Thanks, Richard! Life’s hard, but reading great books like Decadence makes it easier. 🙂↕️ You can check out this “accidental memoir of a sort,” that will make you laugh out loud at an indie bookstore near you now. @biblioasis.bsky.social
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The great @dfeschuk.bsky.social on David Macfarlane's equally great On Sports: www.thestar.com/sports/blue-...
Dave Feschuk: Sports can be hard to love, but breaking up isn’t always the answer
Is there a point when the disgrace outweighs the athletic grace? Toronto author David Macfarlane explores that in his new book “On Sports.”
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SILVER LAKE by Alex Pugsley, published by @biblioasis.bsky.social, is the third installment in a series of standalone novels about the life and travels of Aubrey McKee. youtu.be/7Cd8_14nIKk #GillerPrize #CravingCanLit #Canlit #canadianliterature #fiction #canadianfiction
Reading: Silver Lake by Alex Pugsley
YouTube video by Giller Prize
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A trilogy of Icelandic novels is unique among contemporary literature for its ability to “confront the dilemmas of body, mind, soul, and spirit with equal urgency,” Salvatore Scibona writes. www.newyorker.com/books/under-...
There’s Nothing Provincial About This Three-Volume Icelandic Saga
Jón Kalman Stefánsson’s “Trilogy About the Boy” is set in the remote Westfjords but its ambition is universal.
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Interesting premise.
Biblioasis@biblioasis.bsky.social · 4w agoDon Gillmor, author of ON OIL, joined Nahlah Ayed on CBC Ideas to trace the transformative grip that petroleum has exercised over humanity. You can listen to them discuss how oil became the one true global religion here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
In which I read my poem “Night Corridor” from Who Else in the Dark Headed There (@biblioasis.bsky.social, 2026). Give it a listen.
Sometimes you read a review that helps open up a book you already love even further: such is @roughghosts.bsky.social's review of Jon Kalman Stefansson's The Heart of Man. Read it (& then read the series): roughghosts.com/2026/07/11/i...
“Is your heart still beating? If so, how?” – The Heart of Man by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
There are very few things that man needs: to love, to be happy, to eat; and then he dies. Yet there are over six thousand languages spoken in the world — why do there need to be so many in order to…
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I am on a mission to read everything Jón Kalman Stefánsson has written, but slowly, so that I never run out
Joseph Schreiber@roughghosts.bsky.social · 4w ago“Is your heart still beating? If so, how?” – The Heart of Man by Jón Kalman Stefánsson, tr. by Philip Roughton @biblioasis.bsky.social roughghosts.com/2026/07/11/i...
“Is your heart still beating? If so, how?” – The Heart of Man by Jón Kalman Stefánsson, tr. by Philip Roughton @biblioasis.bsky.social roughghosts.com/2026/07/11/i...
“Is your heart still beating? If so, how?” – The Heart of Man by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
There are very few things that man needs: to love, to be happy, to eat; and then he dies. Yet there are over six thousand languages spoken in the world — why do there need to be so many in order to…
roughghosts.com
The Big Book Project with Lori Feathers is a multi-venue reading experience for lovers of long, rich, and complex novels. Pick up your copy of DUCKS, NEWBURYPORT before July 13th, and check out the reading schedule to get ready! #bookclub #bigbooks #ducksnewburyport #readtogether #substack
New from The Bibliophile: An interview with author Richard Kelly Kemick on his collection of essays, DECADENCE—out next Tuesday, July 7! digitalbibliophile.substack.com/p/memoir-is-...
Decadence by Richard Kelly Kemick from @biblioasis.bsky.social is a summer 2026 selection for The Booksellers’ List!
End of June/early July favorites. Blue Sunset - Denise Rose Hansen, Switzy by Emma Cline, The Disappearers - Marlon James, Daphnis & Chloe - Colin McAdam, One Hundred Guinea Pigs by Gustavo Rodríguez; translated by Daniel Hahn. @dorothyproject.bsky.social, @biblioasis.bsky.social, @charcopress.com
Don Gillmor, author of ON OIL, joined Nahlah Ayed on CBC Ideas to trace the transformative grip that petroleum has exercised over humanity. You can listen to them discuss how oil became the one true global religion here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
When you publish a book, you rarely get to know where it ends up. Every now and then a reader sends you a note or a snapshot. I like to imagine Who Else in the Dark Headed There (@biblioasis.bsky.social) rattling around Kat’s truck as she takes the cattle road from Kaleden into Keremeos.
My poem “Force of Habit Still” from Who Else in the Dark Headed There ( @biblioasis.bsky.social, 2026).
New from The Bibliophile: An interview with author Richard Kelly Kemick on his collection of essays, DECADENCE—out next Tuesday, July 7! digitalbibliophile.substack.com/p/memoir-is-...
Best Canadian Poetry 2027 will be published on November 17, 2026. It was the honour of a lifetime to serve as guest editor, working alongside the brilliant series editor, Anita Lahey.
Are you getting tired of hearing about the same handful of titles over and over again? Try our independent anti-recommendations for a change of pace!
New from The Bibliophile: An excerpt from THE HEART OF MAN by Jón Kalman Stefánsson, translated by Philip Roughton; with a few words from our publicist Ahmed on the impact of Stefánsson's works. digitalbibliophile.substack.com/p/theres-pow...
You can order my poetry collection Who Else in the Dark Headed There (@biblioasis.bsky.social) from any local bookstore, or direct from the publisher: www.biblioasis.com/shop/new-rel...
Who Else in the Dark Headed There - Biblioasis
In his first collection since the Governor General’s–nominated Prologue for the Age of Consequence, Martens adds an autobiographical lens to his concerns about class and labour. A mother disappears. A...
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People can't get enough of Alex Pugsley's SILVER LAKE! Set in Toronto and Silver Lake, a creative neighbourhood in Los Angeles, the novel chronicles with infectious élan Aubrey’s journey from broken-hearted derelict to feature film director. #alexpugsley #silverlake #tbr #bookrecommendations
Here at last! CNQ 115 has arrived in office, with a fabulous cover illustrated by Seth. Available now: www.notesandqueries.ca/number-115/
Congratulations @marcellodicintio.bsky.social on winning the 2026 W.O. Mitchell Book Prize! 🎉The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize is awarded in honour of acclaimed Calgary writer W.O. Mitchell and recognizes literary achievement by Calgary authors. What an amazing achievement!
Forgot to pick up a gift for father's day? Don't worry! Whether he's a sports fan, a history buff, or a crime reader, these picks are perfect for every type of father figure in your life. #fathersday #bookrecommendations #tbr
Happy pub day to The Heart of Man by Jón Kalman Stefánsson (translated by Philip Roughton)! It's a modern Icelandic saga, already considered a classic internationally, and it's now available for the first time in North America. Find it wherever you get your books! www.biblioasis.com/shop/fiction...
Richard Kelly Kemick's DECADENCE was on @theglobeandmail.com list of the 36 best new books for summer! Emily Donaldson called the book a "whimsical, Sedaris-esque collection of autobiographical essays." DECADENCE is available on July 7, 2026! Preorder available now!
