Illustration by Emily Sweny
Emily Sweny is a painter based in Montreal. She is inspired by vibrant colours, natural patterns, and organic forms.
Susan Doherty's latest novel is an honourable attempt to give voice to an issue which is all too often silenced.
By Aaron Obedkoff
The strength of Abi-Nakhoul's book lies in its emulation of pain as a mood or feeling.
By Emma Dollery
Illustration by Emily Sweny
Emily Sweny is a painter based in Montreal. She is inspired by vibrant colours, natural patterns, and organic forms.
In her latest book, Nora Loreto identifies the boogeyman of neoliberalism as the culprit of our present troubles.
By Jack McClelland
Blaise Ndala’s blistering second novel is a searing satire of war and celebrity and their improbable connection.
By Ami Sands Brodoff
Walter Scott's fourth instalment in a series that has shone an unsparing light on the contemporary art world.
By Ian McGillis
Robyn Fadden, a contributor to the mRb among countless other local cultural projects, died of cancer on September 23, 2024.
Nino Bulling's Firebugs is a story about standing on the precipice of transformation, even as the ground erodes beneath.
By Alexandra Sweny
The emotive core of Ah-Sen's novel rests in the evolving relationship between a burgeoning writer and their practice.
By Ronny Litvack-Katzman
El Ghourabaa offers a glimpse of the generational lived experiences of queer and trans Arabs/SWANA.
By Val Rwigema
In a vicious act of rebellion, Domenica Martinello demolishes the delusions of the capitalist pastoral.
By Martin Breul
Rina Singh's story tells the true story of how sport can help bridge caste and gender divides.
By Meaghan Thurston
Fiction
By Aaron Obedkoff
By Ami Sands Brodoff
By Ronny Litvack-Katzman
Non-fiction
By Nadia Trudel
By Jack McClelland
By Miranda Eastwood
Graphic Novels
Young Readers
By Meaghan Thurston
By Meaghan Thurston
By Meaghan Thurston
Poetry
News and Announcements
Robyn Fadden, a contributor to the mRb among countless other local cultural projects, died of cancer on September 23, 2024.
The Summer 2024 Issue of the Montreal Review of Books is out and in the world!
All our reviews and interviews are individually available online, and if you want to read them alongside the gorgeous cover art by Peter Krausz and inside illustration by Zoe Maeve, we also have a PDF of the issue available here for those interested.
The Montreal Review of Books launches its Summer 2024 issue on Thursday, July 4th at Café Osmo (51 Sherbrooke Street West)! Join us for readings by Frankie Barnet (Mood Swings, McClelland & Stewart), Nour Abi-Nakhoul (Supplication, Strange Light) and Nora Loreto (The Social Safety Net, Dundurn Press).