IN THE NEWS POGUEMAHONE Patrick McCabe was interviewed by Neil Wilson for The Ottawa Writers Festival podcast. In the interview, he reads from and discusses Poguemahone (May 3, 2022). The interview was published online on June 8, 2022. You can listen to the full interview here. In the interview, McCabe says, “It is not about […]
Biblioasis is thrilled to share that last night, on Thursday, June 9 at 6:30PM EST, it was announced by the Atlantic Book Awards that Chemical Valley by David Huebert won the Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction! The prize for the Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction is $1000, and celebrates excellent short story collections by […]
IN THE NEWS SHIMMER Shimmer (May 17, 2022) by Alex Pugsley has been reviewed by the Toronto Star! The review was posted online on May 26, 2022. You can read the full review here. Reviewer Robert Wiersema writes, “Looking at Shimmer as a whole, one is struck by Pugsley’s mastery of the short-story form, his ability […]
Welcome back to our Biblioasis Spotlight Series! For the month of June, we’re featuring David Huebert‘s vibrant and unflinchingly intimate debut collection of stories, Peninsula Sinking (Oct 24, 2017). Don’t miss a brief note from the author below! PENINSULA SINKING Winner of the 2018 Jim Connors Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction • Runner-Up for the […]
IN THE NEWS! A FACTOTUM IN THE BOOK TRADE A Factotum in the Book Trade by Marius Kociejowski (April 26, 2022) has been featured as part of the “Newly Released” list in the New York Times and reviewed in the Winnipeg Free Press. Both articles were published on May 20, 2022. You read the full […]
THE DAY-BREAKERS The Day-Breakers by Michael Fraser (April 5, 2022) has been featured on the spring reading list by CBC Books as one of “50 great books to read this season.” The list was published online on May 11, 2022. You can read the full list here. The Day-Breakers was also reviewed by Barb Carey […]
We’re thrilled to share that Householders by Kate Cayley (September 14, 2021) has been named a finalist for the 2022 Firecracker Award for Fiction! The shortlist was announced on the Firecracker Awards website on May 18, 2022. Check out the full list of finalists here. The CLMP Firecracker Awards for Independently Published Literature are given […]
Audiobooks are now available from Biblioasis! To celebrate, we’re sending a free audiobook to anyone who buys a print copy of the same title. Offer ends May 31. Check out these excerpts from our eight new audiobooks (linked below) and start listening today! MUSIC, LATE AND SOON A poet rediscovers the artistic passion of her […]
Publicity and Marketing Assistant We are seeking a full-time publicity and marketing assistant. This position entails the promotion of titles to media, bookseller and media relations, overseeing social media campaigns, and assisting marketing staff with sales materials. But we are also in the process of rethinking all aspects of our promotion and marketing strategies and […]
A Biblioasis Interview with Patrick McCabe Tell me a bit about yourself. Well, I suppose I have been a full-time writer for twenty years now. I used to do other jobs, but they are not of any interest to either me or your public. I suppose I have written a lot about contemporary Ireland, the […]
