The daughter of herself, best novel at the Prix des libraires du Québec

Thanks to the book sellers for hosting The daughter of herself in your heart and make this journey with him with so much lovereaction of the author, who at the same time collected a scholarship of $ 10,000.

Your contribution to Quebec literature is valuable and important. This award means that anything is possible, as long as the belief and writing come from the same sourcecontinues to be an artist and activist for the LGBTQ + community.

To notice that The daughter of herselfthe first French-language autofiction written by a trans woman in Quebec, was adapted for television.

Six other prizes were awarded at this gala organized by the Association des libraires du Québec (ALQ), and hosted by actress Émilie Bibeau. Nearly 250 people gathered at Club Soda in Montreal for this annual event, which was mostly shown on Facebook in 2020 and 2021.

These are the ALQ selection committees, which bring together more than a hundred independent bookstores in the province, that voted within two months of voting.

In the Quebec Essay category, Camille Toffoli won for corsair womena feminist book that discusses a variety of topics such as love, social struggle and karaoke. Most of the texts that make up this essay were written when I founded the feminist bookstore L’Euguélionnehe says.

” The profession of selling books has allowed me to understand how much literature can concretely change people’s lives. “

Camille Readman Prud’homme won the Quebec Poetry category for her first collection, When I say nothing I still think. If books are things both individually (in their reading) and collectively (in their experience), you are the one revealing their mobility.he pointed to the jury.

The little astronaut, by Jean-Paul Eid, which tells the story of a boy living with severe cerebral palsy, was crowned Quebec Comic of the Year. The work also won the ACBD Critics ’Prize in January.

In terms of international categories, the novel Our part of the nightby Mariana Enriquez, was awarded the ALQ. A great book, of amazing power and originalityensures Catherine Drouin, of Librairie Pantoute.

This Argentinian novel was translated by Éditions du sous-sol, a department of Seuil that specializes in the literature of the Americas.

Sleeping Woods René.e, by Elene Usdin, the winner of best comic book outside of Quebec. The French actor, who has already stayed in Sherbrooke and Montreal, says he brings Quebec to his heart.

It was through my voice as an author and my sensibility as an artist that I tried to express the strength I felt in the forests of Canada, but also the violence of the forced adoption of children in First Nations; drama that is in the backdrop of my graphic novelhe explained.

Finally, the Prix d’Excellence from the Association des libraires du Québec was awarded to Billy Robinson, from the Librairie de Verdun, in Montreal. The bookstore distinguished for his passion for communication, says ALQ. A recognition earned him a $ 2,000 scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Communications.

The gala can be seen in its entirety below. The presentation will begin around the 18th^at minutes.

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