

Review: The Miramichi Reader
17 November 2025 Review by Jeff Dupuis Read here and below. As the world nervously watches the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas (one where the killing of Palestinians is still happening, albeit at a much slower rate), we have to begin examining how “never again” became hollowed out and meaningless. Although no one expects Nuremberg-style trials to hold the genocidaires to account, we require a deep probe into our institutions to examine how it is for all our laws
Nov 20, 2025


Review: Quill & Quire
June 2025, by Manahil Bandukwala, in Quill & Quire , Leila Marshy’s collection of stories, My Thievery of the People, is full of...
Jun 30, 2025


Review: Plenitude Magazine
What Is and Is Not Ours By Anne Perdue, Plenitude Magazine , June 2025 In Leila Marshy’s The Philistine , (LLP, 2018)—a novel that...
Jun 27, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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















