Media Hits: A WAY TO BE HAPPY, COMRADE PAPA, CROSSES IN THE SKY, and more!
IN THE MEDIA
A Way to Be Happy by Caroline Adderson (Sep 10, 2024) was reviewed in the New York Journal of Books on September 10! You can read the full review here.
Townsend Walker writes,
“Caroline Adderson’s stories are delicious: they zip and bubble, and a number are touched with tenderness.”
Caroline Adderson was interviewed by Margaret Gallagher on CBC North by Northwest. The interview was posted online on September 15, and you can listen to the segment in full here.
Caroline Adderson also gave an interview for Open Book, which was posted online on September 10. You can read the full interview here.
Open Book writes,
“For those who love short stories, they’ll be thrilled to read the new collection by Adderson, which has recently been longlisted for the Giller Prize, and marks a return to her collaborations with fabled editor John Metcalf. This new collection, A Way to be Happy (Biblioasis), has a remarkable cast of characters that come to life through Adderson’s stunning prose.”
Grab A Way to Be Happy here!
Comrade Papa by GauZ’, translated by Frank Wynne (Oct 8, 2024), has been reviewed in Publishers Weekly. The review was published online on September 16, and you can read it here.
Publishers Weekly call the book:
“[A] fresh and witty portrait of colonial and postcolonial Africa.”
Order Comrade Papa here!
Crosses in the Sky: Jean de Brébeuf and the Destruction of Huronia by Mark Bourrie (May 21, 2024) has been reviewed in Canada’s History! The review was published online on September 11, and is available to read here.
Senior editor Kate Jaimet writes,
“Bourrie’s colloquial writing style and storytelling skill make Crosses in the Sky . . . an interesting and accessible retelling of an important chapter in Canadian history.”
Grab Crosses in the Sky here!
May Our Joy Endure by Kev Lambert, translated by Donald Winkler (Sep 3, 2024), was reviewed in the Miramichi Reader! The review was published online on September 8, and you can read it here.
Brett Josef Grubisic writes,
“Abrasive, funny, critical, spirited, and, above all, the show-stopping output of a unparalleled literary talent, it’s a challenging novel whose every page offers something to savour and value.”
Get May Our Joy Endure here!
