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!
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 …
The House on Selkirk Avenue is now widely available. Find it in bookstores across Canada, or order it from Indigo, amazon.ca, or direct from the publisher, Guernica Editions. US residents: purchase it from Barnes & Noble, or amazon.com. If you’re in the UK: find it …
Irwin Block reviews The House on Selkirk Avenue in Montreal’s Senior Times: “And always, ever-present in this carefully crafted and engaging story, are regrets, the what-if’s that can overtake one’s thoughts during mid-life reflections … This is not a political book. The October crisis comes …