"Living one breath to the next is already a lot. It’s how some people stay alive." Natalia Yanchak reviews 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/brea... @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @nataliayanchak.bsky.social

"...a gentle lesson to help young children remember that listening is just as important as having your say." Tina Wayland reviews 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘥 𝘔𝘪𝘮𝘪. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/phil... @kidscanpress.bsky.social

"...Collu manages to balance a rare kind of vulnerability on the page, standing right alongside the reader as we gaze into the collective mirror." Danielle Douez reviews 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘱. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/into... @dukepress.bsky.social

"These are poems about the surfaces of that life, a life in a home on a lake, filled with parents and blueberry pancakes, driving lessons and domestic squabbles. "Frances Grace Fyfe reviews 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/.../the-hosp...

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"...provides plenty of fodder for contemplation and speculation." Ian McGillis reviews 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘒𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘩. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/dear... @conundrumpress.bsky.social

Dean Garlick reviews 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴. Read the rest at link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/retu...

"Writing in the immersive second person, Rosso entwines her reader with her unnamed narrator’s experiences..." Paisley Conrad reviews 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘦. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/.../between-...

...takes a compassionate look at how being different doesn’t mean being wrong..." Tina Wayland reviews 𝘈 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘴. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/.../a-garden... @orcabook.bsky.social

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"Cathon... shows a seemingly inexhaustible flair for concentrated narrative and illuminating anecdote..." Ian McGillis reviews 𝘍𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘥 in our graphic round-up. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/frui... @powpowpress.bsky.social

"Blais’ characters are vivacious, vibrant, and even the dead quiver with life." India Das-Brown reviews 𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘢. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/toge... @houseofanansi.bsky.social @kgrubisic.bsky.social

“I think places, communities, are hungry for looks at themselves, whether they agree with it all or not,” Ackerman says. Our Associate Publisher, Alexandra Sweny interviews Marianne Ackerman. Read the rest the following link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/rev.../oyste... @dundurnpress.bsky.social

"Moreau’s art style makes our amphibian protagonist effortlessly endearing..." Jules Brown reviews 𝘈𝘭𝘺𝘵𝘦. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/alyte/

"...organized in a highly accessible and engaging way, with a handy glossary and index..." Tina Wayland reviews 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 in our young readers roundup. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/just... @orcabook.bsky.social

"𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥 is an excellent summary of recent Quebec history as viewed through the lens of the question of Quebec nationalism," writes Taylor Noakes. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/drea...

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"The structure of Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette’s 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 is a masterclass in time travel..." writes Sharon Morisey in her review. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/when... @coachhousebooks.bsky.social

📢🌧️DATE CHANGE! New date March 18, 2026. In light of the freezing rain forecasted this week, we have postponed the mRb's spring issue launch to next Wednesday, March 18. Stay safe and stay dry! ☔️

The Montreal Review of Books launches its Spring 2026 issue on Wednesday, March 11th at Hotel 10 (10 Sherbrooke Street West), in partnership with the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival! mRb readings begin at 6:00. Admission is free.

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"Like a good joke, like a good poem, its impact resounds beyond its last line." Alexandra Sweny reviews 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘒𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/all-...

"While food is a source of nourishment, the stories in the collection certainly show how food choices are also political choices. " Priscilla Jolly reviews 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢'𝘴 𝘉𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/anna... @dundurnpress.bsky.social @veenago.bsky.social

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"The book is a resounding, honest call in a world that’s silenced Palestinian voices for the past seventy-seven years." Nayibe Siwady reviews 𝘎𝘢𝘻𝘢 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/gaza...

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"This book, for its interest in glitch, intimacy, beauty, anachronism, and the voice coming from inside of the computer, is striking, difficult, and altogether magnetic." mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/i-am... @pslycnrd.bsky.social @coachhousebooks.bsky.social

"Temporally and geographically expansive, 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦’s apparent digressions sediment into uncanny layers." Madelaine Caritas Longman in conversation with Stephanie Bolster. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/long... @effervescentvoid.bsky.social

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"Author Michael Carin dares not only to reopen some of the biggest wounds in readers’ collective memory, but to illuminate a not-so-bright future, weaving together scientific, spiritual, and political worlds." mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/edis... @guernicaeditions.bsky.social

"...demonstrates a keen understanding of pacing in her form, and imbues even quiet moments with tempo and depth." Jules Brown reviews 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/the-...

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"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥 is explicitly, urgently feminist, but class analysis and intersectionality factor in, too." Emily Raine reviews 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/the-...

"Fiction makes experience flesh in a way non-fiction and anecdotes do not." Ingrid Phaneuf reviews 𝘛𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/tune...

"Her poems carry an ease of camaraderie, a voice to commiserate with, lightly..." Paisley Conrad reviews 𝘞𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘸. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/were... @biblioasis.bsky.social @pslycnrd.bsky.social

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"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘌𝘹 is ultimately a hopeful, triumphant story." Ami Sands Brodoff in conversation with Andreas Kessaris. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/the-... @guernicaeditions.bsky.social

"Homel sets up the story for an exploration of making art that offends, and what it means to be an artist who is scorned." Pamela Hensley reviews 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/priv...

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"Suleman’s work exposes and counters the sensationalist narratives about religion in our society..." Aishwarya Singh reviews 𝘈 𝘋𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩. Read the rest the at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/a-di...

"These lines capture the book’s tension: mastery of grammar and syntax cannot guarantee belonging." Paisley Conrad reviews 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/prop... @pslycnrd.bsky.social

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Felix Chau Bradley speaks to Lee Lai on writing 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘯. Read the rest at the following link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/cann... @dandq.bsky.social

Karolina Roman reviews 𝘔𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳. Read the rest at the following link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/my-c...

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"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-...