The Octopus Has Three Hearts has been longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize! https://scotiabankgillerprize.ca/the-scotiabank-giller-prize-presents-its-2021-longlist/
https://www.straight.com/arts/three-bc-authors-make-scotiabank-giller-prize-2021-longlist-including-vancouvers-rachel-rose
https://www.straight.com/arts/three-bc-authors-make-scotiabank-giller-prize-2021-longlist-including-vancouvers-rachel-rose
Here's what critics are saying about The Octopus: "In short, these compassionate, skillfully written stories will undoubtedly appeal to animal lovers as well as readers of literary short stories." Bev Sandell Greenberg, Winnipeg Free Press "Poet's Snappy Stories Bring Bite" www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/poets-snappy-stories-bring-bite-574612022.html "Though Rose zeroes in on conflict and hardship, her stories convey another aspect of the human condition: resilience" Vancouver Sun "Some Real Beauty Amid the Beasts," Bret Josef Grubisic, vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/book-review-some-real-beauty-amid-the-beasts
