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The Blight is here!

Rachel A. Rosen’s new novel already gathering praise

Jun 19

Image shows the cover of Rachel A. Rosen’s novel, Blight.

Jun 19

Rachel A. Rosen nominated for Aurora Award

May 9, 2025, Ottawa — Exciting news for the BumblePuppy Press: Rachel A. Rosen, who’s new novel, Blight, we will be publishing next month…

May 11

Image shows robot arm holding a glass of red wine on the left, toasting a human’s arm also holding a glass of red wine. Image taken from the Wizards and Spaceships website.

May 11

Other worlds, other times

Thoughts on Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy

Mar 11

Image shows the covers of my well-read paperback copies of Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars, all written by Kim Stanley Robinson.

Mar 11

On the thrill of a blurb (or two)

As most people involved in the book industry will tell you, publishing a novel is (relatively) easy; publicizing it is hard. Even before…

Feb 3

On the thrill of a blurb (or two)

Feb 3

Ottawa writer Carl Dow celebrates his 91st birthday

From the BumblePuppy’s Nest 003

Jul 15, 2024

Image is a photo of Carl Dow (left) and Geoffrey Dow (right).

Jul 15, 2024

Lies, damned lies, and a small child — on catching my child in a lie

Well, my darling daughter Baobao is really growing up; the afternoon of June 7, 2024, found me, for the very first time, punishing her.

Jun 14, 2024

Image shows Baobao wearing a white mask that fully covers her face. It is made of white construction paper and has two large eye-holes, and two antennae made of pipe-cleaners, one white and one black.

Jun 14, 2024

Poetry comes to the BumblePuppy Press

May 20, 2024 — Most of us have experienced imposter syndrome at one time or another. For some of us, it is a never-ending story…

May 20, 2024

Image shows the cover of Skipping Stones, by Adrienne Stevenson and Marie-Andrée Auclair, super-imposed upon a blue-ish background, with an excerpt from a poem at the top and a button reading “Request an ARC” below it.

May 20, 2024

Geoffrey Dow | BPPress.ca

Geoffrey Dow | BPPress.ca

Publisher behind the Ottawa-based BumblePuppy Press, father of a five year-old, struggling to maintain optimism in the face of so many reasons for despair.

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