Into the FOLD Podcast

A Books and Lit Fest Podcast with Jael Richardson and Hudson Lin

Into the FOLD Podcast Season 3

About the Podcast

Into the FOLD: A Books and Lit Fest podcast started in 2025 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Festival of Literary Diversity and to document the journey of FOLD.

Now entering it’s third year, the podcast continues to explore diversity in Canada’s literary industry, featuring unique guests and storytellers and tackling critical conversations through honest dialogue.

Podcast Episodes

Get Into the Reading Epidemic
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Get Into the Reading Epidemic

Welcome back to season 3 of Into the FOLD! To kick off the new season, co-hosts Jael Richardson and Hudson Lin tackle the reading epidemic. Inspired by a recent article in The Atlantic, they discuss why people aren’t reading anymore, genre fiction in the Canadian literary landscape, and the importance of marketing a book correctly.

Get Into Indie Authoring
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Get Into Indie Authoring

In April 2026, the FOLD Team went to the Toronto Indie Author Con and recorded a live podcast episode with special guest Eve Silver. We had a fantastically candid conversation about the good and bad of being an indie author.

Get Into Festival Debrief
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Get Into Festival Debrief

Now that the 2026 Festival of Literary Diversity has wrapped, Jael and Lin talk about how it went, what were their favourite parts, and an exciting new announcement about FOLD in our last official episode of Season 2!

Get Into Ghostwriting
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Get Into Ghostwriting

Author Kern Carter joins Jael and Lin to talk about ghostwriting… what is it, how does it work, how do you get into it, and more! Plus, some pet peeves they have about the publishing industry.

Get Into FOLD 2026
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Get Into FOLD 2026

The 2026 Festival of Literary Diversity is only two weeks away! Jael and Lin talk about what’s stressing them out and what events they’re most excited for this year.