The Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival took place this year from April 24th to 27th. As the largest multilingual literary event in North America, the annual festival is a place of forging inter-cultural connections, social inclusion, and exposure to new ideas.

As the temperatures hesitantly begin to rise, the Montreal literary scene is flourishing. Starting April 24th, it’s time for the annual Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival!

We’re about to see first-hand the danger in both the (unfortunately rampant) belief that American politics don’t affect us Canadians, and in the denial of the political nature of art.

Every morning of my first four years in Montreal, I walked by a vivid yellow door as I headed down Aylmer toward McGill University’s campus. It always seemed like a fun, quirky touch against the urban backdrop.

The first time I stepped foot in the Montreal Makers Market, it was to get out from under a scorching 3pm sun in July.