Matchbook Pod
Two friends take some of the most notable works of fiction and nonfiction and match them to ignite deeper conversations into the issues that shape our world. Plus, we'll help you find your next great read. We're a brand new podcast releasing this whole first season for you to enjoy. Thanks for listening, and leave us a comment to tell us about a book you want us to match!
Episodes
The Fiction: The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem and translated by Sinan Antoon. Longlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2025, this short and poetic book kicks off with a mystery when overnight, all Palestinians disappear.
The Nonfiction: listen to find out!
The Nonfiction: Therapeutic Nations by Dian Million. This Indigenous feminist author will permanently change the way you hear human rights discourse and "trauma" speak - for good reasons.
The Fiction: Listen to find out! A handful of books by Indigenous authors, including some spine-tingling thrillers that need to get on your reading list.
We catch up on what's new and exciting in fiction, why we love reading dystopian when we're already living it, septum piercings, the romance book we would write, and how to get back at your homophobic uncle.
The Fiction: Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis. This snort-out-loud funny debut novel takes place in Iraq where two women, one an academic on deradicalization and the other, and ISIS bride, collide.
The Nonfiction: Listen along to find out! Heart-stopping works of journalism that your to-read list will thank you for.
The Nonfiction: Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Noble. This timely and topical deep-dive into data gets us talking about how information is never neutral.
The Fiction: Listen in to find out! Thrilling sci-fi that you'll want to read ASAP.
Do you have a favourite book you want us to match? Let us know in the comments - we love a challenge.
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