On Sunday, September 26, join The Secret Mountain and Kids POP for a picnic in the sun, paper bag puppet parade, and family concert! This activity-packed day will celebrate the release of a new musical picture book, A Picnic in the Sun, by Christiane Duchesne, Jérôme Minière, and illustrated by Marianne Ferrer. The day starts […]
Montreal Review of Books – Fall Issue Launch Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 7 pm Atwater Library and Computer Centre, Reading Room 1200, Atwater Avenue, Westmount (Québec) H3Z 1X4 In person and live-streamed (see below for details) The Montreal Review of Books team is thrilled to invite you to the launch of our Fall Issue. Join […]
Thursday, November 18, 2021, 7 pm Centre St. Jax, Shatford Hall, Sainte-Catherine street entrance 1439, Sainte-Catherine Street W., Montreal QC H3G 1S6 In person and live-streamed (see below for details) Playwright, novelist, composer, and pianist, Tomson Highway’s play The Rez Sisters and his novel Kiss of the Fur Queen brought Cree life to the world. […]
Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, this event, originally scheduled for November 17th, has been rescheduled for Saturday, November 20th, at 7 PM. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause, and hope to see you then! Saturday, November 20, 2021, 7 p.m. Online on Zoom, registration required (see below for details) Iconic Quebec […]
(French follows) Once again this year, the Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec and the Quebec Writers’ Federation will participate in the Salon du livre de Montréal. During the fair at Palais des congrès, they can be found at booth 1304 under the banner “Get Lit” where they will present books by over 100 Quebec […]
Montreal Review of Books – Fall Issue Launch Wednesday, November 2, 2022, 7 pm Ursa Montreal 5589, Park Avenue, Montreal (Québec) H2V 4S8 Free admission. In person and live-streamed (see below for details) Join us for the launch of the Fall Issue of the Montreal Review of Books, with readings by featured authors Alexei Perry […]
Thursday, November 3, 2022, 7 pm Atwater Library and Computer Centre, Adair Auditorium (4023 Tupper Street, Westmount) Free, no registration required Join us for a special edition of the Atwater Poetry Project series, in the Adair Auditorium of the Atwater Library and Computer Centre. This evening of new writing will feature poets Prathna Lor (Emanations), […]
This year, the Holiday Book Fair is back – in person! After two years of virtual and hybrid book fairs in 2020 and 2021, we’re thrilled to return to the Concordia McConnell Building Atrium to present twenty overflowing tables of exciting new works from local publishers, authors, and translators, a full program of hybrid literary […]
Friday, November 4, 2022, 1 pm 4th Space, inside the McConnell Building, Concordia University (1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montreal) Free, no registration required In an exciting world premiere, the eight finalists for the inaugural Quebec Writers’ Federation Spoken Word Prize will offer short performances showcasing their talents. The prize is open to all forms of […]
Friday, November 4, 2022, 3 pm 4TH SPACE, Concordia University (1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montreal) Free, no registration required In this Holiday Book Fair feature event, author and Radio Canada personality Stanley Péan will discuss his new book Black and Blue: Jazz Stories with host Jason “Blackbird” Selman. They will be joined by Anita Anand (A […]
Friday, November 4, 2022, 4:30 pm McConnell Building, Concordia University Atrium (1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montreal) Free, no registration required Following the book fair events in the 4TH SPACE, attendees are invited to join us for a wine and cheese reception in the McConnell Atrium, with guest speakers Bert Archer, Montreal Gazette editor-in-chief, and special guest […]
The Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec, the Quebec Writers’ Federation, and Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore are pleased to return to the Salon du livre de Montréal, November 23–27 at the Palais des congrès. Find us under the “Get Lit!” banner, kiosk #725, where we will have books for sale by over 125 Quebec writers and […]
Join us for the launch of the Fall Issue of the Montreal Review of Books, featuring Sean Michaels (Do You Remember Being Born?), Chris Bergeron (Valid) and Mostafa Hemingway (Essential Work, Disposable Workers). Hosted by Montreal Review of Books editor, Malcolm Fraser.
The Read Quebec Book Fair returns for its eighth installment on November 3-4 in the Concordia McConnell Building Atrium to present more than twenty overflowing tables of exciting new works from local publishers, authors, and translators, a full program of hybrid literary events, and multiple author signings.
In partnership with the Quebec Writers’ Federation and the Writers Read series of Concordia University, a panel discussion on how to make successful nonfiction book and magazine pitches.
The Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec and the Quebec Writers’ Federation have partnered with Concordia University’s Writers Read series to present a panel discussion on crafting successful non-fiction book and magazine pitches. Featuring Maisonneuve Magazine associate editor Nour Abi-Nakhoul, Assembly Press publisher Leigh Nash, and accomplished journalist and author Adam Leith Gollner, the event […]
In an exciting live event, the finalists for the Quebec Writers’ Federation Spoken Word Prize will showcase their talents in short performances.
McConnell Building, Concordia University Atrium 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montreal. Free, no registration required. In person. RSVP to the Facebook event here. Following the book fair events in the 4TH SPACE, attendees are invited to attend a wine and cheese reception to mingle with fellow book lovers, peruse and purchase books. Explore other 2023 Read […]
We'll explore the basic building blocks to get you started on drawing and writing a (mostly silly!) comic strip featuring fun characters we'll create together. Close up faces, word balloons, sound effects and more!
In a first-ever episode with a live audience, award-winning podcaster Dr. Linda Morra will interview novelists Catherine Hernandez and Eva Crocker.
We'll be designing with words and pictures a double sided postcard with a message you'd like your future self to know.
In a pre-festival special event, Image+Nation Queer Culture, Montreal’s long-running queer film festival, will join the Violet Hour to co-sponsor this moving film, an adaptation of Catherine Hernandez’s novel of the same name.
Together we'll SLOWLY build a weird and wonderful bunch of monster heads that we can only create as a team! For all ages.
The Association of English-Language Publishers of Quebec will be at the Salon du livre de Montréal! We'll have member titles available for purchase at kiosk #2206, courtesy of Saga Bookstore. Come by to discover new books and celebrate the province’s unique and vibrant English-language literary culture. Tickets must be purchased in advance to attend the […]
Presented by the Association of English-Language Publishers of Quebec, this dialogic performance of poetry in English, French, and translation will imagine writing the environment. Featuring Kaie Kellough and Chantal Neveu, it will embody language in its relation to land and space, and reflect on poetry’s radical stance towards a sustainable future. This event is curated […]
The Montreal Review of Books launches its Summer 2024 issue on Thursday, July 4th at Café Osmo (51 Sherbrooke Street West)! Join us for readings by Frankie Barnet (Mood Swings, McClelland & Stewart), Nour Abi-Nakhoul (Supplication, Strange Light) and Nora Loreto (The Social Safety Net, Dundurn Press). Doors will open at 6:00 p.m., and mRb […]
On August 12, discover a book from here! Check back soon for details about Quebec Book Day, known in French as Le 12 août, j’achète un livre québécois ! We're looking forward to sharing our Fall 2024 catalogue, which will include the latest releases written, published, translated and/or illustrated in Quebec. : ReadQuebec.ca/Books
