Salon .ll. publishes book reviews, interviews, essays on writers, books, everything that books are about, and the world at large. We look for writing that is smart, succinct and timely. If you would like to contribute to Salon .ll., please send a query to info [a] lindaleith [dot] com with your proposal.
Photo: Contributing editors Annabelle Moreau and Marie-Andrée Lamontagne (left), with directrices littéraires Annie Heminway and Ève Pariseau (right), April 2012.
Monique Polak
13 August 2025
There’s a story behind every book. For Christmas Weekend by Monique Polak, that story is especially personal. Inspired by her own life, this heartwarming tale of a blended family over the holidays shows how real experiences can become unforgettable fiction.
Mikhail Iossel
12 August 2025
Ever wondered how a story finds its way into the world? Here’s your chance. Discover how Sentence: Stories by Mikhail Iossel took shape, from an idea on the page to a book readers can now call their own.
Jordan Cunningham
3 April 2025
Call it what you will, but Hellner-Mestelman’s mind never stops turning, pondering the mysteries of our universe. According to the Grade 11 student, all brains are capable of grasping enormous concepts, it’s just a matter of using our brains.
Kenneth Radu
26 August 2024
Kenneth Radu’s reflections on his family history and a poignant photograph from the past enrich his engagement with Felicia Mihali’s A Ramshackle Home, deepening his understanding of its themes of memory, cultural roots, and the complexities of returning to one’s origins.
Kenneth Radu
26 August 2024
Kenneth Radu’s reflections on his family history and a poignant photograph from the past enrich his engagement with Felicia Mihali’s A Ramshackle Home, deepening his understanding of its themes of memory, cultural roots, and the complexities of returning to one’s origins.
22 May 2024
Watch Nathan Hellner-Mestelman's Interview at Bolen Books
15 May 2024
Listen to Sivan Slapak's feature on The Shmooze, The Yiddish Book Center's podcast
23 April 2024
Watch Nathan Hellner-Mestelman's interview on CTV News Montreal
23 April 2024
Listen to Toula Drimonis on Radio Noon Quebec with Shawn Apel
31 January 2024
Watch David Homel's conversation and public reading with Dragan Todorovic
2 September 2023
On September 5th 2023, David Homel chatted with Nantali Indongo on CBC's The Bridge.
Linda Leith
20 June 2023
On June 15th 2023, Linda Leith attended the Bloomsday 2023 Festival at the Atwater Library in Montreal. Linda took the stage to deliver a speech titled "It's All One Job: Bloomsday and the Literary Community." Part II
Linda Leith
20 June 2023
On June 15th 2023, Linda Leith attended the Bloomsday 2023 Festival at the Atwater Library in Montreal. Linda took the stage to deliver a speech titled "It's All One Job: Bloomsday and the Literary Community." Part I
Linda Leith
31 March 2023
Our recent title, Where They Stood: The Evolution of the Black Anglo Community in Montreal, came about thanks to a phone call from the Black Community Resource Centre.
Kenneth Radu
15 March 2022
Kenneth Radu's visit to Dorothy and William Wordsworth's cottage informs and enlightens his reading (and rereading) of Kathleen Winter's exquisite Undersong.
Philip Lanthier
21 February 2022
Matrix Magazine has a long and varied history as one of Quebec's more prominent English-language literary magazines. Philip Lanthier tells its origin story.
Jack Hannan
21 October 2021
The skin rejoices. An excerpt from Jack Hannan's second novel, I Am the Earth the Plants Grow Through.
Sophie Voillot and Leila Marshy
16 September 2021
The Philistine translator Sophie Voillot had a daring idea about how the novel needed to be translated. She and author Leila Marshy sat down to discuss their approach.
Endre Farkas
20 June 2021
Habs fever hit Endre Farkas as a small boy in Communist Hungary with the surprise arrival of a red wool sweater with a CH in the middle.
Norman Ravvin
18 June 2021
Jack Kerouac wrote several unpublished works in French. Norman Ravvin explores the seminal author's Quebec roots.
Kenneth Radu
21 April 2021
Kenneth Radu dives into the layers of memory and displacement that is the story of Alina Dumitrescu's childhood in Communist Romania.
