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Norman Nawrocki’s first novel, CAZZAROLA! Anarchy, Romani, Love, Italy is a wild and bumpy ride through 130 years of Italian history as it follows four generations of Discordias, a fictional family of Italian anarchists. They have many stories to tell, and these unfold in a non-linear fashion, often squeezed through the lens of political struggles.
By Gina Roitman
Bette Davis said, “Getting old is not for sissies.” That much is evident as we meet the often hilarious characters who roam the halls of Arleen Rotchin’s second novel, The Duchess of Cypress.
By Gina Roitman
Fantastic Plotte, a new collection of Doucet’s earliest work from the late 1980s, reprints most of the stories from her fourteen self-published (photocopied and stapled, that is) mini-comics, or fanzines, notoriously titled Dirty Plotte (“plotte” being Quebecois slang for “cunt”) in their English or French original, and without corrections.
By Frederik Byrn Køhlert
MacKay L. Smith’s latest book, Tour de l’île: The 49 Historic Communities on the Shore of the Island of ...
By Dane Lanken
Jocelyne Dubois’ first novella is about the struggles that bring us back to square one. It’s about the heartbreaks we endure, overcoming mental illness, and becoming a better version of who we are. The story of World of Glass is infused with hope for a good life and love that is gradually built over time.
By Deanna Radford
Inspector Luc Vanier and his partner Detective Sergeant Sylvie Saint-Jacques are taking on a wide range of opponents, some in the Establishment, some die-hard villains, and some in their own backyard, the Montreal Urban Police.
By Jim Napier
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Gollner’s latest publication, The Book of Immortality, is a sweeping, eclectic examination of a few of humanity’s deepest obsessions.
By Anna Leventhal
Using her childhood experiences as a springboard, Guzzo-McParland tells of the changes in a fictional village in the south of Italy in the years after the Second World War.
By Sarah Fletcher
Why does a woman stay with a man who hits her? And what does it take for her to finally choose to leave? This fall, two ambitious novels by Montreal writers tackle those complex questions: So Much It Hurts, by Monique Polak, and Lily and Taylor, by Elise Moser.
By Sarah Lolley
If every family has its myths and secrets, those of the Plunkett family are particularly absorbing.
By Elaine Kalman Naves