Illustration by Elsa Nguyen-Toussaint
Elsa (Za) is a sociology student and illustrator who creates images and short comics featuring odd creatures and subtly revealing portraits of everyday interactions.
Susan Grundy's novel excels as a study of Canadian intergenerational identity.
By Kate Kolberg
In her latest novel, Marianne Ackerman returns to the landscape of her childhood in Prince Edward County.
By Alexandra Sweny
Illustration by Elsa Nguyen-Toussaint
Elsa (Za) is a sociology student and illustrator who creates images and short comics featuring odd creatures and subtly revealing portraits of everyday interactions.
An excellent summary of recent Quebec history as viewed through the lens of the question of Quebec nationalism.
By Taylor C. Noakes
Illustrator and designer Raymond Biesinger offers a combination of memoir, rant, and self-help guide.
By Malcolm Fraser
Matthew Purvis' history of local erotic art uncovers a vibrant and often overlooked world of artistic experimentation.
By Sruti Islam
The spring 2026 issue of the Montreal Review of Books is now on the stands and online.
Each page is filled with capsule-like observations of the physical world rebounding off her innermost thoughts.
By Sharon Morrisey
Jonathan Sa’adah’s new photobook was compiled during a two-week expedition to Syria with his then ninety-year-old father.
By Dean Garlick
A beautiful fable for our difficult days.
By Jules Brown
Yanofsky’s writing is candid, cheeky, and empathetic, and he is unafraid to lean into his innermost fears.
By Brooke Lee
The Unfinished World reminds us of the power of storytelling, of remembering those we have lost and learning from them.
By Roxane Hudon
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News and Announcements
The spring 2026 issue of the Montreal Review of Books is now on the stands and online.
Join us for readings by Marianne Ackerman (Oyster, Dundurn Press), Francine Pelletier (Dream Interrupted, Sutherland House Press) and Karine Rosso (Between the Island and the Turtle, QC Fiction).
Tahieròn:iohte Dan David – an accomplished journalist and educator and an occasional, but vital, contributor to the mRb in recent years – died of cancer this January at the age of 73.