Sarah Selecky’s short-story collection, This Cake Is for the Party, was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book. Sarah lives in Ontario and is the creator of a popular writing school.
'Fresh and original, Sarah Selecky's novel cleverly satirizes our insta-world but also takes its characters seriously enough to give them an ending that's moving and transcendent.' * Kerry Clare, author of Mitzi Bytes * 'Radiant Shimmering Light is inventive and modern. Sarah Selecky delivers a cast of characters who are both recognizable and utterly unique in this novel that is as luminous as its title.' * Marissa Stapley, author of Things To Do When It's Raining * 'The human desire to belong is at the heart of Sarah Selecky's radiant, shimmering novel. In the person of Lilian Quick, Selecky has created an irresistible heroine. She has once again proven that she is a writer perfectly attuned to the music of the present moment.' * Barbara Gowdy, author of Little Sister * 'Sarah Selecky could easily be the next Alice Munro.' * Chatelaine * 'Our online world provides endless humorous possibility and here is a book that's witty, timely, and smart with regard to social media. But then, quite wonderfully, Selecky's story turns more complicated than it first appeared. Bursting with energy and color, every page delights and provokes. This book is a dazzler.' * Karen Joy Fowler * `In Radiant Shimmering Light, @SarahSeleckyWS nails the Perfect-Yourself 35-43 gen in all of its hopeful internet-brand-conscious pyramid-scheming empowering goddessiness. Social satire + cultural insight whipped into a yummy froth! You'll laugh + shed a tiny precious tear, my petals!' * @MargaretAtwood *