"This poetry is urgent and alive, a work of observation and invention that bends the formal and the lyrical..." Paisley Conrad reviews 𝘈𝘯 𝘖𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘈 𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/an-o... @pslycnrd.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social

"...quality of recognition is not something that can be forced; it’s something that arises, if we are fortunate." Elise Moser discusses 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 with Madeleine Thien. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/the-...

Read the rest of the review for 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘺 at the link below: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/call... @kidscanpress.bsky.social

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Stay tuned for our kids round-up coverage!

Thanks to everyone who came out for the launch yesterday! Looking forward to showcasing some good books and writing in the next few days!

Check out our review for Horsefly! mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/hors...

Come say hi tomorrow evening!

Congratulations to Helge Dascher, Rob Aspinall, and @dandq.bsky.social for their translation of Muybridge, featured in the 2025 list of Governor General's translation awards! Read our review at the link! mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/muyb...

Congratulations to @mabdelmoumen.bsky.social and @biblioasis.bsky.social on being shortlisted for the 2025 Governor General's Literary Awards! Check out our review here:https://mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/baldwin-styron-and-me_melikah_abdelmoumen/

Congratulations to Eric Andrew-Gee on being selected for the 2025 Concordia University First Book Prize and the Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction! Read our review at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/the-...

Congratulations to Fred Anderson and Baraka Books on being shortlisted for the 2025 Concordia University First Book Prize! Revisit our review at the following link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/eyes...

Don’t miss our Fall 2025 issue launch! Featuring readings by Stephanie Bolster, Veena Gokhale and Andreas Kessaris. October 30, 2025 P’tit Ours (5585 Parc ave) Doors at 6:30 Readings at 7:00 @dundurnpress.bsky.social @palimpsestpress.bsky.social @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @veenago.bsky.social

Fall issue sneak peek!

Online review out now! mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/stan...

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"Composed of eleven pieces, 𝑄𝑢𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑙𝑦, 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 is itself a love letter to the city," writes Emma Dollery. Read the rest at the following link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/quie...

...there is no denying that the heyday of Fish Piss was a special time..." writes Malcolm Fraser in his review. Read the rest at the following link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/why-...

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Not too late to pick up some local reads!

"So much of our lives is governed by nostalgic views that other people have created and placed over our own like a veil," writes Elise Moser in her review of The Third Solitude. Read the rest at the following link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/the-... @dundurnpress.bsky.social

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"Cornelius, the protagonist...is a dog languishing under the full weight of a human psyche; an aimless, ambitious creative type; janitor by day, writer (it is ultimately decided) at heart," writes Maya Burns in her review. Read the rest: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/corn... @dandq.bsky.social

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"What does a cup of tea have to do with contemporary migration patterns?" asks Jasper Sattentau. Read the rest of review at the following link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/epis... @darajapress.bsky.social

"What would your ex say about you if they told the story of your breakup?" asks Alex Trnka. Read the rest of the review at the following link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/.../you-crus... @bookhugpress.bsky.social

Read the rest of Emily Mernin's review at the following link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/hors... @coachhousebooks.bsky.social

"...these poems ask how to make peace with a self one can neither entirely disclose nor entirely escape," writes Madelaine Longman in the poetry round-up. mtlreviewofbooks.ca/genres/poetry/ @effervescentvoid.bsky.social @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social @darajapress.bsky.social @biblioasis.bsky.social

"It is a generational saga, excavating the layers of trauma that build up in a family, and how that trauma so often contributes to, and culminates in, tragedy," writes J.T.Wickham. Read the rest at the link below: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/a-di... @dundurnpress.bsky.social

Read the rest of James Ivison's review at the following link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/oxfo... @jinwoo-park.com

"...the stories are bursting real heart, real melancholy, and real questioning from an acutely sensitive and perceptive soul," writes Alexander Hackett. Read the rest of the review at the link below: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/sent... @mikhail-iossel.bsky.social @llpmtl.bsky.social

"We love a lone genius, but how many discoveries are truly the work of one person?" writes Iona McEwan in our latest summer 2025 issue. Read the rest at the link below: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/the-...

"There is strength in being solitary- and also in knowing when to reach out if we need help or just want to share our happy moments with others," writes Tina Wayland in our latest summer 2025 issue. Read the rest at the link below: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/genres/young...