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Joyeux ou triste? and Tombés dans... la gomme! Among the Official Selection of the Forêt de la lecture 2022 Prix Peuplier and Prix Mélèze
The Forest of Reading program, an initiative by the Ontario Library Association (OLA), has announced the finalists for its various literary awards. We were pleased to learn that the picture book Joyeux ou triste?, written by Bertrand Gauthier and illustrated by Sabrina Gendron, is a finalist for...
Les nouveaux mystères à l’école Announced as a Finalist for the Prix littéraires des enseignant.e.s de français AQPF-ANEL
The Association québécoise des professeur.e.s de français (AQPF) and the Association nationale des éditeurs de livres (ANEL) have announced the finalists for the 2021 Prix littéraires des enseignant.e.s de français. We were very happy to learn that the Les nouveaux mystères à l’école, edited by Richard Migneault,...
De Pierres et de Sang Among the Selection of the Grand Prix des Lectrices Elle
We were pleased to learn that the French edition, published by Le mot et le reste, of André Jacques’s novel De pierres et de sang, has been selected for the Grand Prix des Lectrices Elle.
Alexandre Jobin’s following investigations, La bataille de Pavie and Ces femmes aux...
L’état sauvage Among the Jury Selection for the 2021 Grand Prix du Livre de Montréal
The Grand Prix du livre de Montréal has unveiled the 10 titles that left a mark on the members of its jury this year. We were very happy to learn that L’état sauvage by Pierre Ouellet is part of this selection!
In its efforts to promote Montreal literature...
Pétronille inc. Tome 1 – Bave de crapaud bio Takes the Duel de Livres Summer 2021
We were delighted to learn that the first volume of the Pétronille inc. Series, Bave de crapaud bio, written by Annie Bacon and illustrated by Boum, won the duel de livres for the summer of 2021 organized by the TD Summer Reading Club!
The TD Summer Reading...
New Free Updates to Antidote
Druide has released Antidote 10 v6.1, a free update that improves the dictionaries with 700 new words and expressions, 7000 new synonyms and 600 new etymologies. The corrector features increased accuracy, particularly on points brought up by users, the guides are enhanced with four new articles, and several...
Several Youth Books From Druide Selected by CJ, qu’est-ce qu’on lit?
This week, Communication-Jeunesse (CJ) unveiled its quarterly selection of youth books for Spring 2021. We were pleased to learn that four books published by Druide are part of the most recent CJ, qu’est-ce qu’on lit? selection:
Joyeux ou triste? (written by Bertrand Gauthier and illustrated by Sabrina Gendron); Pétronille...Pétronille inc. Part of the TD Summer Reading Club 2021 Selection
We are pleased to learn that Bave de crapaud bio, the first volume of the Pétronille inc. series written by Annie Bacon and illustrated by Boum, has made the list of books recommended by the TD Summer Reading Club 2021! As of mid-June, thousands of young readers...
Antidote Web Now Available for Organizations
Organizations wishing to enjoy the best writing assistance software have been well served by Antidote 10, a license that varies in price according to the number of computers on which it is installed. Now, they have a second option: Antidote Web. This cloud edition, which is priced according to the...
Punaises Selected for the Rendez-vous du premier roman
This week, the selection committee for the Rendez-vous du premier roman announced the eight French-language Canadian books selected for its 2020-2021 edition. The novel Punaises by Laurent Lemay is among those works selected and is thus a contender for the Prix des Rendez-vous du premier roman – Lectures plurielles....