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Samuel Larochelle Named Honorary Chair of the Salon du livre de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue
A few weeks ago, we were pleased to learn that the writer and journalist Samuel Larochelle had been chosen to be the honorary chair of the 43rd Salon du livre de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue, the region’s annual book fair, which will be held in Amos from May 23 to 26, 2019....
New Antidote license for schools
The Antidote 10 site license for schools, launched today at a conference in Lévis for the Association des informaticiens des Collèges du Québec, allows educational institutions to install this great writing assistance software on all the computers in their IT infrastructure, whatever its size. The price of this...
André Jacques Nominated for an Arthur Ellis Award
Every year, Crime Writers of Canada presents the Arthur Ellis Awards for excellence in Canadian crime writing. André Jacques is one of five finalists in the Best Crime Book in French category for his novel Ces femmes aux yeux cernés. The two previous investigations of Jacques’ character Alexandre...
Security—Improvement to Antidote on Windows
Druide recently published a connectors update to improve the security of Antidote on Windows. Antidote has already invited owners of single-user versions to perform the required update, and now invites owners of multi-user licenses to do the same. Owners of older editions of Antidote, such as Antidote HD...
Jelly bean Shortlisted for the Prix littéraire France-Québec
The shortlist for the Prix littéraire France-Québec was revealed today and Jelly Bean by Virginie Francoeur is among the eight works selected.
Organized by the Fédération France-Québec, the Prix littéraire France-Québec is awarded every year for the best Québec novel. The three finalists will be announced at the Salon du...
Treize à table Crowned Canadian Winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, an international competition that honours the best food and wine books, revealed its winners by country this week. We are pleased to announce that Treize à Table, a collection edited by Chrystine Brouillet and Geneviève Lefebvre, is the Canadian winner in the “Food...
Incompatibility with macOS 10.14
Apple is preparing to release a new edition of its operating system for Mac, called macOS 10.14 Mojave. As is the case every year, this edition adds new protections to the system, designed to improve its security. This year, however, the new restrictions are very rigorous, causing communication...
Paul Gérin-Lajoie, 1920-2018
With Quebec preparing to pay its last respects to M. Gérin-Lajoie at the state funeral, Druide extends its sincerest condolences to the family and friends of this exceptional man. Having first trained as a lawyer, he contributed to the founding of Quebec’s Ministry of Education in 1964, also...
Aaah!bécédaire Among Communication-Jeunesse’s Top Picks for Youth Books
Communication-Jeunesse’s top picks for youth books were revealed this morning. _Aaah!bécédaire _by Elaine Turgeon (text) and Martin Laliberté (illustrations) clinched second place in the 5 to 8 age category. The picture book from the Motif(s) collection won the hearts of a jury of young readers from Communication-Jeunesse and Réseau...
Maryse Rouy Nominated for the Arthur Ellis Awards
Each year, Crime Writers of Canada presents the Arthur Ellis Awards to the cream of the crop in Canadian crime-writing. This year's finalists have just been announced, and Maryse Rouy has been nominated in the Best Book in French category for her historical whodunnit La mort en bleu...