The finalists for the Libr’à Nous 2025 awards

The finalists of 3^e round of the Libr’à Nous 2025 prize were revealed this Monday, January 6. Three candidates remain in each of the seven categories. French-speaking bookstores around the world were invited to share their favorites of the year.

The 2025 finalists:

French-speaking literature

• Novel of Bramble and Thorn, Lucie Baratte (Les Éditions du Typhoon)
• Cross the mountains and come to be born here, Marie Pavlenko (Stopovers)
• The little maid, Bérénice Pichat (The Aprils)

Foreign literature

• Well-being, Nathan Hilltranslated from English (United States) by Nathalie Bru (Gallimard/From all over the world)
• Believe in what? Richard Krawiectranslated from English (United States) by Anatole Pons-Reumaux (Writer)
• Long island, Colm Toibíntranslated from English (Ireland) by Anna Gibson (Grasset)

Polar

• The blood of the innocentS. A. Cosbytranslated from English (United States) by Pierre Szczeciner (Sonatine)
• Of snow and wind, Sébastien Vidal (The Word and the Rest)
• A grave for two, Ron Rashtranslated from English (United States) by Isabelle Reinharez (Gallimard /La Noire)

BD

• Ulysse & Cyrano, Stéphane Servain (drawing), Xavier Dorison et Antoine Cristau (Casterman)
• Ernestine, Salome Lahoche (Not even bad)
• On the line, Julien Martinière (Blowgun)

Imaginary

• The order makers, Jean-Philippe Jaworski (Denoël / Ink Moons)
• The book that refused to burn, Mark Lawrencetranslated from English (GB) by Claire Kreutzberger (Bragelonne)
• The fisherman, John Langantranslated from English (United States) by Thibaud Eliroff (I read)

Children's literature

• 17 years forever, Gaël Aymon (Nathan)
• Enter the world, of Claire Duvivier (L’École des Loisirs / Medium)
• Queen of the West of Helene Lenoir (Blowgun)

Album

• I am me and no one else, Baptiste Beaulieu/Quin Leng (drawing) (The Arena)
• Lady Papa, Emilie Chazerand et Diglee (drawing) (The City Burns)
• The True Story of the Millers' Mobile Home, Dave Eggers translated from English (United States) by Emmanuel Gros / Julia Sarda (drawing) (Gallimard Jeunesse)