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Le goût de la bière fermière Among Finalists for the Taste Canada Awards – Les Lauréats des Saveurs du Canada
Taste Canada Awards — Les Lauréats des Saveurs du Canada has revealed the finalists for its annual competition, which recognizes the best cookbooks from across the country. Le goût de la bière fermière – De la tradition à l’innovation locale et écoresponsable by Martin Thibault was shortlisted by...
Pétronille inc. Among Communication-Jeunesse’s Book Selection
Communication-Jeunesse (CJ) has unveiled its semi-annual selection of youth books for spring 2020.
We are pleased to announce that Pétronille inc., Tome 1 — Bave de crapaud bio by Annie Bacon with illustrations by Boum has been chosen by the selection committee for the “6- to 8-year-old” category.
Since...
Le goût de la bière fermière Named Canadian Winner of the Gourmand Awards 2020
The Gourmand Awards, an international competition that honours the best food and drink books from around the world, revealed its winners by country this week. We are pleased to announce that Le goût de la bière fermière, by Martin Thibault in collaboration with David Lévesque Gendron, was...
The First Volume of Pétronille inc. Among Finalists for Hackmatack Award
Bave de crapaud bio, the first volume in the Pétronille inc. series written by Annie Bacon and illustrated by Boum, is a finalist for the 2021 Hackmatack – Children’s Choice Book Award in the “French Fiction” category. The Hackmatack Award is a program designed to promote the...
Farewell and Thank You, Uderzo!
Asterix, whose adventures have so coloured Druide’s journey and that of our own magic potion, Antidote, has lost his last surviving parent, the great Albert Uderzo. The Druids wish to pay tribute to this towering figure of comic book art. We encourage you to reread Uderzo’s works to...
Antidote 10 v3: A New Free Update
Druide announces the release of Antidote 10 v3, a free update for Antidote 10 that boasts a host of improvements, including new words, corrections and integrations. More than 1500 words and expressions such as pegan and upcycle have been added in English. Meanwhile, 5300 words such as animoji...
Mystères à l’école Among Finalists for the Prix littéraires des enseignants de français AQPF-ANEL
The Association québécoise des professeurs de français (AQPF) and the Association nationale des éditeurs de livres (ANEL) have announced the finalists for the Prix littéraires des enseignants de français AQPF-ANEL. We are pleased to announce that the collection of short stories Mystères à l’école, edited by Richard...
Antidote and macOS 10.15
Apple is preparing to release a new edition of its operating system for Mac, called macOS 10.15 Catalina. Druide will be releasing minor updates for Antidote 10 and Antidote 9 in order to adapt them to the new system. We recommend that Antidote users wait for their release...
André Jacques Among Finalists for the Prix Saint-Pacôme
This week, the Société du roman policier de Saint Pacôme unveiled the three finalists for this year’s Prix Saint-Pacôme. André Jacques stood out for the judges on the panel with his novel Ces femmes aux yeux cernés, his character Alexandre Jobin's most recent case. In 2016, André...
Druide Improves Its VÉLOSYMPATHIQUE Certification
Druide informatique is pleased to announce that it has improved its VÉLOSYMPATHIQUE certification. The panel set up by Vélo Québec has recognized the steps that Druide has taken to promote cycling and has awarded it the silver level VÉLOSYMPATHIQUE certification.
Druide was among the very first organizations to...