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Goncourt Prize 2026: Philippe Jaenada Crowned for "L'Inconnue du quai de Javel", an Investigation into a Murder Forgotten Since 1949

November 3, 202613:12BY Jerome Goulon

Hugues Capet Prize 2026: 17 Books Announced, €30,000 in Awards, and a New Prize Dedicated to French History

Thélyson Orélien's publisher confirms the use of AI to write his novel and abandons the writer

Little Nicholas makes his grand return to bookstores with twelve brand-new stories and new characters

"On familiar terms": Élisabeth Delaygue and Alain Potelle explore love in the face of passing time

United Kingdom: Sally Rooney's novels withdrawn from sale after her support for Palestine Action

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Prix Médicis 2026: Female novelists dominate the selection, Thélyson Orélien excluded

October 15th 202617:30BY News Service

2026 Nobel Prize in Literature: Who Is Anne Carson, the 76-Year-Old Canadian Honored for Her Extraordinary Work?

October 9th 202610:37BY Jerome Goulon

Kaouthar Trojette: “If You Want to Have Impact, You Must Focus on How to Gain Power”

October 9th 202610:30BY Aime Kaniki

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — After reactions to her testimony on “It begins today”, Charlotte Chaleil shares love and healing in her new book “All Because of a Book”

October 7th 202614:55BY Aime Kaniki

Death of Jeffrey Archer: The Novelist with 300 Million Books Sold Passes Away at 86

October 6th 202609:41BY Aime Kaniki

Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française: twelve authors shortlisted in the first selection

October 2th 202612:17BY News Service

Despite the controversy surrounding AI and its exclusion from the Goncourt Prize, "It Was That or Die" by Thélyson Orélien became the best-selling novel in France.

September 30, 2026 16:53BY Jerome Goulon

Thélyson Orélien: a new case of plagiarism discovered, passages from Jacques Poulin reused in a 2012 short story

September 29, 2026 16:17BY Jerome Goulon

Thélyson Orélien: a new alleged plagiarism discovered; his poem "Déchirures" is said to have assembled texts from three Japanese poets

September 28, 2026 06:58BY Jerome Goulon

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Goncourt Prize 2026: The Academy withdraws Thélyson Orélien's novel after the controversy over AI and plagiarism

September 25, 2026 12:55BY Jerome Goulon

Thélyson Orélien in turmoil: his publisher suspends his promotional tour. His appearance at the Quebec City Book Fair is cancelled.

September 25, 2026 07:18BY Jerome Goulon

Following the AI controversy, Goncourt Prize candidate Thélyson Orélien is accused of plagiarism. Old, compromising texts have resurfaced.

September 23, 2026 10:25BY Jerome Goulon

“It Was That or Die”: Did Thélyson Orélien Write His Novel with AI?

September 22, 2026 16:00BY Aime Kaniki

Prix Femina 2026: Yannick Haenel, Polina Panassenko and Thélyson Orélien in the first selection

September 10, 2026 18:45BY News Service

Murdoku, the activity book that sells police investigations in Spain

September 2, 2026 11:05BY Alice Leroy

Adèle Haenel recounts her departure from cinema and settles scores with the industry

23th August 202618:46BY News Service

Bernard Minier publishes a thriller about the excesses of tech giants

23th August 202612:19BY News Service

“Us too”: Anne Godard reveals the secrets of a Parisian bourgeois family

21th August 202618:03BY Alice Leroy