Star historian Laurent Turcot was accused of plagiarism and called to order by his university last fall, but escaped sanctions. Professor in the history department of the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Mr. Turcot is regularly invited by the media. On Radio-Canada as well as on TVA. courtesy photo The star historian (center) in … Read more
The biodiversity service of the CdC Les Bertranges, winner of the 2021 Biodiversity Atlas, has donated more than 120 books to the Bertranges library network. “These books, all new and different, are largely aimed at a young audience. their themes include trees, bushes, forest animals, plants and small animals in ponds and rivers and many … Read more
Posted on April 22, 2022 at 6:00 am An English poetic fiction, the portrait of a French generation, a thriller homage to Italian gore cinema… This week, the cultural offer is dense and full of pleasant surprises. READ “Hamnet” Maggie O’Farrell Translation by Sarah Tardy, Pocket 10-18, 408 p., €8.50 Beginning with the tragic death … Read more
It’s not just the second round of the presidential election this weekend! If you want to clear your mind away from politics, here is our weekly selection of outings in Indre-et-Loire… ————- Literature… This Saturday is the festival of independent bookstores, that is to say, book stores that are not attached to a large group. … Read more
Published in : 04/22/2022 – 01:52Modified : 04/22/2022 – 01:50 New York (AFP) – Smaller than a playing card but exceptionally valuable, a 19th-century book of miniature poems made by English novelist Charlotte Brontë when she was 13 was unveiled in New York on Thursday. Entitled “A Book of Rhymes (sic) by Charlotte Bronte, Sold … Read more
the essential The 24th edition of the Independent Bookshop Festival will take place this Saturday, April 23, in more than 500 bookshops, including Le Chameau Sauvage, in Toulouse. This Sant Jordi day is an opportunity for independent booksellers to reaffirm their fight to protect their profession and celebrate their love of books with all readers. … Read more
With the publication of his first book entitled “Junior Stories, Behind the Scenes of the QMJHL”, former La Nouvelle Union sportswriter Matthew Vachon (now a journalist at the Nouvelliste de Trois-Rivières), offers 37 anecdotes (more the last) showing behind the scenes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. This idea of telling what happens behind … Read more
Emily Café Powell, Book Group Contributor 20 minutes Books I recommend night of angels by Anna Tommasi, published on April 2, 2022 by Éditions Préludes. Your favorite quote: I would like you to tell me why, in your opinion, your parents do not want to come to see you. Note: The boy finally looks up … Read more
Strasbourg has just submitted its application to become “World Book Capital 2024”. Created in 2001, this seal is awarded each year by UNESCO to a city that is committed to promoting books and reading in all its forms. No French city has won it…yet. Strasbourg, capital of Europe, of Christmas, of cycling and why not … Read more
When people think of what it takes to start a business, words like “struggling” and “stressful” come to mind. But it was the rewriting of this narrative that allowed me to succeed as an entrepreneur. I have always been a shy and anxious person. But in 2020, I made an effort to reset my mindset … Read more