What's New

A running list of new reviews, features, events, and publications, as well as anything else I find interesting enough to share.

Niko wins the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction

Jury comments, "Written in clear, direct, and startlingly lovely prose. . . beautifully imagined and told with honesty and grace, Niko is a gripping and deeply compassionate novel."

Niko reviewed in Montreal's Rover Arts

"Niko is tragic, spirited, resilient and very affecting, " writes Martyn Bryant.

Interview in Winnipeg's Uptown Weekly

"After years of drafts, Dimitri Nssrallah's second novel, Niko, is ready to grip readers, " writes Quentin Mills-Fenn.

Niko reviewed in Broken Pencil

Reviewer Olga Kidisevic writes, "I was taken aback by Nasrallah's ability to infuse every scene, act and thought with emotion."

Niko shortlisted for QWF award

I'm thrilled to report that Niko is a finalist for the Quebec Writers' Federation Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction.

September 20th: Thin Air, Winnipeg International Writers Festival

I'll be in Winnipeg on September 20th, taking part in two conversations with other authors. Don't know anyone in Winnipeg, so do say hello!

The Underground Book Club blog discusses Niko

"Niko is a lovely novel and a significant achievement by a young writer with much to say, " says Michael Bryson.

Niko reviewed in Maisonneuve

"Nasrallah mostly circumvents rehashed, pedantic tales of immigration and childhood. His prose catapults the eager reader into Niko’s conflicted world, " says Caitlin Manicom.

Niko reviewed in The Globe & Mail

"Nasrallah possesses superb powers of description. With a few deft strokes, he delivers a character’s essence and motivations. His idiosyncratically scarred landscapes shimmer in exotic hues."

Niko Book Launch in Toronto

I'll be in Toronto on Wednesday, July 27th, to read from Niko, as well as take part in an onstage conversation led by CBC Radio 3's Vish Khanna.

The CBC Radio 3 Interview

This past May, Niko was featured on CBC Radio 3 as the Book of the Month. Apart from long threads of online discussion about the book, I sat down for an interview with Vish Khanna to answer reader questions.

Mixtape: The Neverending Guitar Solo

A mix composed purely of guitar solos and solo guitar work in all its manifestations, treatments, experiments and eras. 22 tracks ranging from 1920's Egyptian oud to 2010 guitar drone minimalism.