IN THE NEWS THE SINGING FOREST Judith McCormack, author of The Singing Forest, was interviewed for The Globe and Mail! The article was published online on December 30, 2021. You can read the full article here. Marsha Lederman writes, “These separate but not unrelated elements of the story come together in ways that may seem […]
Ring in the new year with another fantastic title from Biblioasis’ Spotlight series! For January, we’re featuring a collection of poetry from Robyn Sarah, the arresting and beautifully sensory Wherever We Mean to Be: Selected Poems 1975–2015 (November 14, 2017). This month we’re also including a special reading of several poems from this collection by […]
IN THE NEWS! CHRISTMAS GHOST STORIES Seth’s Christmas Ghost Stories (October 26, 2021) received a glowing review in Cemetery Dance! The review was published on December 15. You can check it out here. Reviewer Blu Gilliand said, “As good as the story selection is, the design of each book is the star. Seth’s evocative covers […]
IN THE NEWS! THINGS ARE AGAINST US Lucy Ellmann’s Things Are Against Us has been named a ‘Best Book of the 2021’ by The Independent! The list was published online on December 13. You can see the whole list here. Martin Chilton says, “Stimulating, entertaining and spiky. Some of her targets are dreary sexist men but she skewers them […]
IN THE NEWS! THE SINGING FOREST The Singing Forest by Judith McCormack (September 21, 2021) has been named a ‘Best Historical Fiction Novel of 2021’ by the New York Times Book Review! The list was published online on December 9. You can check out the full list here. Alida Becker said in her review: “Blends […]
IN THE NEWS! WINNIPEG FREE PRESS TOP READS OF 2021 The Winnipeg Free Press listed their book reviewers’ top reads of 2021, which included five Biblioasis titles: Doireann Ní Ghríofa’s A Ghost in the Throat(June 1, 2021), Randy Boyagoda’s Dante’s Indiana (September 7, 2021), Andri Snær Magnason’s On Time and Water(March 30, 2021), Andrew Potter’s On Decline (August 17, 2021), and […]
IN THE NEWS! GLOBE 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR On November 29, The Globe and Mail announced the ‘Globe 100’, their 100 best books of the year. We are delighted to have three Biblioasis titles included this year, Doireann Ní Ghríofa’s A Ghost in the Throat (June 1, 2021), Marcello Di Cintio’s Driven (May 4, 2021), and Rinaldo Walcott’s On […]
Welcome back to Biblioasis’ Spotlight series! For the month of December, we’ve chosen to feature Elise Levine’s claustrophobic and visceral novel Blue Field (April 11, 2017). BLUE FIELD When her friend Jane dies while exploring an underwater cave with her husband Rand, Marilyn takes up diving again, to honour—and outdo—her late friend. Marilyn drags Rand with her […]
“The legacy of this series is massive … a literary institution.” —Ottawa Citizen Last night we celebrated the virtual launch of the 2021 Best Canadian Series! The event kicked off with a discussion and Q&A between publisher Dan Wells and editors Bruce Whiteman, Diane Schoemperlen, and Souvankham Thammavongsa. This was followed by selected readings by […]
Last night we celebrated the virtual launch of Mark Callanan’s new poetry collection, Romantic (October 12, 2021)! Mark Callanan had a wonderful discussion with fellow poet Luke Hathaway, who showed up dressed in shining armor for the event! The reading was followed by an audience Q&A, and a successful book giveaway! And if you missed […]
