Several journalists from The Press are participating in the Montreal Book Fair this year. Our columnists Isabelle Hachey (for her collection of reports and chronicles Where the heart of the world beats) and Mario Girard (for his biography of Clémence DesRochers) will participate in signing sessions at the Palais des congrès during the Salon, as will our cartoonist Serge Chapleau and our journalists Katia Gagnon (author of Lie detector – The fascinating life of Jacques Landry, interrogation virtuoso), Ariane Lacoursière (for Jean-Pierre Ménard – The missionary of law) and Silvia Galipeau (for her collection Behind the door – 50 intimate, sexual and plural stories). Our columnist Marc Cassivi will dedicate his collection Our sons and will also participate in a round table on fatherhood this Sunday with Akim Gagnon and Simon Brousseau (moderated by Catherine Voyer-Léger). Our usual collaborators Catherine Perrin (for the test Living in beautyco-written with the architect Pierre Thibault) and Boucar Diouf (for Adventures and wisdom from the village of Zamboki – What life owes to laughter) will also sign their books on site, as will Nathalie Petrowski (author of a story about the life of her mother Minou). Three tandems of journalists and collaborators will participate in tête-à-tête at the café The Press (kiosk 101): Laïla Maalouf will talk with Chantal Guy about the prosperous literary season of Quebecers in France this Thursday at noon, Nathalie Collard will talk about the new Dialogue section with Rafaële Germain this Friday at noon and Marc Cassivi will discuss adaptations of books on screen with Manon Dumais this Sunday at 3 p.m.
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