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Read The North

Read The North

Written by: The Word On The Street
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In Season 2, explore every genre on your bookshelf in this behind-the-scenes deep dive featuring interviews with authors, booksellers, and publishing insiders!

Host Rebecca Diem examines what exactly genre is and how it is used to help readers find their perfect match, in bookstores and online.

Season 2 guests include booktuber Ariel Bissett, literary agent Carly Watters, editor Anita Chong, authors Amy Stuart, Uzma Jalaluddin, Naben Ruthnum, Helen Knott, John Brady McDonald, and Amal El-Mohtar, and booksellers from Toronto’s favourite independent bookshops!

Presented by The Word On The Street & Met Radio. Tune every other Wednesday this summer at 9:12AM and 5:02PM beginning July 5 - August 30th to listen to the Read The North live on Met Radio 1280AM or at metradio.ca.

Celebrate the 36th anniversary of The Word On The Street with us September 27-28,2025 at David Pecaut Square. Details and more at: toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca

Toronto Book and Magazine Fair, 2022 Art World
Episodes
  • Snapshots of Human Experience

    Snapshots of Human Experience
    Aug 30 2023

    Memoir, creative non-fiction, narrative non-fiction… What happens to genre when reality and storytelling are combined? Featuring author Helen Knott, executive editor Anita Chong of McClelland & Stewart, and multimedia artist John Brady McDonald.

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    Hosted by Rebecca Diem

    Produced by Quinton Bradshaw

    Music by James Ellercamp

    Production Assistance and Episode Art by Haley Richardson

    Special thanks to our guests, Helen Knott, Anita Chong, and John Brady McDonald

    Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knott (available August 29)

    Superfan by Jen Sookfong Lee

    Carrying It Forward by John Brady McDonald

    Presented by The Word On The Street & Met Radio 1280AM

    Follow @torontoWOTS on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.

    Follow @metradio1280 on Instagram and Twitter

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    Explore every genre on your bookshelf in this behind-the-scenes deep dive featuring interviews with authors, booksellers, and publishing insiders! The Read the North podcast is presented by The Word On The Street, Canada’s largest free community book festival, and Met Radio 1280AM. Tune in every other Wednesday starting July 5 for new episodes!
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    47 mins
  • Lost in Space and Time

    Lost in Space and Time
    Aug 16 2023

    Today we find ourselves asking ‘What the SF-eff?’ as we explore the limitless imaginations of science fiction and fantasy writers.

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    Hosted by Rebecca Diem

    Produced by Quinton Bradshaw

    Music by James Ellercamp

    Production Assistance and Episode Art by Haley Richardson

    Special thanks to our guests, Chris Szego of Bakka-Phoenix Books, Kerry C. Byrne of Augur Magazine and Tales & Feathers Magazine, and author Amal El-Mohtar

    Presented by The Word On The Street & Met Radio 1280AM

    Follow @torontoWOTS on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.

    Follow @metradio1280 on Instagram and Twitter

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    Explore every genre on your bookshelf in this behind-the-scenes deep dive featuring interviews with authors, booksellers, and publishing insiders! The Read the North podcast is presented by The Word On The Street, Canada’s largest free community book festival, and Met Radio 1280AM. Tune in every other Wednesday starting July 5 for new episodes!
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    42 mins
  • Skeletons In The Closet

    Skeletons In The Closet
    Aug 2 2023

    Face your fears with host Rebecca Diem, and dive deep into the spine-tingling mystery, thriller, and horror genres.

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    Hosted by Rebecca Diem

    Produced by Quinton Bradshaw

    Music by James Ellercamp

    Production Assistance and Episode Art by Haley Richardson

    Special thanks to our guests, Amy Stuart, Naben Ruthnum, and Chris Krawczyk of Little Ghosts

    Presented by The Word On The Street & Met Radio 1280AM

    Follow @torontoWOTS on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.

    Follow @metradio1280 on Instagram and Twitter

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    Explore every genre on your bookshelf in this behind-the-scenes deep dive featuring interviews with authors, booksellers, and publishing insiders! The Read the North podcast is presented by The Word On The Street, Canada’s largest free community book festival, and Met Radio 1280AM. Tune in every other Wednesday starting July 5 for new episodes!
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    40 mins
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