The 2024 selection :
Backfireby Emmanuel Venet, Verdier
Flamboyant twilight of an old conformistby Emmanuelle Pirotte, Le Cherche Midi
From the same woodby Marion Fayolle, Gallimard
Solar ArcticSophie Van der Linden, Denoël
Redhead, The Beautiful Inhabitants of the Universeby Denis Infante, Tristram
The witnessby Joy Sorman, Flammarion
The sky in its furyby Adeline Fleury, The Observatory
Of snow and windby Sébastien Vidal, The Word and the Rest
Our weaponsby Marion Brunet, Albin Michel
A perfect momby Marie-Fleur Albecker, At the Forges of Vulcan
The Brive City Readers’ Prize, established in 2006 and organized by the city’s media library, is a literary award given during the Brive Book Fair. Intended to reward a French novel of the literary season, it includes a prize of €1,500 as well as a month of writing residency in Brive.
Each year, the selection for this prize includes ten recently published French novels, chosen by librarians, also taking into account the recommendations of the media library’s readers, who are encouraged to suggest their favorite readings.
The selected novels aim to offer a wide variety of themes, exploring stories ranging from dark to light, and probing both the intimate aspects of existence and the dynamics of our societies.
Youth Prize
The winners of the 12/14 and 15/17 youth prizes at the 2023 Brive Book Fair, Laëtitia Lajoinie and Rachel Corenblit, will also soon be replaced. The choice will be made by twelve randomly selected young jurors, who will spend the summer reading the twelve novels in competition for the Prix Tu l’as lu? – Crédit Agricole Centre France.
Selection 12/14 years:
Bloomstone’s First RoseMary Orchard, Casterman
MangakaThibault Vermot, Casterman
Hit like a girlYves-Marie Clément, Auzou
He ne dit pas sayonara, Antonio Carmona, Gallimard jeunesse
Don’t you see anything coming?Amélie Antoine, Syros
StepHervé Giraud, Thierry Magnier
Selection 15/17 years old:
llosMarion Brunet, PJK
Missak and Mélinée: a story of the Red PosterElise Fontenaille, Rouergue
The forest to tell youMartine Pouchain, Blowgun
Crying over nothing is already a lot, Chloe Lume, Blowgun
Nepomuk and EudoxiaLucile Caron-Boyer, Scrinéo
Chicken Wings Challenge or How I Became FamousJean Christophe Tixier, Syros
These works, selected and approved by the Brive Book Fair, cover a range of current topics. Dealing with themes such as the climate crisis, school bullying, isolation, abortion, mourning and first emotions, they come in various genres such as investigations, adventures, dystopias and historical stories.
Find the list of French and French-speaking literary prizes
Photo credits: Brive Book Fair
