Welcome to the worst bestsellers, where we read a shifter romance without the shifting so you don't have to.

I'm Kate. And I'm Renata. And for this episode, reread Bear by Marion Engle.

Joining us to discuss this enduring tale of a woman choosing the bear over the man is Anne Foster, a Canadian author who likes bears a normal amount.

Hi, Ann, welcome back to the show.

So happy to be here.

Representing Canada.

Hell yes.

We should announce that this is part one.

We've declared March to, we're following Nora Roberts on with Canada Month.

So this and our next episode of March will be Canadian themed.

And this, we're doing our small part to try to bridge the um foreign relations problem that our stupid government is trying to pick with Canada and we just want to say that we as American podcasters

we love Canada we love your sexy bears and your people.

Thank you.

And like on behalf of Canada,

I do want to say I understand that not all Americans.

Thank you.

This is healing for our nations.

And I really appreciate that you coming to join me to discuss this seminal piece of Canadian award-winning literature, so you can better understand my people.

Yes. I, you know what? I feel like I do.

I understand maybe too much. So if anyone so last night kate and i were out together at a party

well at kate's party um that uh and i was talking to some friends about this book we were doing

and everyone was like looking at me in horror one of them said it sounded like I was doing

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