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Jamie Tennant
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Writer, editor, broadcaster, pop culture enthusiast. Host of the GET LIT SHOW and author of The Captain of Kinnoull Hill and River, Diverted https://tinyurl.com/2vydhc3p
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From The StuphFile Program, a 30-second YouTube clip from a longer interview with Jamie Tennant @jtennant.bsky.social author of the dark fairy tale called "River, Diverted"
Jamie Tennant - "River, Diverted"
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September 27, 2026 at 2:43 AM
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Exciting news:

My new book arrives Spring 2028 via Wolsak and Wynn!

It's about music and takes place in Hamilton. Working with a Hamilton press on this will be fabulous. Big thanks to them...to think, I almost gave up on this MS...
September 17, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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Hey folks! Haven't been here much lately. Life, etc. I have, however, been posting old episodes of GET LIT to podcasting platforms that hadn't been posted yet. Most recently, Janie Chang and Emily Schultz from 2017. Check 'em out if you like!
September 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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GET LIT E500...my final episode. Gary Barwin, Amy Jones, Amanda Leduc, Anuja Varghese + more. Recorded live at GritLIt.

1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca pod platforms and: tinyurl.com/57cntw7z

Will post missing early shows from time to time.

Thanks for listening
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June 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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It's the final “regular” edition of GET LIT! Featuring GG award-winner and lovely human Anuja Varghese discussing A Kiss of Crimson Ash.

1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or pods or: tinyurl.com/mv9xb886 Next week is E500!

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Book cover of Anuja Verghese's A Kiss of Crimson Ash
June 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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It's the third-last episode of GET LIT! Our guest is my pal Brent Van Staalduinen, here to talk about his latest (and imho best) The Peace Thieves.

12:30pm 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on podcasts or here: tinyurl.com/49savc5y

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Cover of Brent Van Staalduinen's novel The Peace Thieves
June 4, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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On GET LIT today it's debut author Selin Kahramanoglu, here to talk about her novel, Lokum.

1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on pods and here: tinyurl.com/f7esxsbc

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Cover of the novel Lokum by Selin Kahramanoglu, a graphic illustration of flowers
May 28, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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This week on GET LIT it's the one and only Joe Ollmann! We talk about his latest, The Woodchipper (which is amazing). Listen in!

1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on pods or: tinyurl.com/5aszc52h
Cover of Joe Ollmann's graphic novel The Woodchipper. Cartoon illustration of a hand nearing the blades of a woodchipper (but not touching)
May 21, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Today on GET LET it's the excellent Leslie Shimotakahara! She joins me to talk about her latest novel, The Breakwater.

1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on pods or here:
tinyurl.com/nrcr2bsw

Only five episodes left after this one!!!

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Cover of Leslie Shimotakahara's novel The Breakwater, a stylized illustration of a lighthosue on a rocky outcropping.
May 14, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Today on GET LIT it's David Ly, talking about his new novel, Not All Dragons!

12:30pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or anytime on podcasts and here: tinyurl.com/7fx84bnn

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May 7, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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This week on GET LIT, Margaret Sweatman is back on the program, this time to talk about her new novel, Night Birds. Hope you enjoy!

1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or anytime on podcasts and here: tinyurl.com/w5t2923s

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April 30, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Today on E492 of GET LIT!

We talk to Angelique Lalonde, author of Variations on a Dream.

1230pm 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on pods, and here: tinyurl.com/5djpnbu2
Cover of Angelique Lalonde's "Variations on a Dream" - image of a swan on water, fighting against the fact that a red rope has bound its neck, face and beak
April 23, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Man, people are kind of the worst.

If you're going to be a tourist, be respectful.

This Japanese town cancelled i...
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This Japanese town cancelled its cherry blossom festival to stop overtourism. It didn’t work | CBC News
Fujiyoshida was a sleepy town with a great view — until its cherry blossoms went viral on social media. Now, it’s the latest travel hotspot struggling to find ways to balance tourism with liveability.
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April 20, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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Today on GET LIT! K.R. Wilson talks about his latest, Stan On Guard. Check it out. Also: only 10 episodes left...

12:30pm 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on pods or here: tinyurl.com/mw799uew

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Cover of K.R. Wilson's novel Stan on Guard: A Two-Part Invention featuring an image of a man walking away from the viewer into a kaleidoscope of historical images
April 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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Today on GET LIT! Loch Baillie talks about his collection River Running and Jessica Rose talks GritLit '26.

1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on pods or here: tinyurl.com/2amap8xn

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April 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Today on GET LIT! Talking to Ailsa Ross about her debut, Hovel. Tune in/download/whatever it is ya do to listen!

1230pm on 93.3 FM / cfmu.ca on pods and here:
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April 2, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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Today on GET LIT we talk with Matthew J Trafford about his collection, Runs in the Blood!

12:30pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on pods or here: tinyurl.com/8avwmbmr

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March 26, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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Today on GET LIT we talk with Hamilton-area author Michelle Stark about her book, Broken. Listen in!

1230pm on 93.3 FM / cfmu.ca or on pods or here: tinyurl.com/47xveas9

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March 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Come and see some writers read stuff no one else wanted to publish! They feared it! They were disturbed by it! Or maybe they just thought it was trash, I don't know. I have never read what I'm going to read this weekend so that's exciting 😃
March 17, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Today on GET LIT! We talk to Brad Smith, author of Billy Crawford's Double Play. Check it out.

1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on pods or here:
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Cover of the book Billy Crawford's Double Play by Brad Smith. Image of a baseball player finishing a swing with a city skyline in the background
March 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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This week on GET LIT we talk to author Lucy Black about her latest, A Quilting of Scars. Tune in!

1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu dot ca or anytime on pods and here: tinyurl.com/2dsdm2nx
cover of Lucy E.M. Black's novel A Quliting of Scars - sepia-toned photo of two men in a field wrangling or otherwise attending to a horse
March 5, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Today on GET LIT! We talk with Marcello Di Cintio about his book, Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers.

1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu dot ca or on pods or here: tinyurl.com/3kj4xk2t

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February 26, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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Google Alerts really changed for me when Birmingham, UK elected a dude named Jamie Tennant. Let's just say he's much more of a newsmaker than I.
February 19, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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It's time for another GET LIT! Today we talk to the one and only Jason Allen about his book, 52 Things To Do In Hamilton

1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on pods or here: tinyurl.com/2s3758vj

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February 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Barbara Sibbald was on GET LIT was over four hundred episodes ago. Wild. She’s back again to talk about her novel Almost English.

1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu dot ca or on pods or here: tinyurl.com/jspx6ktk
February 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM