The French Publishers' Agency

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

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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

06/10/2025

BUSY WEEKS IN PARIS

𝙱𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚒𝚝𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚄.𝚂. 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜 — 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚖𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝. ✨

The rentrée littéraire is off to a beautiful start, with promising conversations and compelling stories emerging every day.

Spotted so far: a powerful novel tracing roots from Nancy to Saigon — rich, moving, and full of potential.
More to come, for sure.

Between packed B2B meetings at the Paris Book Market and inspiring encounters at the French Publishers’ Houses, we’re forging new bridges and staying focused on stories that travel.

Already grateful for the energy, the people, and the books, indeed.

Alice

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05/14/2025

🚨 BREAKING [HAPPY] NEWS

𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙙: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙮 by Corine Pelluchon (EDITIONS PAYOT & RIVAGES)— the new title we spotlighted earlier this week— has just been longlisted for the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐨𝐭 – 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐅𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 🏆

Warm congratulations to the author and publisher!👇

05/13/2025

🔋🔍| NEW BOOK ALERT - NON FICTION

𝙰 𝚋𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚠𝚊𝚔𝚎-𝚞𝚙 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕: 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚜𝚖 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚎.

FPA is proud to represent the English rights on behalf of Payot & Rivages for this bold and essential work by one of France’s leading contemporary thinkers.

📚𝙱𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙷𝙾𝙻𝙳: 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙿𝙾𝚆𝙴𝚁 𝙾𝙵 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙵𝙴𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙸𝙽𝙴 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙵𝚄𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙴 𝙾𝙵 𝙳𝙴𝙼𝙾𝙲𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚈
𝘓𝘢 𝘥𝘦́𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘶 𝘧𝘦́𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯
Corine Pelluchon
et rivages, 208 pages, 2025
✨ Spanish and German rights granted
https://www.frenchrights.com/nonfiction #/democracy-unchained-or-the-power-of-the-feminine/

In this work, Corine Pelluchon offers a rigorous and insightful philosophical inquiry into how far-right movements exploit psychological fragility through seduction, manipulation, and domination. Drawing on Arendt, Weil, and other major thinkers, she unpacks the roots of authoritarian temptation.

Her response is not a counterattack in kind, but a profound alternative: the power of the feminine—empathy, openness, and care—as a transformative force capable of resisting domination. Seamlessly weaving ethics, ecology, and political philosophy, this vital work charts a bold, humanist path to renew and protect democracy.

🧐𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭?
√ A call to resist and defend our democracies
√ An inspiring feminist political philosophy
√ A major contemporary philosopher’ s take on the rise of the Far Right around the world

✍️ 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐧 is a philosopher and professor at Gustave Eiffel University. She is the author of some twenty books, in which she develops a philosophy of corporeality that emphasizes our vulnerability and dependence on nature, the elements, and other living beings.

04/22/2025

📓 l A BOOK IN THE SPOTLIGHT - FICTION

Happy news! FPA is thrilled to see 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙙'𝙪𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙡𝙚́ shortlisted for the 2025 Goncourt Prize for First Novel. 🏅

Congratulations to Amadou Barry and the team at Éditions Julliard!

We’re proud to support this remarkable book and his author Amadou Barry—a powerful new voice in literature—as part of our mission to amplify emerging talents and share their stories with readers around the world.

📚𝙳𝙸𝙰𝚁𝚈 𝙾𝙵 𝙰𝙽 𝙴𝚇𝙸𝙻𝙴
𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙙'𝙪𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙡𝙚́
Amadou Barry
(Editions Julliard, 256 pages, 2025)
https://www.frenchrights.com/fiction #/diary-of-an-exile/

✍️ 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐮 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 is born in Guinea. 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙣 𝙀𝙭𝙞𝙡𝙚 is his first novel.

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Interested in acquiring the English rights? Don’t hesitate to reach out!

04/22/2025

🇨🇳🔍| NEW BOOK ALERT - NON FICTION

𝙳𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚍𝚎 𝙲𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚊 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚜 — 𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚞𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚑𝚒𝚍𝚎.

FPA is proud to represent the English rights on behalf of Les Belles Lettres for this unique and eye-opening work, which unveils the hidden truths of contemporary China through 34 striking expressions.

📚𝚆𝙷𝙴𝙽 𝙲𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙰 𝚂𝙿𝙴𝙰𝙺𝚂
𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦
Edited by Gilles Guiheux and Lu Shi
Éditions Les Belles Lettres, 350 pages, 2025
https://www.frenchrights.com/nonfiction #/when-china-speaks/

When China Speaks brings together 16 leading experts to decode how language reflects identity, control, and change. From state slogans to viral slang, this sharp analysis captures the pulse of a complex, evolving society.

A must-read to understand China — not through ideology, but through its own voice.

🧐𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭?
√ A linguistic atlas of contemporary China
√ Captures the tensions of today’s China—between surveillance, soft power, and grassroots creativity—through the lens of everyday language.
√ Combines academic insight with accessible storytelling for a wide audience.

✍️ 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐱 is a professor of sociology of China at Université Paris Cité. His work has focused on entrepreneurs, and he is currently completing a study of working-class labor.

✍️ 𝐋𝐮 𝐒𝐡𝐢 is Honorary Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Lille. Her work has focused on migration and rural family enterprises. She has published 𝘓𝘦𝘴 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘹 𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 (Presses universitaires du Midi, 2014).

04/22/2025

🎉| NEW RELEASE ALERT!

Pascale and I are pleased to announce the release of two empowering works, both emblematic of contemporary French voices. By helping bring these books to new audiences, we continue to support meaningful cultural dialogue through translation and publishing. 📚🌍

We warmly thank our partners for their trust and collaboration.

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📔 𝙽𝙰𝙼𝙴
By Debré
Flammarion, 2022
Translated by Lauren Elkin
Paperback, 144 pp.
Semiotext(e), April 15, 2025
https://www.semiotexte.com/name

📔 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙻𝙸𝙵𝙴, 𝙾𝙻𝙳 𝙰𝙶𝙴, 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙳𝙴𝙰𝚃𝙷 𝙾𝙵 𝙰 𝚆𝙾𝚁𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙶-𝙲𝙻𝙰𝚂𝚂 𝚆𝙾𝙼𝙰𝙽
By Eribon
Flammarion, 2023
Translated by Michael Lucey
Paperback, 256 pp.
Semiotext(e), March 25, 2025
https://www.semiotexte.com/the-life-old-age-and-death-of-a-working-class-woman

03/31/2025

The Lycée Français of NYC is organizing its annual French and Francophone Cultural Fair with a great line up. Check it out!

The Lycée Français of NYC is organizing its annual French and Francophone Cultural Fair with a great line up. Check it out! https://lnkd.in/ebSyXGHf

03/26/2025

👀 𝐋𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐮𝐱 𝐄́𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐬-𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐬

𝕊𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕕’𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤, 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕡𝕖𝕤 𝕕𝕒𝕟𝕤 𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤, 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕢𝕦𝕖 : 𝕔’𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕥𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕦𝕟 𝕖́𝕔𝕠𝕤𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖̀𝕞𝕖 𝕔𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖𝕝 𝕖𝕥 𝕖́𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕗 𝕢𝕦𝕚 𝕧𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕖.

Ces dernières semaines, plusieurs décisions de l’administration Trump ont provoqué une vive inquiétude dans les milieux culturels, académiques et éducatifs du pays.

Éclairages 💡:

𝟷. ʟᴀ sᴜᴘᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴅᴇ ʟ’ɪᴍʟs : ᴜɴ ᴄᴏᴜᴘ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴘᴏʀᴛᴇ́ ᴀ̀ ʟ’ᴀᴄᴄᴇ̀s ᴀ̀ ʟᴀ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ
La disparition programmée de l’Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) – seule agence fédérale dédiée au financement des bibliothèques et musées – 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟐𝟓 𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐛𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞̀𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐭 𝟑𝟓 𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞́𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐞́𝐝𝐞́𝐫𝐚𝐥, en particulier dans les zones rurales ou défavorisées.. Au-delà de la fermeture de sites, c’est tout un écosystème de services essentiels qui est en jeu : accès gratuit à internet, programmes d’alphabétisation, formation des bibliothécaires, collections numériques. Alerte sur un risque réel de démantèlement d’un pilier fondamental de la vie publique américaine.

𝟸. ʟ’ᴇ́ᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇ́ᴍɪǫᴜᴇ sᴏᴜs ᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ
Les maisons d’édition universitaires tirent la sonnette d’alarme. Alors que les financements liés à la diversité sont coupés et que les procédures d’évaluation scientifique sont réorientées vers des « priorités d’agence », les bibliothèques universitaires deviennent de plus en plus frileuses à l’idée d’acheter des ouvrages sur des sujets jugés sensibles, comme la race, le genre ou la justice sociale.

Cette dérive compromet des années de progrès en matière de bibliodiversité et de recherche. Ce n’est pas seulement une question de budget : c’est une menace directe sur la production et la circulation d’un savoir ouvert et diversifié. 𝐀𝐯𝐞𝐜 𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐝’𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐞́𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐞́𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬.

𝟹. ᴜɴᴇ ʀᴇᴍɪsᴇ ᴇɴ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇʟʟᴇ ᴘʟᴜs ʟᴀʀɢᴇ
Il ne s’agit pas d’une série de décisions isolées, mais bien d’une stratégie cohérente visant à redéfinir les institutions culturelles et éducatives à travers un prisme politique. Sous couvert de réduction du périmètre fédéral, des agences considérées comme « non essentielles » sont supprimées, au détriment de l’accès à la culture, à la connaissance et à la formation.

Les conséquences seront durables, notamment pour les jeunes générations qui risquent de grandir privées d’outils fondamentaux pour développer leur pensée critique, leur créativité et leur engagement citoyen.

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Chez FPA, nous continuons, à notre niveau, à faire circuler les livres et les idées entre les États-Unis et la France.

03/18/2025

📖 NEW BOOK - NON-FICTION

𝔸 𝕤𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕠𝕗 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕤.

FPA is proud to represent the English rights for Éditions La Découverte on this essential investigation into Jewish spoliation in Paris during and after the Occupation.

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📚𝙻𝙾𝙾𝚂𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙾𝙽𝙴’𝚂 𝙷𝙾𝙼𝙴: 𝙹𝙴𝚆𝙸𝚂𝙷 𝚂𝙿𝙾𝙻𝙸𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽 𝙸𝙽 𝙿𝙰𝚁𝙸𝚂 𝟷𝟿𝟺𝟶-𝟷𝟿𝟺𝟼
𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘦́𝘮𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘴
Isabelle Backouche, Sarah Gensburger, Eric Le Bourhis
Editions La Découverte, 446 pages, 2025
https://www.frenchrights.com/nonfiction #/loosing-ones-home-jewish-spoilation-in-paris-1940-1946/

During the Occupation, thousands of Jewish Parisians were evicted, their homes seized, their belongings scattered.
Landlords, officials, and neighbors—some willing, others complicit—became part of a system that reallocated these apartments under Vichy and N**i rule.

At Liberation, survivors returned to find their homes occupied, their losses ignored, and justice out of reach.

An excellent book and a must-read inquiry, this gripping account uncovers, street by street, a history too often overlooked—shedding new light on Paris and the lives forever altered within its walls.

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🧐 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭?
√ An untold story of Jewish spoliation in Paris
√ Based on a ten-year study of previously unseen archival documents
√ A fluid account interweaving the history of the Holocaust and that of housing

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03/13/2025

📓 l ALERT - GRAPHIC NOVEL

FPA is proud to represent the English rights for 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚 on behalf of Presses de la Cité.

This remarkable graphic adaptation is based on the novel published by Editions Robert Laffont, which has already reached 30,000 readers.

📚 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙿𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙸𝚂𝙴
𝘓𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦
Marie De Lattre and Nicolas Buysse
Illustrations by Julia Freund
Presses de la Cité, 160 pages, 2025
https://www.frenchrights.com/childrens-and-graphic-novel #/the-promise-graphic-novel/

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚 unveils Marie de Lattre’s lifelong quest to uncover a buried family secret—a child saved from deportation in 1942, a silence kept for generations. By unfolding her father’s story, filled with anecdotes and souvenirs, Marie de Lattre examines the concepts of transmission and filial love.

This moving investigation now comes to life visually, thanks to German artist Julia Freund and Belgian screenwriter Nicolas Buysse. A gripping adaptation that helps keeping memory alive.

🧐 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭?
√ A format that appeals to a wide range of readers
√ An inspirational read for turbid times
√ An incredible story that questions: what would you do for love?


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"An extraordinary story, a tragic story." - Augustin Trapenard, La Grande Librairie

"It's the most incredible family story you can imagine." - Étienne de Montety, Le Figaro littéraire

"With a superb restraint and anger, Marie de Lattre breaks the silences of this past that haunts." - Ariane Singer, Le Monde des livres