This is the 25^... edition of books in the citadel in Blaye this weekend of 9 and 10 December 2017.

The Association Preface presents his 25^th Books fair in the citadel on Saturdays 9 and Sunday 10 December 2017.

All the colors of general literature with lectures, dedications, debates, tales, nice meeting…

The new wave of the French thriller with Olivier Norek, Jacques Saussey, Claire Favan…

Literature with Claude Minéraud, Eric Metzger and Laurence Peyrin…

The safe and future values ​​of authors and illustrators for youth with Ronan Badel, Henri Meunier and Janik Coat, also in public dedication…

What makes the signing of Livres en citadelle, that’s the variety of literary talents on offer. From "black-polar" color literature, to so-called "white" literature, all the nuances of talent are represented, like the colors of the estuary that change with each ray of sunshine.

Some names, and not least: Norek, Tackian, Angledroit, moat…

This year, the background wave, these are the thrillers. Amélie Antoine and his "Faithful to the Post" psychological thriller acclaimed by readers (25000 sales). Or, Jean-Luc Aubarbier and its stories where esotericism and history mingle as in "the vengeance of Gaïa", of which part of the action is located in Blaye.

Angledroit Cicero, will come to Blaye for the first time to present his detective novels (but funny anyway) as he specifies, and as the title of his latest opus "Tout est bon dans loulon" suggests. Claire Favan "Tamer of angels" and Jacques Saussey " The octopus ", have the common point of being at the same time sure values ​​of the thriller and regulars of Blaye. The Citadel and its mysteries may inspire them to simmer their future murders…..

The Citadel will also be a den, well-known, of literary laureates in the field of black. Sylvain Forge in November 2017, receives the prestigious Quai des Orfèvres Prize 2018 for his novel “Extreme tension”. Michel Moatti, on the other hand, won the prize for the best francophone novel at the "Cognac Polar Festival".

As for Didier Fossey, his novel "Burn out" was awarded in 2015, the price of the Lions Club thriller. Regarding Olivier Norek, and Niko Tackian, not only do they confuse prices (the first won the Sud Ouest / Lire prize at the last Gradignan fair, and the second the prize of the European thriller of the newspaper "Le Point" in 2016), but they are also successful screenwriters, with the series "Alex Hugo" for one and the season 6 "Gears" for the other….

More, there will not be only for lovers of black novels. All colors are shown.

Works in the colors of life.

More tangy colors with Sophie Henrionnet: Fantastic Adventures of Celestial 13 years and his brother Anatole in "the world of trees", or the tribulations of a young thirty-something "Who wants the skin of Anna C", his novels sparkle and show life in a more beautiful color.

Laurence peyrin book a novel about the beautiful colors of life, those of friendship with "Miss Cyclone" a novel set in New York and described as "sublime" by critics. Eric Metzger, this is 50% from the comic duo "Eric and Quentin" which is rife in Yann Barthès's Quotidien show on TMC. A Blaye, he returns to present his second novel "Adolphe a disparait" where he paints, without looking like it, with pastel shades, the daily, mother-son relationships with sensitivity and humor. Margaux Gilquin with "the last salary", brush unvarnished the life of a woman of 48 years old who is desperately looking for work, a necessary and poignant testimony. His book received the award for Best Work on the World of Work 2017, category “employees”. Claude Mineraud wrote a green book, the color of the dollar, emblem of a capitalist system which he defends in "A planetary terrorism, financial capitalism."

Magic, BD and History.

Change of tone with Christelle Dumarchat. She gives her novels the hue of heroic fantasy with her saga full of characters with magical powers "the dark clans". Vincent Brunner is also interested in exceptional beings like Tarzan, avec son essai sur « Les super héros un panthéon moderne ». Philippe Loirat is truly a specialist in color and image. Avec sa BD «Le réseau Mirabelle » où les acteurs des films cultes reprennent vie à travers ses personnages.

With Isabelle Artiges-Bugeau, Corinne Javelaud and Martial Maury, c’est une plongée dans les couleurs sépia du passé. Isabelle-like, avec « Les petits mouchoirs de Cholet » ou « La demoiselle de Hautefort » ou Corinne Javelaud avec « L’insoumise de Carennac » tracent des portraits forts d’héroïnes confrontés à des des destins contraires.

Mireille Calmel, will present his latest opus, the volume 2 et final de sa série « Les lionnes de Venise », ou des couleurs chatoyantes de la Sérénissime Elle entraîne le lecteur vers le Paris de Louis XIII sombre et mystérieux, with strong and striking female characters.

Vincent Bernard also in the color duo, but less tender with the "blue" and "gray" of the colors of the Civil War of which he is the French specialist, including his biography of General Lee.

Authors of the region.

The book of Françoise Ceccato would rather be "pink or baby blue". This Bordelaise pediatrician presents “1 at 3 in the great adventure of autonomy”, the essential guide to help children grow up.

Local colors will also sparkle: the poetic verb of Chantal Detcherry makes the shimmering of the Gironde sing like no one else, with the beautiful "Feeling of estuary". The earthy verb Gabaye of yesteryear of Jean Luc Buetas for "Les voéyaghes d´Albertine", Gérard Sansey, bard with multiple writings (short stories, romans, memories and…reading method ". Michel Vignau will offer the last of its sum on the history of Haute Gironde "Le Blayais in the 19th and 20th centuries. »Where the colors of the past come back to life.

Galaxy the Comic

Comics with Ronan Badel, from "Petit Sapiens" in prehistoric times to the "Ramdam Sisters" of the conquest of the West, he explores all the worlds with "his lively sketch". He even tackles the great works of literature by illustrating “Friday or Wildlife” by Michel Tournier. Another story of people abandoned on an island, that of "Tromelin, the island of forgotten slaves "d’Alexandrine Civard Racinais.This may be, not yet, a classic, but it is already one of the best sales and revelation of previous literary seasons, Ingrid Chabbert produced the comic book adaptation of the bestseller "Waiting for Bojangles". Serge Carrère also set out to revisit a monument, comics, this time by repeating "Achille Talon", the mythical hero of "Science diction" created by Greg. Serge Carrère is also the designer of the Léo Loden series. Sandrine Revel, will tell the daily life of an unusual family with his series "Hey Jude" .

Fabian Charcot will blow the wind of adventure and history with his illustrated albums such as "Lulu and the Great War". And Marc Lizano, that of a certain anguish with his series "la pension Moreau". Henri Meunier trafficking in the living dead….conquering the South Pole ! « 7 macchabées »

Christophe Léon, draws from its Perigordian lair, in Liorac sur Louyre, inspiration for addressing the greatest, he has already published more than 40 youth novels, among his latest titles "Fani" and "And I will go far, far away ”which deals with migrants.

For the youngest and the favorites.

Thierry Bedouet is addressed to smaller ones with "The little gingerbread man".

"I'm not like the others" from Janik Coat, as a youth album 3 years.

Loïc Dauvillier has also been rewarded with "around the world in 80 days ”by Jules Verne, as well as’Olivier Deloye with "Emile et Margot- forbidden to lies, tome 1 "And Christian Heinrich with his hilarious series of "P’tites Poules"

Still in the animal chapter, Valérie De La Torre with his series "Nono the little monkey" or with the story of a reckless sheep "Bé, the sheep that met… » Maria Jalibert s‘Also addresses to the little ones with" En route "or to the older ones with" Theo's notebook ". Martine Perrin She also has a crush on booksellers for "Petite main, little thumb "for children from birth. Pierre Bertrand is a storyteller and father of the horrible witch "Cornebidouille" who punishes children who do not want to eat their soup.

Preface and its own authors.

Thierry Laval, which combines with the crush of the Preface members of which he is a member. His books are translated abroad. Raffaella Bertagnolio, is also Prefacian, but that certainly has nothing to do with his latest book, "A pony in my fridge". Some joined Preface after committing a book. Amandine Cadusseau she, first of all got involved in the association before illustrating a book. Proof that rubbing shoulders with other authors did not discourage him, and that's all the better. She offers "The Round of Animals".

Is it necessary to present Lapoum ? This gentle giant celebrates 25 years of his baby "Livres en Citadelle" of which he is the founder and offers albums full of a tenderness that he very awkwardly hides under surroundings that he wants gruff with in particular "Mamie Cerise". Finally "last but not least" the one who is also comfortable drawing "curly dogs", "ugly little princesses" in children's albums, sketch "the Presidents of the Republic", "Contract killers", pouring out "torrents of love", or even better, masterfully organize the 25th Books in Citadel fair, the President of Preface, Jean-Christophe Mazurie.

Martial Maury and Valérie Doulevant