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.
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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.
Interview with Simon Pitaqaj on L’Homme du Sous Sol
Adaption of Notes from the Underground revisits Shakespeare’s question “to be or not to be” and what it means to be human. Interview with director Simon Pitaqaj.
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!
What to do in Montreal in September 2015
Want to know what’s happening in Montreal in September. We’ve got a list of cultural events and festivals for you to peruse.
Book of the Month Club: The Collected Poems of Samuel Beckett, edited by Seán Lawlor and John Pilling
Review of “The Collected Poems of Samuel Beckett”, edited by Seán Lawlor and John Pilling.
Talking Ted-Style with the Walrus about Cities
As part of the Blue Metropolis festival, The Walrus brings forward speakers to lecture on ways to make a city come alive
Book of the Month Club: Echo’s Bones by Samuel Beckett
“The dead die hard, they are trespassers on the beyond, they must take the place as they find it, the shafts and manholes back into the muck, till such time as the lord of [read on]
Blue Metropolis Sails to Colombia
A preview of the Canadian component to 2015’s Hay Festival, featuring writers Réal Godbout, Kim Thúy, Steven Pinker, and Annharte.
Book of the Month Club: All I Can Say for Sure by John McAuley
“Respect your instrument. Its offices will surprise. Work for true poems true to you. The rest are Styrofoam and glue.” (“Four Tweets to a Young Poet”) John McAuley [read on]
Ready, Set, Read : Salon du Livre in Montreal
Celebrate French literature in all its forms this weekend at the Salon du Livre.
Book of the Month Club : The Universe Within by Neil Turok
Book about quantum physics from the CBC Massey lectures reviewed here.
Dying is Easy. Comedy is hard : Review of James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times
New DVD offers an intimate portrait of James Thurber that shows his struggles, rather than just his literary achievements.
Blue Metropolis Bookended by the Best
Richard Ford and Alice Munro were the featured individuals of Blue Metropolis’ opening and closing events.
Metafiction for Fun: Kafka’s Hat
This book about books is loosely based on Kafka’s The Castle and highly self aware.
16th Blue Metropolis Comes Out Swinging
The 16th Blue Metropolis Festival celebrates writers and reading with a special focus on international authors this year.