At the Palais des Congrès
Great interview with Zachary Richard
Among the dozen major interviews planned this year at SLM, one of the most anticipated is the one devoted to singer-songwriter Zachary Richard, who released his first work of fiction this fall. The bursts of Lent (Free Expression), which offers a captivating dive into post-Civil War Louisiana, is the first novel in French written by a Louisianan in nearly 130 years.
Wednesday, November 22, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., at the Espace littéraire
Louisiana Cabaret
In connection with the historical novel by Zachary Richard, the SLM this year turns its gaze towards the diversity and richness of Louisiana’s French-speaking culture and literature. In addition to a kiosk that will showcase the talent of its authors, Louisiana will come to life in song and poetry as part of a great festive cabaret-show.
Saturday, November 25, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m., at the Agora
Two queens
The two most famous drag queens in Quebec, Rita Baga and Mado Lamotte, reveal themselves during a tête-à-tête that promises to be colorful and rich in glitter. The queens of the night look back on the highlights of their careers, as well as on the writing of their memoirs.
Saturday, November 25, from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the Agora
Meeting with Snow Sinno
Among the other major interviews not to be missed, the one with Neige Sinno, author of sad tiger (POL). With this great novel, an open-hearted story about the mechanisms of sexual violence, and the powers and limits of literature, the French writer won the prestigious Femina Prize, in addition to being a finalist at the Goncourt.
Friday, November 24, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., at the Espace littéraire
In the footsteps of The Nutcracker
The tale The Nutcracker Christmas is today inseparable from the ballet that made it famous. To stretch themselves and discover reading in a different way, the author Roxane Turcotte, Fée dragee and her cavalier, performed by dancers from the Grands Ballets canadiennes, invite the little ones to put on their imaginary slippers to dance the story of little Clara, of her The Nutcracker and the Rat King. One of the many activities planned for young readers.
Sunday, November 26, from 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., at the Desjardins Youth Space
In the city
Meeting with Andrei Kurkov
Considered one of the greatest Ukrainian writers, Andreï Kurkov was born in Russia in 1961, before spending the majority of his life in kyiv. His work offers a sensitive and down-to-earth insight into the complexity of the conflicts shaking this region of the world.
Friday, November 24, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Gallimard bookstore
Adapting literature to the screen
Between two screenings of the film The plunger (2023), author Stéphane Larue and screenwriter Éric K. Boulianne will discuss the challenges of adapting a literary work into a film script, from dialogue to atmosphere, including essence and purpose. . An opportunity to enter into the subtlety and delicacy of the work of a screenwriter.
Tuesday, November 21, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Ciné-Campus of the University of Montreal
Circus, eroticism and poetry evening
Mix erotic readings and circus acts? This is the initiative of the creative company Cirque Intimate, which will transform captivating acrobatics into living tableaux that will accompany texts by Cato Fortin, Audrée Wilhelmy and Vanessa DL. All in the choice setting of the restaurant Les Plaisirs epicuriens, located on the first floor of a libertine club. For an evening that is out of the ordinary.
Thursday, November 23, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., at Club L
Michel Marc Bouchard and Lorraine Pintal
The playwright Michel Marc Bouchard speaks with the director of the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, Lorraine Pintal, as part of a major interview in which the former’s journey will be discussed, as well as the themes which are the basis of his creation. On the menu: a reflection on memory, the violence of the unsaid and poetry as a vision of the world.
Tuesday, November 21, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Grande Bibliothèque of Bibliothèque et Archives nationaux du Québec