Review: Ottawa Review of Books
MAY 2025. In this, her first collection of short stories, author Leila Marshy takes the reader to far-flung places. From Newfoundland to...
May 23
Interview: Artisanal Writer
MAY 2025: Artisanal Writer 's Paul Dhillon talks to Montreal novelist, poet and activist Leila Marshy about her latest story collection....
May 11
Social media: The Philistine
The Philistine still gets a steady trickle of love and attention, which is astonishing to me. How lucky am I. This recent one is an IG...
Apr 29
Review: Literary Review of Canada
Received this wonderful review today from the Literary Review of Canada . It's glowing and affirming and stunning, and left me a little...
Apr 14
Review: Scout Magazine
Vancouver's Scout Magazine included this lovely review in their Spring Book Club. Thanks to Thalia Stopa for this! Probably my favourite...
Apr 8
Review: Montreal Review of Books
The talented Léa Murat-Ingles interviewed me for the Montreal Review of Books , which came out earlier this month, March 2025. Ever ...
Mar 31
Review: The Philistine
How amazing to find this recent review on Instagram, especially now as Gaza lies under the rubble of frenzied revenge. It's a real gift...
Nov 9, 2023
Review: "A story that asks to be heard"
I sent my novel to the reviewer at Seven Circumstances a couple of years ago. She has reviewed several LLP books and I like her honest...
Aug 22, 2021
Review: "Art, Love, Family in Cairo and Palestine"
This review is among the best I've ever received for The Philistine. It's kind of left me breathless. How honoured I feel to have had...
Jul 17, 2020
Heard the buzz
Montreal writer Toula Drimonis posted about my book on Instagram. It was beyond thrilling. I don't know her personally, but she's got a...
Dec 9, 2018
Review: "a bittersweet story of barriers and restrictions"
This was in the Globe and Mail today. Not accessible if you don't have a paid account - I subscribed just to see this lol. It's part of a...
Nov 14, 2018
Review: "A five star debut"
This review is from The Miramichi Reader, a great site that is quickly growing to be a player on the Canadian literary scene. Montrealer...
Nov 13, 2018
Review: "care and sensitivity"
This review by Piali Roy is from the June issue of Quill & Quire. Set in the late 1980s around the time of the first Palestinian...
Jun 12, 2018
Review: "Lyrical but keen-eyed"
Montreal Review of Books, by Danielle Barkley Early in Leila Marshy’s novel The Philistine, the protagonist, Nadia, abruptly declines to...
Mar 24, 2018
Q&A: "It's like being a singer-songwriter opening for the Beatles."
Q&A with Linda Leith at Salon. Linda Leith: You’ve been working in the literary milieu here in Montreal for many years. Tell me a bit...
Mar 21, 2018
