Do traditional media continue to influence our book choices? Literary critics, radio, written press, YouTubers, influencers or TikTokers… the channels of literary prescription are numerous today.
According to our survey – based on 1,850 responses from readers – the majority of readers prefer to rely on recommendations from their friends and booksellers. However, social networks, and in particular Tik Tok, are increasingly establishing themselves in the book market. Lauren Malka explores in this investigation the crucial role of booksellers and the growing influence of content creators in the promotion of Books.
Marie-Madeleine Rigopoulos as special guest
In the second part of the episode, Lauren Malka shows us the Les Nouveautés bookstore, in the Xe district of Paris, meeting Christophe Malehead of the human sciences department, then Myriam Sethomresponsible for the youth department.
Finally, journalists from Weekly Books welcome a special guest, the literary journalist Marie-Madeleine Rigopoulosto decipher the fall book trends. On the program: a new translation of The Iliad of Homer by Emmanuel Lascoux to POL editions; It’s been lovely but I have to scream nowpostfaced by Camille Cornu and coordinated by Nelly Slim et Marcia Burnier to Cambourakis editions; The childhood of the world followed by Capitalist science fiction of Michael Nievapublished by Bourgois editions; The one who knew how to fend for herself et The one who wanted to do everything very, very wellfrom the “She and He Who” collection, fromAlexis Jenni at Paulsen.
A podcast produced in partnership with DUNOD editions, the publisher of the transmission of all knowledge.