Apr 15, 2015
Fifty trees of Montreal
April is a mocking month. Makes me think of lush trees and Bronwyn Chester, variegated trees and Bronwyn Chester, unique trees with...
Nov 30, 2014
Anyhow in a corner: Interview with André Alexis
​​ Can one still write about idyllic towns in idyllic southern Ontario peopled with archetypal characters who grapple with Faith, Love,...
Sep 22, 2014
Two states, one man
Jawdat Eid lives with his wife and two children in Nazareth, Israel. He has a Masters in Social Work, is a doctoral student in Education,...
Aug 15, 2014
la révolution not so tranquille
​​ My October is one of the most politically audacious novels I have ever read, certainly for Canadian fiction. Claire Holden Rothman...
Apr 17, 2014
Mot/town: Kathleen Winter
We met Kathleen Winter at Jean Talon market as the fall light began casting long shadows. Apples and pumpkins were plentiful, everything...
Apr 11, 2014
Mot/town: Madeleine Thien
Madeleine Thien met Elise and I in a Mile End alley. There seemed to always be barking in the distance, fitting for the author of Dogs at...