VLB éditeur

VLB éditeur is a French-language publishing house based in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Founded in 1976 by author Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, it has built a general-interest catalogue spanning literary and popular novels, political and social essays, theatre, history, and illustrated books. Over roughly forty-five years of activity, VLB éditeur has become one of the five publishing houses within Groupe Ville-Marie Littérature (GVML), a group that also includes imprints in literature, essays, children's and young adult literature, investigations, and practical guides. GVML's collection comprises more than 1,500 titles and releases 70 to 80 new books each year. VLB éditeur publishes fiction and non-fiction for a varied readership across a wide range of genres. Its backlist and front list support regular rights sales for translations, French-language European diffusion, and screen adaptations. The house participates in major international rights fairs, including the Frankfurt and London book fairs, as evidenced by its foreign rights catalogues from 2020 through 2026. Rights activities are managed by a dedicated rights team within GVML, with contacts listed at the group's Montréal office. Ownership of VLB éditeur has changed over time. Founder Victor-Lévy Beaulieu ceded the rights to the publishing house in 1985. By 2009, the house was managed by Quebecor Media. It is now an imprint of Groupe Ville-Marie Littérature, which operates under Groupe Librex. The archival fonds of VLB Éditeur is preserved at the Montréal archives centre of Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Today VLB éditeur remains an active French-language publisher, contributing to Québec's literary landscape through its diverse catalogue and international rights programme.

VLB éditeur was founded in 1976 by Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, a prominent Québec writer. The house was established as a French-language publishing venture in Montréal and quickly developed a general-interest catalogue that included literary and popular novels, political and social essays, theatre, history, and illustrated books. In 1985, Beaulieu ceded the rights to the publishing house, marking a change in ownership. By 2009, VLB éditeur was managed by Quebecor Media. At some point, it became one of the five publishing houses within Groupe Ville-Marie Littérature (GVML), a group that brings together imprints with distinct missions in literature, essays, children's and young adult literature, investigations, and practical guides. GVML operates under Groupe Librex and is based at 4545 rue Frontenac, 3e étage, Montréal. The group's collection exceeds 1,500 titles and grows by 70 to 80 new releases annually. VLB éditeur itself has been active for roughly forty-five years, maintaining a living and diversified backlist. Its foreign rights activities are documented through catalogues presented at the Frankfurt and London book fairs from 2020 to 2026, covering both fiction and non-fiction. The archival fonds of VLB Éditeur is conserved at the Montréal archives centre of Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.

• 2026

  Spring 2026 foreign rights catalogue available.

• 2020

  Foreign rights catalogues presented at Frankfurt and London book fairs.

• 2009

  Managed by Quebecor Media.

• 1985

  Victor-Lévy Beaulieu cedes the rights to the publishing house.

• 1976

  Founded by Victor-Lévy Beaulieu.

General-interest Québec publisher with a diverse catalogue and active international rights programme.

• Literary and popular novels

• Political and social essays

• Theatre

• History books

• Illustrated books

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2. 2Droits/rights - VLB – VLB éditeureditionsvlb.groupelivre.com
3. 3VLB éditeur - À proposeditionsvlb.groupelivre.com
4. 4Wikidata: VLB éditeurwikidata.org
5. 5Wikipédia: VLB éditeurfr.wikipedia.org