Valérie Bah's intertwined stories tell the tales of young queer characters from Montreal’s Black diasporas.
By Léa Murat-Ingles
Fiction
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
Michel Jean talks about the new collection of Indigenous science fiction stories that he edited.
By H Felix Chau Bradley
Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay's novel explores the protagonist’s emotional realities with power and depth.
By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
Readers who know Cohen’s work will take pleasure in tracing the paths of images and phrasings.
By Liana Bellon
Marie-Célie Agnant’s novel evokes the ways psychological violence permeates every aspect of life under a dictatorship.
By Bronwyn Averett