Now I know Nouveau Palais was written about on this fine blog a few years back, but not like this. While we do love their night menu, events and connection to the Grumman' 78 taco truck, this Mile End classic also has something else that Midnight Poutine loves: brunch.

"Conspiration autour d'une chanson d'amour" is Montreal author �milie Andrewes' fourth novel published in French by local publishers XYZ. The first thing that seems relevant to say about this book is that it feels almost like a collection of everything. Because that is an inherently impossible fact, I will say that it is a meeting point and at times a collision point between genres, eras, tones and seasons.

Espaces is Olivia Tapiero's second novel. That simple sentence puts all of us writers to shame in that this author was born in 1990. She also won the Robert-Cliche Prize in 2009. I can't speak for anyone else but I know that when I was 20 years old, not only was I not publishing books and winning prizes, but I certainly wasn't writing anything this beautiful and deeply unsettling.

As this week in poutine has brought out many outrageous, albeit delicious, poutine concoctions, I wanted to remind readers of our old-timey favourites. While foie gras, lobster and filet mignon on poutine might be some of the smartest decisions of the 21st century, my eternal love for poutine is built on a solid (and god do I mean that literally) foundation of fries, cheese curds and gravy.

"Canadian electronic pop" is actually a thing.

Come to the free launch of Rawi Hage's brand new novel, Carnival. There will be readings, music and refreshments beginning at 7:00 pm on October 10th at 5295 Avenue du Parc, the bar with no name.