Montreal Book Fair | The Salon in four routes

To reflect, escape or attend discussions between enthusiasts, here are some suggestions for activities by theme to guide you through an edition of the Salon du livre which is making a big comeback this year.

A day around words

On Friday 25 November, three meetings invite us to reflect on language, starting with the round table The meeting of sport and words. Authors James Hyndman, Anne Genest and Paul Ohl will bring these two worlds together by exploring the challenges of sports routine through their most recent books. Second stop: the round table presented by the Quebec Writers’ Federation, which brings together translators and authors (including Daphné B.) around the importance of translating English-Quebec literature into French and the influence of English-language literature and francophone on top of each other. We end the day with the Cabaret of languages, which will celebrate in the evening the art of translation and literature across a plurality of languages. Yara El-Ghadban, Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch and the Italian Chiara Mezzalama, passing through Montreal, will read excerpts from their works where foreign languages ​​mingle with French.

Friday, November 25, at the Agora: The meeting of sport and words (2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.), Translating Anglo Quebec (5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.) and Cabaret of languages (7:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.).

Stories of stoves

A large number of cookery and food books have been published again this year and some of their authors have funny stories to tell. Simon Boulerice, Bernard Lavallée and Marina Orsini will participate in the round table Read between the food lines to reveal family secrets and expert advice. Among the many signing sessions, let’s mention those of Ricardo Larrivee and Brigitte Coutu, Saturday, for their new book To eat togetherand Geneviève O’Gleman, who will be meeting readers all weekend for her book Effortless Comfort.

Read between the food lines, Friday, November 25, from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (at the Espace littéraire). Ricardo Larrivee and Brigitte Coutu at signings, Saturday, November 26 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (booth 913). Geneviève O’Gleman: three autograph sessions on Saturday and Sunday (booth 313).

Crime and black novels

Fans of thrillers and noir novels will be spoiled for choice among the amount of activities around the genre. Not to be missed: the round table write for them, with Chrystine Brouillet, Geneviève Blouin and Carole David, who took up the pen to tackle the rise in feminicides in Quebec and will question the reasons behind the multiplication of these crimes. The authors Jocelyne Cazin, Isabelle Lafortune and Catherine Lafrance will meet on their side around the round table Fog between fiction and reality, during which they will share their stories and anecdotes – sordid stories that have sometimes inspired their novels. Patrick Senécal will give a big interview on Saturday for his new book Resonancesin addition to making “literary prescriptions” on Thursday evenings, at the Maison des libraires, and holding book signings from Thursday to Sunday.

write for themThursday, November 24, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Agora. Fog between fiction and reality, Friday, November 25, from 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., at the Espace littéraire. Great interview with Patrick Senécal, Saturday November 26, from 5:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at the Espace littéraire.

Musical lyrics

Music occupies a special place at the heart of many new books, when it is not the musicians themselves who have taken up the pen to express themselves. Wednesday, the round table When the music resounds in the pages will transport music lovers into stories inhabited by music, with authors Mélissa Lavergne, Michel-Olivier Gasse and Stéfanie Tremblay. Right after, we take the opportunity to attend the great interview with the singer-songwriter Daniel Bélanger, who recently published his collection of poetry Heavy weights. Singer Martha Wainwright will also give a big interview on Sunday around her autobiography Nothing bad has happened yet, memories in which she takes us through mourning, motherhood and creation. It will be followed by another great interview with his colleague Bruno Pelletier, who will look back on his life and his 40-year career with his biographer, author Samuel Larochelle.

When the music resounds in the pages, Wednesday, November 23, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Espace littéraire. Great interview with Daniel Bélanger, Wednesday, November 23, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., at the Espace littéraire. Great interview with Martha Wainwright, Sunday, November 27, from 1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m., at the Agora. Great interview with Bruno Pelletier, Sunday, November 27, from 2:15 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the Agora.