The author shows a deep-rooted love and affinity for Montreal: its architecture, its history, its outcasts and iconoclasts.
By Ian McGillis
graphic novel
The artistry of Walden’s panels is consistently strong throughout, and their richness in period detail draws the reader in.
By Heather Leighton
This fine balance between rage that burns, and rage that burns out, is the balance Clémence must learn to strike.
By Alexandra Sweny
A beautiful fable for our difficult days.
By Jules Brown
The collection is a masterclass in grounded storytelling.
By Esinam Beckley
At 580 pages, the book is physically unwieldy, though narratively graceful – a remarkable feat.
By Heather Leighton
At its core, Physical Education is a meditation on how the life of the mind distances us from being grounded in what’s real.
By Emily Raine
Cannon is a testament to the importance of learning to balance external demands with internal needs.
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The Mongoose recognizes grief as an exhausting, isolating, unfinishable story.
By Jules Brown
Checked Out is a richly layered romp with dynamic illustrations that capture the frenetic pace of New York City.
By Heather Leighton
The A Word is explicitly, urgently feminist, but class analysis and intersectionality factor in, too.
By Emily Raine
What does a cup of tea have to do with contemporary migration patterns?
By Jasper Sattentau