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Sruti Islam

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Sruti Islam reads. She runs a literary newsletter: Weird Era, partnered by Librairie Saint-Henri Books, while also freelancing in literary and cultural coverage. She is a Libra.
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3 books to read this month: Audition, My Documents, Care and Feeding

3 books to read this month: Audition, My Documents, Care and Feeding

May 27, 2025 Sruti Islam

Katie Kitamura’s third consecutive banger, the Asian American take on the U.S. response to terrorist attacks and a fascinating peek behind the curtain of foodie culture.

Books to read this month: Stag Dance, No Fault, The Wickedest, Something Rotten

Books to read this month: Stag Dance, No Fault, The Wickedest, Something Rotten

March 27, 2025 Sruti Islam

Stories about gender and sexuality, politics and masculinity, a divorce memoir and poems about a marathon house-party.

Montreal Restaurant Guide: La Spada

Montreal Restaurant Guide: La Spada

February 17, 2025 Sruti Islam

Classic Roman dishes served alongside elevated cocktails.

3 books to read this month: Can the Monster Speak, Wicked, Owlish

3 books to read this month: Can the Monster Speak, Wicked, Owlish

February 11, 2025 Sruti Islam

The books we read over the holidays were provocative, inspiring — wicked, even.

Montreal author Jacob Wren on the role of art in a world full of war, injustice and political upheaval

Montreal author Jacob Wren on the role of art in a world full of war, injustice and political upheaval

January 2, 2025 Sruti Islam

“I feel I need to be an artist, but I don’t think what the world needs right now is art. I think it needs activism and it needs people who are really able to get out there and fight.”

Montreal Restaurant Guide: Millmans

Montreal Restaurant Guide: Millmans

September 16, 2024 Sruti Islam

Millmans diner has evolved into a local favourite.

3 books to read this month: Good Want, How It Works Out and The Coin

3 books to read this month: Good Want, How It Works Out and The Coin

July 30, 2024 Sruti Islam

Brilliant new titles by Domenica Martinello, Myriam Lacroix and Yasmin Zaher.

Roving Montreal pop-up Corner Pizza specializes in nouveau Neapolitan slices

Roving Montreal pop-up Corner Pizza specializes in nouveau Neapolitan slices

July 22, 2024 Sruti Islam

“Honestly, we have the advantage of not being a restaurant. We can do whatever the fuck we want.”

Salon Badin is the basement bar and listening lounge of our dreams

Salon Badin is the basement bar and listening lounge of our dreams

June 28, 2024 Sruti Islam

Downstairs from Little Burgundy restaurant HENI is an intimate, elevated cocktail bar with DJs spinning vinyl.

3 books to read this month: Who’s Afraid of Gender, Small Fires, Alphabetical Diaries

3 books to read this month: Who’s Afraid of Gender, Small Fires, Alphabetical Diaries

May 23, 2024 Sruti Islam

The latest novels by Judith Butler, Rebecca May Johnson and Sheila Heti.

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