top authors: if you're a fan of their work, what should you read NEXT once you've exhausted their catalog? Featuring, from Breakwater Books Ltd.:Kevin Major, author of Three for TrinityTrudy Morgan Cole, author of The Cupids TrilogyDerek Yetman, author of The Yankee Privateer
2025-05-26
28 min
The Write Project
CHARLENE CARR and EIGHT other amazing authors reveal their most INTIMIDATING TBRs! | The Write Project
For one reason of another, books can be INTIMIDATING. Too long? Intimidating. Too much pressure to like it? Intimidating. Too much pressure to hate it? Intimidating. A tight deadline? Intimidating! But what are the most intimidating books, in the minds of these authors?From Harper-Collins Canada:Charlene Carr, author of Hold My Girl and We Rip The World ApartFrom Breakwater Books Ltd.: Andie Bullmann, author of Salt Beef BucketsTrudy Morgan-Cole, author of The Cupids TrilogyAlso featuring: Lucy A. McLauren, author of Awakening, Paul Tucker artist of Hollow...
2025-03-31
30 min
The Write Project
JM DeMatteis joins amazing Newfoundland authors in revealing: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO READ? | The Write Project
Everyone asks writers about their WORK space -- where they write -- but what's often more revealing is where they like to read! Today on Write Project, twenty authors -- including the astonishing JM DeMatteis -- break down their answers!Featuring, from Marvel Comics:JM DeMatteis, author of Kraven's Last HuntFrom Engen Books Ltd.:Samm Joyy, author of A DecadeRhea Rollmann, author of A Queer History of NewfoundlandFrom Breakwater Books Ltd.: Shelley Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of Morning
2025-01-13
29 min
It's My Country Radio Show
It's My Country Radio Show 6-12-24 (162)
It's My Country Radio Show Show 162 1. KC Johns - Rodeo Queen – 3.23 2. Jason Jobst – Texas – 3.32 3. A. Wright - Old Cletus – 3.26 4. Maddox Ross - Horses and Heartaches – 3.32 5. Katie Beth Mihm - White Horse – 2.28 6. Johnathan Thompson - Wrecked Him Dang Near Killed Him – 2.54 7. Megan Barker Ft Zane Williams - Cowboys Church – 3.10 8. Jaret Ray Reddick - Lone Stars – 3.18 9. Band of Spades - Texas Heat – 3.20 10. Cactus Country - Little Country Dancehall – 4.28 11. Kenneth Waters - Thinkin About Drinkin – 3.21 12. Johnny Cole Murdock - These Colors Dont Run – 3.46 13. Justin Heskett - Anyone But Me – 3.27...
2024-12-06
1h 58
Shelf Esteem
Episode 60: We Descend to the Level of the Sentence and We Come Back Up for Air
Episode 60: We Descend to the Level of the Sentence and We Come Back Up for Air by Trudy Morgan-Cole
2024-11-18
53 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 59 We Do Not Fear the Robot Overlords (Yet)
Poet, novelist, and avid reader George Murray drops by to talk about what he's been reading, which gets us into discussing genre boundaries, literary fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, artificial intelligence, what it means to be human, and why we shouldn't (yet) fear the rise of the robots. For the full list of books we discussed, check out the show notes at https://shelfesteem2017.wordpress.com/
2024-10-14
49 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 58: We Learn How To Get Away With Murder
It's time for murder and mayhem as librarian Julia Mayo and I discuss two bookswapped mysteries - Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes, and The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters (which is, arguably, not a mystery at all). We end up talking about those two novels and many, many others in this crime-filled episode.
2024-05-07
53 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 57: We Run Only Slightly Towards Danger
Journalist and broadcaster John Gushue joined me in my new recording location at Bad Times Club Studio to discuss what we've been reading lately, particularly the memoirs that have fascinated us. That led us into a deep dive into a book that I read on John's recommendation and we both had a lot of thoughts about: Sarah Polley's collection of personal essays Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations With a Body of Memory.
2024-03-22
42 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 56: We Journey to Black Harbour
In the first podcast episode of 2024, we have a Black History Month special where I visit with Xavier Michael Campbell and Heather Barrett and talk about their book Black Harbour. Our conversation ranges from the record of enslaved people in Newfoundland history, to peppermint knobs, salt fish, and men named Junior, as well as to the idea that "there's no Black people in Newfoundland," why we can sometimes be defensive about our history, and some more reading suggestions for people who'd like to delve deeper into Black history.
2024-02-23
39 min
The Write Project
🔒 The Weirdest Questions we ask Write Project guests | The Write Project +
Subscriber-only episodeSometimes we can't contain the crazy answers our authors give to just one topic! Check out this uncensored premium- content only as the following authors answer these questions!See an Adaptation of?Andrew Marc Rowe, author of The Bawdy BardWhat do you snack on while writing?Nicole Smith, and, Shelley Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of MorningWhat are the most Unfortunate Character Names You've Seen?Christine Rains, author of The 13th Floor Trudy Morgan Cole, author...
2024-02-01
14 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 55: We Take a Journey to the Discworld
For my last podcast episode of 2023, I sat down with my frequent co-host and even more frequent daughter, Emma Cole, and two of her friends, Emma Pappas and Myles Bradley, to discuss the book they'd just read for their friend-group book club, Terry Pratchett's Monstrous Regiment.
2023-10-26
42 min
The Write Project
What books do Breakwater authors find Intimidating? | The Write Project
For one reason of another, books can be INTIMIDATING. Too long? Intimidating. Too much pressure to like it? Intimidating. Too much pressure to hate it? Intimidating. A tight deadline? Intimidating! But what are the most intimidating books, in the minds of these authors? Rebecca Rose, President & Publisher at Breakwater BooksTrudy Morgan Cole, author of A Roll of the BonesAndie Bullman, author of Salt Beef Buckets: A Love StoryDr. Hasan Khalili, author of A Life Spent ListeningShelley Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of MorningOriginally...
2023-10-25
30 min
The Write Project
Will these 7 Breakwater authors make a deal with the devil? | The Write Project
Alright people: deal with the devil time. If you could give up one thing to be a better author, what would it be?Rebecca Rose, President & PublisherAinsley Hawthorn, author of Land of Many ShoresGemma Hickey, author of Almost FeralKerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger WarningPaul David Power, author of CrippledTrudy Morgan Cole, author of A Roll of the BonesTzu-Hao Hsu, contributor to Us, NowOriginally broadcast on October 18, 2023 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations...
2023-10-18
29 min
The Write Project
What are Breakwater authors' favorite Public Domain books? | The Write Project
The public domain consists of all the creative work to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply. Those rights may have expired, been forfeited, expressly waived, or may be inapplicable. Because no one holds the exclusive rights, anyone can legally use or reference those works without permission.As examples, the works of William Shakespeare, Ludwig van Beethoven, Miguel de Cervantes, Zoroaster, Lao Zi, Confucius, Aristotle, L. Frank Baum, Leonardo da Vinci and Georges Méliès are in the public domain either by virtue of their having been created before copyright existed, or by their copyright term ha...
2023-10-11
28 min
The Write Project
Diverse authors Answer: What are your Desert Island Books? | The Write Project
It's one of the most impossible questions we ask of our authors: if you were going to be trapped -- forever -- on a desert island with only three books: what three books would you want with you to read and thrive forever?Featuring, from Engen Books:Samm Joyy, author of A DecadeFrom Harper-Collins Canada:Charlene Carr, author of Hold My GirlFrom Breakwater Books:Dr Hasah Khalili, author of A Life Spent ListeningShelley Kawaja, author of The Raw...
2023-10-02
28 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 54: We Could All Use Some Bunter in Our Lives
Martha Muzychka and I enjoyed a thorough discussion of the Lord Peter Wimsey novels by Dorothy L. Sayers, wrapping up my three-episode celebration of the 100th anniversary of Whose Body, the first Lord Peter novel.
2023-09-29
1h 07
The Write Project
If They Didn't Write, what would Breakwater Authors do for creative outlet? | The Write Project
For writers, writing scratches a very specific itch... but what would they do to satisfy that itch if they couldn't write, for some reason? Nine Breakwater Books authors try and answer that question on today's episode of Write Project.Featuring:Rebecca Rose, President and PublisherAinsley Hawthorn, author of Land of Many ShoresMorgan Murray, author of Dirty BirdsClaire Wilkshire, author of The Love OlympicsRebecca North, author of Nanny's Kitchen PartyDerek Yetmen, author of The Yankee PrivateerTrudy Morgan-Cole, author of The Cupids...
2023-09-13
29 min
Know Band of Full Audiobooks in Self Development, Health & Wellness
Roll of the Bones - Trudy J. Morgan-Cole
Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: Roll of the BonesAuthor: Trudy J. Morgan-ColeNarrator: Christa BordenFormat: UnabridgedLength: 13:16:01Language: EnglishRelease date: 09-12-2023Publisher: ECW PressGenres: Fiction & Literature, Historical FictionSummary:In 1610, John Guy established a small colony in Cupids, Newfoundland, on the very edge of a world unknown to Europeans. Two years later, he brought a shipment of supplies to his all-male settlement: 70 goats, 10 heifers, 2 bulls, and 16 women. A Roll of the Bones tells...
2023-09-12
1h 16
Get Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+
A Roll of the Bones by Trudy J. Morgan-Cole
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/704652to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Roll of the Bones Author: Trudy J. Morgan-Cole Narrator: Christa Borden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 16 minutes Release date: September 12, 2023 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: In 1610, John Guy established a small colony in Cupids, Newfoundland, on the very edge of a world unknown to Europeans. Two years later, he brought a shipment of supplies to his all-male settlement: 70 goats, 10 heifers, 2 bulls, and 16 women. A Roll of the Bones tells the story of some of these nameless women by tracing the journeys of three young people—Ned Perry, Nancy Ellis, an...
2023-09-12
1h 16
The Write Project
Breakwater authors reveal their 'Writing Kryptonite' | The Write Project
Sometimes you're there. You're in the zone. The words are flowing, and things are going great, and then it just... stops. Sometimes that's random, but sometimes... it's the same thing over and over again. In this episode. 11 authors reveal their greatest weaknesses: the writing kryptonite that can stop their work dead in its tracks, every time!Featuring:Tzu-Hao Hsu, contributor to Us, NowTrudy Morgan-Cole, author of The Cupids TrilogyShiela Roberts Lukins, author of Bottom's UpKerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger WarningShelly Kawaja, a...
2023-08-30
29 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 53: We Explore London's Underworld In the Company of Bright Young Things
Continuing my summer series celebration 100 years of Lord Peter Wimsey, I bookswapped Murder Must Advertise with Kate Atkinson's Shrines of Gaiety -- two novels set amongst a drug- and crime-ridden London underworld -- in conversation with writers, visual artist, and cousin, Jennifer Morgan.
2023-08-25
1h 16
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist Forum
Novelist Explores Food and Adventism
In the novel, Stillwater, by noted Canadian writer, Darcie Friesen Hossack, sixteen-year-old Lizzy is trapped, caught between her passion for science and the teachings of her Seventh-day Adventist father and Mennonite mother. In this conversation with her, profound Adventist author Trudy Morgan-Cole, joins me as we explore food, religion, Canadian regional lit, and what it’s like to create Adventist characters. Darcie Friesen Hossack is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers with roots in the Mennonite and Seventh-day Adventist communities. A career food writer and editor of the online WordCity Literary Journal, her s...
2023-08-18
49 min
The Write Project
Questions with Trudy J Morgan-Cole, author of A Company of Rogues | The Write Project
Interview with Trudy Morgan-Cole, author of The Cupids Trilogy from Breakwater Books Ltd., as well as Most Anything You Please, By the Rivers of Brooklyn, and That Forgetful Shore!Her newest, A Company of Rogues, releases this October from Breakwater Books!This episode is the thirty-fifth part of a fifty-episode Write Project sub-series celebrating the fifty-year anniversary of Breakwater Books! Breakwater Books was founded in 1973 to showcase the vibrant literary culture in Newfoundland and Labrador. Since then, we’ve continued our commitment to Newfoundland and Labrador writers while expanding our focus to feature em...
2023-08-16
29 min
The Write Project
How do Breakwater Authors select a name for characters? | The Write Project
Sometimes characters come to you with names fully formed... but sometimes, they don't. When that happens, how do you develop a name for the characters in your work?Amanda Dorothy Jean Bulman, author of Salt Beef BucketsShiela Lukins, author of Bottom's UpXavier Micheal- Campbell, contributor to Us, NowOlivia Robinson, author of Blue Moth MotelPaul David Power, author of CrippledShelly Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of MorningTrudy J Morgan-Cole, author of A Roll of the BonesTzu-Hao Hsu, contributor to Us, Now...
2023-08-02
30 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 52: We Love It When Everyone KNOWS They're In a Mystery Novel
Back from an unplanned hiatus, I dive into a summer mini-series where I get my reading partners to read some of the Lord Peter Wimsey novels, my favourite book series of all time, by Dorothy L. Sayers. This month, Emma and I swapped the first of the Lord Peter books, Whose Body, with the Truly Devious mystery series by Maureen Johnson. Tune in to find out what a Gen Z reader thinks of a novel published in 1923, as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Lord Peter Wimsey.
2023-07-26
1h 10
The Write Project
What THREE BOOKS would Breakwater authors read for all time? | The Write Project
Breakwater Authors: if you were going to be trapped on a dessert island for the rest of time and could only have three books with you to keep your mind occupied: what three books would they be?Rebecca Rose, President and PublisherAmanda Dorothy Jean Bulman, author of Salt Beef BucketsDerek Yetmen, author of The Yankee PrivateerTrudy J Morgan-Cole, author of A Roll of the BonesShelly Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of MorningDr Hasan Khalili, author of A Life Spent ListeningOriginally broadcast...
2023-06-28
30 min
The Write Project
9 writers breakdown their hedonistic treadmill! | The Write Project
Why do authors keep setting goals for themselves... then resetting the goal posts further once they achieve them? What is it about authors that makes us do that? In this episode of Write Project, we sit down with Breakwater Books' best to figure that out!Amanda Dorothy Jean Bulman, author of Salt Beef BucketsLisa Moore, editor of Hard TicketXavier Micheal- Campbell, contributor to Us, NowTzu-Hao Hsu, contributor to Us, NowBridget Canning, author of The Greatest Hits of Wanda JanesTrudy...
2023-06-21
31 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 51: Stranded on a (Literal or Metaphorical) Island
In this month's Bookswap, Lori Savory and I discuss two recent novels that are both, in their way, "pandemic novels," though only one is explicitly set during the Covid19 era. Both deal with isolation, finding your path in life, breaking up with the perfect or imperfect boyfriend ... and somehow, the whole discussion ends with us talking about our dogs.
2023-04-30
58 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 50: Sentient Sourdough Starters and Smoking Hot Fire Spirits
Christine Hennebury - writer, storyteller, founder of Association for the Arts in Mount Pearl, and all-round powerhouse -- swaps fantasy novels with me. In discussion "The City of Brass" by SA Chakraborty and "A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking" by T Kingfisher, we touch on the topics of powerful young women, hot but jerkish mentors, and the ability of fantasy and sci-fi to let us imagine a better world.
2023-03-01
54 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 49: We are FOR Canadian Graphic Novels and AGAINST Internalized Misogyny
In another mother-daughter bookswap, Emma and I discuss Kate Beaton's graphic novel Ducks, and Mariko and Jillian Tamaki's YA graphic novel This One Summer. We touch on coming-of-age stories, the power of the everyday, both external and internalized misogyny, and a whole lot more!
2023-02-01
49 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 48: Three Books I Loved in 2022
Three fellow avid readers join me for this year-end special, each to discuss one book that both they and I read and loved this year. It's December 28 as I post this and I'm still not ready to commit to a Top Ten of 2022, but these three are definitely in at least my Top 25 of the 125 books I read this year.
2022-12-29
51 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 47 BOOKSWAP 6: The Seven Invisible Husbands of Evelyn LaRue
Once again, Emma Cole joins me for a deep dive into two novels: one that each of us has recommended for the other to read. In this case, though the books are very different, the titles are easily confused: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and the Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by V.E. Schwab. Join us for a conversation about fake celebrity memoirs, sexy devils, and SPOILERS GALORE!!! As always, if you go to www.trudymorgancole.com and click on the Podcast link, you can get to the Show Notes for this (and every...
2022-10-25
41 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 46 BOOKSWAP 5: We Are Unclear About What Constitutes a "Beach Read"
In our fifth BOOKSWAP!, Emma reads Jennifer Weiner's "The Summer Place," I read Emily Austin's "Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead," and we talk about what a "beach read" is, or should be.
2022-08-25
50 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 45: We Are United by Taika Watiti But Divided by Bats
My guest this month was L'nu playwright and artist Leahdawn Helena. We had a wonderful conversation about books, which led naturally into talking about her brilliant upcoming play, Stolen Sisters. Follow this link to find out everything you need to know about the play, which runs from August 16-28 in St. John's and will later tour to the West Coast of Newfoundland: https://www.persistencetheatre.com/stolen-sisters.html . Go see it!!
2022-07-30
39 min
The Write Project
Interview with Trudy Morgan-Cole, author of The Cupids Trilogy! | The Write Project
Interview with Trudy Morgan-Cole, author of The Cupids Trilogy from Breakwater Books Ltd., as well as Most Anything You Please, By the Rivers of Brooklyn, and That Forgetful Shore! Originally broadcast on July 25, 2022 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country. Pick up A Roll of the Bones using this link to help the channel: https://amzn.to/3ZzbflsTrudy J. Morgan-Cole is a writer and teacher who lives in St. John’s. Her previous books include By the Rivers of Brooklyn (2009), That Forgetful Shore (2011), and A Su...
2022-07-25
31 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 44: We Are Not Really Talking About Jack the Ripper
Cultural power couple Ainsley and Andrew Hawthorn joined me for a wide-ranging discussion that touched on beloved and problematic children's books, issues of consent in the Twilight series, why audiobooks, e-books, and graphic novels are all perfectly valid books ... and a lot of talk about Jack the Ripper that was not really about Jack the Ripper, because he gets talked about too much already.
2022-05-27
58 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 43: We Can Smell the Olives and Also the Public Toilets
My conversation with authors Michelle Butler Hallett and JoAnne Soper- Cook ranged widely over a lot of topics and included much classic literature, although we did make a conscious choice not to talk about Ernest Hemingway. We also discussed earning our "Lying" badge, and the way vividly written historical fiction can bring you into a time and place so clearly you can ... well, it's all in the episode title. You can read the show notes, where every book we discussed is listed, at: https://shelfesteem2017.wordpress.com/2022/04/10/episode-43-we-smell-the-olives-and-also-the-public-toilets/
2022-04-10
45 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 42: We Honour the Foremothers (and Others)
My first non-family, full-episode, in-person guests since March 2020 are E.B. Reid and Mark Hunter. By total coincidence, this is Episode #42 and we are talking about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy A LOT ... among other books! Please go to trudymorgancole.com and click on the "Shelf Esteem" link to read this episode's show notes because there's some COOL STUFF there in addition to the titles of books we discussed.
2022-03-11
1h 00
Shelf Esteem
Episode 41 BOOKSWAP 4: We Demand the Book About Dylan
For our fourth Bookswap!, and first podcast of 2022, Emma and I read and discuss Throw Down Your Shadows, by Deborah Hemming, and Big Summer, by Jennifer Weiner. Our conversation jumps lightly from discussions of genre to demands that a minor character get his own spin-off. To see show notes for this and all other episodes, go to http://www.trudymorgancole,com and click the Shelf Esteem link.
2022-01-27
54 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 40: All Our Quotation Marks Were Destroyed in The Event
For the final episode of 2021, we stay in-house with me and Emma talking about squidburgers, Robert Ludlum's thriller "The Omicron Variant," the apocalyptic loss of punctuation, and, of course, books we've read and thought about this year. The show notes, with the full list of books we discussed, can be found at https://shelfesteem2017.wordpress.com/2021/12/31/episode-40-all-our-quotation-marks-were-destroyed-in-the-event/
2021-12-31
39 min
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist Forum
Trudy Morgan-Cole on History and Fiction
Put a log on the fire and sip a hot beverage as you listen to prolific writer Trudy Morgan-Cole discuss her novels about characters from the Bible and her more recent works of historical fiction set in Newfoundland, Canada. This week Spectrum Interviews Editor Alita Byrd joins me in conversation with Trudy Morgan-Cole as we explore the writing life, how Adventist stories change, and Morgan-Cole’s play, “The Mirror,” about a Newfoundland suffragette, that was performed recently.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2021-11-11
34 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 39 BOOKSWAP: We Are Never Going To Make It In New York
For this episode, I read a recent favourite book of Emma's, Yolk by Mary H. K. Choi, and Emma read a book that was a favourite of mine when I was around her age, Emma Who Saved My Life by Wilton Barnhardt (which I did not name her after). We discussed nostalgia, the dream of making it in the Big City, the trope of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, whether people in their 20s care about their families or not, and the hardship of Life Before Cellphones.
2021-07-23
59 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 38 BOOKSWAP: One of These Books is BONKERS
In the second episode of our "BookSwap!" summer series, Trudy gets Emma to read "Ayesha at Last" by Uzma Jalaluddin, a wonderful modern day twist on Pride and Prejudice set in a Muslim community in Toronto. Emma gets Trudy to read The Natural Daughter, a 1799 novel by Mary Robinson, which is ... a buck-wild ride from start to finish. Plus, we talk about Jane Austen an awful lot for a podcast where we don't even read one of her books. Find the blog post with links to almost everything we talked about in this episode here: https://shelfesteem2017.wordpress.com/2021/06/06/episode-38...
2021-06-07
50 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 37 BOOKSWAP: Our Year of Being Mostly Normal People
For the first episode in our summer series, Emma and I discussed "Normal People" by Sally Rooney, and "My Year of Rest and Relaxation," by Otessa Moshfegh. Find out which book I said I "kinda hated with the burning passion of a thousand suns"!
2021-05-05
40 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 36: My Metaphorical "Guests," In Quotes
This month's episode, after another unplanned, COVID-inspired hiatus, is a roundup of my reading recommendations and those of three writers: Michelle Butler Hallett, Sharon King Campbell, and Bridget Canning -- plus a look ahead at my future plans for Podcasting In The Time of Covid.
2021-03-31
31 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 35: We Do Enjoy a Good Christmas Story
For the first podcast in a long time, and a Christmas special, I gathered a collection of avid readers and talked with each of them about their favourite books to read at this time of year. From children's picture books that are "sweet, but not twee," to chilling ghost stories, to literary classics ... we discuss them all. For a list of all the books discussed in this episode you can go to http://shelfesteem2017.wordpress.com
2020-12-24
52 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 34: We Can Definitely Remember Shapes and Colours
This episode starts with me rambling about how there's been no new podcast since the end of April because ... well, Covid-19, plus I've discovered I don't really enjoy recording podcasts on Zoom, so I'm rambling a bit about the future of the podcast for the foreseeable future. Then I call in my in-house book expert, my daughter Emma Cole, and we had a lively conversation about what we've been reading and how, even when we can't remember anything else about books, we're still pretty good with shapes and colours. Find the list of books we discussed here: https://shelfesteem2017.wordpress...
2020-08-18
30 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 33: We Are All a Little Shack-Whacky
I got three good friends together via Zoom and we talked about what we're reading during quarantine/lockdown/pandemic, how we feel about dystopian literature at this stage, and whether people will inevitably behalf like a-holes in the apocalypse. Also, we learn a new word. Check out http://shelfesteem2017.wordpress.com for show notes where I list all the books we talked about.
2020-05-01
44 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 32: We Are All Afraid to Cough in Public
Well, maybe it's just me who's afraid to cough. But the cough I edited out, and this whole very strange current moment in the midst of a global pandemic, definitely did come up during this episode. Do you read about plagues during a plague, or do you read to escape the current reality? My guests were two brilliant writers: Leslie Vryenhoek and Russell Wangersky. You can find links to their books, plus all the books we talked about, in the show notes at: https://wp.me/p8n9NX-fR
2020-03-21
44 min
Inkpod
Episode 2: The Writer in Multiple Media
A writer writes...a vlog? In this episode, writer Trudy Morgan-Cole discusses her engagement with various platforms for self-expression off the traditional page. Topics include blogging and vlogging, skirting writer's block, balancing author branding and personal expression, art criticism within a close-knit community, and following the creative urge into things writing-adjacent. Trudy Morgan-Cole is an award-winning author of historical and inspirational fiction, a teacher, book reviewer, and podcaster. Our host for this episode is Kelley Power, president of the Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador. Trudy Morgan-Cole is online with her own author page ... and her blog ... an...
2020-03-03
33 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 31 We Should Start Wearing Purple Now
I had a great conversation with writer/researcher Michelle Porter, and community outreach worker/roller-derby-ist Jane Bannister. We touched on poetry, writing by indigenous writers, science fiction, and why we should not wait till we are old ladies to wear purple. (You'll need to forgive the audio quality on this one: due to a microphone error on my part there's some background noise and echo that's distracting, though my fabulous sound technician Chris Cole did a great job of cleaning it up as much as possible to make it listen-able). As always, you can find the show notes with links...
2020-02-24
50 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 30: We Love a Good Literary Pilgrimage
Avid readers Olivia Robinson and Elizabeth Hicks join me in studio for the first podcast of 2020. As usual, we talk about what we're currently reading and the books that have shaped us in the past -- as well as giving a little glimpse into some literary pilgrimages we've taken in the past. To see the full list of books we discussed in this episode, go to http://shelfesteem2017.wordpress.com
2020-01-27
57 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 29: We Have Not Kissed Any Decapitated Prophets (but we have read some good books!)
For 2019's year-end episode I invited my in-house expert on young-adult fiction, Emma Cole, so we could both sit down and talk about books we'd read and liked -- or at least had opinions about -- this year. Also about things like: how we define "young adult" literature and whether you're supposed to outgrow it, sympathetic stab wounds, what you read when you're majoring in English, and how one of Emma's best books of 2019 was written in (checks notes) 1891.
2019-12-30
46 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 28: We Have Not Had Enough of the Whale Blubber
In a conversation that ranged from snails to insects to whale blubber -- yet was, somehow, all about books -- I visited with avid readers Melissa Barbeau and Lara Maynard. Be sure to check out Melissa's beautiful and critically-acclaimed novel, The Luminous Sea. To see a complete list of all the books we talked about, go tohttps://wp.me/p8n9NX-eH
2019-10-07
49 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 27: We Are Getting a Consciousness-Raising Slurpee Headache
My first crossover episode! Jenny Wright and Amanda Bittner, hosts of the podcast "The Academic and the Activist," come to MY podcast to talk about what they're reading now, the books that shaped their feminist sensibilities, and how Nice White Ladies are, unfortunately, gonna kill everyone (and how reading widely can help us NWLs, you know, not do that).
2019-09-15
47 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 26: We Have Never Shushed Anyone
Librarians Leigha Chiasson-Locke and Emily Blackmore talk about their favourite kids' books, fantasy, literary fiction and so much more. Plus, we discuss the "death of books" (spoiler: they're still alive!) and why libraries are so much more than just big rooms full of books. Also, shushing. Check out the shownotes with links to books and other things we discussed at: https://shelfesteem2017.wordpress.com/2019/06/21/episode-26-we-have-never-shushed-anyone/
2019-06-22
55 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 25: We Wish to Clarify That It Is a Merman Not a Dolphin
I started talking about books with journalist Andrew Sampson when I ran across his book-focused newsletter on Twitter. That led to me inviting Andrew and his friend Nicole Boggan, who works in arts administration, onto the podcast to talk about nonfiction vs fiction, the value of being able to say "Same!" when you read a book, and the perils of choosing a novel your whole book club might hate. As always you can read a complete list of all the books we discussed at: https://shelfesteem2017.wordpress.com/2019/04/30/episode-25-we-wish-to-clarify-that-it-is-a-merman-not-a-dolphin/
2019-04-30
56 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 24: "A Lot" is Two Words and That Is The Hill We Will Die On
We may all be English teachers and a little obsessed with the fact that "a lot" is not one word -- but we also all love books. Dave Walsh and Alison Edwards are, unlike me, on the frontlines of educating junior-high and high-school students, so they have their fingers on the pulse of YA fiction (and some non-fiction), what kids are reading these days, what kids used to read, and what they think about what kids should be reading (which is, spoiler, pretty much what kids want to read!) Click the Shelf Esteem link at www.trudymorgancole.com to find th...
2019-03-24
46 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 23: We Do Not Feel Guilty About Our Pleasures
Local journalists Angela Antle and Stephanie Tobin joined me in the studio for a chat about what we're currently reading, the books that have shaped us, TV and movie adaptations of favourite books, whether anyone can put pressure on Margaret Atwood, and why you shouldn't read dystopian fiction during an extended power blackout. And, of course, we reject the concept of the "guity pleasure." As always, go to trudymorgancole.com and click the "Shelf Esteem" link for a list of all the books we talked about.
2019-03-10
54 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 22: NL Reads All Kinds of Books
On February 28, books by Sharon Bala, Lisa Moore, Jamie Fitzpatrick, and me, Trudy Morgan-Cole, are competing for the NL Reads book award. I got the nominated writers together to talk about books that have inspired us, which led to us talking about all kinds of writing-related things. Check out the show notes at http://shelfesteem2017.wordpress.com for links to NL Reads and to all the books we talked about.
2019-02-17
1h 02
Shelf Esteem
Episode 21: We All Need to Cast a Spell on Someone Now and Then
Writers Elisabeth de Mariaffi and Maggie Burton joined me to talk about what we're reading, characters we identify with, what we read when we just want to unwind with something formulaic, and the occasional need to hex someone in these trying times. As always, if you go to http://shelfesteem.wordpress.com you'll see the show notes listing every book we talked about.
2018-10-21
53 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 20 We Should All Be Wearing Hats
Local writers, activists, and members of the Order of Canada, Bernice Morgan ad Helen Porter, joined me for a wide-ranging talk about books and writing, punctuated by crackers and cheese. Find the show notes including our book list at http://shelfesteem2017.wordpress.com
2018-10-07
59 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 19: This Podcast is Both Lit and Clutch
Two bright lights of the Newfoundland theatre world, Jenn Deon and Sharon King-Campbell, join me to talk about everything from hot fantasy angels, to historical romance, to books you think everyone should read. And if the episode title makes no sense to you, you're probably too old. Just like us.
2018-09-23
55 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 18: A Wrinkle in the Process of Adaptation
Michelle Butler Hallett and I take a deep dive into the recent movie adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. Along with obsessively analyzing every aspect of the book and movie we talk about the process of adaptation itself, as well as about Madeleine L'Engle, Ava DuVernay, Star Wars, and what SHOULD have happened to Charles Wallace.
2018-04-29
44 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 17: Amanda Was a Teenager For a Really Long Time
Book reviewer Jean Graham and publisher Amanda Will joined me in the studio to talk books. We covered a lot of local books and invoked The Sacred Name of Michael Crummey several times - as well as the names of f Kathleen Winter, Joel Thomas Hynes, and others. We also diverged into Stephen King and other horror novels, TV and movie adaptations of books, social history, and whether kids' books are objectively better today than when we were young.
2018-03-05
1h 00
Shelf Esteem
Episode 16: We Have All Googled Prince Philip a Lot
It's Valentine's Day, romance is in the air, and romance novelists are in the studio! Victoria Barbour and Melanie Martin stopped by and we chatted about romance novels (theirs and the ones they like to read), historical fiction, and obsessive googling while watching The Crown. They also talk about how romance is more than just the sterotypes of ripped bodices and bare-chested heroes. To see their recommendations, go to www.trudymorgancole.com and click the Shelf Esteem link.
2018-02-12
57 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 15: We Do Not Want Anything Bad to Happen to the Dog
Award-winning writers Terry Doyle and Susie Taylor joined me in the studio to talk about some of our favourite books of 2017 as well as our all-time favourites, what we're looking forward to reading next, and why at least two of us do not want to read a story where anything bad happens to a dog. Some of us, however, consider bats fair game and do not care what happens to them.
2018-01-14
46 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 14 A Surprising Number Of Writers Named Richard
Local writer and actor Paul Rowe, and his partner Mona Rossiter, sometime local politician, political organizer, and activist, dropped by the studio to talk about the books they have read and loved. Turned out a lot of them -- more than I would have expected -- were by writers named Richard. Check out the full list of books we discussed at http://shelfesteem2017.wordpress.com
2017-12-17
58 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 13 We Do Not Want To Turn Into Big Hallmark Cards
Local authors Jamie Fitzpatrick ("The End of Music") and Kerri Cull ("Rock Paper Sex") dropped in to talk about what we're reading lately, how we choose books, whether you can trust the books you love, and why I have such weird issues about monkeys.
2017-12-03
52 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 12 The BadAss Librarians Of Mount Pearl
Librarians Cindy Foote, Renee Farrell, and Krista Hart joined me to talk about books they're reading and books they've loved, as well as giving us a glimpse into the secret lives of librarians.
2017-11-19
58 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 11: The Podcast is Coming from INSIDE the House
I guess a spooky episode about horror books might be appropriate to release at the end of October, but I can't do that because I DON'T READ SCARY BOOKS. Instead, you'll get me talking about what I've been reading lately, then a lively and funny discussion between me and my daughter Emma about young adult novels, diversity and representation in YA fiction, and why most (but not all) novels by YouTubers are lame.
2017-10-31
50 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 10: A Post-Anything Theology
Airdate: October 1, 2017. An Anglican priest, a Pentecostal post-graduate student, and a Seventh-day Adventist novelist walk into a basement studio. And they talk about the books that have guided, inspired and challenged them along their spiritual paths. Yes, we all read Mere Christianity when we were teenagers and it changed things for all of us ... but what's been on our bookshelves since then?
2017-10-01
51 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 09: He Lost His Shirt Playing Solitaire
Airdate: September 17, 2017. I invited up-and-coming Newfoundland writers Bridget Canning, author of The Greatest Hits of Wanda Jaynes, and Sharan Bala, author of the upcoming The Boat People, to the studio to talk about books we love, books that shaped us as kids, and why you should be careful what you say around writers -- we're always taking notes.
2017-09-17
56 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 8: Miserable People Dying Miserably
Air date: September 3, 2017. Shannon Sullivan and Sarah Aubert came to talk about what they're reading and especially about fantasy, a favourite genre for all three of us. Don't be misled by the episode title: we talked about lots of positive, inspiring, encouraging books. But we also talked about Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire.
2017-09-03
56 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 7: We Do Not Want to be Becky
Air date: June 11, 2017. Andreae Callanan and Diana Daly came to the studio to tell me (and you!) all about their intersectional feminist book club. The conversation ranged from feminism, to books, to the need for women to run for St. John's City Council, to, oddly enough, skin care. And if you're not sure what "intersectional feminist" means, then you'll definitely want to listen to this.
2017-06-12
52 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 06: Waking Up Dead Would be a Real Drag
Airdate: May 28, 2017. Actors/comedians/writers Berni Stapleton and Amy House came by the studio to talk about what we're reading, whether or not we think of ourselves as "readers," and what it means to be "women of a certain age" in our culture. Hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did!
2017-05-28
49 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 05: A Dragon With the Face of Benedict Cumberbatch
Airdate: May 14, 2017. For Mother's Day, I invited another book-loving mom, Martha Muzychka, along with her son Nick Gushue, to talk with me and my daughter Emma Cole about what we're reading now, what we read with our kids when they were younger, why every YA novel has to include romance and be set in a school, and what could have improved the Hobbit movies (see episode title).
2017-05-13
55 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 04: We Are All as Old as Marilla Now
Airdate: April 30, 2017. Today's episode finds me hanging out with three of my best friends: Jennifer Morgan, Tina Chaulk, and Lori Savory. We talk about facing down your fears as a writer and why it might be easier to do that if you've already written a bestseller; about the books we read as kids and how many of them were available in the library near Tina's home in Aspen Cove, and, inevitably, Anne of Green Gables.
2017-04-29
57 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 03: It's Not Fit to Leave the House for Five Months of the Year
Air Date: April 9. 2017. Award-winning playwrights and short-story writers Robert Chafe and Megan Coles apologized repeatedly for straying into theatre-talk when we started talking about books. The conversation was wide-ranging and lovely, and we uncovered the real reason for Newfoundland's rich literary culture, as well as establishing the fact that Robert Chafe does not, in fact, have all the answers. Check out the book list from this podcast at http://shelfesteem2017.wordpress.com
2017-04-07
52 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 02: We All Carry a Bag Because of Harriet the Spy
Air Date: March 24, 2017. Writers Michelle Butler Hallett and Christine Hennebury came to the Shelf Esteem studio to discuss historical fiction, how storytelling helps us rehearse for our lives, why Orwell's 1984 is always relevant, why everyone is so obsessed with Shakespeare, and how Harriet the Spy shaped our lives as young writers.
2017-03-24
42 min
Shelf Esteem
Episode 01: We Have Conflicted Feelings About Margaret Atwood
Air date: March 12, 2017. Elayne Greeley and Lynne Sheppard dropped by to talk about dystopian fiction, book quotes that become part of your family vocabulary, and books you try to get everyone else to read. We learned that Elayne is in love with Anthony Doerr (in a literary sense), Lynne is in love with a book by Salmon Rushdie, and I am not in love with dystopia. Also, all the characters in Fall on Your Knees are really unhappy people.
2017-03-08
45 min