If you're looking for THE perfect plan to curl up with a good book and meet your favorite authors with your feet practically in the sand, you definitely need to be in La Grande Motte this weekend. For its 5th edition, the La Grande Motte se livre book fair brings together an incredible lineup of major names in literature, crime fiction, essays, and comic books in an ultra-friendly and intimate atmosphere at the Jean Balladur Convention Center
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Karine Giebel, Daniel Picouly and Guillaume de Tonquédec on the guest list!
This year, the event is making a big splash with a dynamic dual honorary presidencythe undisputed queen of dark thrillers Karine Giebel (who will come sign her new book In the Cold Earth for a national exclusive preview!) and the captivating writer Daniel Picouly.![]()
FridayOctober 16th at 8:30 PM with an exclusive and intimate reading by actor Guillaume de Tonquédec around his book Your Mother and Me. And throughout the weekend, you'll come across figures like François-Henri Déserable, Catherine Ceylac, Nathalie Saint-Cricq, Valérie Benaïm, Patrice Duhamel, Pascal Bataille and Sarah Biasini.
A virtual reality investigation and workshopfor the whole family
Beyond the exciting debates and book signing sessions organized with Gibert bookstore, the fair has some real gems in store! You can, for example, slip into the shoes of a detective with the interactive exhibition « Who Stole the Omorto? »: armed with a tablet and headphones, you'll need to solve the theft of a painting in Rio de Janeiro! and even a grand prehistoric show (Mammoth Thunder) on Sunday afternoon. The visual highlight? The collectible poster of the fair designed this year by Sunra, the famous Montpellier street artist with stencils bordered by red hearts.Palais des Congrès Jean Balladur - La Grande Motte (25 minutes from Montpellier)
Saturday, October 17 from 10am to 6:30pm, and Sunday, October 18 from 10am to 5:30pm
Opening evening Friday at 8:30pm
Price: Free admission
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