<p>A bilingual episode/un épisode bilingue. Linda opens with her delight about having won the <a href="https://podnews.net/press-release/women-in-podcasting-awards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women in Podcasting Awards in Education</a> - she effusively thanks her listeners!</p><p>e</p><p>What kinds of books haunt us and why? In this episode, Linda considers <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/156126/monkey-beach-by-eden-robinson/9780676973228" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eden Robinson's <em>Monkey Beach </em></a>and <a href="https://www.harpercollins.ca/9781443465489/bad-cree/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jessica Johns' <em>Bad Cree</em></a>, but ultimately picks a book that thoroughly haunted her - <a href="https://editionslibreexpression.groupelivre.com/products/qimmik?variant=44016768123137" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michel Jean's Qimmik (published by Libre Expression, not yet translated into English</a>). Author of <a href="https://houseofanansi.com/products/kukum?srsltid=AfmBOorAO5IsS5v6WngIUam-ObWvUGpQQ574PSzukhrSIDBuooK5Bhhr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Kukum </em>(House of Anansi) </a>and editor of <a href="https://mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/amun/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Amun:A Gathering of Indigenous Voices</em></a>, Jean addresses one of the legacies of a colonial past not frequently addressed. Set in Nunavik, the novel traverses two time periods--that are connected in ways that are completely unexpected and deeply moving.</p><br><p>Quels types de livres nous hantent et pourquoi ? Dans cet épisode, Linda choisit un livre qui l'a profondément hantée : <a href="https://editionslibreexpression.groupelivre.com/products/qimmik?variant=44016768123137" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Qimmik de Michel Jean (publié par Libre Expression, pas encore traduit en anglais</a>). Auteur de <a href="https://houseofanansi.com/products/kukum?srsltid=AfmBOorAO5IsS5v6WngIUam-ObWvUGpQQ574PSzukhrSIDBuooK5Bhhr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Kukum </em>(House of Anansi) </a>et rédacteur en chef d'<a href="https://mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/amun/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Amun:A Gathering of Indigenous Voices</em></a>, Michel Jean aborde l'un des héritages d'un passé colonial qui n'est pas souvent traité. Situé au Nunavik, le roman traverse deux périodes qui sont reliées de façon tout à fait inattendue et profondément émouvante.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
