Congratulations to Amélie Bourbeau on winning the 2016 Clio prize (Québec) for Techniciens de l'organisation sociale. La réorganisation de l'assistance catholique privée à Montréal (1930-1974)!
The annual Clio awards are given for meritorious publications or for exceptional contributions by individuals or organizations to regional history, and are awarded by the Canadian Historical Association.
Six English and five French books have been shortlisted for the 2016 Trillium Book Award, the Ontario government's prestigious award for literature. Included on the shortlisted of French-language Finalists is MQUP's Nourrir la machine humaine by Caroline Durand. Congratulations Caroline Durand on your nomination!
In honour of Black History month, here is an excerpt from Winfried Siemerling's book The Black Atlantic Reconsidered. In this excerpt we get a glimpse at how black Canadian musicians influenced Montreal culture and history in the mid-twentieth century.
Sean Mill's latest book, A Place in the Sun, which was officially launched just last week here in Montreal, was also recently reviewed by the Montreal Gazette. The following is an excerpt from Ian McGillis' piece "A Place in the Sun traces the Haitian face of Quebec".