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Samuel Larochelle Named Honorary Chair of the Salon du livre de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue

May 21, 2019 Announcements

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

May 8, 2019 Announcements

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

April 18, 2019 Announcements

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

February 20, 2019 Announcements

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

December 7, 2018 Announcements

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

November 16, 2018 Announcements

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

September 21, 2018 Announcements

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

June 25, 2018 Announcements

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

June 4, 2018 Announcements

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

April 20, 2018 Announcements

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...

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