The Brive-la-GaillardeBook Fair will take place from 7 to 9 November 2025 and will be attended by a large number of authors, usually including the winners of the major autumn prizes such as the Goncourt and the Prix Renaudot.

The Brive Book Fair 2025 promises to be an exciting 43rd edition.

In all, around 500 authors and illustrators will gather around Philippe Claudel, the Chairman.

An author talks to one of his readers on his stand at the Book Fair.

Must-see authors

The list of the first authors to attend the Brive Book Fair has just been unveiled.

Three special guests

The Foire du Livre au Brive is delighted to welcome three special guests to this year's event:

  • Jean-Claude Mourlevat (children's and teen literature)
  • Emmanuel Guibert (comics),
  • Hélène Dorion, the poet from Quebec, the first major poetry guest.

The list of authors is not yet known. However, we have no doubt that some of the event's regulars will be there, including Jacques Attali, Franck Bouysse, Christian Signol, Amélie Nothomb, Laure Adler, Douglas Kennedy, Bernard Werber, David Foenkinos and Baptiste Beaulieu, Michel Bussi, Mélissa Da Costa, Raphaëlle Giordano, Laure Manel, Hervé Le Tellier, Véronique Olmi, Marie Pavlenko, Valérie Perrin, Mazarine Pingeot, Carène Ponte, Isabelle Sorente, Sophie Tal Men, Maud Ventura, Alice Zeniter......

Writers shortlisted for the autumn literary prizes and authors acclaimed by the general public

  • Franck Bouysse, Michel Bussi, Sorj Chalandon, David Diop, Ambre Chalumeau, Raphaël Enthoven, Manon Fargetton, Laurent Gaudé, Valentine Goby, Christophe Galfard, Emma Green, Éric Giacometti, Virginie Grimaldi, Joseph Incardona, Gilles Legardinier, Justine Lévy, Maïa Mazaurette, Bernard Minier, Amélie Nothomb, Guillaume Poix, Carène Ponte, Matthieu Ricard, Vanessa Schneider, Cédric Sapin-Defour, Joann Sfar, Christian Signol, Bruce Toussaint, Aurélie Valognes, Charline Vanhoenacker, Adèle Yon, Clara Ysé...

French academics :

  • Danièle Sallenave

Politicians

  • List to come soon

Other public figures

  • David Douillet, Philippe Etchebest, Michel Hazanavicius, Raphaël Quenard or Kendji Girac

Children's authors and comic strip writers

From Anne Goscinny to Marc Boutavant, via Fred Bernard and Alex W. Inker, the authors and illustrators of children's books and comics will be taking centre stage at this major literary weekend, with book signings, meetings and performances.

Practical information

You can find the full list of authors attending the event, together with their biographical and bibliographical details, on the website: foiredulivredebrive.net.

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