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Rants of a Grumpy Old Man: Celebrating Mark SaFranko
The great American writer of crime fiction noire the publishers ignore [read more]
literature
Crowdfunding
Saga Bookstore and La Livrerie Get Resident Writers
Two new Montreal bookstores offer Community Building Writer’s Residencies [read more]
Consider
MONTREAL THEN: THE COMEDY OF MANNERS
Are there reasons to retire from a life of teaching? [read more]
Review
The Pulitzer at 100: A Century of Rewarding Excellence
This documentary explores the virtues of journalism through the ages and how the famous prize came to be. [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]
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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]
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Book of the Month Club: English-Speaking Justice by George Grant
While the term “Red Tory” might be lost in the political spectrum these days, George Grant was the classic definition of one: a conservative who espoused certain programmes that would traditionally be associated with his [read more]
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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]
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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]
Do
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]
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Book of the Month Club: The Case of the Missing Moonstone by Jordan Stratford
This is the book you should be reading for the month of April. [read more]
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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]
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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]
Buy
Book Review: Reantasy The Mix of Reality and Fantasy
Personal anecdotes about Montreal in the 60s and 70s fill book about city. [read more]
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Book of the Month Club: Inspector Colbeck’s Casebook by Edward Marston
“‘That’s Menai,’ observed Madeleine. ‘It was designed by Alexander Allan. The LNWR had almost three hundred engines with an Allan design built at Crewe. Only my father could tell you why they were so popular. [read more]
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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]
Review
Seeing Double in Hudson
September is revving up and that means festivals downtown, froshies screaming airing out sweaters and cardigans, and just maybe, maybe a slow down to this epic bout of construction hell. But summer’s last gasp has [read more]
Hear
First Peoples’ Festival : Celebrate Diversity
Annual festival features music, film, storytelling, and art by First Nations from around Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the world. [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]