Summer may have barely begun, but the Montreal Book Fair team is already starting to put together the centerpieces of its annual meeting, scheduled this year from November 27 to 1er December at the Palais des Congrès.
From this Thursday, it is also possible to access the early bird ticket office to obtain the passport allowing entry to the Show during the five days of the event at the price of one day only.
This 47e edition has the theme of space-time and it is once again the LEEROY agency which signs its visual identity.
“It is a theme that invites visitors to explore how books and reading can transcend the boundaries of space and take us on a journey through time and through ourselves,” explained the director general of the Montreal Book Fair, Olivier Gougeon. “In a world where the social, international and geopolitical context is worrying, where we are in a frantic rhythm of constant production, where we find it difficult to take a break and where our attention span is diminishing, to put the book back at the heart of our lives is essential even more today than it has ever been. »
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The poster for the 2024 edition of the Montreal Book Fair
In the fall, at the Salon, the very first Janette-Bertrand Literary Prize will also be awarded, in collaboration with Télé-Québec and SODEC. Pauline Marois will chair the jury which will reward a Quebec work published in French which promotes openness to others and inclusion.
As for thematic kiosks, it is the turn of Pointe-aux-Trembles to be the district invited to the Salon on the occasion of its 350the anniversary, while the country in the spotlight will be South Korea.
“We know Korean cinema for its audacity, for its ability to take us to places that are sometimes strange and at the same time so close to us. South Koreans have an extremely rich culture and unique creativity; this is reflected in their literature, obviously – a literature that we know much less -, and it is the opportunity to shine the spotlight on this culture which has experienced extraordinary growth worldwide over the past 10 or 15 years, notably among young people with music, K-pop, but also webtoons, [les bandes dessinées coréennes en ligne] », specified Olivier Gougeon.
The Salon in the city and the Online Salon will also return on November 15, with meetings, performances, discussions, signings, conferences, workshops and story times throughout Montreal and beyond. Cultural organizations and places have until September 19 to propose an activity as part of the Salon dans la ville. The general director of the Salon also hopes that cultural or community organizations, or even businesses, “get on board the movement”. “My big dream,” he said, “is for November to become book and reading month in Montreal. »
The programs for the Salon in the city and the Online Salon will be revealed in mid-October, while that of the Salon at the Palais will be announced at the end of October.
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