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Winners of “The Very Best!” Book Awards for 2021

June 23, 2021June 17, 2021 by James M. Fisher

The Miramichi Reader's "The Very Best!" Book Awards are all new for 2021. Four categories, four winners and four honourable mentions. The winners were also selected by an external jury (aside from the Non-fiction category which was overseen by James). All judges expressed how hard it was to narrow each or their respective categories down to two, not to mention having to pick one winner. Congrats to all of the 'chosen ones' as well as the authors whose books appeared on the 2021 longlist.

Announcing the Complete 2020 “The Very Best!” Book Awards Shortlist!

July 22, 2020July 21, 2020 by James M. Fisher

The 2020 reading year was a little different this year at The Miramichi Reader. For the first part of the year, it contained reviews written by myself with the occasional guest post. Then, at the beginning of 2020, I made … Continue reading

2020 Shortlist: Best Historical Fiction!

July 14, 2020July 3, 2020 by James M. Fisher

The “Best Historical Fiction” category went missing last year for “The Very Best!” Book Awards, but it’s back and there were many good titles produced in this genre. Here are five of the best that were reviewed here at TMR:… Continue reading

The Guglielmo D’Izzia Interview

August 6, 2020June 4, 2020 by James M. Fisher

Guglielmo D’Izzia is the author of The Transaction, his first novel which is on the 2020 longlist for “The Very Best!” Book Awards here at The Miramichi Reader. Guglielmo D’Izzia was born and raised in Sicily. He’s an actor, … Continue reading

The Tender Birds by Carole Giangrande

October 14, 2021October 20, 2019 by James M. Fisher

Toronto author Carole Giangrande's newest novel, The Tender Birds (Inanna Publications) is a type of sequel to her outstanding 2017 novel All That is Solid Melts Into Air in that it expands on the character of Matthew Reilly, the lover of Valerie who leaves her with child and goes off to the Vietnam War.