Journalists Frédérick Lavoie, Francine Pelletier and Alexandra Szacka, who respectively published the books Troubler the waters, In Quebec, that’s how we live and I will tour the world, this year, will address the challenges of their profession while censorship and freedom of expression are at the heart of the debates, in this era where the threat from web giants weighs more than ever on the Canadian media.

The French philosopher, sociologist and writer Frédéric Lenoir is visiting Montreal to present his most recent book, The Odyssey of the Sacred. With the author of Rediscover the Essential and speaker Nicole Bordeleau, he will discuss spirituality, the values ​​and beliefs that guide us and the place they occupy within society.

Former Radio-Canada journalist Jean-François Lépine will be at a signing session for his new book, The Anxieties of My Chinese Teacher. This will be an opportunity to have a little chat with the man who was correspondent in Beijing in the early 1980s and representative of Quebec in China, more recently.