Emmanuel de Waresquiel, Julien Denormandie, Sophie El Kharrat and her son Paul, Dominique Missika, Jean-Louis Beaucarnot, Maud Simonnot, Caroline Lamarche or Sandrine Collette. The Autun Book Festival does not fail to attract recognized authors: finalists of the Goncourt Prize, eminent figures in history, pope of genealogy, former minister or star.
30 years with Reading in the Autun region
Interviews, stacks of books ready for signing, dictation or awarding of prizes for the Graines d’Écrivains youth competition are obviously essential ensuring, for almost 30 years, the success of the Read in the Autunois event. The children’s authors will go from Friday to meet the schoolchildren for exchanges around Rosa Bonheur with Catherine Cuenca or the magnificent Blue like a banana with Delphine Chedru.
In France, the weekend will not lack entertainment. The unexpected The journey to the heart of the songs hosted by Eric-Emilien from Bougez en Autunois-Morvan will require insight to discover what success is hidden behind ten mysterious characters enough to make you want to read Les Tube story by Astrid Cornet. A calligraphy workshop will link the book trades and China with which the City creates links. love sucks the provocative and humorous title of Arthur Dreyfus and Raphaël Journaux will encourage them to discuss on stage on Saturday while genealogy will take the voice of its faithful missionary Jean-Louis Beaucarnot on Sunday.
History and nature in the spotlight
History and nature are the themes of the year and are available locally with History of Burgundy by Philippe Ménager or in Europe with photographer Laurent Jeannin who takes us to Moldova. The protection of nature will be embodied by the very beautiful Under the trees by Jacques Tassin as if by the unexpected The song of the ground of former minister Julien Denormandie.
Women will be particularly honored as they shine in the novel like Céline Curiol and A hen named Gilda or in very personal stories like Anne Meril and Red fruits or Maud Simonnot and the evocation of her great-grandmother Lily. Although there are only around fifteen volunteer organizers and around forty little hands mobilized for the weekend, the volunteers from Lire en Pays Autunois are once again ensuring quality programming this year which will undoubtedly appeal to the public.
Book festival: Saturday May 30 and Sunday May 31 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Hexagon. Free Entry. Partners: Bookstores La Promesse de l’Aube (Autun) and La Mandragore (Chalon-sur-Saône).
