On Jan. 27, Chris DiRaddo, a local author and founder of the Violet Hour Book Club, received a message from the manager of the municipal library in Ville-Marie borough turning down his request for ...

A local library cited Quebec's language laws in refusing a Montreal author's request to host an English-language book club, he says.

Christopher DiRaddo, the author behind the Violet Hour book club, which focuses on LGBTQ+ literature, said the city told him Friday that he can hold his club meetings at the library after all.

Christopher DiRaddo, the author behind the Violet Hour book club, which focuses on LGBTQ+ literature, said the city told him Friday that he can hold his club meetings at the library after all. "They ...