The popular Quebec band Simple Plan has joined with Éditions La Presse to offer their fans a book that chronicles the stages in its spectacular rise to the top of international music charts. A fascinating combination of photograph album, scrapbook, and biography, Simple Plan’s exclusive material consists of hundreds of pictures from tours all over the world and the band members’ own memories and personal archives. Journalist Kathleen Lavoie has followed the band’s career since their beginnings a decade ago. She has written a lively account of the five young Quebecers’ flourishing career, covering multiple facets of their life from their stage performances to their recording session and tours, on the road and by air. Her look at the personal lives of the band members and their life as a group allows readers to step into their world. This abundantly illustrated book will interest and please Simple Plan fans and music lovers in general. It is the story of an inspiring journey that proves, contrary to popular belief, that even happy stories deserve to be told.ABOUT SIMPLE PLAN - The Quebec band, made up of Pierre Bouvier, Chuck Comeau, Jeff Stinco, David Desrosiers, and Sébastien Lefebvre, has sold over 8 million albums internationally. The band is presently on a world tour all over Europe, Asia, Australia, and North and South America. FOR ALL OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS PLEASE E-MAIL CISALES@INDIGO.CA

Kathleen Lavoie has been a journalist at the Quebec City daily, Le Soleil, since the end of the 1990s. She has conducted interviews with some of the most famous names in the music world, including Radiohead, Coldplay, Metallica, and Céline Dion. She has attended all the major musical events of recent years, such as world premières by the Rolling Stones, Madonna, and U2.