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Episode 19: True confessions of reading under pressure

Sep 22, 2025 22m

A look back at summer and this reader's confessions of reading for escape and how reading fits into my life plus more reading aspirations and hopefully some new titles for you! Here are the books and…

Episode 18: My summer check-in

Aug 01, 2025 14m

I apologize for the delay in getting this summer episode recorded. Hopefully you can find some good lazy-day reading inspiration with this short update.   Here are books and authors I mention:   Rose…

Episode 17: My conversation with author Frances Peck

May 30, 2025 1h 2m

I am so pleased to be able to share my first-ever interview with a published author here on Bookmarkable. I was delighted to sit down with local North Vancouver writer Frances Peck to discuss her…

Episode 16: Canadian Independent Bookstore Day

May 25, 2025 23m

Happy One-Year Anniversary to Bookmarkable! On April 26, I went to the Canadian Independent Bookstore Day at Cross & Crows Books on Commercial Drive in Vancouver, BC. There were tables of people…

Episode 15: Finding our bliss with comfort reads - my conversation with Cathy Needham

Apr 20, 2025 40m

Hello Bookmarkable listeners: Before I forget, here’s where you can signup for April 26th’s Vancouver Book Crawl - or just drop by Cross & Crows bookstore at 1 pm:…

Episode 14: Books that got me through to spring

Mar 30, 2025 20m

Here are the books I mentioned in this episode: Stolen Focus by Johann Hari Piranesi and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clark One Day Everyone Will Have been Against This and American…

Episode 13: February and a new philosophy of reading in these times

Feb 24, 2025 26m

Wherein I seek to patch together meaning with the insights, gleaned from my latest reads, that point the way with many signs that might mean something. To sum up: reading might not always give you…

Episode 12: January 2025 a short check-in

Jan 26, 2025 17m

It's a new year and I'm here and making it through January. Books are always there for comfort, guidance and reflection, showing the way. But you still need to read them (or listen to them). What…

Episode 11 - My November books and what's next

Dec 14, 2024 22m

I look back on my year of reading with more gusto, and starting this podcast in May...and share my latest reading adventures from the month of November. Books or authors mentioned or discussed…

Episode 10: Conversation with Claudia Sjoberg

Nov 01, 2024 1h 7m

Claudia is a local (Vancouver) business owner, entrepreneur, community leader, and all round wonderful, fun and caring friend to many. She is also a big reader and shared with me the long impressive…

Episode 9: My conversation with Kerry Regier

Oct 21, 2024 1h 3m

Host of Vancouver Co-op Radio show Why a Duck? (that features classical and jazz music and lighthearted conversation), Kerry Regier, joined me for a book conversation on October 13. My apologies for…

Episode 8: Fall 2024 reading update

Oct 11, 2024 10m

Do you struggle to read? Is it hard to be a reader these days? Join me for a short check-in about my thoughts of the struggle to do quality reading with a busy life, in a time of many distractions.…

Episode 7: My conversation with John and summer recap

Aug 26, 2024 37m

I had a fun but brief conversation with my good friend and book lover John Vekar on a warm summer evening, focused on the book Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey. This is definitely a part-one of our…

Episode 6: What we talk about when we talk about summer reading

Jul 27, 2024 24m

(Title reference to short story writer Raymond Carver and his story collection, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love and Haruki Murakami’s play on that in his memoir What I Talk About When I…

Episode 5: My conversation with Karen Spears

Jul 23, 2024 47m

This was such a fun conversation on a hot summer day with a deep dive into the lure of Irish writing, the need to prune what we read to find what's next (with Karen’s own special formula for choosing…

Episode 4: Conversation with Nena Rawdah of Cross & Crows bookstore

Jun 10, 2024 59m

Fiona Jackson shares her conversation with Nena Rawdah of East Vancouver's Cross & Crows bookstore and a few updates on her latest reads and whats on her next up TBR list.   Books mentioned on…

Episode 3: More on my reading list, podcasts and conversations coming soon!

May 21, 2024 23m

It's me again with a book report (I did my homework and read Prophet Song!), an update on all my other reads, reflections on reading podcasts I love, and a promise for my conversations! Here are the…

Episode 2: Rambling through my reading

May 03, 2024 35m

Welcome back to this solo session where I chat with you about a few highlights from my 60+ books read since January (plus a few from before). Books mentioned:  A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J.…

S1E1 Episode 1: Welcome to Bookmarkable: a conversation with Lorraine Smith

May 03, 2024 57m

Welcome to Bookmarkable: adventures in reading. Thank you for joining this podcast journey of discovery into the expanding universe of books. This episode - a conversation with Lorraine Smith - was…

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