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Montreal’s Poetic Autumn

Kate Hansen • November 9, 2026

Recent awards and publications affirm the vitality of this city’s literary scene Read More

Into the Editing Room

Sarah Toman • August 31, 2026

Book review: Emma Brodie’s 2026 'Into the Blue' Read More

The Gentrification of Online Fandom Spaces

Héloïse Durning • March 23, 2026

How publishing corporations are ruining fanfiction Read More

From Paper to Screen: People We Meet on Vacation

Julia Lok • January 26, 2026

New York Times bestselling author’s recent film adaptation of one of her popular romance books *Spoilers ahead!* My 2026 New Year’s resolution is to read more books. While I love purchasing new ones, I decided that while home during winter break, I would gather the collection I had… Read More

Flesh: From Rags-to-Riches

Lucy Fradin • January 26, 2026

Elites and Affairs: A Moral Dilemma Montreal-born writer of Hungarian heritage David Szalay was named the 2025 Booker Prize Winner for his novel, Flesh.  Szalay was born in Canada, grew up in London, lived in Hungary, and now resides in Vienna.   It is then  unsurprising… Read More

McGill In History

Charlotte Wilson • November 26, 2025

A New Chapter in McGill's Old History. Read More

The Power in the Unnamed

Ingara Maidou • October 27, 2025

A reflection on the value of James Baldwin’s fiction. Read More

Algerian Literature: Voices of Resistance and Identity

Maria Hamdaoui • February 17, 2025

Exploring the Writers Who Shaped Algeria’s Cultural and Historical Narrative Read More

Book Review: The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton 

Maya Law • February 10, 2025

Our Book Review column is where anyone can submit a review of what they’re reading, past, present, or future. Read More

BookTok and the Commodification of Reading

Anahi Pellathy • January 27, 2025

Rifling through the literary trends of today’s Internet Read More

Applying Joan Didion’s Democracy to the Present  

Sena Ho • January 20, 2025

Inez Victor embodies everything, and yet nothing, about the flaws in our current political system. Her story, told through fragmented moments that jump anytime between the 1950s and March of 1975, becomes a very obvious stand-in for the fragility of memory in both the political climate and one’s personal… Read More

Leonard Cohen Holds the Mirror

Arismita Ghosh • November 11, 2024

Reflecting on the legacy of love Cohen left in Montreal Read More

A Look Into Four Emerging Canadian Authors of South Asian Descent

Arismita Ghosh • October 7, 2024

New authors take root in “The Garden of Literary Delights” Read More

The Meaning of Leaving: Womanhood from Toronto to Hong Kong

Arismita Ghosh • March 25, 2024

A review of Kate Rogers’ latest poetry collection Read More