Audiobook Café

Wayback Playback: In Conversation with Author Waubgeshig Rice

Episode Summary

Waubgeshig Rice’s 2018 post-apocalyptic novel “Moon of the Crusted Snow” is still going strong. It is one of the bestselling Canadian titles of 2025, based on sales at independent bookstores. Host Jacob Shymanski chats with Waubgeshig about the significance of the book and its themes of Indigenous identity, colonialism, survival and resilience. “Moon of the Crusted Snow” is available as an audiobook on Audible! Books mentioned in this episode include: "The Lesser Blessed" by Richard Van Camp “Monkey Beach” by Eden Robinson “Keeper'n Me” by Richard Wagamese This episode was produced by Andrika De Lanerolle.

Episode Notes

Waubgeshig Rice’s 2018 post-apocalyptic novel “Moon of the Crusted Snow” is still going strong. It is one of the bestselling Canadian titles of 2025, based on sales at independent bookstores.

Host Jacob Shymanski chats with Waubgeshig about the significance of the book and its themes of Indigenous identity, colonialism, survival and resilience.  

“Moon of the Crusted Snow” is available as an audiobook on Audible!  

Books mentioned in this episode include:  

This episode was produced by Andrika De Lanerolle.