Local Author Book Fair

Join us on November 5th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and discover our talented local authors!

*Dont miss! A special storytime and craft with author Ingrid Recompsat at 3 p.m. for families (children 4 and +). It’s free, but registration is required as places are limited. Please note, the reading will be done in French.

Literary genres for all tastes: children’s books, detective novels, science fiction novels, historical novels and Canadian documentaries.

Learn a little bit about our invited authors below.


Renée Gendron

Renée has written romantic mysteries, contemporary romances, historical western romances, sci-fi romances, and fantasy romances.
She’s a structural editor for Fedowar Press. 

As for her other interests, she enjoys learning about history and military history.


Phil Gurski

Phil Gurski is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd.
He worked as a senior strategic analyst at CSIS from 2001-2015, specializing in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalisation. He is the author of 6 books on the subject.


John Haas

John Haas is an award winning Canadian author living in the nation’s capital of Ottawa.

John has been writing for most of his life and writes in the genres of Fantasy, Horror and Science-Fiction, with the occasional Mystery thrown in. 


Ingrid Recompsat

Ingrid is the mother of 2 different children (autism and attention deficit disorder).
She created her blog after her daughter’s diagnosis because she needed to share with other parents of different children. Writing on this blog allowed her to discover her passion: writing!


Marc Scott

Teacher and professor for 31 years, published writer since 1996, Marc Scott is the author of some twenty works: plays, poems, novels for young people, detective novels, collections of French-Canadian and Aboriginal stories and legends. 


Robert J. Trépanier

R.J. Trépanier has lived in Embrun with his wife for 30 years. He’s retired from the Federal Public Service and holds a B.A. and an M.A. in psychology, specialized in experimental psychology, learning and information technology. Writing science fiction is a passion.