Montreal writer Christopher DiRaddo says he's disappointed after a municipal library told him he's not allowed to hold his monthly book club there because it would violate Quebec's new language law.

On Monday, Montreal author Christopher DiRaddo was surprised and disappointed to receive a written refusal of his request to hold monthly meetings of his Violet Hour Book Club at Bibliothèque ...

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, said in a Facebook post the city apologized and 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.

Christopher DiRaddo says he recently approached the Père-Ambroise library in the Ville-Marie borough to host gatherings for the Violet Hour book club, which focuses on LGBTQ+ literature.

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.

Author Christopher Diraddo is seen at the Blue Met Book festival in Montreal, Friday, May 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz MONTREAL — A Montreal author is speaking out after a local ...

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 ...