# Puzzling Jigsaw Pieces: An Interview with Brittany Penner about her memoir, Children Like Us

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Podcast: [Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/getting-lit-with-linda-the-canadian-literature-podcast-381592)
Published: 2026-05-01T14:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome back to Season 7 of Getting Lit with Linda, where we learn to love literature one book at a time! In this episode, Linda interviews the Métis writer, Brittany Penner about her memoir, Children Like Us (Random House Canada) . It's elegantly written and carefully crafted, and, in spite of the book's length, Linda couldn't put it down. Linda and Brittany discuss her childhood, the Sixties Scoop (14:32), Brittany's story around being adopted (19:10), and the medical system, in Saskatchewan and Quebec, and across Canada. Here are some other highlights of their discussion: Stanford Marshellow Experiment ( 23:32) Joyce Echaquan and the Joyce Principle (24:52) Healing and empowerment (27:50) Women’s reproductive health (31:23) Photos in the memoir (33) The memoir’s sequel (36:48) Please note the NEW!! feature of the podcast: The "Takeway" (37:52), in which all guest writers, including Brittany, will be offering one piece of advice to aspiring writers. Producer/Host/Writer: Linda Morra; Associate Producer: Maia Harris; Music: Raphael Crux. We are grateful to the Canada Council for their support for this second year of production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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