Cockroach unfolds during a bitter Montreal winter. Its narrator, despite his de facto membership in a community of exiles, is utterly isolated and both fearful…
Montreal Reads My usual rules for pleasure reading are few. In fact, I may have only one “rule” for reading, which is that I must…
Recommended Read Bartlett, Allison Hoover. The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary…
Art for Word Lovers The Ideal Bookshelf is an ongoing project by artist Jane Mount. She says, “We show off our books on shelves like…
Please welcome to the stage the high priestess of romance, the one-of-a-kind Vicki Essex! The news came out this week that one of my good…
Though some bibliophiles are threatened by the advent of the digital book, I can’t help but love books in all their forms. There are times…
My awesome parents, knowing all about my obsession with words, recorded the Empire of the Word documentary series that aired on TVO last month for…
Recommended Read Prose, Francine. Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them New York:…