An edition for a new turn and more than encouraging beginnings. Already 1,200 visitors for the first day of the Royat-Chamalières book fair and delighted authors.
Half an hour before the official opening, empty tables, piles of books and a little back-to-school atmosphere for the first authors to arrive. “You see, we are nearby,” says Caroline Hussar to Sylvie Baron. “Great, see you later. »
Queue and DNA
Everyone has spotted their place, their neighbor. But like a wedding, before planning the tables, you have to go through the ceremony. And the emotion in the voice of President Paulette Avril. This eleventh edition sounds like a passing of the baton, from the founding association A lire des authors, to the Les Volcans bookstore.
Thierry Laget, Vialatte prize, spent twenty-five years two meters from the Prime Minister
After the words of the mayors of Royat and Chamalières, the godfather of the year, Michel Bussi.
I have rarely seen a program so rich, so dense, so diverse
he enthused before presenting the Anglade prize to Éléonore Dervieux.
Diverse and attractive. The meeting room is packed with people. “We hear everywhere that people don’t read anymore, but look, it’s full. » Pauline Clavière displays the happiness of book lovers when they discover that they are not alone. Here, in Royat-Chamalières, a small, caring community comes together. Pauline Clavière finds some calm. A few moments ago, Michel Bussi sat down ready, and the crowd lined up in a line crossing the casino. “It’s true that there are lots of different DNAs here,” continues the author who was in Strasbourg the previous week.
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Michel Bussi: “The fans don’t scream my name”
Strava run and literature
His neighbor listens absentmindedly while taking out his notebook. A leather notebook, filled with sketches. Aurélien Bellanger’s deep blue eyes focus on his page to draw… his running route. “I’m a bit obsessive, I don’t want to lose my Strava run. » He turns his phone over, his hair still wet from the shower. “I left there, it’s going up quite a bit, eh? “. Indeed, the woods of Royat are worth it. “But tomorrow, I’m doing 22 kilometers. I want to go up to Puy de Dôme. I’ve done it before by bike. » Could there be a link between writing and running?
Tenacity. It’s not as glorious as heroism, but heroism has caused more deaths in history than tenacity. I’m going to finish the year with 2,000 km of running, doing a little bit every day. Same for writing. A little every day and we take out this pad.
And his hand to lift the 480 pages of The last days of the Socialist Party.
Pauline Clavière and Aurélien Bellanger.
The public at the meeting
Run, write. Themes dear to the writer who came as a neighbor. And we don’t think we’re saying that well. “I’m doing a round table with Michel Bussi and off I go, tomorrow I’m running the Lyon marathon. » Cécile Coulon, always hyperactive.
And the visitors in all this? There were 1,200 of them yesterday for the first day. And delighted. Lydie had her Bussi book signed. The writer’s words overlook a few lines written in turquoise ink. A little love note from her daughter-in-law Océane who gave her the book.
Could we make a prettier symbol? Isn’t there a hint of magic in all this? People who write alone for people who read alone, and who feel united by the love of a few words.
Practical. The book fair continues today, Sunday October 6, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Simon Antony
