Literature enthusiasts will have the opportunity to meet Philippe Jaenada, the recent winner of the prestigious Goncourt Prize for L’Inconnue du quai de Javel (Flammarion). Also attending will be Yannick Haenel, recipient of the Femina Prize for La solitude des professeurs est infinie (Gallimard), and François-Henri Désérable, awarded the Renaudot Prize for his novel Le Palais (Gallimard).
Jean-Paul Enthoven and Christophe Ono-dit-Biot, regulars at the event, will jointly receive the Renaudot Essay Prize for Dictionnaire amoureux du bonheur (Plon) and L’Odyssée de l’Odyssée (Grasset). Jean-Christophe Buisson will also be present, winner of the Renaudot Poche Prize for Complètement à l’Est ! (Perrin).
Other notable voices from the literary season are expected, such as Philippe Vasset, winner of the Médicis Prize for Dans les grandes lignes (Flammarion), Anne Godard, winner of the Décembre Prize for Nous aussi (Actes Sud), and Sébastien Lapaque, honored with the Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française for Le Rappel des oiseaux (Actes Sud).
The event will kick off with the inauguration and the presentation of the 2026 French Language Prize to Chantal Thomas, recognized for her entire body of work.
