# Alicia Elliott

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For her it was the poop, for me it was the privilege

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we get down and dirty in a discussion of Miranda July’s acclaimed novel All Fours. We have our favorite kind of discussion when one of us loves a book and the other duo abandons it. Join us for a passionate discussion of what July’s…

I'm Just in My Feelings

Vivek Shraya and Alicia Elliott discuss the cultural currency of literary awards, giving others artists the benefit of the doubt, and using one’s own art as a compass.  I Won't Envy is a podcast by Vivek Shraya co-produced with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.Audio engineering by Beau Cassidy.Cover ar…

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Books by Indigenous Authors (Canada & US) 1. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph – A digestible, essential intro to Canada’s colonial policies. 2. A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott (Haudenosaunee) – A raw, brilliant memoir on mental health, intergeneratio…

Alicia Elliott: Creating with Intention

Alicia Elliott's debut novel, And Then She Fell, explores how motherhood and mental health collide as an Indigenous young woman confronts her inherited trauma and looks to her own creation story to find her power. Alicia is a Mohawk writer and editor living in Brantford, Ontario. Her short fiction …

Secret City of Death

A government-built city rose out of the Columbia River Basin with rules no one could explain and a purpose no one fully understood. Families lived in identical houses, signed confidentiality papers they barely read, and trusted that whatever was happening behind the restricted fences was “for the g…

Parenting Takes

Dr. Amanda discusses a variety of books that speak to or around the role of parenthood in today's society. Books discussed include the Danish Secret to Happy Kids (Helen Russell), The Amazing Generation (Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price), Sincerely your Autistic Child (Emily Paige et al., and Aut…

Road To Your Name - Season 6, Episode 8: A visit with Writer, Alicia Elliott

This episode was recorded in December 2023.  On this episode, we visit with writer Alicia Elliott from Six Nations of the Grand River.  We discuss her first work of fiction, And Then She Fell and some of the topics she addresses in her book such as mental illness, anxiety, motherhood and isolation.…