Thanks for joining us! This month we’re discussing Fox by Margaret Sweatman WITH Margaret Sweatman!Laid over the backdrop of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, Fox examines several characters as they face the time’s social upheaval through a postmodern pastiche of newspaper headlines, diary entries, character vignettes and poems.  Its narrative thread is mostly through four characters: Mary, who enjoys her pampered lifestyle and is engaged to the socially charming businessman Drinkwater, Eleanor, who in spite of her families’ wealth, realizes that she has little to call her own and MacDougal, a local bookstore owner who fights for social reform.In This Episode We MentionMargaret Sweatman’s bioBroken Songs Band (Margaret’s band with her husband Glenn Buhr):The 1919 Winnipeg General StrikePrivate Property by Margaret SweatmanJordon Wheeler and Digital OgichidaFox Confessor Brings the Flood by Neko Case. Track — Margaret Vs. Pauline Can You Tell Me A Book I Would Also Like?Margaret: Deborah Levy’s books Swimming Home, Things I Don’t Want to Know, and Hot MilkTrevor: The Given Day by Dennis Lehane.Kirsten: Republic of Love by Carol Shields Nerd Words for Word Nerds Kirsten: Carceral – Manitoba’s incarceration rates are the highest in CanadaTrevor: Sora – here’s the pictureAlan: Neutral – having no personal preference or bias; or having no opinion (among other things), and the podcast Against the Rules with Michael LewisMargaret: Seditious – described in Fox as “a hot word in a dry place” **Our never-ending thanks to Margaret Sweatman for graciously appearing on our little podcast.** Next month we’ll be reading Trickster Drift by Eden Robinson with special guest Jordan WheelerAs always – we want to talk about what you want to talk about. Get in touch on social media or email us at [email protected] to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Your hosts today were Margaret Sweatman, Kirsten Wurmann, Trevor Lockhart, and Alan Chorney. Our webmaster is Arryn Seburn. Our social media guru is Reegan Breu. Audio production and music by Dennis Penner.

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