Samuel Larochelle author page

Samuel Larochelle biography

Samuel Larochelle (born 10 June 1986) is a Canadian writer and journalist whose work spans children’s literature, young adult and adult fiction, biography and poetry. Raised in Amos, Québec, he trained in media studies and began publishing fiction alongside a career as a freelance arts and culture journalist.

Larochelle’s early novels include À cause des garçons (2013) and Parce que tout me ramène à toi (2015), followed by the YA sequence Lilie (L’apprentie parfaite, 2018; L’apprentie amoureuse, 2018; L’apprentie adulte, 2019). Subsequent titles broadened his range, among them the poetic narrative J’ai échappé mon cœur dans ta bouche (2021) and the novel Élias et Justine (2023).

In children’s publishing he wrote Le plus petit sauveur du monde (XYZ, 2022), illustrated by Eve Patenaude. The book received the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Award in the French-language Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books category and was also recognised by Québec library awards. An English-language picture book, Butterfly Wings: A Hopeful Story About Climate Anxiety (Greystone Kids, 2023), created with Patenaude and translated by Arielle Aaronson, introduces climate feelings and practical hope to readers aged 8+.

Larochelle has written biography, including a full-length work on the singer and actor Bruno Pelletier (Libre Expression, 2023). As a journalist he has contributed to outlets such as La Presse, Le Devoir, Elle Québec, and Les libraires, covering books, performance and LGBTQ+ culture.

Selected works: À cause des garçons (2013); Parce que tout me ramène à toi (2015); Lilie trilogy (2018–2019); J’ai échappé mon cœur dans ta bouche (2021); Le plus petit sauveur du monde (2022); Élias et Justine (2023); Butterfly Wings (2023); biography Bruno Pelletier (2023).