Between long and short stories, fiction and reality, spring offers a flowering of readings. Here are 5 suggestions of books to be published this month that you can take to the park.
The old old manCatherine St-Germain
VLB editor
May 7 2025
In The old old manCatherine St-Germaine immerses us in a deep friendship between Madeleine and Caro. Despite her Alzheimer’s, Madeleine, 96 years old, refuses to go in residence. His memory is lacking, but that does not prevent him from telling his youth to Caro, between Sherbrooke, the Broadway of the 1950s, or the new York, Los Angeles and Montreal marathons.
“Tsé, Caro, life is not a picnic … Sometimes, to get you out of the hole, you have to force Mautadit. Worse when you fall, you get worse you continue. You must never let go, never. »»
So that there are waves leftBenoit Picard
Hurtubise editions
May 8 2025
The author Benoît Picard transports readers to the landscapes of his childhood, in Kamouraska. With So that there are waves lefthe signs a new novel which is a story with three voices marked by a family mystery.
“I wonder if the life that Sébastien dreams for Jeanne looks like the one she built away from the manor. I am convinced that she managed to make her beautiful, in her own way. »»
Laval beachRafaële Germain
Libre expression editions
May 13, 2025
With Laval beachthe writer Rafaële Germain returns to fiction by publishing a story that addresses themes such as intergenerational relations, old age, death, as well as individualism.
We find Laurence, who decides to sell her house in the Plateau to settle in an old chalet, after a break with the father of her daughter. She decides to carry out her project which brings her to the edge of the River des Mille-Îles, where she will meet, but not only.
The library of missing authorsHika Harada
Saint-Jean editor
May 14 2025
The successful author in Japan Hika Harada sees her novel The library of missing authors Arrive in Quebec. In this book, the character of Otoha Higuchi decides to work in a small library in the suburbs of Tokyo which is only open at night and which brings together fairly special collections: personal libraries of deceased authors.
Otoha is gradually learning the painful stories that marked his colleagues. A mystery remains, however: who is the enigmatic owner?
The weight of a pianoJennifer Tremblay
XYZ editions
May 22, 2025
The weight of a piano is a novel with two stories that evokes both wandering and introspection. Jennifer Tremblay, co -founder of the Bagnole editions, presents an intimate and universal work to us. She exhibits her personal life there and the reflections she had during her stay in Liverpool.
“During a stay in Liverpool, where I felt more than ever than the world had changed, I wanted to tell another trip, a longer, much longer trip, that I drag like a bulb planted in my heart, because it was an extravagant experience. I had left after stripped myself with everything I had. I only had a few clothes, books and an old piano left in this world. During this trip, there was above all writing and loneliness, but also pure joy, exponential freedom. Then there was a tragedy. Despite this, despite also what is called “vicissitudes”, I managed to write a novel. In England, one night, I dreamed of Marguerite Duras. She was shooting a film. I especially wanted to tell him about Material life Because I was writing this story, the book of the book, The weight of a pianowhich is exactly that: the weight of material life. »»
Publication dates can be subject to changes. For more details, see the publishing houses sites. Find our suggestions from previous months here.
