In Note 114 of Christina Sharpe’s brilliant Ordinary Notes, she discusses a photograph of her mother at five years old, writing: “It is my mother’s hands in the photograph that constitute what Roland Barthes called the punctum—that detail, that accident...
T. Liem's poetry book is an ode to the hours that stretch into nothingness, the days that never end, and the beauty in all...
“looking can’t be felt but / sound” — Fred Moten’s latest book is an inter-sensory and polyrhythmic exploration of how to say what and...
This year’s ‘Best of 2022’ list is a collection of titles pulled from casual conversations with classmates, friends and lovely strangers. Consider this a...
A further engagement with Gladman’s ‘drawings of writing,’ or ‘written drawings.’ In this brilliant book, sentences (made of shape and colour) rub shoulders with...
Round 5 of this year’s summer reads is (in big part) dedicated to childrens’ and YA literature! Here are a few titles addressing topics...
Throughout these exacting and bewildering twelve months, I've been grateful to be accompanied by a rich crop of books—books that have been both buoying...
We are thrilled to present an exclusive interview with Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch to celebrate their new book, The Good Arabs, out now from...
It’s summer which means time to finally read books that aren't assigned by my teachers! This summer I have so many anticipated reads and...
In addition to winning the Governor General’s Award for Poetry, the inimitable Anne Carson has published a comic this year! We highly recommend both...
Daniel Baylis and Melanie Garcia stopped by to sign copies of their wonderful new poetry book A Submission to Love!
Our friends at the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival have come up with a lovely way to celebrate literature in a pandemic friendly way....
We were delighted to cohost the launch of Book of Wings with Véhicule Press yesterday evening! Author Tawhida Tanya Evanson graced us with a reading...
Each month, Librairie Drawn & Quarterly invites a local author or artist to curate a shelf in the store. This month, we bring you...
I was thrilled to chat with Kama La Mackerel for the Montreal launch of their debut poetry collection Zom-Fam! Originally meant to be performed, the...
Nothing quite says 'grow up' like closing out your twenties in 2020. And nothing reminds you you're not a kid anymore like not being...
Watch Your Head: Writers and Artists Respond to the Climate Crisis (Coach House Press, 2020) has arrived in store!
It was a pleasure to welcome Drawn & Quarterly alum Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch for the launch of their first book Knot Body! They were...