You asked, GBR answered! Due to popular demand, we’ve decided to release our first literary horoscopes episode—in full!—to our regular listeners. These reading recs from Makda and astrologer Milo Anderson Offerein are ones that you’ll definitely wanna share with all the air signs in your life. Titles mentioned: Everything I Need I Get From You by Kaitlyn Tiffany Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke Ducks by Kate Beaton The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone Disaster Anarchy: M ..read more

For GBR’s first Patreon Preview, Makda is joined by Edmonton-based queer astrologer Milo Anderson Offerein for the first instalment of a four-part series on literary horoscopes. In this sneak peek, Milo gives a crash course in Astrology 101 before the pair recommend some reads for air signs Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. To listen to the full episode, subscribe to the Glass Bookshop Radio Patreon! Check out Milo’s astrological offerings on their website. You can find Milo on Twitter @AleaMilo and Instagram @moondemilo, as well as Facebook and Substack. Find Glass Bookshop on all social platform ..read more

On this episode of GBR, Makda is joined by multidisciplinary artist and educator Britta Badour to talk all things WIRES THAT SPUTTER, Britta's debut poetry collection. They discuss the skills performance poets bring to the page, what makes WIRES THAT SPUTTER feel like an album, and playfulness as creative practice. Britta Badour, better known as Britta B., is a Toronto based award-winning artist, poet, and educator. As a spoken word performer, she has featured at notable events such as The Walrus Talks, TEDx, as well as international literature festivals like Women of the World Poetry Slam an ..read more

This week on the pod, writer, editor, and pop culture aficionado Jen Sookfong Lee joins Makda for her second stint on GBR, this time to discuss her new memoir SUPERFAN: HOW POP CULTURE BROKE MY HEART. The pair talk about the power of saying no, fandom in the Internet age, and the relationship between nostalgia and memory. Jen Sookfong Lee was born and raised in Vancouver’s East Side, and she now lives with her son in North Burnaby. Her books include The Conjoined, nominated for International Dublin Literary Award and a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, The Better Mother, a finalist ..read more

This week on the pod, GBR makes its triumphant return with an episode featuring two writers and interdisciplinary artists we all know and love: Emily Riddle and Jessica Johns. Celebrating Emily’s debut poetry collection THE BIG MELT and Jess’ debut novel BAD CREE, our favourite pair of besties come together to discuss the many kinds of love that make their lives full, the significance of writing the books they wished they had as teens, and the identity-affirming power of cultural knowledge. Emily Riddle is Nehiyaw and a member of the Alexander First Nation (Kipohtakaw). A writer, editor, poli ..read more

Travel back in time and enjoy a recording from our June launch of Rollie Pemberton’s stellar memoir BEDROOM RAPPER. Rollie appears in conversation with musician, journalist, and friend, Vish Khanna. ***This conversation was originally published as an episode of Vish’s podcast Kreative Kontrol. Check out the episode and support Kreative Kontrol here.*** Rollie Pemberton is a writer, rapper, producer, poet and activist who performs under the name Cadence Weapon. He won the 2021 Polaris Music Prize for his album Parallel World. His writing has been published in Pitchfork, The Guardian, Wired and ..read more

This week on the pod, Makda sits down with writer, publisher, and friend of the shop Michael Hingston to chat about his new book TRY NOT TO BE STRANGE. They discuss what makes something obsession-worthy, the value of books as aesthetic objects, transferable skills between journalistic and literary writing, and more. Michael Hingston is a writer and publisher in Edmonton, Alberta. He is the author of the books Let’s Go Exploring and The Dilettantes, as well as the co-author of Harnarayan Singh’s memoir One Game at a Time. Hingston’s writing has appeared in Wired, National Geographic, The Atlan ..read more

In this episode, Makda is joined by professor, podcaster, and writer Hannah McGregor for a deep dive into her new memoir A SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION. Together, they talk about podcasting as a scholarly practice, establishing boundaries online, building rituals of care, and more. Hannah McGregor (she/her) is a professor and podcaster living on the traditional and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. She co-hosts the podcast Witch, Please, a critical rereading of the Harry Potter series, and on occasion she writes books. You can order A SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION her ..read more

This week on the pod, Makda sits down with poet Alycia Pirmohamed to discuss her debut poetry collection ANOTHER WAY TO SPLIT WATER. They chat about online poetry forums, the trickiness of titles, writing in nature, and much more. Alycia Pirmohamed is a Canadian-born poet based in Scotland. She is the author of Another Way to Split Water, the chapbooks Hinge and Faces that Fled the Wind, and the collaborative essay Second Memory, which was co-authored with Pratyusha. Alycia received an MFA from the University of Oregon and a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. She is the recipient of a Push ..read more

In this episode, Makda chats with writer and activist Tsering Yangzom Lama about her debut novel WE MEASURE THE EARTH WITH OUR BODIES. The pair talk Tibetan literary influences, the intersection of art and activism, what it means to write "responsibly", and more. Tsering Yangzom Lama's debut novel, WE MEASURE THE EARTH WITHOUT BODIES, is a New York Times Summer Reads Pick and has been longlisted for the Toronto Book Award and the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. She holds an MFA in Writing from Columbia University and a BA in Creative Writing and International Relations from the Universi ..read more