The Centre National du Livre Hosts the 3rd Edition of the “Dîner des Primo-Romanciers”
Yesterday evening, the Centre National du Livre (National Book Centre) gathered the next generation of French writers at rue Verneuil, where the institution highlighted 12 writers having recently published a novel for the first time. Selected by the ‘palmarès des libraires’, an annual ranking by the magazine Livres Hebdo, 6 men and 6 women were invited to meet over dinner, each accompanied by their chosen sponsor. This year’s new writers included Louise Bentkowski, Dalya Daoud, Alice Develey (winner of the Première Plume 2024 prize), Agnès Jésupret, Marie Kelbert, Alix Lerasle, and their male counterparts Paolo Bellomo, Arthur Dayras, Sébastien Dulude, Simon Fichet, Nicolas Martin, and Guillaume Viry.
This annual dinner, preceded by a cocktail reception at Librairie 7L, is the perfect way for emerging authors to be introduced to the French literary scene and meet fellow first-time authors, established novelists and other key players. Thanks to the sponsorship of Madame Figaro, Livres Hebdo and Librairie 7L, the CNL aims to foster intergenerational solidarity, an essential pillar of the publishing industry.
Some of the personalities who gathered to meet the twelve first-time authors included Rachida Dati, Laurence Delamare and Régine Hatchondo.
Photos: Tomy Do
