Tim Parks's Italy Part II, by Linda Leith
20 January 2016
Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo, by Tim Parks (Norton 2014)
Part I is here.
Tim Parks’s Italy Part I, by Linda Leith
20 January 2016
Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo, by Tim Parks (Norton 2014)
Maurice Forget joins Linda Leith Éditions as Conseiller éditorial
18 November 2015
Linda Leith, President of the Montreal publishing house Linda Leith Éditions, is delighted to announce that Maurice Forget is joining LLÉ as Conseiller éditorial.
A Feasibility Study, by Linda Leith
7 November 2015
This is Part III of a three-part text, The Decision to Publish in French.
Do Other Canadian Publishers Work in Two Languages? by Linda Leith
7 November 2015
This is Part II of a three-part text, The Decision to Publish in French. Part I is here; Part III is here.
The Decision to Publish in French, Part I, by Linda Leith
7 November 2015
In September 2014, LLP embarked on a process that has led, one year later, to the decision to publish books in French as well as English.
This is Part I of a three-part text. Part II is here.
A Fairy-tale Victory for Justin Trudeau
20 October 2015
This is a fairy-tale victory for Justin Trudeau. An extraordinary triumph: a majority in Parliament, Liberals elected in every province—even Alberta—and all three territories; a clean sweep of the Maritimes; an entirely unanticipated forty-seven seats in Quebec. And, best of all, no more Harper.
Stephen Harper Explains It All To You, by Warren Clements
5 October 2015
I don’t know how many times I have to explain this to you people.
The Music Will Surely Live On, II, by Maurie Alioff
12 August 2015
“There's a lot more to come,” says Lady G, “a lot more good things to come. Just like anything else, you can have good and bad. The bad is going to get lost somewhere. The good is going to prevail. Because good is always over evil. It's just one of those things. Every day you have a new artist from the reggae or the dance hall fraternity. It can never stop. Music will surely live on.”
The Music Will Surely Live On, I, by Maurie Alioff
12 August 2015
"It makes sense that the dance hall acts are always on Saturday. Sunday is more, like Jamaicans say, big people music, meaning people over 45." -- Richard Lafrance
Cocoa Tea
Divas at the Festival Part II, by Maurie Alioff
9 August 2015
Serious churchgoers and orthodox Rastafari see wining (the horrible term twerking in North America) as a sign of dissolution. Crouched with their legs apart, girls and women raise their behinds, swivel their hips, and vibrate.
Divas at the Festival Part I, by Maurie Alioff
9 August 2015
The timing could not be better for the Montreal International Reggae Festival (August 14-16). Everyone is curious about Lady Saw: her changing look, and how far she goes with her lyrics and dance moves. Everyone is also eager to hear Saw handling hits like her spectacularly raunchy song of desire, Heels On.
Bloodhound: Searching for my Father, by Ramona Koval
16 July 2015
The mix of detective work with the personal family story makes for a unique memoir, a unique kind of memoir: a memoir that reads like a detective novel. I can think of nothing like it.
Elise Moser appointed Associate Editor of LLP
2 July 2015
Announcement: Elise Moser joins LLP as Associate Editor
Review: The Most Dangerous Book, by Kevin Birmingham
16 June 2015
Kevin Birmingham’s book reminds me what really matters, when it comes to writing and publishing.
That's Venice, by Marco LoVerso
13 May 2015
Five weeks in Venice, living like the locals.
An Outsider Publisher, by Linda Leith
7 May 2015
Dennis Johnson of Melville House Books, who sees himself as an outsider, is critical of the mainstream of American publishing. He's one of the more original voices in contemporary publishing.
The Painter’s Lover, reviewed by Zoran Minderovic
17 April 2015
Eva Gonzalès, by Édouard Manet
In The Painter’s Lover, recently translated into French by Ellen Sowchek and Annie Heminway, Eduardo Manet tells the fabulous story of his grandmother Eva Gonzalès, a brilliant painter who was also Édouard Manet’s pupil, lover, and muse. Art lovers, take note!
Dreaming of the Suburb: Martine Delvaux on Bitter Rose, by Ceri Morgan -- Part II
27 March 2015
The second part of Ceri Morgan's interview with Martine Delvaux, author of Rose amer, which is published in an English translation by David Homel as Bitter Rose (Linda Leith Publishing, 2015).
Dreaming of the Suburb: Martine Delvaux on Bitter Rose -- Part I
27 March 2015
Ceri Morgan interviews Martine Delvaux, author of Rose amer, which is published in an English translation by David Homel as Bitter Rose (Linda Leith Publishing, 2015).
Inspire! Toronto International Book Fair
23 November 2014
The first-ever Inspire! Toronto International Book Fair took place last week, November 13-16, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, eliciting mixed reactions. Linda Leith Publishing was there, in the Discovery Pavillion pod P5, and we enjoyed ourselves.
