Julie Couillard's Autobiography To Be Published By McClelland & Stewart, Les Editions de l'Homme

    MONTREAL, June 20 /CNW/ - The autobiography of Julie Couillard will be
published this fall by Canada's largest independent English-language
publishing house, McClelland & Stewart, and the largest publishing house in
Quebec, Les Editions de l'Homme. Her book will recount a unique life from her
modest beginnings in a working-class neighbourhood of Montreal to her
spectacular emergence on the national scene last May.
    From her childhood experiences to her meeting with the President of the
United States at the side of Canada's chief diplomat, and the tragic death of
her companion in the infamous biker gang wars in the mid 1990s, Julie
Couillard will reveal the details of a life marked by both tragedy and
exhilaration.

    McClelland & Stewart was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1906 and has
published the works of an incredible variety of authors including Margaret
Atwood, Leonard Cohen, Christopher Hitchens, Rohinton Mistry, Farley Mowat,
Alice Munro, Brian Mulroney, Michael Ondaatje, Mordecai Richler, Jeffrey
Simpson, Paul Theroux, Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Guy Van-derhaeghe. The
company also owns respected children's publisher Tundra Books. More
information about McClelland & Stewart can be found at www.mcclelland.com.

    Les Editions de l'Homme is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year,
offering a selection of very readable books on social trends and psychology
for the general public, as well as richly illustrated coffee table books. The
publisher is present on the international scene through its distribution
network in France, Belgium, and Switzerland, as well as through translations
of many titles in foreign languages. The Web site can be viewed at
www.edhomme.com.

For further information: For McClelland & Stewart: Josh Glover, (416)
598-1114 ext 319 - jglover@mcclelland.com; For les Editions de l'Homme: Sylvie
D. Archambault, (514) 523-1182 ext 3264 - sarchambault@groupehomme.com