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      Jackie Kai Ellis, Casey Plett & Kim Thúy | CBC Radio Loaded
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      Jackie Kai Ellis, Casey Plett & Kim Thúy

      Jackie Kai Ellis, Casey Plett and more talks to Shelagh Rogers about reading and writing.
      CBC Radio · Posted: May 28, 2018 9:43 AM EDT | Last Updated: May 28, 2018
      Jackie Kai Ellis is the founder of Vancouver’s Beaucoup Bakery and author of the memoir The Measure of My Powers. (Penguin Random House Canada/Samantha Lauren)

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      On this episode: 1) How famed baker Jackie Kai Ellis embraced vulnerability and wrote her memoir 2) Kim Thúy talks about her lies, fears and happiness for the Proust Questionnaire 3) How Joe Fiorito turned news stories into poetry 4) Columnist Brian Francis recommends three books to help you mind your manners 5) Why Sheila Heti has kept the Penguin Dictionary of Symbols on her desk for 20 years 6) Why Casey Plett challenged her trans lead character in her debut novel

      More from this episode

      • How Jackie Kai Ellis's passion for food inspired a journey of self-discovery
      • Proust questionnaire
        Kim Thúy shares her greatest fear and her idea of perfect happiness
      • Why it was important to Casey Plett to portray realistic transgender life in her debut novel
      • Dog-Eared Reads
        Why Sheila Heti has kept the Penguin Dictionary of Symbols on her desk for 20 years
      • How covering the city of Toronto as a columnist inspired Joe Fiorito's new poetry collection
      • Brian Francis checks out 3 books that will help you mind your manners

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