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Bibelotages

Hey, it's Jay.

I'm a tech writer and book reviewer, and this is my book blog where I hope to publish off the cuff reviews. Mostly, I'm writing about work from living authors or books I've connected with. Every now and again, I might chime in with a pithy observation or talk about town.

I'm from Canada, based in Montreal, but I frequently spend time in Poland and Europe at large, eating, reading and living.

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Manahil Bandukwala, Heliotropia

I am confident when I say it is genuinely so exciting to read and listen to everything Manahil Bandukwala creates.

Cover of Manahil Bandukwala's poetry book, Heliotropia (2024)
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Brian Dedora, The Apple in The Orchard

Brave, astonishing and unique: now that is exactly how I would describe Brian Dedora’s work.

Cover of Brian Dedora's experimental novel, The Apple in The Orchard (2024)
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Paul Auster and J. M. Coetzee at the International Marquee

Originally published Oct 1, 2011 on Literatured.com. The Samuel Beckett student and the screenplay writer are come a long way. Sitting in the balcony, I am in line with J. M. Coetzee, reading from the correspondence he’s had with Paul Auster, stage left. Two great novelists whose letters

The Grand Theatre in Kingston, Ontario, as seen from above looking down towards centre-stage.