In this episode, we go behind-the-scenes of the publishing industry with Canada's world-class independent presses to see how a book is made and meet a few of the people who make them happen. Hosted by Rebecca DiemProduced by Quinton BradshawMusic by James EllercampSpecial thanks to Alana Wilcox of Coach House Books, Jen Albert of ECW Press, Semerah Al-Hillal of House of Anansi/Groundwood Books, and Maria Zuppardi of Dundurn Press & @ReadingMaria (and also to Cory Doctorow, for the post-credits anecdote that had us in stitches).Reading List:After Beowulf - Nicole Marcotic (this is the book we saw being printed during our visit to Coach House Books! Nicole will be be at WOTS2022 on Sat. June 11th for the Fabula, Mythos, & Modern Storytelling panel)Presented by The Word On The Street & CJRU 1280AM, with support from the Community Radio Fund of Canada. —Tune in to Read The North, a history of CanLit, as told by Toronto's favourite book festival!In this five-episode miniseries, WOTS' Rebecca Diem interviews authors, publishers, booksellers, librarians, readers, & historians to discover the origins of the festival, the creation of a Canadian Literature, and how the story we tell ourselves about ourselves continues to evolve.The 33rd edition of The Word On The Street returns to the street at Queen's Park on June 11 & 12, 2022.

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