The golden needlesMichael McDowell
After having translated the six volumes of the Blackwater series, the Quebec publisher Alto continues to publicize the work of the American novelist who died more than 20 years ago. This title with its magnificent cover transports us to New York at the end of the 19th century.e century, where a wealthy family dares to attack a line of criminals to rid the city of its corruption.
The golden needles
Alto
544 pages
Postcards from beyond the worldStanley Péan
In line with Twilight, published last year, Stanley Péan is releasing this new collection of short stories, this time drawing inspiration from the works of illustrator Jean-Michel Girard. These 35 stories and color illustrations touch on the fantastic, between suspense and intimate stories where music, and jazz in particular, is never far away.
Postcards from beyond the world
Hands free
270 pages
Cold WarJacques Côté
This autofiction recounts the thriller author’s trip to the countries of Eastern Europe in 1983. His alter ego, fascinated by the Cold War, Polish culture and Solidarność, went to Poland with the intention of write a series of articles and meet the co-founder of the movement, Lech Wałęsa, who is coming out of prison. Arrested then questioned and monitored during the rest of his stay, he recounts his adventure which reads like a psychological thriller.
Cold War
All in all
160 pages
Book of wings, Tawhida Tanya Evanson
Montreal poet and multidisciplinary artist, Tawhida Tanya Evanson self-translated her first novel which is now appearing in French, after being selected in the Canada Reads preselection in 2022, won the 2022 New Contribution Prize from the Métropolis Bleu festival, and was selected among the books of the year by Quill & Quire. He takes us following an artist who will find the path to healing in a long journey.
Book of Wings
Leaf seller
238 pages
Mathilde BrabantIsabelle Doré
First novel by theater and television woman Isabelle Doré, originally published in 2011, Mathilde Brabant has just been reissued. We discover the unique journey of a woman suffering from dwarfism, in Montreal in the 1950s.
Mathilde Brabant
Full moon
248 pages
The power of loveJenna Ortega
The young actress, known among other things for her interpretation of the character Wednesday in the series of the same name on Netflix, delivers in this autobiographical collection her most intimate thoughts and reflections, full of inspiring quotes, as well as personal stories about her childhood as a “Latina” in Hollywood. An inspiring testimony from a Generation Z icon.
The power of love
Michel Lafon
240 pages