The Front Matter

The Front Matter - Season 2 Episode 1 ft. Michael Bumsted from Whodunit Bookstore and author C.C. Benison

Welcome back to The Front Matter, the podcast where booksellers and authors join our publisher to discuss all things books! On our season 2 premiere we get into the role of the bookseller, the joy of mysteries, and the every changing book landscape with Michael Bumstead, owner of Whodunit Bookstore, and C.C. Benison, author of The Unpleasantness at the Battle of Thornford. 

The Front Matter S1E7 feat. Kennedy Rooke from Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore and author Patrick Jenkins

In the final episode of Season 1 of The Front Matter, host Matt Joudrey chats with special guests Patrick Jenkins, author of Tales from Phantom City, and Kennedy Rooke from Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore about the joy of bookstores and art of graphic novels. 

The Front Matter S1E6 feat. Dr. David Anderson from GoodMinds.com and poet Mary Barnes

In this episode, our guests get candid about Indigenous authorship and what Truth and Reconciliation means to them. Host Matt Joudrey chats with special guests Mary Barnes, Ojibwe poet and author of What Fox Knew and Moving Upstream, and Dr. David Anderson from GoodMinds.com, a First Nations family owned online bookstore that sells First Nation, Métis, and Inuit books. 

The Front Matter S1E5 feat. Jack Hui Litster from Octopus Books and author Christian McPherson

In this episode we visit the great city of Ottawa and the wonderful Octopus Books. Host Matt Joudrey chats with special guests Christian McPherson, author of Walking on the Beaches of Temporal Candy, and Jack Hui Litster from Octopus Books about what draws people to bookstores, what the biggest threats to independent bookstores are, and myths about the writing industry. 

The Front Matter S1E4 feat. Ian Elliot from A Different Drummer Books and author Janet Trull

Host Matt Joudrey chats with special guests Janet Trull, author of Something's Burning, and Ian Elliot from A Different Drummer Books about the joy of bookstores, from the smells to events to the writers whose stories live there. 

The Front Matter S1E3 feat. Alex Snider from Queen Books and author Megan Wykes

Host Matt Joudrey chats with special guests Megan Wykes, author of Back to the Garden, and co-owner of Queen Books, Alex Snider about their bookstore experiences and the publishing industry at large. 

The Front Matter S1E2 feat. Chris Cox from 32Books and author Sareh Farmand

Host Matt Joudrey chats with special guests Sareh Farmand, author of Pistachios in My Pocket, and Chris Cox from 32 Books & Gallery about the value of bookstores for readers, writers, and communities. 

The Front Matter S1E1 feat. Angela Torgerson from McNally Robinson Booksellers and author Ariel Gordon

'The Front Matter' - Candid discussions with authors and bookstore professionals about how they connect readers, writers, and community. 
 
Host Matt Joudrey chats with special guests award winning writer/poet, Ariel Gordon and General Manager of McNally Robison Booksellers, Angela Torgerson.

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'The Front Matter' - Candid discussions with authors and bookstore professionals about how they connect readers, writers, and community.