Bleu Héron Bretagne is organizing the first “Quartier Livres” book fair, on Saturday May 11, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., rue Tanguy-du-Châtel, in the Saint-Pierre district, in Brest. In partnership with the local town hall, the Maison pour tous, Le Maquis and the Sapristi solidarity bookstore, Brest residents of all ages, young and old, are invited to meet new Breton writers and attend activities.
A meeting around reading and writing
“Our ambition is to bring residents together for an afternoon around reading and writing. We also want to highlight the work of new Breton authors and local publishing houses,” explains Coralie Bour, division manager of the association.
Anne-Laure Lussou (general author), Simon Lalu (novel and comic strip), Fred Larsen (humorous thriller), Othman Ihraï (novels and poetry) and Mikaël Tygréat (journalistic essay) will be present. Several highlights will take place throughout this literary event: poetic reading by Anne-Laure Lussou (all audiences, from 6 years old) at 2:15 p.m., intervention by Othman Ihraï at 2:30 p.m., pictorial writing workshop with Fred Larsen at 3 p.m., meeting with Mikaël Tygréat on dyslexia at 3:30 p.m., reading “emotional landscapes” (for adults and accompanied children, six people maximum) by resistance fighter Diane Aïla from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., and drawing class (from 10 years old) with illustrator Dimitri Gadou at 5:30 p.m.
Practical
“Quartier Livres” book fair, rue Tanguy-du-Châtel, in Brest, Saturday May 11, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Free entry and no prior registration. Free small meals will be offered on site. Contact: email, [email protected]
