Stacey May Fowles

Be Good, a novel
Quill and Quire: “…the novel offers a thoughtful examination of sexuality, relationships, and what it means to tell the truth.”
This Magazine: “…probably the most finely realized small press novel to come out of Canada in the last year…Thank you, Stacey May Fowles.”

Fear of Fighting, a novel with illustrations by Marlena Zuber
Eye Weekly: […]

Featuring the best line ever in a review about my work:
“In both of Fowles’s novels, the young people do a lot of vomiting–too much, maybe, but not enough to provoke a similar reaction on the part of the reader. Rather, Be Good and Fear of Fighting are cause for celebration; they mark the arrival upon […]

Be Good and Fear of Fighting have both made the National Post Canada Also Reads (very) longlist. Check out the complete list for a great sampling of (mostly less mainstream) books published in Canada over the last few years.
If you’re interested in being a panelist, just send an email to theafterword@nationalpost.com with the name of […]

Review of Fear of Fighting, from Eye Weekly: “Paired well with Zuber’s drawings, Fowles words are simple and elegant. She has perfectly bottled the ennui and cruel narcissism of people old enough to have bad credit but still young enough to puke outside of bars. Even if you’re comfortably past that age, Fowles’ book is […]

Be Good has been chosen as a Vancouver Public Library Staff Pick:
Be Good is about twenty-something’s complicated lives and relationships set in both Vancouver and Montreal. A refreshing alternative to chick lit; the novel truly captures the real emotions, goals, thoughts and actions of contemporary twenty-somethings.

WORD ON THE STREET: Proud Voices Tent
A reading from Be Good.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Queen’s Park
5:00-5:30 p.m.

THIS IS NOT A READING SERIES: Stacey May Fowles and Marlena Zuber
FEAR OF FIGHTING
How do you accurately capture the inner life of a thoughtful, sensitive young woman within the pages of a graphic novel? To celebrate the release of Fear […]

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“I can’t say enough good things about Stacey May Fowles‘ debut novel, a story of several twenty somethings attempting to find their footing in life. The story carries you gracefully from one character to the other, keeping you in constant need to continue reading, to find out how they make out at the end of […]

The wonderful Chris Reed at Pages Books and Magazines in Toronto has made Be Good his current staff pick. Not only does that mean he has some lovely things to say about the book, it means you can get yourself down to 256 Queen Street West and get the book for 15% off!