Montreal Review of Books

Ghost Face, a collection of poems by Greg Santos out from DC Books, is "a stunningly rich account of the many complexities of his Cambodian, Portuguese, and Spanish heritages," writes Tara McGowan-Ross on our blog:

Recognition and Revelation, a collection of Margaret Laurence's non-fiction writing edited by Nora Foster Stovel, is out from McGill-Queen's University Press. In our spring issue, Danielle Barkely writes that "Stovel’s introduction is rich and detailed, and paired with thoughtful and meticulous scholarly apparatus throughout the collection, making the book valuable for researchers as well as more casual readers." https://mtlreviewofbooks.ca/rev/recognition-and-revelation/

Recognition and Revelation, a collection of Margaret Laurence's non-fiction writing edited by Nora Foster Stovel, is out from McGill-Queen's University Press. In our spring issue, Danielle Barkely writes that "Stovel’s introduction is rich and detailed, and paired with thoughtful and meticulous scholarly apparatus throughout the collection, making the book valuable for researchers as well as more casual readers." https://mtlreviewofbooks.ca/rev/recognition-and-revelation/

Aminder Dhaliwal’s graphic novel Cyclopedia Exotica comes out this May from Drawn and Quarterly. Esinam Beckley's review in our spring issue says it's clever, all too relevant, and has perfect timing:

A rationalist dad and ufologist son clash in Keith Henderson's Mont Babel, out from DC Books and described by our resident sci-fi specialist Natalia Yanchak as "a mix of intellectual speculation, sci-fi themes, and family drama" in our spring issue:

Home with the kids for the long weekend? Could be the perfect time to dig into some local books for young readers. Check out our spring roundup by Vanessa Bonneau with titles from Kids Can Press, Orca Book Publishers and Metonymy Press:

André Picard's Neglected No More, out now from Penguin Random House Canada, is a sobering, crucial read on the crisis in Canadian elder care, writes Malcolm Fraser in our spring issue:

Dianne Graves' In the Company of Sisters: Canada’s Women in the War Zone, 19141919, tells the stories of Canadian women in WWI. Reviewed on our blog by Roxane Hudon: https://mtlreviewofbooks.ca//in-the-company-of-sisters-ca/

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Yeong-shin Ma's graphic novel Moms, his first to be published in English, is out now from Drawn & Quarterly Publications. Our review calls it "refreshing... hilarious... genuinely cathartic."

Morgan Murray's novel Dirty Birds, out now from Breakwater Books, chronicles the misadventures of a newfound Montrealer. Check out Jeff Miller's review in the new mRb:

Take Back the Fight: Organizing Feminism for the Digital Age by Nora Loreto, reviewed in our pages by Patricia Boushel: "Keenly attuned to our current moment’s ethical timbre... Loreto makes the case again and again for a better understanding of movement building and collective ideation as the path for feminism to live up to its potential."

Now out in English courtesy of QC Fiction, Jean-Christophe Réhel's Tatouine "gives the reader a front-row seat to a baroque and often hilarious interiority," says our reviewer Dean Garlick: