Talking to Dr. Nora Gold About the Tenth Anniversary of JewishFiction.net
I have found the various writing communities in Canada to be very supportive of each other, and JewishFiction.net certainly fills an important niche in this country. Jewish Fiction .net is the online literary journal that was founded by Dr. Nora … Continue reading
The Electric Baths by Jean-Michel Fortier, Translated by Katherine Hastings
A surprise return home triggers a chain of events, their strands weaving together a sinister web of dreams and reality, truth and lies, secrets and spells.
The Electric Baths*, like its predecessor, The Unknown Huntsman is composed in the … Continue reading
Songs for the Cold of Heart by Eric Dupont (translated by Peter McCambridge)
Note to readers: In lieu of the regular review that I would normally post, I am instead publishing a letter* I received from a reader regarding Songs for the Cold of Heart (2018, QC Fiction). I found it fairly sums … Continue reading
Behind the Eyes We Meet by Mélissa Verreault
Verreault has a master’s degree in translation from Université Laval in Quebec City and lives in Lévis with her Italian husband and their triplets. She has published three novels in French. Behind The Eyes We Meet is the English translation … Continue reading
I Never Talk About It by Veronique Côté and Steve Gagnon
Fiction, which is an imprint of Quebec’s Baraka Books, has never shied away from producing some exceptional titles during its brief existence. I Never Talk About It is no exception, and is even a departure of sorts for them. This … Continue reading
Life in the Court of Matane by Eric Dupont
Fiction is a new imprint of Quebec’s Baraka Books and is dedicated to releasing English translations of new and up-and-coming French Quebec writers. Life in the Court of Matane is the first release of 2016 for QC Fiction. Previously available … Continue reading