Sudbury author’s novel chosen for Radio-Canada contest

Chloé LaDuchesse’s 'L'incendiaire de Sudbury' is one of the entries in Radio-Canada’s Combat National des LivresSudbury author Chloé LaDuchesse’s 2022 novel “L'incendiaire de Sudbury” is one of five books to have been chosen for Radio-Canada’s Combat National des Livres. Airing May 15-18, Combat National des Livres is Radio-Canada’s answer to CBC Radio’s Canada Reads. “L'incendiaire de Sudbury,” a French-language contemporary noir crime novel set in Sudbury’s Donovan area, is LaDuchesse’s third book. She explains that Combat National des Livres participants are required to choose books originating from specific areas of the country, as well as an Indigenous entry. Radio-Canada journalist Brigitte Noël, who is originally from Sturgeon Falls, chose LaDuchesse’s book as the Ontario entry.