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 […]
Reposted from the J.I. Segal Award website Poet Robyn Sarah’s memoir, Music, Late and Soon (Biblioasis, 2021) is one of the five nominees for the2022 J.I. Segal Award for the Best Quebec Book on a Jewish Theme. Congratulations, Robyn! The prize is accompanied by an award of $5,000. Music, Late and Soon recounts her return to studying piano […]
IN THE NEWS QUERELLE OF ROBERVAL Querelle of Roberval by Kevin Lambert (translated by Donald Winkler) (August 2, 2022) is listed at Quill & Quire as a book of the year. The list was published online on December 7, 2022. You can find the whole list here. Steven W. Beattie writes, “This excoriating novel, first […]
IN THE NEWS! ON BROWSING Jason Guriel’s On Browsing (Oct 4, 2022) was featured on TVO’s The Agenda. Steve Paikin interviewed Guriel about browsing, physical media, and mall nostalgia. The episode aired on Dec 6, 2022. You can watch the whole interview here. Jason Guriel published an original piece about holiday shopping as a companion […]
IN THE NEWS! THE GLOBE 100: THE BEST BOOKS OF 2022 We’re excited to share that several Biblioasis titles were included in the Globe and Mail‘s “The Globe 100: The Best Books of 2022”! This Time, That Place by Clark Blaise, Querelle of Roberval by Kevin Lambert, The Music Game by Stéfanie Clermont, Ordinary Wonder […]
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