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Burgess Grant results for 2023

It's that time of year again! After the Burgess committee met for stimulating and fruitful discussions, we are happy to announce the 16...

5 French Canadian authors to discover

When we talk about French literature, we don’t just mean works written by French authors living in France. In March, we celebrate le Mois...

5 mystery books for kids

As this year's theme for the Night of Reading was "fear", our children's librarians have selected their favourite crime books for kids,...

Literary advent calendar 2022

Countdown to Christmas with our French literary advent calendar! We've chosen some of our favourite titles from the last year- from...

2022 | Best Music Albums

Celebrate the winter solstice in music with our selection of the best albums of 2022. From highly-acclaimed international pop star...

2022 | Best Films

From picturesque nature documentaries, to thrilling body horror features and homages to famed musical icons, this year's DVD releases are...

2022 | Best Graphic Novels

From artistic one-shots to the return of old friends like Aya and Riad Sattouf; this year's graphic novel releases are true gems of...

2022 | Best Fiction in Translation

This year's French fiction in translation is a diverse crop! From a beautifully illustrated graphic novel by Magali Le Huche, to the...

2022 | Best Non-Fiction writing

From the anthropologist Nastassja Martin to the economist Thimothée Parrique or the philosopher Paul B. Preciado, our selected essays...

2022 | Best Fiction

From Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam's genre defying queer coming of age novel, to Éric Vuillard's historical novel set during the Indochina war,...

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