Tag: Books
Book sales: “conspiratorial” essays at the party
While the next generation of spring (Mélissa Da Costa, Michel Bussi, Aurélie Valognes) is settling comfortably into the list of fictions, that of essays is experiencing a serious upheaval (nine…
Chloé Thomas, Joann Sfar and Mathieu Belezi: books not to be missed
Because the night By Chloe Thomas. Shores, 144 p., €18. The rating of L’Express: 4/5 Because at night By Chloé Thomas. Shorelines © / Shorelines It’s a book about difficult…
The 10 Best SF Novels About Global Warming
A splash of water, a splash of heat, a shot of cold… Since the 1960s, climate change has inspired science fiction authors: from the visions of Ballard to the skepticism…
“It’s Michel Houellebecq half a century ahead”: Maurice Druon, a pop writer?
“Maurice Druon is my hero and The Cursed Kings Is at the origin of Game Of Thrones“: by stating this ten years ago, George RR Martin – whose books inspired…
The second edition of the African book fair opens its doors in Paris
The second edition of the African book fair opens Friday, March 17 for a period of three days in Paris, rich in activities. This event at the town hall of…
Stratford’s most ambitious young reader aims to read 500 books for this year’s MS Read-a-Thon
News Local News Books Stratford’s Izzy Marchenko, 6, is determined to read 500 books and raise $5,000 dollars for the MS Society of Canada through this year’s MS Read-a-Thon. Published…
Praise of empathy among biographers, by Pierre Assouline
Not all writers have to like their characters. It’s even so rare that when it happens in a novel, the critics take notice. The least of things in biographers. Some…
Mélissa Da Costa, the most widely read novelist in France, is releasing a new novel
/ Podcasts / Cultural guest Women from the End of the World is the title of his 6th book just released. At only 32 years old, Mélissa Da Costa has…
Book sales: time for spring cleaning
Prince Harry may complain about his “alternate” status, but for two months he has held a royal place in our rather stable best-selling list of essays, where people as diverse…
Fouad Laroui, Peter Stamm, Laurent Seksik: books not to be missed
30 days to find a husband By Fouad Laroui. Mialet-Barrault Publishers, 192 p., €19. The rating of L’Express: 4/5 30 days to find a husband By Fouad Laroui. Mialet-Barrault Publishers…