In Catherine Leroux's dystopian novel, we find an ecosystem created not by shared history but by shared engagement.
By Bronwyn Averett
Fiction
Chava Rosenfarb's collection provides an important portrait of survivors’ lives in the immediate postwar years.
By Norman Ravvin
Michelle Syba’s stories carry a universal quality, encouraging readers to reflect on their lived experiences.
By Ariane Fournier
Andrew Steinmetz's reflective, memorial novel is set in the Montreal music scene of the 1980s and '90s.
By Emily Mernin
Valérie Bah's intertwined stories tell the tales of young queer characters from Montreal’s Black diasporas.
By Léa Murat-Ingles
Michel Jean's novel based on his grandmother's life is a love story laced with loss.
By Roxane Hudon
Paul Serge Forest's novel switches from the pragmatic to the philosophical, with a touch of the psychedelic.
By Sharon Morrisey
Valerie Mills-Milde's historical novel is beautifully, heartbreakingly poetic.
By Tina Wayland
Felicia Mihali skillfully pairs the exquisite with the repellent, arresting the reader with vivid descriptions that engage all the senses.
By Kimberly Bourgeois
Lea Beddia's YA novel is quick and easy to read, but it may stay with you for a long time.
By Dana Bath
Phyllis Rudin's novel follows characters living in Montreal's Underground City.
By Val Rwigema
David Homel’s novel about a forgotten photographer is a deep dive into memory, trauma, and art.
By Michel Hardy-Vallée