Tag: Books
Book sales: from Florent Pagny to Frédéric Beigbeder, the revenge of the banished
It was thought that the greatest hits of Florent Pagny’s career were behind him. Against all odds, this singer considered old-fashioned lands a bestseller with his autobiography Pagny by Florent.…
“Sensitivity readers”: the world of books is now under surveillance, by Sylvain Fort
For a long time I wondered why I was so revolted by the sensitivity readers. I am talking about those employees of publishing houses responsible for sifting literary texts through…
Truffaut & Scott, David James Poissant and Fanny Wallendorf: books not to be missed
“My little Truffle, my big Scottie”. Correspondence 1960-1965 By Francois Truffaut and Helen Scott. Denoel, 464 p., €24. The rating of L’Express: 4/5 “MY LITTLE TRUFFLE, MY BIG SCOTTIE”. CORRESPONDENCE…
Iran: the women’s revolution told by books
“Only literature allows you to know a country. To understand today’s Iran, you have to read what is written there, and especially women’s books”: advice given by the Iranian writer…
Haruki Murakami guest of a “gendered” American university, a disheartening experience
There was a time when it was a breeze for a foreign writer to be invited to spend a year in residence at an American university. We gladly accepted the…
Book sales: when Putin fascinates readers
There are heroes in evil as well as in good, and what is true in the field of morality is also true in bookstores. No offense to Florent Pagny, a…
Jean Azarel, Joachim B. Schmidt and Marouane Bakhti: books not to be missed
“You will say that I have fallen”. Lives and Deaths of Jack-Alain Léger By Jean Azarel. Seguier, 310 pages, €23. The rating of L’Express: 3/5 YOU WILL SAY I HAVE…
Writer Philippe Sollers dies aged 86
He was one of the most influential and prolific writers of the second half of the 20th century. The famous author Philippe Sollers died this Saturday, May 6, at the…
TV series: from “Foundation” to “Silo”, the rush towards SF sagas
The novelty Silo, by Hugh Howley, 2012 – Series by Graham Yost 2023 It’s one of those magical little stories that publishing sometimes knows. In 2012, Hugh Howey, a former…
Constitution, diplomacy, Mauriac… Letter from the readers of L’Express
Macron in China Jean-Michel Benard, Chatillon (Hauts-de-Seine) I was delighted to read the article on “Gribouille’s diplomacy” as I was surprised by the content of the President of the Republic’s…