Ah, the Salon du livre de Montréal.
Where else, within the space of a few days, could you find the opportunity to chat with a retired politician (Jacques Parizeau), a mystery writer (Kathy Reichs, Chrystine Brouillet), a celeb-chasing non-fiction writer (Ian Halperin), a former New York prostitute (Natalie McLennan), the manager – and husband – of Quebec’s biggest singing star (René Angélil), Quebec’s most renowned playwright/novelist, Michel Tremblay, IMPAC award-winning novelist Rawi Hage, Booker-winning novelist Yann Martel, or a giant mouse named Geronimo Stilton?
The 32nd edition of the Salon du livre, the largest book market for French-language books on the continent, opened yesterday at Place Bonaventure. It continues through Monday.
While the Salon makes for heavenly author access for literary types who like to get their books autographed, it’s also a great outing for families with young children. Everyone will get plenty of exercise. The space is huge. This year there are 950 booths where francophone publishers will be selling their wares, testing the market for Christmas. And there are many activities for children, of which the bedtime storytelling sessions (dress code: pyjamas) tend to be the most popular.

See the full article from “The Gazette (Montreal)”