The French Publishers' Agency

11/20/2025

📖 | NEW BOOK ALERT - NON FICTION

𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜, 𝚍𝚘 𝚠𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔?
______________________________

FPA is proud to represent the English rights on behalf of Éditions JC Lattès | Le Masque | La Gr***de | Nouveaux Jours for this incisive and timely essay by Marion Carré, a reflection on how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the way we think, create, and make decisions.

📚𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙼𝙾𝚅𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚆𝙰𝙻𝙺𝚆𝙰𝚈 𝙿𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙳𝙾𝚇: 𝚁𝙴𝚂𝙸𝚂𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝙻𝙻𝙴𝙲𝚃𝚄𝙰𝙻 𝙻𝙰𝚉𝙸𝙽𝙴𝚂𝚂 𝙸𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙰𝙶𝙴 𝙾𝙵 𝙰𝙸
Marion Carré,
Éditions JC Lattès,
234 pages, 2025
https://www.frenchrights.com/nonfiction #/the-moving-walkway-paradox-resisting-intellectual-laziness-in-the-age-of-ai/

In this concise and thought-provoking essay, Marion Carré warns that Artificial Intelligence—by making us faster and more efficient—may also make us predictable. Like passengers on an automated walkway, we move forward together, at the same speed, in the same direction.

Marion Carré invites us to resist this intellectual comfort, to use AI as a catalyst rather than a substitute, and to reclaim our capacity for doubt, originality, and critical thought

🧐𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭?
√ A call to rethink how to use AI wisely
√ A nuanced exploration of AI’s strengths, pitfalls, and limitations
√ Insight into the creative use of AI by a seasoned practitioner

✍️ 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞́ is the co-founder and president of Ask Mona, a pioneering company using AI to support the cultural sector. She teaches at Sorbonne University and was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30.

----

11/20/2025

📚 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞-𝐮𝐩.

𝙰 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚢 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝙰𝙸 𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚘-𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚕 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚏𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚜 - 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚏𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚒𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚝𝚢, 𝚌𝚘𝚙𝚢𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜.
____________________________________

💡Based on 1,481 writers surveyed (1,190 writing professionals and 291 fiction authors), the report paints a profession in transition navigating change, exploring new tools while questioning their long-term implications for creativity, authorship, and economic sustainability.

At FPA, we follow these developments closely. Understanding how writers position themselves helps us support publishers, anticipate the effects on international rights, and stay attentive to authors’ expectations in a rapidly evolving landscape.

A valuable read to understand today’s debates — and the questions that will shape tomorrow.

🔗 Read the full article by Milliot in Weekly, reporting on “AI and the Writing Profession” (Gotham Ghostwriters & Bernoff.com.
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/copyright/article/99019-new-report-examines-writers-attitudes-toward-ai.html
---
, , Perspectives,

11/20/2025

📖 | NEW BOOK ALERT - NON FICTION

𝙰𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚙𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚏𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚞𝚕𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚋𝚊𝚍 𝚜𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚜 — 𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚝𝚜?
_________________________________

FPA is proud to represent the English rights on behalf of Éditions Robert Laffont for this bold and accessible book by Pascal Boyer, exploring how our prehistoric minds still drive today’s political dynamics.

📚 𝙳𝙴𝙼𝙾𝙲𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚈 𝙸𝙽 𝙲𝚁𝙸𝚂𝙸𝚂: 𝙷𝙾𝚆 𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙿𝚁𝙴𝙷𝙸𝚂𝚃𝙾𝚁𝙸𝙲 𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙳𝚂 𝙰𝙵𝙵𝙴𝙲𝚃 𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙿𝙾𝙻𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙲𝙰𝙻 𝙸𝙳𝙴𝙰𝙻𝚂
Pascal Boyer,
Editions Robert Laffont
284 pages, 2026
https://www.frenchrights.com/nonfiction #/democracy-in-crisis-how-our-prehistoric-minds-affect-our-political-ideals/

In this bold and accessible book, Pascal Boyer explores how the human mind, shaped in the Stone Age, still drives today’s politics. The same instincts that once kept small groups united now fuel polarization, nationalism, and the rise of mediocre leaders.

Yet Boyer offers hope: by understanding our evolved psychology, we can reactivate the mechanisms of cooperation and empathy that once made us thrive collectively.

🧐 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭?
√ Groundbreaking interdisciplinary approach to modern politics through evolutionary psychology research
√ Offers constructive and solution-oriented strategies for improving democratic outcomes
√ Written in an engaging style apt for general audiences

✍️ 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫 is a French anthropologist and cognitive scientist, Henry Luce Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of Religion Explained (Basic Books, 2001) and Minds Make Societies (Yale UP, 2018).

---

10/30/2025

10/30/2025

📖 | NEW BOOK ALERT - FICTION

𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚕. 𝙸𝚝 𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚜—𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛, 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚞𝚗𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚔𝚎𝚗.
______________________________

FPA is proud to represent the English rights on behalf of EDITIONS DE L'OLIVIER for this profoundly moving new book by David Thomas. 𝘼 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 is a luminous elegy to love and loss, in which the author revisits his brother’s life marked by schizophrenia — a journey through silence, memory, and the fragile ties that bind us.

📚 𝙰 𝙱𝚁𝙾𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚁
𝙐𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙚̀𝙧𝙚
LES EDITIONS DE L'OLIVIER , 144 pages, 2025
🏅Longlisted for the Prix Goncourt 2025
🏅Longlisted for the Prix Fémina and Prix Fémina des Lycéens
https://www.frenchrights.com/fiction #/a-brother/

David Thomas revisits a lifetime marked by his brother Edouard’s schizophrenia. From the promise of childhood to the long years of silence and estrangement, he traces the slow unraveling of a beloved presence consumed by illness.

More than a memoir, this is a brother’s elegy—a search for truth, memory, and reconciliation. With clarity and restraint, Thomas transforms grief into a luminous meditation on love, loss, and fraternal bond. His reflections are both literary and philosophical, and this memoir becomes a form of communion, a last conversation with a beloved brother whose voice was long ago silenced by a devastating illness.

🧐 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭?
√ A deeply human perspective on mental illness
√ A powerful exploration of grief and memory
√ A reflective and artful narrative

✍️ 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 is the author of several novels. His latest book, 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴 won the 2023 Goncourt Short Story Prize.

10/30/2025

📖 | NEW BOOK ALERT – NON FICTION

𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚏 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚠𝚎 𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚐𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚠𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐?
_____________________________

FPA is happy to represent the English rights on behalf of Éditions Albin Michel for this insightful work by primatologist Shelly Masi. 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙆𝙤𝙣𝙜: 𝘼 𝙁𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙬 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙅𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 reveals the hidden matriarchal order of gorilla society and redefines what we think we know about strength, leadership, and cooperation in the wild.

📚 𝚀𝚄𝙴𝙴𝙽 𝙺𝙾𝙽𝙶: 𝙰 𝙵𝙴𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙸𝙽𝙴 𝙻𝙰𝚆 𝙾𝙵 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙶𝙻𝙴
Shelly Masi
Éditions Albin Michel,
288 p., 2025
https://www.frenchrights.com/fiction #/queen-kong/

In Queen Kong, primatologist Shelly Masi reveals the hidden structure of gorilla society after twenty-five years of field research in the Central African rainforest. Far from the image of submissive females, she uncovers a world led by strong, strategic females who choose their partners, shape group decisions, and challenge the myth of male dominance.

Between science and storytelling, Shelly Masi delivers a vivid and deeply human portrait of our closest wild relatives—while sounding an urgent warning: as gorillas vanish, we lose not only a keystone species, but a mirror to our own origins.

🧐 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭?
√ An eye-opening read that profoundly changes our perception of primates
√ A humorous and passionate book where science and storytelling meet
√ Based on decades of research by a leading expert on gorillas.

✍️ 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢 is a primatologist and lecturer at the Paris National Museum of Natural History.

10/30/2025

📖 | NEW BOOK ALERT - FICTION

𝙰 𝚑𝚊𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚓𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚜𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎, 𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗.
______________________________

FPA is happy to handle the English rights for this excellent debut novel by Jean Ciantar, published by Les Avrils. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙔𝙖𝙘𝙤𝙗 𝙋𝙞𝙧𝙤 is a haunting exploration of guilt, memory, and redemption—where tenderness and violence intertwine on the margins of the modern world.

📚 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙱𝙰𝙻𝙻𝙰𝙳 𝙾𝙵 𝚈𝙰𝙲𝙾𝙱 𝙿𝙸𝚁𝙾
Jean Ciantar
Éditions Les Avrils
336 pages, April 2 2025
https://www.frenchrights.com/fiction #/the-ballad-of-yacob-piro/

Yacob Piro lives alone in a remote town, his quiet strength and solitude a form of survival. When he discovers that the camp where his high-school friend and brief lover David was sent before his su***de was in fact a “conversion” center, Yacob leaves everything behind to confront the past and seek reparation.

With restrained emotion and luminous prose, Jean Ciantar explores guilt, masculinity, and the fragile line between freedom and belonging.

🧐 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭?
√ A captivating debut novel of remarkable depth and beauty
√ Immersive and dazzling prose
√ A masterful reworking of the neo-Western literature genre

✍️ 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙔𝙖𝙘𝙤𝙗 𝙋𝙞𝙧𝙤 is 𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫’s first novel.

10/15/2025

📖✨| SEE YOU IN FRANKFURT!

A new edition, a new story to write! The Frankfurter Buchmesse 2025 officially opened yesterday with an inspiring Opening Ceremony — vibrant perspectives ahead!

For us at The French Publishers’ Agency, this is always the highlight of the year. We have been working intensively to prepare our rights list and showcase the latest from our French publishers.

____________________________

🎯 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭
‣ Inspiration. Tracking emerging trends and the creative shifts shaping tomorrow’s stories.
‣ Collaboration. Strengthening partnerships and sparking new ones across continents.
‣ Connection. Sharing the passion, energy, and curiosity that unite publishing professionals worldwide.

You’ll find us at the 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 (𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝟓.𝟎 – 𝐃𝟗𝟓), coordinated by France LIVRE - The French Publishing Network.

This year again, the stand will bring together nearly 200 publishing houses and over 650 professionals — 1,200m² celebrating the creativity and vitality of French publishing! 🇫🇷✨

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐬 — 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐝. 𝐖𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬.

In the meantime, check out our updated website with additional new titles here :
https://www.frenchrights.com/

Safe travels to Frankfurt, and enjoy the fair!

Alice Tassel and Pascale Montadert

10/08/2025

📖 | NEW BOOK ALERT - NON FICTION

𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙵𝚊𝚛 𝚁𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚏𝚎𝚊𝚛—𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎.

FPA is proud to present the English rights on behalf of Éditions Payot for this clear-sighted essay by journalist Salomé Saqué. 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩 is both a diagnosis of the global rise of far-right movements and a handbook for collective action to defend democracy.

📚 𝚁𝙴𝚂𝙸𝚂𝚃
Salomé Saqué
PAYOT,
170 p., 2025
https://www.frenchrights.com/nonfiction #/resist/

From Italy to Sweden, Argentina to India, populist and nationalist forces are gaining ground—at the ballot box, in public discourse, and on social media. Hate speech, violence, and the erosion of democratic institutions mark this alarming trend. Even the shocking N**i salute performed by Elon Musk at Donald Trump’s second inauguration illustrates the normalization of extremism.

In this expanded international version of the 2024 French bestseller (over 350,000 copies sold), Saqué deciphers the mechanisms of far-right ideology, from billionaire alliances to media complicity, and warns of threats to justice and democracy worldwide. More than an analysis, Resist is a call to action—urging us to fight despair, reclaim solidarity, and stand together against authoritarianism.

🧐 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭?
√ An emergency handbook for confronting the global rise of far-right movements
√ An urgent call for solidarity that sounds the alarm on the tide of hatred and intolerance
√ The first edition of Résister (2024) has already sold over 350,000 copies. This expanded 2025 edition comes in response to the overwhelming international interest received by Payot, as Saqué’s analysis resonates far beyond France — and even beyond Europe.

✍️ 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐞́ 𝐒𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐞́, 29, is a journalist at the independent media outlet Blast and one of the leading young voices on climate, democracy, and gender equality.

---

10/08/2025

📖 | NEW BOOK ALERT - FICTION

𝙰𝚗 𝚎𝚙𝚒𝚌 𝚘𝚍𝚢𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚜, 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎-𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝.
______________________________

FPA is happy to represent the English rights on behalf of EDITIONS PAYOT & RIVAGES for this visionary new novel by Céline Minard. 𝙏𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙧 paints a luminous portrait of the world after—a world where human civilization has crumbled, yet its echoes persist, haunting and unresolved.

📚 𝚃𝙾𝚅𝙰𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙰𝚁
Céline Minard
PAYOT
688 pages, 2025
https://www.frenchrights.com/fiction #/tovaangar/

At the edges of what was once Los Angeles, now renamed “Hidden,” unusual beings, ecosystems, and cultures emerge, reshaping life under new laws and sacred rhythms.

At the heart of this mythic narrative flows Paayme Paxaayt, the river of the West, alongside Amaryllis Swansun and her companions on a singular expedition: part quest, part revelation. A genre-blurring odyssey, 𝙏𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙧 melds speculative fiction, ecological fable, and philosophical inquiry.

🧐 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭?
√ A visionary post-civilization world
√ A mythic quest through reenchanted landscapes
√ A genre-defying literary mastery

✍️ 𝐂𝐞́𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝 is the author of twelve books, acclaimed for their bold inventiveness. She has received several major literary prize including 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘳 𝘦̂𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘦́ (Prix du Livre Inter) and 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘴 (Grand Prix de l’imaginaire, 2024).

06/20/2025

📚 BookCon is back!

After a six-year hiatus, the iconic book lover’s event returns to New York City’s Javits Center on April 18–19, 2026.

Organized by ReedPop, BookCon 2026 promises to be a vibrant celebration of reading and pop culture.

At The French Publishers' Agency, we welcome the return of BookCon as a strong signal of renewal and energy in the global book ecosystem.

The future of publishing is dynamic, community-driven—and full of promise.

More about the event comeback. 👇
Publishers Weekly

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/98044-bookcon-will-return-in-2026.html?oly_enc_id=5467B7003134C4O

Five years after its discontinuation, BookCon has been revived by event organizer ReedPop. The consumer-facing show is set to return next April to its old home at New York City’s Javits Center.

06/17/2025

B R E A K I N G ✨ N E W S

𝚄𝚗 𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚟𝚎𝚊𝚞 𝚕𝚘𝚐𝚘 𝚙𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙵𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚑 𝙿𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜’ 𝙰𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚢.

Dans la continuité du changement d’identité de FRANCE LIVRE - The French Publishing Network (anciennement BIEF), FPA adopte un nouveau logo !

Ce changement n’est pas seulement graphique. Il incarne le lien qui nous unit à France Livre, et inscrit encore mieux FPA dans la mission commune : accompagner les éditeurs français dans leur développement à l’international, au plus près des réalités du terrain.

Basée à New York, The French Publishers’ Agency représente chaque année une soixantaine de maisons d’édition, en fiction et non-fiction.

Et je le mesure chaque jour : notre présence locale est un atout essentiel. Elle nous permet de percevoir plus finement les évolutions du marché, d’en capter les signaux, et de travailler avec justesse les propositions des éditeurs français à destination des éditeurs d’acquisition américains.
Dans un paysage en transformation – concentration, pressions économiques et numériques, incertitudes autour des presses universitaires – cette capacité d’écoute et d’adaptation est plus précieuse que jamais pour répondre aux attentes mouvantes du marché.

𝐂𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞̀𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞́𝐞 𝐚̀ 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐭. 𝐔𝐧𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐨𝐮𝐢. 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐚 𝐦𝐞̂𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐞̂𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐚 𝐦𝐞̂𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

— Alice Tassel, Directrice de The French Publishers' Agency

----

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙵𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚑 𝙿𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜’ 𝙰𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚢 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚕𝚘𝚐𝚘!

The new identity is aligned with the recent rebranding of France Livre – The French Publishing Network (formerly BIEF), and reflects better the close affiliation between our two organizations.

Based in New York, The French Publishers’ Agency represents each year around 60 fiction and nonfiction publishers, from major houses to small independents.

And every day, I see how essential our local presence is: it helps us read the market in real time, spot shifts, read the signals, and tailor pitches with precision for U.S. editors.

In a shifting publishing landscape — market consolidation, financial pressure, digital acceleration, and the challenges facing university presses — being here matters.

This new logo reflects the care we bring to each project.

𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐲𝐞𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

— Alice Tassel , Directrice de The French Publishers’ Agency