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EPISODE · Aug 11, 2025 · 56 MIN

Jacob McArthur Mooney

from My Life In Books with Red Szell · host Red Szell

Jacob McArthur Mooney has built a reputation as one of Canada’s most compelling poets. So his debut novel has been eagerly anticipated.The Northern is both a coming-of-age story and a road trip through a bygone era of sports history.Set in 1952 it follows a man and two boys working as agents for an upstart Mormon baseball card company as they journey across Western Ontario trying to persuade players from the Northern League, at the lowest level of professional baseball, to sign contracts so the company can use their images should they ever hit the big time.Join Jacob and Red as they draw parallels between big business, sport, and perceptions of youth and masculinity in the 1950s and today. About AMIAMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+Learn more at AMI.caConnect with Accessible Media Inc. online:X /Twitter @AccessibleMediaInstagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audioFacebook at @AccessibleMediaIncTikTok @AccessibleMediaIncEmail [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Jacob McArthur Mooney has built a reputation as one of Canada’s most compelling poets. So his debut novel has been eagerly anticipated. The Northern is both a coming-of-age story and a road trip through a bygone era of sports history. Set in 1952 it follows a man and two boys working as agents for an upstart Mormon baseball card company as they journey across Western Ontario trying to persuade players from the Northern League, at the lowest level of professional baseball, to sign contracts so the company can use their images should they ever hit the big time. Join Jacob and Red as they draw parallels between big business, sport, and perceptions of youth and masculinity in the 1950s and today.

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