IN THE NEWS! THE PAGES OF THE SEA The Pages of the Sea by Anne Hawk (Sep 17, 2024) was reviewed in The Guardian! The review was published online on July 25, and is available to read here. Critic Claire Adam writes, “The writing is confident and precise; evocative of the beauty of the Caribbean and […]
We’re excited to share that Dreaming Home by Lucian Childs has been shortlisted for the Canadian Authors’ Association’s 2024 Fred Kerner Book Award! The shortlist was announced on July 21, and you can check out the full list here. On Dreaming Home, one judge commented, “From the opening sentence we know we’re in the hands of a […]
IN THE NEWS! THE PAGES OF THE SEA The Pages of the Sea by Anne Hawk (Sep 17, 2024) was reviewed in Kirkus Reviews. The review will appear in their Aug 15 print issue, and was published online on July 19. Check it out in full here! Kirkus writes, “Hawk’s prose is beautiful, a lyrical and […]
We’re pleased to share that two of our titles, On Class by Deborah Dundas and 1934: The Chatham Coloured All-Stars’ Barrier-Breaking Year by Heidi LM Jacobs, are both on the shortlist for the 2024 Speaker’s Book Award! The shortlist was announced this morning on July 12, 2024, and you can view the finalists here. Promoting Ontario’s literary […]
IN THE NEWS! A WAY TO BE HAPPY A Way to Be Happy by Caroline Adderson (Sep 10, 2024) has received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews! The starred review will appear in their August print issue, and was published online on July 4. Check it out here. Kirkus writes, “Adderson . . . is a […]
IN THE NEWS! THE FUTURE The Future by Catherine Leroux, translated by Susan Ouriou (Sep 5, 2024) was featured in the Quill & Quire‘s article on “Independent booksellers’ top-selling Canadian titles of 2024”! The article was posted on June 26, and places The Future in the #2 and #3 spots on their top-sellers lists. Check out […]
IN THE NEWS! CROSSES IN THE SKY Crosses in the Sky by Mark Bourrie (May 21, 2024), has been reviewed in the Winnipeg Free Press. The review was published online on June 15, and you can read it here. Douglas J. Johnston writes: “Bourrie is fast becoming the dean of Canadian literary non-fiction . . […]
IN THE NEWS! HELLO HORSE Hello, Horse by Richard Kelly Kemick (Aug 6, 2024) was highlighted in the Globe and Mail‘s list of “Thirty-four books to read this summer.” The article was published online on June 13, and you can check it out here. Critic Emily Donaldson writes, “The animal world interacts with the human […]
Today at 12 PM ET, Cocktail by Lisa Alward won the Writers’ Union of Canada 2023 Danuta Gleed Literary Award! Cocktail was published in September 2023 by Biblioasis. You can read the full winner’s announcement here. The 2023 Danuta Gleed Literary Award jury members Danila Botha, paulo da costa, and Souvankham Thammavongsa on Cocktail: “Lisa Alward’s […]
IN THE NEWS! THE FUTURE The Future by Catherine Leroux, translated by Susan Ouriou (Sep 5, 2024), was reviewed in Alberta Views! The review was published online on May 31, and is available to read here. Reviewer C. S. Wiesenthal writes, “While the setting of The Future is indeed dystopian—a ruined and toxic Fort Détroit—the story […]
