There will be blood
Patrick Senécal knows how to smell the spirit of the times and his latest addition is once again proof. With Civilized, the author recounts, always with a good dose of dark humor, an experience which brings together a dozen individuals on a desert island, putting their divided opinions into opposition. Everything takes place under the eye of cameras for analysis by specialists. Obviously, nothing will happen as planned. For those who aren’t afraid of heavy books.
Civilized
To read
664 pages
Look behind you
A few weeks before the death of Paul Auster, on May 2, the French version of Baumgartner, his most recent novel, arrived in our bookstores. In this book about legacy and love, we follow Sy Baumgartner, a 70-year-old widowed university professor, who dwells on his memories in what we call “the memory palace.” His thoughts come and go, from childhood to adulthood, and form the stories that weave this book imbued with lucidity and intelligence.
Baumgartner
Actes Sud/Leméac
208 pages
On the road to the United States
His death in March created a shock wave in Quebec. The host and radio man Paul Houde, a great fan of the United States since childhood, published his notebooks from America last fall, a book full of historical information and current impressions gleaned during filming. from his documentary on the United States Paul in all his states. For lovers of American history and road trips.
Paul in all his states, Carnets d’Amérique
Free expression
168 pages
To take care of yourself
Like everyone else, your father is not getting any younger and wants to take care of his health? Are you looking for ways to give it a boost? In the book Never sick again: my global approach for a healthy body, physiotherapist Denis Fortier offers different tips and advice for taking care of yourself, one small gesture at a time. It includes exercises to strengthen joint and muscular health, improve sleep and attention. Everything is presented for pleasure and with a view to prevention to keep dad away from the doctor!
Never sick again: my global approach for a healthy body
Trecarré
312 pages
A new Laferrière
Dany Laferrière published A certain art of living earlier this spring, a self-portrait composed of short texts, reflections and brief chronicles. At 70 years old, the academician looks back on his career and seeks answers to the question: “how things happened in this life where I never stopped moving, often in spite of myself”. For fans of the author, as well as for those who wish to venture into his work for the first time.
A certain art of living
Boreal
144 pages
A little history
The history-loving dad will be interested in Last memories, a collection by Philippe de Gaulle, son of the former general and president of the French Republic, which has just arrived in bookstores. In this testament book, the man who died last March at the age of 102 sets out his opinions and discusses different aspects of his family’s life and his father’s political relationships with other military leaders.
Last memories
Plon
160 pages