Nicole Brossard, a poet, essayist, and novelist, has published more than twenty books, including "A Book, French Kiss, Lovhers, The Aerial Letter, "Mauve Desert, and "Baroque at Dawn. Her innovative work on language has influenced a whole generation on the questions of postmodernist and feminist writing. She is the winner of numerous awards, including two Governor General's awards, the Harbourfront Festival Prize, and Le prix Athanase-David (the highest literary recognition in Quebec literature). Nicole Brossard lives in Montreal.