Tag: Books
a doctor, a judge and a former minister in the top sales charts – L’Express
There had to be a philosopher and a scientist in our list of newcomers. They are there, the two Raphaëls, who are interested in Artificial Intelligence, each in their own…
“Our weapons”, the thriller by Marion Brunet which revisits “Thelma and Louise” – L’Express
We met and loved Marion Brunet for Circular Summergrand prize for detective literature 2018, then two years later with Vanda. There was great impatience to find her with Our weapons,…
when publishing takes over the event – L’Express
“You have not asked for glory nor tears/Neither the organ nor prayer to the dying…” Not sure that this poem from Aragon (in The unfinished novel1956) sung by Léo Ferré…
two pop dandies between David Bowie and Amin Dada – L’Express
We know the (perhaps apocryphal) nonsense attributed to John Lennon: “French rock is like English wine.” Let’s answer him without chauvinism: far from being piquet, our pop is on the…
the revenge of art and poetry – L’Express
Not everyone perhaps knows Thomas Schlesser, art historian, director of the Hartung-Bergman Foundation, in Antibes, but everyone will soon know this Courbet specialist, judging by his spectacular arrival in our…
behind the scenes of the L’Express bestseller lunch – L’Express
Virginie Grimaldi, about to give birth, Agnès Martin-Lugand, victim of a tractor on a railway near Saint-Malo, Neige Sinno, at home in Mexico, Florent Pagny, also at home, but in…
our list of the most read French-speaking authors in 2023 – L’Express
Launched in 1999, the announcement of the best-seller list of French-speaking books (excluding paperback format) from L’Express is one of the most anticipated literary events of the year. Its 25th…
the delicate art of composing table plans – L’Express
The event dates from 1999, L’Express, rich in its bestseller lists provided by Edistat (and faithful to its excellence, having published a list in November 1959 (1)), then organized its…
a list of winners that makes you dizzy – L’Express
There is something for all tastes, as we will have understood. Whether in fiction or essays, it is an understatement to say that the readership makes a big gap between…
When will there be a coup d’état fomented by Gafam? – The Express
There are bedroom novelists and writers from “the great outdoors”, as Michel Le Bris said. Jean-Christophe Rufin belongs to this second category: he never started a manuscript before going to…