Reviews

The Song of O’Sullivan’s Chain

The Song of O’Sullivan’s Chain

Bruce Sudds' novel draws on Ireland's Great Famine to tell the multigenerational story of a family of immigrants.

By Alexander Hackett

The Future

The Future

In Catherine Leroux's dystopian novel, we find an ecosystem created not by shared history but by shared engagement.

By Bronwyn Averett

In the Land of the Postscript

In the Land of the Postscript

Chava Rosenfarb's collection provides an important portrait of survivors’ lives in the immediate postwar years.

By Norman Ravvin

End Times

End Times

Michelle Syba’s stories carry a universal quality, encouraging readers to reflect on their lived experiences.

By Ariane Fournier

Eyes on the Horizon

Eyes on the Horizon

Balarama Holness' memoir challenges Quebec society's cultural, linguistic, and racial dichotomy.

By Taylor C. Noakes

Because

Because

Andrew Steinmetz's reflective, memorial novel is set in the Montreal music scene of the 1980s and '90s.

By Emily Mernin

The Rage Letters

The Rage Letters

Valérie Bah's intertwined stories tell the tales of young queer characters from Montreal’s Black diasporas.

By Léa Murat-Ingles

I Felt the End Before It Came

I Felt the End Before It Came

Daniel Allen Cox’s memoir is a captivating, richly layered text that dismantles any reductive ideas readers may hold.

By H Felix Chau Bradley

Out to Defend Ourselves

Out to Defend Ourselves

This memoir of Montreal’s first Haitian street gang has a bold thesis about racism and policing in Quebec society.

By Taylor C. Noakes

Kukum

Kukum

Michel Jean's novel based on his grandmother's life is a love story laced with loss.

By Roxane Hudon