Time stands still until Sunday at the Montreal Book Fair

Until Sunday, the Palais des congrès de Montréal becomes the meeting place for readers with the next work that will move them.

The Montreal Book Fair, which takes place under the theme of space-time, will see more than 2,000 authors inhabited by a literary passion to transmit, enough to allow all people who have a thirst for reading to leave time stops.

The meetings will take place in three formats: major interviews, round tables and one-on-one meetings. Among the major interviews, Dominic Tardif will meet Sébastien Dulude to talk about his novel Asbestos and Émilie Perreault will interview Kev Lambert a few weeks after the release of his novel THE Snow trails.

The round tables will address as many subjects as are multiplying in the new literary works of authors: “When intrusive thoughts take root: discussion on mental health”, “Becoming yourself, asserting yourself as queer” or “The world of the book in the era ofIA “, For example.

In addition, during one-on-ones, Charlotte Aubin and Louise Latraverse will talk about love, Josée Blanchette and Claudia Larochelle will discuss consent and emancipation while Biz will discuss paternity with Martin Bélanger.

Everyone’s living room

The kiosk I read indigenous is back this year after a year of absence. Signing sessions are obviously planned and literary ambassadors will be present every day to communicate their favorites.

We will also have many activities around the fire in the warm space that we have createdexplains the events manager for “I read indigenous”, Sophie Bellefeuille.

It is important that people are put in contact with these literatures, which are rich, diverse, interesting and necessary, to understand our history which has been given from a single point of view before. We are starting to have several diverse perspectives on history and it is important to make room for them.

The space dedicated to zines and micro-publishing, one of the most popular kiosks in 2023, is back this year. For the co-owner of the bookstore Wasn’t it summerMélanie Guillemette, this gathering place is even more popular this year. We will have to add a second table for our workshops next yearshe says.

Zines are featured at round tables and conferences about alternative printed art. I think a lot of people don’t know about zines and they are happy to discover them, explains Mélanie Guillemette. It’s not easy to find everywhere, so at the Salon we can put zines in people’s hands for the first time. Our space also allows us to hear voices from the literary world that we don’t often hear.

After Saint-Michel in 2019, Montréal-Nord in 2022 and Côte-des-Neiges in 2023, it is the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles which will be highlighted on the occasion of its 350th anniversary. What we want is to challenge citizens from all sectors of Montreal, because we are not only addressing one part of the cityconfirms the general director of the Book Fair, Olivier Gougeon.

Several prizes will be awarded during the Montreal Book Fair between now and Sunday. The first Janette-Bertrand prize will be awarded Wednesday evening. On Friday, Émilie Perreault will crown the first winning work of the - Caroline-Dawson Literary Prize, intended to reward a novel or an essay published by an emerging French-speaking Canadian writer from a diverse background.

The Montreal Book Fair continues until Sunday, December 1, at the Palais des congrès. All programming is available online.