Tag: Books
For the novelist Anaïd Demir, “to project yourself, you need a return to the past”
Motherhouse, Anaïd Demir’s first novel is a return to family and cultural sources. After 20 years of hectic life in Paris as an art critic and exhibition curator, the budding…
More food and drink, but less books: the number of shops is increasing (almost) everywhere
The number of bookstores fell faster than the past three years combined. The number of shops in the food sector rose the fastest, especially shops selling bread, pastries and confectionery.…
“Doux mots dits”, a collection of poems by the singer Clou
Nominated in the “feminine revelation” category at the Victoires de la Musique 2021, the singer Clou is also a poet and designer. She publishes this spring Sweet words saida collection…
Véronique Sousset delivers “Fragments of prison”
Close-up this Sunday on the prison world with Véronique Sousset, author of the book Fragments de prison, published by Le Cherche Midi editions. Véronique Sousset directs the penitentiary center for…
“The Humble Are Not Afraid of Water, An Undercover Journey” by Matthieu Aikins
The international book plunges us into the odyssey of migrants to Europe. Omar, a young Afghan driver and interpreter, decided in 2016 to take the road to exile. The journalist…
At the Paris Book Fair, Senegal is the new leader of the African pavilion
Africa has been present for more than ten years at the great Parisian literary mass. The traditional Book Fair has given way today to the Paris Book Festival, set up…
“The Odyssey of the Ants”, by Audrey Dussutour and Antoine Wystrach
The French Book of the week is interested in a much more varied world than we think: that of ants. It is the result of years of study by two…
The book makes its festival in Paris
After 39 editions and two cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Paris Book Fair, Porte de Versailles, has a new name and a new location. The first Paris Book…
Focus on publishing: from the Paris Book Festival to the “Blackwater” saga
At the time of the Paris Book Festival, back in a new formula, from April 22 to 24, 2022, meeting with the two leaders of the event, followed by a…
The “Modi” turn of Indian letters: between censorship and sensitivity
Indian literature is in the spotlight at the Paris Book Festival, which opens its doors to the general public this Friday, April 22. Thirty Indian authors will take part in…