- The Ogresby Victor Castanet
In The GravediggersVictor Castanet denounced the excesses of the Orpea nursing home management group. In The Ogresthe journalist is interested in the People & Baby crèche manager and its logic of cost optimization, to the detriment of the well-being of the children and against a backdrop of personal enrichment of its founder. Beyond that, Victor Castanet denounces, through an in-depth investigation, a system largely financed by public money but where low cost is often the rule, due to unbridled competition.
Ed. Fayard, €22.90.
- Matrix. The origins of male dominationby Claire Alet
After the immense success of the comic strip Capital & ideologyof which she was the screenwriter, adapted from the book by Thomas Piketty, journalist Claire Alet is investigating the origins of gender violence, sexist discrimination and inequalities between women and men. In a sensitive approach, based on her intimate, historical, anthropological, sociological and philosophical experience, she deconstructs the myth according to which male domination has always existed.
Ed. du Seuil, €19.50.
- Second life, new chance. Envy, 40 years of commitment to the circular and solidarity economypar Philippe Chibani-Jacquot
Forty years after the birth of the first Envie association, in Strasbourg, the journalist Philippe Chibani-Jacquot tells, through text and images, the story, both exemplary and unique, of this network of specialized integration companies. in the reuse and recycling of used materials. Today made up of 53 companies and associations, the Envie network employs 3,900 employees, including just over 2,900 in the integration process. It has become a reference partner for eco-organizations and all players in the circular economy on waste electrical and electronic equipment. Interviewing many of the protagonists of this great human adventure, the author shows how Envie has never deviated from its founding course: linking a social project to an environmental ambition.
Ed. Les Petits matins, €19.
- How the rich are ravaging the planet, and how to stop themby Hervé Kempf, with the designer Juan Mendez
This comic follows the essay How the rich are destroying the planet, by the same Hervé Kempf, published in 2007. Seventeen years later, the author, editorial director of the media Reporterreshows the persistence of the link between environmental crisis and increasing social inequalities, and proposes solutions to remedy it.
Ed. from the Threshold, €20.
- Woven memoriespar l’ONG We Talk France
In this work, the NGO We Talk France tells the story of twenty migrant women, of Malagasy, Algerian, Chilean, Chinese or Ukrainian origin, through the voices of their grandchildren, aged 16 to 70. The work invites reflection on intergenerational transmission and intercultural links within French society. It was created thanks to a crowdfunding campaign.
€30, order here.
- Understand everything (or almost) about waterby Agathe Euzen and Claire Marc
After the climate and biodiversity, this work from the “Understand everything (or almost)” collection is devoted to water, an essential resource for all life on earth. Thanks to a careful layout based on drawing and graphics, it allows the reader to better understand all the issues linked to water and the threats weighing on it, particularly due to climate change.
CNRS Éditions, €19.
- Short circuit, a story of the first Amapby Tristan Thil and Claire Malary
This comic strip, which received the 2024 Social and Solidarity Economy Book Prize, in the “Testimony” category, tells the creation, in 2001, of the first association for the maintenance of peasant agriculture (Amap) in France, by Denise and Daniel Vuillon. This couple of organic farmers from the Var discovered the concept in the United States, during a visit to their daughter, living in New York with her jazz musician companion. While Denise and Daniel have been fighting for years against the unworthy practices of mass distribution, they immediately see it as a way to create a direct relationship between producers and consumers, and to support farmers who wish to develop sustainable agriculture that respects the environment. biodiversity.
Ed. Futuropolis, €23.
- These animals that protect usby Marie-Monique Robin, illustrated by Valentine Plessy
In this beautiful book illustrated by Valentine Plessy, Marie-Monique Robin highlights the beauty and inventiveness of animals which play an essential role in preserving the living conditions of all organisms, from the smallest to the largest. While a million species are threatened with extinction, it shows, based on scientific data, that animal, plant and microbial biodiversity is the key to the health of our planet. With a preface by Bruno David, former president of the National Museum of Natural History, and an afterword by Isabelle Autissier, president of WWF France.
Ed. Rue de l’Échiquier, €39.
Camille Dorival
