Sidura Ludwig's guest appearances

Sidura Ludwig

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Kim Fu

Jesse Thistle

Amanda Leduc

Uzma Jalaluddin

Bill Richardson

Valerie Mason-John

Jedidiah Jenkins

Danielle Daniel

Cory Doctorow

Antoni Porowski

Stephen King

Andy Weir

James Baldwin

Alison Bechdel

Catherynne M. Valente

OwlTail

Travel to Thornhill with Sidura Ludwig, author of You Are Not What We Expected. The book, a collection of short stories all set in the same Thornhill community, explores the capacity for great change and great heartache behind the veneer of suburban homogeneity. Similarly, we spoke to Sidura about five waypoints that suggest Thornhill is not at all what we expected.

Travel to Thornhill with Sidura Ludwig, author of You Are Not What We Expected. The book, a collection of short stories all set in the same Thornhill community, explores the capacity for great change and great heartache behind the veneer of suburban homogeneity. Similarly, we spoke to Sidura about five waypoints that suggest Thornhill is not at all what we expected.

1.2 Thornhill with Sidura Ludwig

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson on her novel Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies, Sidura Ludwig on her collection of stories You Are Not What We Expected, columnist Donna Bailey Nurse on the Canadian companion to Maaza Mengiste's bestselling novel The Shadow King, musician Kris Harper on why he recommends the book Capturing Women: The Manipulation of Cultural Imagery in Canada's Prairie West by Sarah Carter and Darrell Fox shares a memory from his time on the road with his brother Terry Fox.

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Sidura Ludwig -- The Full Episode

Gen and Jette interview Sidura Ludwig, discussing her latest release - You are not what we expected, growing up in Winnipeg, and the importance of writing routines.Show Notes:Winnipeg might be a deep freeze but it breeds creativity through it's chilly isolation.Sidura used to work at McNally Robinson - Canada's largest indie bookstore (and Jette used to go there while in university!) Art is more accessible in Winnipeg because it's small - RWB, Symphony, Theatre as examplesThe Winnipeg Fringe Festival is MASSIVE!!There are so many great writing courses and communities out there!Vermont College of Fine Arts has a wonderful MFA in Children and Young Adult writing Sara Selecky writing schoolHumber correspondence program Writing routines are crucial (and we did a whole episode on it! Check out Episode 41)Treat your writing time like a meeting - take is seriously and make it a commitmentYou can You Were Not What We Expected anywhere but it would be great to support House of AnansiHow to Connect with Sidura:Her website Facebook InstagramTwitterBooks mentioned:Purple America - Rick Moody Violet Shrink - Christine BaldacchinoSweep: A Story of a Girl and her Monster - Jonathan AuxierWriting Down the Bones - Natalie GoldbergHolding My Breath - Sidura LudwigDon’t forget to follow us on Instagram @anotherbookpodcast, Twitter @anotherbookpod, and Facebook or email us at anotherbookontheshelfpodcast@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you! And check out our Patreon and sign up for our newsletter as well!

Gen and Jette interview Sidura Ludwig, discussing her latest release - You are not what we expected, growing up in Winnipeg, and the importance of writing routines. Show Notes: Winnipeg might be a deep freeze but it breeds creativity through it's chilly isolation. Sidura used to work at McNally Robinson - Canada's largest indie bookstore (and Jette used to go there while in university!) Art is more accessible in Winnipeg because it's small - RWB, Symphony, Theatre as examples The Winnipeg Fringe Festival is MASSIVE!! There are so many great writing courses and communities out there! Vermont College of Fine Arts has a wonderful MFA in Children and Young Adult writing Sara Selecky writing school Humber correspondence program Writing routines are crucial (and we did a whole episode on it! Check out Episode 41) Treat your writing time like a meeting - take is seriously and make it a commitment You can You Were Not What We Expected anywhere but it would be great to support House of Anansi How to Connect with Sidura: Her website Facebook Instagram Twitter Books mentioned: Purple America - Rick Moody Violet Shrink - Christine Baldacchino Sweep: A Story of a Girl and her Monster - Jonathan Auxier Writing Down the Bones - Natalie Goldberg Holding My Breath - Sidura Ludwig Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @anotherbookpodcast, Twitter @anotherbookpod, and Facebook or email us at anotherbookontheshelfpodcast@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you! And check out our Patreon and sign up for our newsletter as well!

043 - You Are Not What We Expected - An Interview with Sidura Ludwig