The Bookish Narwhal

🎄Merry Christmas in July!🎄This episode, Kelly Farmer celebrates “It’s a Fabulous Life.” We get into sapphic romances, writers clubs, the writing journey for an author, experimenting with other artistic mediums, spreading joy/happiness in the every day, and so much more! Follow Kelly on ⁠Goodreads⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, Facebook, Twitter, BookBub, and visit ⁠her website⁠. --- The Bookish Narwhal Podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes!  --- Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via the website, Instagram, send me an email, or leave a voice message... You could find your call featured on an episode, plus, I adore voice messages!

For this episode, we catch up with author Sarah C. Johns and chat about her debut novel, "The Sirens of Soleil City." We get real and unfiltered about so many things! We talk about defunct knees thanks to swimming breaststroke, generational differences in sisterhood, traditional relationships and gender roles, freedom and independence, finding your community, and (of course) our favourite desserts! Follow Sarah on Goodreads, Instagram, and on her website. --- Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via Instagram, send me an email, or leave a voice message. You could find your call featured on an episode, plus, I adore voice messages! You can also spy the new website here, and let me know what you think?! --- The Bookish Narwhal Podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes!

This episode, Swati Hedge (the sweetest, most poetic human) author of "Match Me If You Can" and I have tons of giggles! We talk about Jane Austen’s “Emma”, coming to terms with sexual identity as an adult, manifesting a Netflix series, rose flavoured Ras Malai, and all things romance! From matchmaking, to finding love on your own terms, dating apps, meeting your person, & my love story being a Tessa Bailey-esque romance novel. There is so much deliciousness in this episode, so grab a cup of chai and settle in for an amazing episode with a fantastic human. Follow Swati on Goodreads, Instagram, X, and visit her website!  --- Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via Instagram (⁠⁠https://instagram.com/thebookishnarwhal⁠⁠), send me an email (⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠), or leave a voice message (⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebookishnarwhal/message⁠⁠⁠)... You could find your call featured on an episode, plus, I adore voice messages! --- The Bookish Narwhal Podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes!

Welcome to the new season! This episode, Anna Newallo unveils "The Devil Wears Orange." We talk everything TDWO, sharing an elevator ride with Jeanne Beker, meeting Judy Blume, cancel culture, love triangles (are you #TeamJack or #TeamRashid?), and so much more! Follow Anna on Goodreads, Instagram (@annanewallo), and visit her website. --- The Bookish Narwhal Podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes! --- Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via Instagram (⁠https://instagram.com/thebookishnarwhal⁠), send me an email (⁠[email protected]⁠), or leave a voice message (⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebookishnarwhal/message⁠⁠)... You could find your call featured on an episode, plus, I adore voice messages!

Season 2 will start airing on Friday 14 June! We have a ton of author interviews to share with you, including ones with Kelly Farmer, Rachel Dove, E.M. Williams, and more. Here come the books! --- The Bookish Narwhal Podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes! --- Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via Instagram (https://instagram.com/thebookishnarwhal), send me an email ([email protected]), or leave a voice message (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebookishnarwhal/message⁠)... You could find your call featured on an episode, plus, I adore voice messages!

S01E08: Chantel Guertin gets festive with "It Happened One Christmas" I got to fangirl a bit this week because my chat is with bestselling author Chantel Guertin! We talk about her upcoming novel "It Happened One Christmas" that comes out on Halloween (aka the 31 of October), all things Christmas (even Beavis and Butthead!), all things Canadian and French Canadian, author friends, and so much more. It's that time, friends! Get comfortable, grab your dessert, and let's get literary! Exclusive Offers for listeners of The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: https://linktr.ee/thebookishnarwhal  The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: This podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes! Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via my website and instagram, or can send me an email and leave a voice message (I adore those): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebookishnarwhal/message 

S01E07: September's Monthly Wrap Up It's that time again! Join me as we talk about the books read in September, ones coming out in October, the Christmas books I'm excited about, and even an audio review of Lynn Aslup's Tinderbox. What are you waiting for? Get comfortable, grab your dessert, and let's get literary (don't forget to leave me a voice message after the show)! Exclusive Offers for listeners of The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: https://linktr.ee/thebookishnarwhal  The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: This podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes! Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via my website and instagram, or can send me an email and leave a voice message (I adore those): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebookishnarwhal/message 

S01E06: Tu Vuong steps away to start "Coming Home" This week is a very special episode for me. I got to chat with author/inspiration/friend, Tu Vuong, about her debut collection of autobiographical poems titled, "Coming Home". This moving collection is about a young girl’s immigration story with her family from Vietnam to Canada as a civil war escalates following the collapse of French Indochina. We also talk about things other than books, like tracking food trucks on different apps, lemon posset, Stella Luna, The Merry Dairy, and more! Get comfortable, grab your dessert, and let's get literary! Exclusive Offers for listeners of The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: https://linktr.ee/thebookishnarwhal  The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: This podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes! Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via my website and instagram, or can send me an email and leave a voice message (I adore those): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebookishnarwhal/message 

S01E05: Vanessa Westermann decodes “Cover Art“  A sweet surprise for us all, this week I sat down with Canadian author Vanessa Westermann. We talk about chocolate more than the average bear, cottage countries better than Muskoka (in our humble opinions), women sleuths, Westermann’s origin story, and so much more! Get comfortable, grab your dessert selection, and let's get literary! Get her book “Cover Art” here. Exclusive Offers for listeners of The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: https://linktr.ee/thebookishnarwhal  The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: This podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes! Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via my website and instagram, or can send me an email and leave a voice message (I adore those): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebookishnarwhal/message 

S01E04: Dahlia Adler is "Going Bicoastal" after the Monthly Wrap Up After a week off due to illness, we are back! This week, I chat with author Dahlia Adler about her latest book "Going Bicoastal" and after, I get into the monthly wrap up, upcoming September releases, personal goals, kindness, and why it's important to read diverse books. Get comfortable, grab your dessert, and let's get literary! Here's the link for those exclusive offers, to interact, and all that good stuff: http://linktr.ee/thebookishnarwhal The Bookish Narwhal Podcast: This podcast is all about books, the people who write them, and their favourite desserts. My goal is to help readers diversify their bookshelves by sharing my diverse reads from authors who have been underrepresented in the publishing industry. Grab a serving of your favourite dessert (or several) and let's get literary, babes! Follow The Bookish Narwhal Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favourite shows. Want to connect even more? You can find me online via my website and instagram, or can send me an email and leave a voice message (I adore those) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebookishnarwhal/message