A new short story by Irena Karafilly, entitled “The Taste of Blood”, has been accepted for publication by The Malahat Review, to be published in Winter 2017/18. The story is set in postwar Croatia and deals with a child’s dawning awareness of betrayal and tragic …
A new short story by Irena Karafilly, entitled “April Fools’ Day”, has been accepted for publication by North American Review, to be published in 2018. The story centres on a young widower forced by improbable circumstances to re-evaluate his entire marriage.
Lesley Trites reviews The House on Selkirk Avenue in The Montreal Review of Books: “With The House on Selkirk Avenue, Karafilly offers a richly seductive account of a love affair with and in Montreal, balanced by a realistic portrayal of a woman confronting middle age, …
The House on Selkirk Avenue reviewed on Lost in the Rain: “I connected with Kate in so many ways … I think she is a character that will hang around in my mind for years to come. As she revisits her past, I felt a …
CBC Radio’s Sonali Karnick interviewed author Irena Karafilly on All in a Weekend, discussing The House on Selkirk Avenue: “If you’ve ever gone back to a home where you once lived, it can pull on your emotions … Irena Karafilly creates a personal and political …
Irena Karafilly reading from The House on Selkirk Avenue at Guernica Editions’ Spring book launch in Montreal. Thank you to everyone for attending and showing your support!
The House on Selkirk Avenue will have its Montreal launch as part of the Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival on Thursday, April 27th at 6 PM. To meet Irena Karafilly and have her sign your book, come to La P’tite Grenouille, 3435 St-Laurent Blvd., …
Join Irena Karafilly at Books in Bloom, Guernica’s spring book launch, on Sunday, April 2nd at 3:30 PM to celebrate the release of The House on Selkirk Avenue. Books in Bloom is being held at Toronto’s Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave., Toronto ON. Admission is free, …
Bibliobroads Kelly Beers praised The House on Selkirk Avenue, describing it as “a strikingly-rendered portrait of Montreal in all its complexities, and of a woman who is equally complicated. Can we ever revisit the past and come away unscathed? Can we examine our previous choices …
Author Irena Karafilly shares some of her favourite Canadian books on 49th Shelf, exploring the familiar theme of misplacement and displacement (more on her unusual background here). Kerry Clare, editor of 49th Shelf, had this to say about The House on Selkirk Avenue: “Irena Karafilly’s …