Local interest

This attractively priced, full-color guide offers dozens of itineraries that show you how to see the best of Montreal in a short time, with bulleted maps leading the way from...

The agency of photographs is a recurrent concern within the context of the city. Whether found in architectural records, social documentary, photojournalism, or artistic practice, photographic objects are embedded in...

The rise to power of one of Canada's most progressive municipal movements in recent memory.When it was dreamed up in the early 2000s by a transportation bureaucrat with a quixotic...

In The Great Peace of Montreal of 1701 Gilles Havard brings to life the European and Native players who brought about this major feat of international diplomacy. He highlights the...

Following the success of Toronto Noir, the Noir Series explores new Canadian terrain, featuring both English and Francophone authors. “American crime fiction fans will welcome the opportunity to sample the short fiction...

By following the trail of 50 trees, Bronwyn Chester presents a new perspective on the island of Montreal and offers a sense of belonging to an ancient forest, in its...

This book tells the fascinating story of Montreal, Canada, from prehistoric time through the 21st century. From the Iroquoian community of Hochelaga to the bustling economic metropolis that Montreal has...

A fresh look at contemporary architecture in Montreal, featuring 75 noteworthy buildings and public spaces.A resource for both locals and tourists alike, A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Montreal presents...

A collection of ghost stories, eerie encounters, and gruesome tales from one of Canada’s most interesting cities. Montreal is a city steeped in history and culture, but just beneath the...

St. Urbain’s Horseman is a complex, moving, and wonderfully comic evocation of a generation consumed with guilt—guilt at not joining every battle, at not healing every wound. Thirty-seven-year-old Jake Hersh...

Written by two of Quebec's most respected historians, A Short History of Quebec offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of the province from the pre-contact native period to the present-day....