{"id":6583,"date":"2026-03-09T12:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=6583"},"modified":"2026-03-10T10:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:41:07","slug":"episode-284-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-284-bear\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 284 – Bear"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bear<\/a><\/p>\n

This March, Worst Bestsellers is celebrating our neighbor to the north with our first ever Canada Month. We’re kicking it off by talking to Canadian treasure Ann Foster (host of Vulgar History<\/a>, author of Rebel of the Regency:\u00a0 The Scandalous Saga of Caroline of Brunswick, Britain’s Queen Without a Crown<\/a><\/em>)\u00a0about another Canadian treasure: Bear<\/em>\u00a0by Marian Engel<\/a>. This book walked so that shifter romances could gallop. Listen to this episode while you’re alone in the woods.<\/p>\n

Readers advisory:\u00a0<\/strong>Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Footnotes:\u00a0<\/strong>“Canada’s Most Controversial Novel” by Emily Zarevich<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kanata Classics<\/a><\/p>\n

Coming up next:\u00a0<\/strong>Heated Rivalry<\/em> by Rachel Reid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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