James Ellroy, the comic strip “Grégory”, Sylvain Prudhomme, Thibault de Montaigu… The choice of Books from “Sud Ouest”,

Comic strip. The screenwriter Pat Perna went to meet the Villemin couple who wanted to express themselves on the “total annihilation” that the assassination of their son was for them, 1984. From his interviews was born a punchy comic book, “Grégory” (Glénat). Pat Perna talks about this particular work in our interview. Read more.

Road movie. Sylvain Prudhomme, winner of the Fémina Prize in 2019 for his novel “Par les routes”, returns in “Coyote” (Éditions de Minuit) to a journey to the United States of more than 2,500 kilometers, traveled in two weeks, most often hitchhiking , running along the Mexican border from California to the Gulf of Mexico. Moments of tension, beautiful encounters. Read more.

Autobiographical story. Thibault de Montaigu accepts his sick father’s request: to write about his great-grandfather Louis, captain of the hussars, mowed down by a shell in 1914. The novelist embarks on an investigation lasting several years and traces a lineage haunted by glory and honor. “Heart” (Albin Michel), deep reflection on family transmission. Read more.

Beautiful book. The Bordeaux publishing house L’Arbre vengeur is releasing a paperback and illustrated edition of the last great success of the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson. This adventure novel, about the mystery and ambiguities of evil, is illustrated with duotone prints by Donatien Mary. Read more.