Readings to reflect
Looking for inspiring discussions on current topics? Authors Véronique-Marie Kaye, Camille Toffoli and Anna Babi will discuss feminist awakening in all its forms during a round table hosted by Catherine Ferland, who signed the book 15 women who made the history of Quebec. Writers Émilie Monnet, Sophie Faucher and Robert Lalonde will participate in a discussion on the importance of reading, an essential refuge in times of pandemic. The round table will be moderated by Émilie Perreault, who pleads for a greater place for the arts and culture in our lives in her essay Essential service. And finally, the artist of Innu origin Natasha Kanapé Fontaine will evoke in her confidences with Catherine Perrin the themes of the fight against racism and discrimination against Indigenous peoples, on the occasion of the publication of her first novel, Nauetakuan, a silence for a noise.
Feminist awakening in all its forms : Thursday, November 25, 3:15 p.m., at the Espace Savoir Média.
Health through the arts : Saturday, November 27, 1:45 p.m., at the Espace Savoir Média.
Confidences as a writer with Natasha Kanapé Fontaine : Saturday, November 27, 8 p.m., at the Espace Savoir Média.
Poetry in celebration
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Singer Tire le coyote (Benoit Pinette), who published his first collection of poetry last year, Memory is a cord of kindling, will participate in the Cabaret Place de la poésie.
The Salon celebrates poetry by entrusting the stage, for a cabaret show, to voices such as those of Diane Régimbald, Marie-Ève Comtois and Tire le coyote (Benoit Pinette), with Tristan Malavoy at the animation. The contribution of poetry will also be at the heart of three interviews with Vanessa Bell, Noémie Pomerleau-Cloutier and Stéphane Despatie, as well as a performance reading in English with Alexandrine Capolla Beauregard, Armen Keuchguerian, Tara McGowan-Ross and David Bradford, as part of the Poetic fibers project, supported by Blue Metropolis.
Cabaret Place de la poésie: Thursday, November 25, 7:30 p.m., at the Agora.
Express interviews: the contribution of poetry : Friday, November 26, 4:45 p.m., at the Agora.
Poetic fibers : Saturday, November 27, 1 p.m., at the blue Metropolis kiosk.
Traveling through literature
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Gabriel Anctil, author of the book Travel the paths of the world
The facilitator and follower of the vanlife Dominic Arpin, author Gabriel Anctil and Torontonian Lamra Papitashvili will discuss, during a round table, the search for oneself through travel, otherness and the initiatory journey. Still on the subject of travel, interviews with Vincent Brault, Annie Perreault and Joanne Rochette will transport us respectively to Tokyo, Russia and Colombia. The moderator of these interviews, Dominic Tardif, will also address the issue of internal journeys as part of another round table in which Vic Verdier, Maya Ombasic and Clara Dupuis-Morency will participate – just to explore these new horizons where we are taking us. the search for self.
The thirst for travel and writing: to the end of the world : Thursday, November 25, 3:30 p.m., at the Agora.
The inner journey to new horizons : Thursday, November 25, 5:45 p.m., at the Espace Savoir Média.
Express interviews: the journey through our literature : Saturday, November 27, 10 a.m., at the Agora.
Polars and black novels
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The writer of thrillers Maureen Martineau has signed a new collection of black short stories, Criminal, co-written with Ariane Gélinas.
Are you a fan of thrillers? Don’t miss this series of interviews with three big names in Quebec thriller: Maureen Martineau will talk about her brand new collection of black short stories, Criminal, co-written with Ariane Gélinas, while Marie-Ève Bourassa will present her novel All apart and André Jacques, The chasms of the Karst. Crimes, justice and fugitives at the rendezvous! Note that Maureen Martineau will also participate the same day, at 5 p.m., in a virtual meeting on detective novels with the crime writer and Colombian journalist Santiago Gamboa. Fans of the genre will have to choose, however, if they want to attend the writer’s confidences with Martin Michaud, which are scheduled for the same evening. Note that Chrystine Brouillet will also offer literary prescriptions to fans of detective novels on Fridays.
Express interviews: the art of thriller : Friday, November 26, 6 p.m., at the Agora.
Writer’s Confidences with Martin Michaud : Friday, November 26, 6 p.m., at the Espace Savoir Média.
Literary prescriptions with Chrystine Brouillet : Friday, November 26, 4 p.m., at the Maison des libraires.
Plan your visit
The Montreal Book Fair will take off next Thursday for the very first time at the Palais des congrès. Please note: you must plan your visit by reserving a time slot to have access to the Show – a limited number of visitors will be admitted every hour, but the maximum recommended visit time is three hours. The activities – round tables, interviews and discussions – will operate on a first come, first seated basis. In all, 1150 authors are expected and 500 publishing houses will be represented. Note that the vaccination passport will be required for all visitors 13 years of age and over. From November 25 to 28. Tickets and reservations online.
Visit the Montreal Book Fair website for the complete program