This new edition was prepared by the team of the new general commissioner, Anna Jouchoux, who succeeded Axelle Redon a year ago, appointed to other functions. She is assisted in her mission by Soline Travers, director of the Book Festival.
After having held various positions for 15 years within the comic book publishing house Delcourt, Anna Jouchoux wanted to return to live in Saint-Étienne where her family lives, where she therefore joined the Festival team four years ago. du Livre where she was able to assist Isabelle Rabineau.
During the “preview” presentation of the content of the 38e Saint-Etienne Book Festivalof October 11 to 13, 2024Thursday June 27, Gaël Perdriau and Marc Chassaubéné, deputy delegate for culture, insisted on the name “party” and not a book fair, in a spirit of openness and accessibility of reading to as many people as possible .
Saint-Etienne Book Festival 2024: an exclusive space for manga authors
In order to respond to new trends, more space will be given this year to sleeves since an exclusive stand will be dedicated to them.
More than 80 publishing houses, 185 auteurs will be present for this new edition sponsored by the playwright, screenwriter, author of around twenty novels and literary critic, Philippe Besson. He will come to defend his latest novel published by Julliard, A summer evening.
Marie Pavlenko godmother of the Les Mots en scène festival
The Saint-Étienne Book Festival has also hosted for 11 editions, the sister festival Words on stage including the novelist and author of children’s books but also poet, Marie Pavlenko will be the godmother.
She will present “Cross the mountains, and come to be born here” (Les Escales editions) and will give a show under the Magic Mirrors for the closing of the festival. It will take the form of a musical reading of “La Main rivière” with cellist Maëva Le Berre.
Pierre Gagnaire guest of honor at the Saint-Etienne Book Festival 2024
The multi-starred chef Pierre Gagnaire will return to his land as a guest of honor on the occasion of the publication of his new book, “A life in the kitchen” (Keribus editions), mixing autobiographical elements and cooking recipes.
After welcoming 120,000 visitors in 2023, 200 authors and involving 80 volunteers, the Saint-Etienne Book Festival has decided to reduce the size a little in terms of the number of authors (whose participation is paid; Editor’s note), to allow them to regain ease and comfort with the public and booksellers.
Amounting to 765,300 euros in 2023, the overall budget for the 2024 edition will be equivalent, it is supported to the tune of 20,000 euros by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region and a little more than 30,000 euros by the Center national book.
The list of authors and the program of events for the 2024 Saint-Étienne Book Festival will be enriched over the days and are accessible HERE.
