IN THE NEWS ON WRITING AND FAILURE On Writing and Failure (February 14, 2023) by Stephen Marche has been reviewed in the the Washington Post. The article was published online on March 6, 2023. Read the full article here. Mark Athitakis writes, “In On Writing and Failure, Marche attempts to reset the way we talk […]
We’re excited to share that The Day-Breakers by Michael Fraser (April 4, 2022) has been longlisted for the 2023 OCM Bocas Prize! The judges describe The Day-Breakers by Grenada-born, Canada-based Michael Fraser as “breathtakingly assured. […] Fraser’s poems unearth a new and untold world of Black experience from a very familiar arc of history with a […]
IN THE NEWS! ON WRITING AND FAILURE On Writing and Failure (February 14, 2023) by Stephen Marche has been reviewed in the Globe and Mail. The review was published online on February 23, 2023. You can read the full review here. Reviewer Sandra Martin writes, “While writing starts with one person, an empty page and […]
IN THE NEWS ON WRITING AND FAILURE On Writing and Failure by Stephen Marche (February 14, 2023) has been featured as part of “Newly Published This Week” in the New York Times and was reviewed in the Midwest Review of Books. Both articles were published on February 9, 2023. The New York Times writes: “The […]
Our February pick for the Biblioasis Spotlight Series is Rinaldo Walcott‘s powerfully concise, investigative, and compassionate contribution to our Field Notes series, On Property (Feb 2, 2021). Enjoy a brief note from the author about the book, and don’t miss an excerpt later this month in our online newsletter, The Bibliophile. ON PROPERTY Nominated for […]
IN THE NEWS CASE STUDY Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet (November 1, 2022) has been longlisted for The Dublin Literary Award 2023! The longlist was announced online on January 30, 2023. You can check out the full longlist here. The nominating library, Limerick City and County Libraries, comments: “Macrae Burnet has created a dynamic […]
IN THE NEWS! THIS TIME, THAT PLACE This Time, That Place by Clark Blaise (November 8, 2022 ) has been listed on Kirkus Reviews as part of “Yes, You Can Read Short Stories in Shuffle Mode” by Laurie Muchnick. The article was published online on January 24, 2023. You can read the full review here. […]
The Biblioasis Spotlight Series returns for another year! Kicking off 2023 is our January pick, Ray Robertson‘s philosophical and surprisingly heartfelt How to Die: A Book About Being Alive (Jan 28, 2020). Enjoy a brief note from the author on the themes of mortality in his works, and don’t miss an excerpt from the book in […]
IN THE NEWS! ORDINARY WONDER TALES Ordinary Wonder Tales by Emily Urquhart (November 1, 2022), has been reviewed in the Globe and Mail! The article on essay collections was published online on December 29, 2022. Read the full article here. Emily Donaldson writes, “In her collection Ordinary Wonder Tales, Canadian Emily Urquhart brings her skills […]
IN THE NEWS CHRISTMAS GHOST STORIES Seth’s 2022 Christmas Ghost Stories (November 1, 2022) have been reviewed in the Globe and Mail! The review, which also includes an interview with series illustrator Seth, was published online on December 20, 2022. Read the full review here. Reviewer Jessica Duffin Wolfe writes, “[I]t’s worth asking why Christmas […]
