Festivals
Montreal Festivals and Events Calendar for April 2022
Your list of the best festivals and events taking place this April in Montreal [read more]
literary
Festivals
Montreal Festivals and Events Calendar for April 2019
Your list of the best festivals and events taking place this April in Montreal [read more]
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MONTREAL THEN: An Afternoon with Eddie Do-Nothing
It is in the early 1970s, and I am sitting in Le Bistro on de la Montagne, Montreal’s first “authentic” French cafe. Just as in Paris, the waiters are snotty, correcting your pronunciation or pretending [read more]
Festivals
Montreal Festivals and Events Calendar for April 2018
Your list of the best festivals and events taking place this April in Montreal [read more]
Book of the Month Club
Book of the Month Club: Vimy: The Battle and the Legend by Tim Cook
Stories of the Canadian participation in foreign wars go back to the days when parts of Canada were part of French territory, but it is the contemporary story of the Canadians at World War I, [read more]
Book of the Month Club
Book of the Month Club: A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin
Viewers of the television series “Game of Thrones” might be surprised that as the books progress, the source material deviates further and further from the television series (or, rather, the television series deviates from the [read more]
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Book of the Month Club: The Women of Saturn by Connie Guzzo-McParland
“When we finally walked out into the street to wait for our ride, I watched car after car move smoothly and quietly with lights flashing in the sleek wet pavement. All the tiredness left my [read more]
Book of the Month Club
Book of the Month Club: Watership Down by Richard Adams
Imagine this: an animated movie about rabbits. It sounds like a G-rated film, perhaps PG would even be stretching it. Nothing can go wrong, right? Perhaps you weren’t watching Watership Down, a film that despite [read more]
Book of the Month Club
Book of the Month Club: The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse by Alan Bradley
Want to add a short mystery to your reading list? Consider “The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse” by Alan Bradley. [read more]
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Festival Metropolis Bleu : All Lit in a Week
Montreal’s literary event of the spring takes over Hotel 10 and brings in authors from around the world as well as locals to celebrate. [read more]
Festivals
What to Do in Montreal in April 2017
Your list of the best festivals and events taking place this April in Montreal [read more]
Book of the Month Club
Book of the Month Club: The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet by Kate Rorick and Rachel Kiley
“I’ve tried to write this essay many times. The first time I tried, I would have told you my failure was having judgment poor enough to not be able to see that somebody trusted was [read more]
Review
Interactivity and Curatorial Creativity in Arsenal’s Latest Exhibition
Exhibition on multi-talented artist combines visual and literary works in creatively curated way. [read more]
Book of the Month Club
Book of the Month Club: Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai
T. A. Wellington reviews Thanhha Lai’s novel for young adults, “Listen, Slowly”. [read more]
Book of the Month Club
Book of the Month Club: The Girl Who Couldn’t Read by John Harding
“…on one occasion as I walked through the room I was stopped dead in my tracks when a lone voice rang out the words of ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’ clear as a bell on [read more]
Festivals
Blue Met Is an Open Book : Festival Picks
With many free events, the annual Blue Metropolis is a chance to meet authors, listen to intelligent discourse, and get in touch with the local and international lit scenes. [read more]
Book of the Month Club
Book of the Month Club: Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
T. A. Wellington reviews “Rain Reign” by Ann M. Martin, a children’s book about a girl and a dog. [read more]
Festivals
Montreal Events and Festivals in April
Your list of the best festivals and events taking place this April in Montreal [read more]
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Flight for Life: Review of “Faerie”
Faerie is a first person narrative of this young girl who is burdened by the realities of growing up and the expectations that come with it. [read more]
& Other Quebec Curios
The Shop Around the Corner: Montreal’s Micro Bookstores & Other Quebec Curios
Want to support small businesses? Check out some of these micro bookstore in Montreal! [read more]