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Druide informatique’s Head of French Lexicography, Julie Rinfret, has been appointed by the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) to a four-year term on its committee that establishes standards and makes recommendations for writing used by Quebec’s public service.

Communication-Jeunesse (CJ) has unveiled the books featured in its CJ, qu’est-ce qu’on lit? selection for Fall 2023, revealing that Les Abysses, tome 1 — La mine, written by Annie Bacon and illustrated by Mathieu Benoit, is among them!

CJ’s mission is to promote reading and thereby introduce...

The Société du roman policier de Saint-Pacôme (a non-profit that presents annual literary awards for French-language crime novels) revealed the three finalists for its 2023 Prix St-Pacôme. For the second consecutive year, Catherine Lafrance garnered the jury’s interest—this time for her novel Le dernier souffle est le...

In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Druide will match every donation made online between now and June 30, 2023, up to a maximum of $30,000.

Communication-Jeunesse (CJ) has unveiled the books featured in its CJ, qu’est-ce qu’on lit? selection for Summer 2023, revealing that Les nouveaux petits mystères à l’école, edited by Richard Migneault, is among them!

Friday morning, the finalists were announced for the 2023 Prix France-Québec literary award, and Alain Beaulieu’s Le refuge is among them! The shortlist of three titles was selected by professionals from the publishing industry in both France and Quebec.

Over the coming months, hundreds of bookworms belonging to...

Culture Mauricie has announced the finalists for the twenty-fourth Arts Excellence awards. We are pleased to announce that Johanne Pothier is among those selected for the Création en littérature category for her novel Mulos!

The winners for each category will be announced on March 29 2022.

The...

Communication-Jeunesse (CJ) has unveiled its spring 2023 selection of books entitled CJ, qu’est-ce qu’on lit?. We have learned that two of our titles made the list: Les vilaines comptines de tante Vermine by Lili Chartrand and Camille Pomerlo as well as Tombés dans… l’aventure! by Julie Rivard...

The TD Summer Reading Club unveiled its Top Recommended Reads for its next session. We were very pleased to learn that Tombés dans… la frousse! by Julie Rivard and Rémy Simard made the list!

Starting in mid-June, thousands of young people across the country will be able to...

Communication-Jeunesse (CJ) has just unveiled its winter reading list, CJ, qu’est-ce qu’on lit ? (What are we reading?) for 2022. We were pleased to learn that the list includes Pétronille inc. Tome 5 — Sirènes écoresponsables written by Annie Bacon and illustrated by Boum. CJ’s mission is to...