The Book Fair Brive-la-Gaillarde will take place from November 8 to 10, 2024 in the presence of many authors including the winners of the major autumn prizes such as Kamel Daoud (winner of the Goncourt), and Gaël Faye (Prix Renaudot).

The Brive Book Fair 2024 promises great encounters to celebrate its 42st edition. 

In total, there will be around 450 authors gathering around Jérôme Garcin, President. 

Rebecca Dautremer et Emmanuel Lepage will be the main guests for youth and comics. 

And like every year, the Brive Fair will welcome authors noted in this literary rentrée and selected for the major autumn prizes such as: Gaël Faye, Miguel Bonnefoy, Sandrine Collette, Kamel Daoud, Thibault de Montaigu, Maylis de Kerangal, Philippe Jaenada, Étienne Kern, Emmanuelle Lambert, Carole Martinez, Olivier Norek, Jean-Noël Orengo…

An author chats with one of his readers on his stand at the Book Fair

The essential authors

The list of authors is not yet complete, but we will be pleased to find among the regulars of the event, Jacques Attali, Frank Bouysse, Christian Signol, Amélie Nothomb, Laure Adler, Douglas Kennedy, Bernard Werber, David Foenkinos, Baptiste beaulieu, michel bussi, Melissa Da CostaRaphaelle GiordanoLaura Manel, Hervé Le Tellier, Véronique Olmi, Marie Pavlenko, Valérie Perrin, Mazarine Pingeot, Carène Ponte, Isabelle Sorente, Sophie Tal Men, Maud Ventura, Alice Zeniter......

Writers in the running for the fall literary prizes

  • Among the French authors who have confirmed their attendance at the Book Fair, we find a number of authors selected for the major autumn literary prizes: Gaël Faye, Miguel Bonnefoy, Sandrine Collette, Kamel Daoud, Thibault de Montaigu, Maylis de Kerangal, Philippe Jaenada, Etienne Kern, Emmanuelle Lambert, Carole Martinez, Olivier Norek, Jean-Noël Orengo...

French academics: 

  • Antoine Compagnon, Dany Laferrière, Jean-Christophe Rufin and François elderberry

Politicians

  • Roselyne Bachelot, Jean-Louis Debré, Sébastien Lecornu..

Other public figures

  • Luana Belmondo, Michel Cymes, the actors François Morel and Alice Pol, the journalists Maïtena Biraben, Victor Castanet, Michel Denisot, Olivia de Lamberterie, Sophie Fontanel, Patricia Tourancheau, Valérie Trierweiler...

Youth authors

In children's literature, the field will also be very high-level, including this year: Manon Fargetton, Alex Vizorek, Antoon Krings, Susie Morgenstern or Gaël Aymon.

The authors on the comics side

Among the Comic Strip guests, alongsideEmmanuel Lepage, Edmond Baudoin will be there to celebrate the anniversary of Futuropolis. Romain Renard and Marie Bardeaux-Vaïente will also be among the guests, as well as Toan and Yoann Vornière who will put the manga in the spotlight.

Useful information

You can find the complete list of authors present and their biographical and bibliographical information on the site: foiredulivredebrive.net .

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