Description
A kind of cross between The Haunting of Hill House, Stoner and Alice in Wonderland. Mayr's novel The Widows was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book in the Canada-Caribbean region. Monoceros won the W.O. Mitchell Book Prize, the 2012 Relit Award for Best Novel, and was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.
National radio and TV interviews Extensive ARC & review copy mailing campaign to key media, booksellers Features and excerpts in The Millions, BookRiot, Bookslut, Bookforum, Brooklyn Rail, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Flavorwire, BuzzFeed Books, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Electric Literature, Open Letters Monthly, The Rumpus, The New Yorker and more National print campaign: outreach to Publishers Weekly, The New York Times, Kirkus, The Believer, The Paris Review, New York Times Sunday Book Review, The Globe & Mail, The Toronto Star, The Montreal Gazette, The Calgary Herald 5 city author tour Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements and appearances at literary festivals Spooky ephemera and social media campaign
About the Author
Suzette Mayr is the author of Venous Hum, The Widows, Moon Honey and Monoceros. The Widows was nominated for the Commonwealth Prize for Best Book in the Canada-Caribbean Region and translated into German; Moon Honey was nominated for the George Bugnet Award for Fiction and the Henry Kreisel Award for Best First Book; and Venous Hum was longlisted for the ReLit Award. Mayr's novels have also received favourable reviews in the Globe and Mail, Quill & Quire and Xtra West. Her fiction has been taught in places as diverse as Germany, France and Pennsylvania, as well as in universities across Canada, including the University of Toronto, McGill University and the University of British Columbia.
Book Information
ISBN 9781552453490
Author Suzette Mayr
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Coach House Books
Publisher Coach House Books
Weight(grams) 300g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 17mm
National radio and TV interviews Extensive ARC & review copy mailing campaign to key media, booksellers Features and excerpts in The Millions, BookRiot, Bookslut, Bookforum, Brooklyn Rail, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Flavorwire, BuzzFeed Books, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Electric Literature, Open Letters Monthly, The Rumpus, The New Yorker and more National print campaign: outreach to Publishers Weekly, The New York Times, Kirkus, The Believer, The Paris Review, New York Times Sunday Book Review, The Globe & Mail, The Toronto Star, The Montreal Gazette, The Calgary Herald 5 city author tour Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements and appearances at literary festivals Spooky ephemera and social media campaign
About the Author
Suzette Mayr is the author of Venous Hum, The Widows, Moon Honey and Monoceros. The Widows was nominated for the Commonwealth Prize for Best Book in the Canada-Caribbean Region and translated into German; Moon Honey was nominated for the George Bugnet Award for Fiction and the Henry Kreisel Award for Best First Book; and Venous Hum was longlisted for the ReLit Award. Mayr's novels have also received favourable reviews in the Globe and Mail, Quill & Quire and Xtra West. Her fiction has been taught in places as diverse as Germany, France and Pennsylvania, as well as in universities across Canada, including the University of Toronto, McGill University and the University of British Columbia.
Book Information
ISBN 9781552453490
Author Suzette Mayr
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Coach House Books
Publisher Coach House Books
Weight(grams) 300g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 17mm
