Timothy Niedermann reviews The House on Selkirk Avenue in The Ottawa Review of Books, saying the novel “is a reflection upon many things – aging, memory, the unpredictable and uncontrollable ways life is directed and changed, regret … Karafilly has chosen a moment in time …
Ian McGillis interviews Irena Karafilly in the Montreal Gazette: “Set in Montreal in 1998, The House on Selkirk Avenue finds its heroine Kate looking back nearly 30 years to the unresolved end of a relationship she had with Guillaume, an aspiring classical musician … The …
The House on Selkirk Avenue was Toronto critic Kerry Clare’s first pick on CBC’s Ontario Morning. The book, she said, is “a really beautiful story … a coming of middle-age novel.” You can listen to the discussion here: Ontario Morning from CBC Radio – Wednesday …
Just in time for the release of The House on Selkirk Avenue, I am pleased to announce the launch of my newly redesigned website at irenakarafilly.com. I hope you like it, and find it both fun and informative. Most notably, the site is now responsive …