December 6, 2025 at 12 pm – 1 p.m. Main Stage, Salle des célébrations Nathalie Cooke Martha Langford Valérie Lefebvre-Faucher Stephen Monteiro Francine Pelletier Catherine Richardson Alex R. Tipei Thomas Waugh Andrei Zanescu Moderated by Ryan Van Huistjee Often, fiction gets the limelight, poetry gets the prestige. But nonfiction books are published every day that […]
December 6, 2025, 2–3 pm Main Stage, Salle des célébrations The duo will take to the stage to discuss their collaboration Valentine in Montreal. The novel, written by Heather with illustrations by Arizona, is a sweet Montreal adventure in which our famous metro plays a starring role. The O’Neills will sign copies after their onstage appearance. Heather […]
December 6, 2025, 3:30 – 4:30 pm Main Stage, Salle des célébrations Author Marlee Kostiner never fails to get kids giggling as she reads all the ways animals say “Namaste” with their animal sounds (the cow says naMOOste, the chick says namaSQUEEK). After an engaging reading, Marlee guides the kids through yoga poses they learned […]
December 6, 2025, 3:30 – 5 pm Rotunda An event celebrating Guernica Editions’ longstanding presence in Quebec, featuring readings by authors with new releases this year, including fiction, memoir, and poetry. With the purchase of a book, guests will be entered into a raffle to win a selection of Guernica titles. Michael Carin, Edisson & Jeremiah […]
December 6, 2025, 5 – 7 pm Salle des mémoires Join us for a special 10th anniversary edition of the Read Quebec Book Fair’s 5 à 7 featuring a DJ set by journalist and author of Habs Nation Brendan Kelly, known for his popular High Fidelity in the Park events. New wave, old-school disco and you. Open to all! Born in […]
December 7, 2025, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Main Stage, Salle des célébrations Licia Canton Mary di Michele Carmine Starnino Moderated by Nancy Marrelli There is a significant body of excellent Italian-Canadian literature available from a variety of sources in English, French, and Italian. The panel will discuss some established works as well as new […]
December 7, 2025, 1 – 2 pm Main Stage, Salle des célébrations Leila Marshy, Baraka Books Curtis John McRae, Véhicule Press Yashaswi Kesanakurthy, Simon & Schuster Canada Moderated by Tawhida Tanya Evanson Who gets to choose which books will be published – and how do they do it? Editors from three publishers will discuss how […]
December 7, 2025, 2 – 3 pm Archives room, basement level Writers, bring your pitch and get ready to present it to a range of local publishers. Introduce yourselves, and then you’ll have three minutes to tell your publisher “date” what your book is all about. Don’t forget to leave time for questions or a […]
December 7, 2025, 3 – 4 pm Main Stage, Salle des célébrations D. Boyd Juli Delporte Pascal Girard Moderated by François Vigneault Three of Quebec’s most distinctive voices in contemporary comics come together to explore the intimate connections between art and autobiography. Juli Delporte (Portrait of a Body), D. Boyd (Denniveniquity), and Pascal Girard (Pastimes) draw from personal experience to craft stories […]
Join us for readings by Marianne Ackerman (Oyster, Dundurn Press), Francine Pelletier (Dream Interrupted, Sutherland House Press) and Karine Rosso (Between the Island and the Turtle, QC Fiction).
Join us for readings by Natalie Doonan (Eating the Urban Wild, McGill-Queen’s University Press), Guy Rex Rodgers (What We Choose to Forget, ELAN) and Chanel Sutherland (Layaway Child, House of Anansi).
August is Women in Translation Month! Founded by Meytal Radzinski in 2014, Women in Translation Month celebrates writing by women in languages other than English. Here in Quebec, we are grateful for the care and labour of translators who bring important stories to English-speaking audiences around the world. Check out some featured titles below, translated […]