This large literary lounge returns to Aude with a busy program and a star cast

Lovers of literature will be served. Of Friday 16 to Sunday 18 May 2025the book fair resumes its rights on the Mirabeau course in Narbonne (Aude). In addition to the thousands of collections that will be for sale in the various stands, visitors will be able to enjoy many events and meet personalities of The literary universe.

The party book throughout the weekend

Meetings, round tables, demonstrations, giant dictation, debates, shows, workshops … For its eleventh edition, the Book Fair of the Grand Narbonne has chosen to Multiply activities and entertainment. Throughout the weekend, the organization intends to “encourage discovery, curiosity, reflection, openness, understanding, and intellectual or emotional enrichment”.

With this in mind, the Grand Narbonne gathered 90 professionals in the sectorwhether authors, illustrators or artists. If the nerveless point of this show remains The Mirabeau courseother meetings will take place in the city center, the theater + cinema and at the Narbo Museum Via.

Renowned guests

This year, it is a well -known feather of French literature that will sponsor the event. Indeed, Michel Buswill honor the Narbonne show with its presence. The author of the novel “A plane without her” will notify a dictation on the Mirabeau course on Saturday May 17, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. before meet your readers At 5 p.m. to talk about his new work “The Assassins of Dawn”, a real immersion in the past secrets of Guadeloupe.

The journalist, novelist and essayist, Judith Perrignon will come to dialogue around the social, historical and political themes that are close to his heart. Céline Denjean will also be there to enhance the French -speaking female thriller.

But at the bend of a stand, visitors will also be able to come across the author who combines history and humor Romain puértollas or the old darling of the TF1 show “The twelve noon shots” Paul el kharrat who wrote several books to better understand autism.

In 2024, this book meeting had gathered near 14,500 visitors and the overall turnover had reached 58,000 euros for 4,000 works elapsed. It remains to be seen if these figures will be beaten in 2025.

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