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New on The Bibliophile: Publisher Dan Wells revisits the archives of Elaine Dewar, and shares his thoughts on the impact of writing and the state of Canadian cultural life.
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A moving tribute and a call to action
Via @biblioasis.bsky.social
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(Also, a remarkable new book due in April for your TBR)
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(Also, a remarkable new book due in April for your TBR)
A Certain Faith
"You must go on. I can't go on. I'll go on."
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February 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM
A moving tribute and a call to action
Via @biblioasis.bsky.social
digitalbibliophile.substack.com/p/a-certain-...
(Also, a remarkable new book due in April for your TBR)
Via @biblioasis.bsky.social
digitalbibliophile.substack.com/p/a-certain-...
(Also, a remarkable new book due in April for your TBR)
New on The Bibliophile: Publisher Dan Wells revisits the archives of Elaine Dewar, and shares his thoughts on the impact of writing and the state of Canadian cultural life.
digitalbibliophile.substack.com/p/a-certain-...
digitalbibliophile.substack.com/p/a-certain-...
January 30, 2026 at 10:15 PM
New on The Bibliophile: Publisher Dan Wells revisits the archives of Elaine Dewar, and shares his thoughts on the impact of writing and the state of Canadian cultural life.
digitalbibliophile.substack.com/p/a-certain-...
digitalbibliophile.substack.com/p/a-certain-...
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Mark Bourrie’s Ripper takes Poilievre seriously. Instead of focusing on his smarm and snark, his thin skin and casual cruelty, Bourrie composed an urgent narrative about creeping right-wing authoritarianism.
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@biblioasis.bsky.social #ABpoli #BookSky
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@biblioasis.bsky.social #ABpoli #BookSky
January 27, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Mark Bourrie’s Ripper takes Poilievre seriously. Instead of focusing on his smarm and snark, his thin skin and casual cruelty, Bourrie composed an urgent narrative about creeping right-wing authoritarianism.
albertaviews.ca/ripper-pierre-poilievre
@biblioasis.bsky.social #ABpoli #BookSky
albertaviews.ca/ripper-pierre-poilievre
@biblioasis.bsky.social #ABpoli #BookSky
New books 👀🍒
What better way to start off the week than with a fresh batch of ARCs for Don Gillmor's novel CHERRY BEACH?
What better way to start off the week than with a fresh batch of ARCs for Don Gillmor's novel CHERRY BEACH?
January 26, 2026 at 3:57 PM
New books 👀🍒
What better way to start off the week than with a fresh batch of ARCs for Don Gillmor's novel CHERRY BEACH?
What better way to start off the week than with a fresh batch of ARCs for Don Gillmor's novel CHERRY BEACH?
New on The Bibliophile: This week, we're celebrating some excellent recent awards news. Join us in congratulating our authors on their well-deserved successes—and keep your fingers crossed for two still on shortlists!
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January 23, 2026 at 9:46 PM
New on The Bibliophile: This week, we're celebrating some excellent recent awards news. Join us in congratulating our authors on their well-deserved successes—and keep your fingers crossed for two still on shortlists!
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A starred Kirkus Review for Mark Anthony Jarman's forthcoming short story collection SMASH & GRAB! ⭐
Continuing to chronicle the lives of the wayward and unlucky, SMASH & GRAB confirms its author as one of the most adventurous guides to the absurdity of twenty-first century existence.
Continuing to chronicle the lives of the wayward and unlucky, SMASH & GRAB confirms its author as one of the most adventurous guides to the absurdity of twenty-first century existence.
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
A starred Kirkus Review for Mark Anthony Jarman's forthcoming short story collection SMASH & GRAB! ⭐
Continuing to chronicle the lives of the wayward and unlucky, SMASH & GRAB confirms its author as one of the most adventurous guides to the absurdity of twenty-first century existence.
Continuing to chronicle the lives of the wayward and unlucky, SMASH & GRAB confirms its author as one of the most adventurous guides to the absurdity of twenty-first century existence.
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‼️ one of my most eagerly anticipated books of 2026. my excitement is so palpable it feels medically concerning
#booksky
#booksky
Look what just came in the mail! The first batch of finished copies of EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE, the new novel by Ivana Sajko, translated by Mima Simić. Copies will be in stores by March 3rd, but you can preorder it today!
www.biblioasis.com/shop/forthco...
www.biblioasis.com/shop/forthco...
January 22, 2026 at 2:45 PM
‼️ one of my most eagerly anticipated books of 2026. my excitement is so palpable it feels medically concerning
#booksky
#booksky
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We extend our congratulations to Mark on this well-deserved honour!
We’re thrilled to share that Mark Bourrie, author of the RBC Taylor Prize-winning BUSH RUNNER, CROSSES IN THE SKY, and RIPPER, has been recognized with the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media: The Pierre Berton Award! 🎉
January 22, 2026 at 2:37 PM
We extend our congratulations to Mark on this well-deserved honour!
Look what just came in the mail! The first batch of finished copies of EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE, the new novel by Ivana Sajko, translated by Mima Simić. Copies will be in stores by March 3rd, but you can preorder it today!
www.biblioasis.com/shop/forthco...
www.biblioasis.com/shop/forthco...
January 22, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Look what just came in the mail! The first batch of finished copies of EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE, the new novel by Ivana Sajko, translated by Mima Simić. Copies will be in stores by March 3rd, but you can preorder it today!
www.biblioasis.com/shop/forthco...
www.biblioasis.com/shop/forthco...
We’re thrilled to share that Mark Bourrie, author of the RBC Taylor Prize-winning BUSH RUNNER, CROSSES IN THE SKY, and RIPPER, has been recognized with the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media: The Pierre Berton Award! 🎉
January 21, 2026 at 1:55 PM
We’re thrilled to share that Mark Bourrie, author of the RBC Taylor Prize-winning BUSH RUNNER, CROSSES IN THE SKY, and RIPPER, has been recognized with the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media: The Pierre Berton Award! 🎉
Congrats to NEAR DISTANCE for making the finalists' list for the NBCC Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize! 🎉🎉
January 20, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Congrats to NEAR DISTANCE for making the finalists' list for the NBCC Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize! 🎉🎉
Congrats to Hanna Stoltenberg and Wendy H. Gabrielsen for making the National Book Critics Circle longlist for translation! 🎉
The shortlist will be announced tomorrow, Jan. 20
The shortlist will be announced tomorrow, Jan. 20
January 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Congrats to Hanna Stoltenberg and Wendy H. Gabrielsen for making the National Book Critics Circle longlist for translation! 🎉
The shortlist will be announced tomorrow, Jan. 20
The shortlist will be announced tomorrow, Jan. 20
New on The Bibliophile: We're back and recovered (mostly) from the holidays—what better way to start off the new year than by welcoming our first books of 2026? Our publisher Dan introduces three books by Mark Jarman, Ivana Sajko, & David Macfarlane!
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January 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
New on The Bibliophile: We're back and recovered (mostly) from the holidays—what better way to start off the new year than by welcoming our first books of 2026? Our publisher Dan introduces three books by Mark Jarman, Ivana Sajko, & David Macfarlane!
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When a book lingers in my mind after I finish reading it and when I’m considering re-reading it, I have no hesitation in recommending it to others. See my review of BENBECULA by Graeme Macrae Burnet: schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2025/11/revi...
Review of BENBECULA by Graeme Macrae Burnet (New Release)
4 Stars I’ve read a couple of this author’s books: His Bloody Project ( https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2016/08/review-of-his-bloody...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
When a book lingers in my mind after I finish reading it and when I’m considering re-reading it, I have no hesitation in recommending it to others. See my review of BENBECULA by Graeme Macrae Burnet: schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2025/11/revi...
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Good luck to @biblioasis.bsky.social !
December 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Good luck to @biblioasis.bsky.social !
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10. 'love novel' by ivana sajko (tr. mima simic)
brief yet explosive! a darkly hilarious and exhilaratingly uncomfortable novella that answers the question "are the cishets doing okay?" with a resounding and emphatic "lmao. no. they are not okay. they are in shambles"
#WITmonth 💙📚
brief yet explosive! a darkly hilarious and exhilaratingly uncomfortable novella that answers the question "are the cishets doing okay?" with a resounding and emphatic "lmao. no. they are not okay. they are in shambles"
#WITmonth 💙📚
August 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
10. 'love novel' by ivana sajko (tr. mima simic)
brief yet explosive! a darkly hilarious and exhilaratingly uncomfortable novella that answers the question "are the cishets doing okay?" with a resounding and emphatic "lmao. no. they are not okay. they are in shambles"
#WITmonth 💙📚
brief yet explosive! a darkly hilarious and exhilaratingly uncomfortable novella that answers the question "are the cishets doing okay?" with a resounding and emphatic "lmao. no. they are not okay. they are in shambles"
#WITmonth 💙📚
Sajko's Every Time We Say Goodbye forthcoming from Biblioasis in March!
Translated fiction: Explorations of trauma, loss, exile and memory
An Infinite Sadness by Antônio Xerxenesky’s; False War by Carlos Manuel Álvarez; Every Time We Say Goodbye by Ivana Sajko; and Not There by Mariusz Szczygieł
An Infinite Sadness by Antônio Xerxenesky’s; False War by Carlos Manuel Álvarez; Every Time We Say Goodbye by Ivana Sajko; and Not There by Mariusz Szczygieł
Translated fiction: Explorations of trauma, loss, exile and memory
An Infinite Sadness by Antônio Xerxenesky’s; False War by Carlos Manuel Álvarez; Every Time We Say Goodbye by Ivana Sajko; and Not There by Mariusz Szczygieł
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January 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Sajko's Every Time We Say Goodbye forthcoming from Biblioasis in March!
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"Flashlight" by Karen Solie, from Best Canadian Poetry 2025 (@biblioasis.bsky.social), edited by Aislinn Hunter.
January 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM
"Flashlight" by Karen Solie, from Best Canadian Poetry 2025 (@biblioasis.bsky.social), edited by Aislinn Hunter.
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More books that made an impression in 2025. Steven Heighten is a short story master, along with Matthew J. Trafford. “Sacred Rage” and “Runs in the Blood,” great titles from @biblioasis.bsky.social and @arsenalpulp.bsky.social . #CanLit #shortstory
December 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
More books that made an impression in 2025. Steven Heighten is a short story master, along with Matthew J. Trafford. “Sacred Rage” and “Runs in the Blood,” great titles from @biblioasis.bsky.social and @arsenalpulp.bsky.social . #CanLit #shortstory
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A reviewer called this "the most important book in the world." Hyperbole aside, it's hard to disgree. With foreign journalists banned from #Gaza, these four diaries of young & youngish Gazan women uncover the genocide that responsible journalism might have shown us. (@biblioasis.bsky.social)
December 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
A reviewer called this "the most important book in the world." Hyperbole aside, it's hard to disgree. With foreign journalists banned from #Gaza, these four diaries of young & youngish Gazan women uncover the genocide that responsible journalism might have shown us. (@biblioasis.bsky.social)
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Please do me a solid and pick up a Ray Robertson’s DUST for the music lovers in your life. There’s also a part one called Lives of the Poets (with Guitars). He’s one of my best pals in real life and a huge-hearted lovely man.
New on The Bibliophile: The final part of our Biblioasis Holiday Book Guide, with a look back at the year from publisher Dan Wells. Plus, our 2026 Subscription Clubs are now available, with a special new addition!
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December 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Please do me a solid and pick up a Ray Robertson’s DUST for the music lovers in your life. There’s also a part one called Lives of the Poets (with Guitars). He’s one of my best pals in real life and a huge-hearted lovely man.
New on The Bibliophile: The final part of our Biblioasis Holiday Book Guide, with a look back at the year from publisher Dan Wells. Plus, our 2026 Subscription Clubs are now available, with a special new addition!
digitalbibliophile.substack.com/p/the-biblio...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
New on The Bibliophile: The final part of our Biblioasis Holiday Book Guide, with a look back at the year from publisher Dan Wells. Plus, our 2026 Subscription Clubs are now available, with a special new addition!
digitalbibliophile.substack.com/p/the-biblio...
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We're so thrilled to see Near Distance longlisted! 🎉 Congrats to translator Wendy Gabrielsen, and Hanna Stoltenberg!
Announcing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for the Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize
December 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We're so thrilled to see Near Distance longlisted! 🎉 Congrats to translator Wendy Gabrielsen, and Hanna Stoltenberg!
SACRED RAGE by Steven Heighton has been reviewed in the Literary Review of Canada!
"Although Heighton’s life ended too soon, his work will certainly endure . . . [I]f there is any justice in this literary world, Heighton’s legacy will be his love of language, evident on every page."
"Although Heighton’s life ended too soon, his work will certainly endure . . . [I]f there is any justice in this literary world, Heighton’s legacy will be his love of language, evident on every page."
December 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
SACRED RAGE by Steven Heighton has been reviewed in the Literary Review of Canada!
"Although Heighton’s life ended too soon, his work will certainly endure . . . [I]f there is any justice in this literary world, Heighton’s legacy will be his love of language, evident on every page."
"Although Heighton’s life ended too soon, his work will certainly endure . . . [I]f there is any justice in this literary world, Heighton’s legacy will be his love of language, evident on every page."
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Read @buriedinprint.bsky.social's review of Anne Hawk's The Pages of the Sea (pub. @biblioasis.bsky.social) in Issue 33!
This is not a debut which displays *only* promise: it secures all the elements of fine fiction to the page with compassion and conviction.
www.thetemzreview.com/mccauley-haw...
This is not a debut which displays *only* promise: it secures all the elements of fine fiction to the page with compassion and conviction.
www.thetemzreview.com/mccauley-haw...
December 18, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Read @buriedinprint.bsky.social's review of Anne Hawk's The Pages of the Sea (pub. @biblioasis.bsky.social) in Issue 33!
This is not a debut which displays *only* promise: it secures all the elements of fine fiction to the page with compassion and conviction.
www.thetemzreview.com/mccauley-haw...
This is not a debut which displays *only* promise: it secures all the elements of fine fiction to the page with compassion and conviction.
www.thetemzreview.com/mccauley-haw...