Biblioasis Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Congratulations to Louise Gaudette for winning the 2022 John Glassco Prize for her translation of K.D. Miller's, LATE BREAKING! https://t.co/ogoVQEom0f

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Thomas Melle's THE WORLD AT MY BACK is one of the nine books recommended by the @nytimes this week! https://t.co/ijzxDNgQ2q

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"Packed with cinematic and tactile writing, Hail, the Invisible Watchman shows us why Oliver is one of the best English-language poets in Canada." @cstarnino on Alexandra Oliver's latest collection in @thewalrus ! https://t.co/5gXDMYLi2D

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"McCormack revives the secret, hovering between what’s buried and what’s above ground … The forest whispers to silence the screams. The children are curious, the reader is curious, and McCormack cares." The @miramichireader reviews THE SINGING FOREST 🌲 https://t.co/WtaGZMX3SD

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“Taut and brimming with clarity.”—Souvankham Thammavongsa Kate Cayley’s fabulous short story collection HOUSEHOLDERS is a finalist for the Firecracker Award in Fiction! Winners will be announced in a virtual ceremony on June 23. ✨ https://t.co/k3GbBsdXHs

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Victoria, this Saturday at Munro's Books, Pauline Holdstock will be launching her latest novel, CONFESSIONS WITH KEITH alongside Katłįà, author of THIS HOUSE IS NOT A HOME! Thank you to @MunrosBooks for this lovely picture! @PaulineHoldstoc #Biblioasis https://t.co/qU3sRxncTA

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""Try Not to Be Strange takes on the magnificent feat of writing the history of a persistent and yet barely extant literary kingdom... The charm of the book, really, is the earnestness with which @mhingston approaches the story" Thanks @AlbertaViewsMag! https://t.co/fRgHFnkLpH

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Tonight at 6:30 pm, Luise von Flotow, teacher of translation studies at the University of Ottawa School of Translation and Interpretation will be at @PerfectBooksOtt to discuss her translation of Thomas Melle's THE WORLD AT MY BACK! https://t.co/MquLffCJnD

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@hystericalblkns From our own list (if you don't mind us speaking up about them): Liliana Heker's The End of the Story, Stefanie Clermont's The Music Game & Ondjaki's Transparent City (though there are many others)

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Our February backlist pick is Rinaldo Walcott's ON PROPERTY. Read about it here: https://t.co/mpvnO6bRsi Check out an excerpt in our newsletter later this month! https://t.co/UH184pF7EW