“Carolyn Marie Souaid's first novel is rooted in a deep engagement with Inuit culture . . . . Souaid’s layered portrait of [Joanasi] is crucial to the book’s ultimate effectiveness . . . Yasmeen Haddad Loves Joanasi Maqaittik is the lyrical and absorbing result of a sincere mission to come to grips with another culture. That it took decades to commit to the writing is a tale in itself. ” —Ian McGillis, Montreal Gazette

"I have been telling my friends about your book. I want to say 'bravo' and thank you. You have a keen eye on spirit and culture. Yasmeen exists in many forms and Joanasi’s treatment of her evokes memories of my own personal journey in a sadly unsuccessful marriage. Her inevitable realization of the nature of her relationship with Joanasi is agonizingly sharp. Even Pasha, Joanasi’s mother, made me reflect on women I have met and known in my life. She does what many a mother of a Joanasi would do in real life. Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed your book. " —Ida L. Saunders, Reader from Kuujjuaq

About her poetry: "Montreal-based Carolyn Marie Souaid has written a gorgeous book of poetry celebrating life and, in particular, a life dedicated to the arts. Deeply meditative, insightful and moving—and delightfully inflected by visual and other art techniques (. ..) Souaid is particularly adept at portraiture, shading in characters in light of their surroundings. " —Mariianne Mays' review of This World We Invented.

"Souaid’s sentences are straightforward and remarkably clear in their depictions. Her language naturally pairs with the physicality of the story . . . Indeed, dualities and contrasts are the driving force of the novel. Unsettling realism is enhanced by Souaid’s understanding of the complications of race and complicity. " —Constance Augusta A. Zaber, Foreword Reviews