A selection of Books to offer for the end of year holidays

Every weekend, “Book experts” present their reading choices.

This week The book experts offer you Books to offer or treat yourself for the holidays:

Side Comics, Comic strip(New window) , with Jean-Christophe Ogier, beautiful picture books: Patchwork : a biography in pictures of Ernest and Célestine by Gabrielle Vincent; Zep, draw the world (Rue de Sèvres) and Loisel, in the shadow of Peter Pan (Glénat).

(New window)(New window)(New window(New window) with Jean-Christophe Ogi In Open book(New window)(New window)(New window)(New window)(New window) , Gilbert Chevalier offers you for Christmas: Geoconsciousness by Maxime Blondeau (Allary); Kawase Hasui, The landscape poet, by Brigitte Koyama-Richard, published by Editions Scala; Useless Atlas of Paris by Vincent Periat (Tripods); Trees. Explore the world from the roots to the Peaks, published by Phaidon; The Summit of the Gods by Baku Yumemakura, published by Paulsen.

Finally, in the chronicle of Cécile Ribault Caillol, Gui Gedda is in the spotlight for the La Mazille 2024 prize, with his book of 500 recipes, A life rubbed with garlic, the Provençal cuisine of yesterday and tomorrow. The entire interview with the author can be found on the page Books and Youth(New window)(New window)(New window) (New window)(New window) (New window) (New window)(New window)