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Druide announces the launch of Antidote 9 v5, a free update that boasts a host of improvements, including new words, corrections and integrations. Antidote 9 v5 boosts its English dictionaries with 2000 new words, like clicktivism, greenwashing and Latinx. All the dictionaries have been updated and...

TD Summer Reading Club’s Get Your Summer Read On Day was held this June 17 to celebrate the Club’s official launch as well as the opening of registrations across Canada. During the next few weeks, thousands of young readers nationwide will be able to discover the Aux toilettes...

Druide informatique is proud to announce that its Chairman and CEO, André d’Orsonnens, received a distinction from the Association des diplômés en droit de l’Université de Montréal on June 13. The award honours exceptional alumni who have contributed to the Faculty’s prestige by distinguishing themselves through their social,...

From June 9 to September 30, come discover Hélène Dorion’s Le temps du paysage exhibit showcased in three magnificent cultural spaces in La Mitis: the Château Landry in Mont-Joli, the Vieux Presbytère in Sainte-Flavie and the Estevan Lodge at the Reford Gardens in Grand-Métis. Presented by the Carrefour...

The Forest of Reading presented its awards for French-language literature at the Festival of Trees, held on May 18 in Toronto. The picture book Aux toilettes, written by André Marois and illustrated by Pierre Pratt, managed to charm the young jury and win the Prix Peuplier. This...

The vernissage for the winners’ exhibition of the 19th edition of Concours Lux 2017 took place last Thursday at Le Livart contemporary arts centre in Montreal. In the photography section, Hélène Dorion’s Le temps du paysage won the picture book category thanks to the quality of its images, showcased...

Each year, Crime Writers of Canada presents the Arthur Ellis Awards for excellence in Canadian crime writing. Chrystine Brouillet rose through the ranks to be named one of five finalists in the Best French Crime Book category for her novel, Vrai ou faux.

The jury includes award-winning...

Last Thursday, the Paris Book Fair unveiled its list of finalists for the 2017 Prix littéraire France-Québec. Alain Beaulieu’s L’interrogatoire de Salim Belfakir was chosen as one of the three contenders. The three novels competing for the 2017 prize were selected by a jury from a shortlist of...

Sous le divan, the first volume of the Le gardien des soirs de bridge series written by Annie Bacon and illustrated by Ghislain Barbe, is a finalist for the 2018 Hackmatack Award in the “French Fiction” category. The Hackmatack Award is a program designed to promote the creation...

For over 40 years, the Les amis de Louis Guillaume association has awarded the annual Prix du poème en prose to one French-language work written entirely in prose poetry.

This past January 27, in Paris, the jury announced the results of the 2017 edition. Hélène Dorion came in second for ...