1. Around forty authors over two days
In total, 41 authors are announced on November 23 and 24 at Labeuvrière: “ We welcome again among others Olivier Bar, teacher in Guadeloupe and native of Béthune who presents a thriller for children set in the Bois des dames. » Author of the comic strip No fuss among the Ch'tisMélanie Kominek returns with two novels. Also present, the illustrator Joaquim de Freitas, collaborator of Franck Thilliez, to whom the organizers entrusted the poster for the Labeuvrière regional book fair for the second time.
2. Vincent Baguian, headliner
He is a multi-talented artist: “ A courier in an advertising agency, he became a designer-editor for albums by Serge Gainsbourg and began a career as a singer. Friend of Zazie, he writes his texts and performs his opening acts. He collaborates with many artists (Francis Cabrel, Alain Souchon, Christophe, Laurent Voulzy, Michel Jonasz, etc.) and recently Calogero. » When it comes to novels, Vincent Baguian is prolific: he co-writes Émile Titan spy novels for children with Baptiste Vignol. At the same time, he was released by Plon Let the one who never killed throw the first stone at mea thriller full of humor, the story of a psychopathic doctor.
3. Pop'up, bookmarks and Japanese bindings
The vast majority of activities are aimed at both children and adults: “ This concerns the creation of pop-ups on Saturday afternoon and that of monster bookmarks on Sunday morningdetails Stéphanie Pruvost. In small groups of 8 people, teenagers and adults can learn Japanese bookbinding on Sundays at 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. »
