We Love Montréal on t'aime
Curated by Tina Wayland
“The books in this collection speak to the multitudes of Montreal—its languages and people, the many cultures that form its singularity, the way we can look through its lens and see the kaleidoscope of who we are as a city. Richler’s Duddy and Fiorito’s collection of columns explore life on the Main and beyond, while Thomas provides the poetic perspective of new arrivals grappling with how to fit in. Drimonis shines light into dark corners to ask if immigrants really are so different, and Slapak looks what it means to call a place, including this place, home. Finally, Simon walks us through the landscape to hear its voices in translation—understanding the city in ways only Montrealers can.”
—Tina Wayland, Collection Curator
Tina Wayland recently completed her Creative Writing MA at Concordia University, winning the department’s McKeen Award in 2021 and 2023. She’s had pieces published in carte blanche, yolk, Headlight Anthology, and Soliloquies, was longlisted for the 2021 CBC Nonfiction Prize, and shortlisted for ROOM Magazine’s 2022 Short Forms Contest. Tina is currently writing a story collection based on her Lithuanian grandmother, funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.
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Here Is Still Here
by Sivan Slapak
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- Finalist — Concordia University First Book Prize in 2024
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Tango on the Main
by Joe Fiorito
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- Finalist — The Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction in 1997
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Translating Montreal: Episodes in the Life of a Divided City
by Sherry Simon
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- Winner — The Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction in 2006
