Great news! The jury for the 2026 Médicis Prize has revealed its first shortlist, which includes novels by Sophie Divry (Rochebrune, Actes Sud) and Simon Chevrier (Bonne figure, Les Intranquilles). The second shortlist will be announced on October 15, ahead of the announcement of the winner on November 2.
For the past 16 years, Lecture en Tête has awarded the Literary Prize for a Second Novel to a writer who was identified as a promising talent based on their debut novel, in recognition of its literary quality and the promise of future work. The prize will be presented to the winner during the Festival … →
Eleven French novels from this year’s literary season have made the initial shortlist for the Castel Prize, ahead of a second shortlist expected on October 7 and the announcement of the winner on November 10.
For its 10th edition, the Blù Jean-Marc Roberts Prize has shortlisted seven novels. The award, which comes with a prize of 5,000 euros and is dedicated to second and third books, will be presented on October 7 in Paris.
The jury has selected 15 titles for this 10th edition. The shortlist will be announced in late September, and the winner will be revealed on October 16 at the Millepages bookstore in Vincennes.
Congratulations to Simon Chevrier, who has won the 2025 Prix Goncourt du premier roman for his novel PHOTO SUR DEMANDE, published by Editions Stock in January!
As the London Book Fair approaches, we are excited to share with you our latest catalogue. As you would expect from Le monte-charge culturel, you will find a carefully curated selection of literary fiction and non-fiction from around the world — often surprising, sometimes iconoclastic, and always with a sharp eye on the world we live in. The catalogue is available on this link.
2025 got off to a flying start for the agency with the release of PHOTO SUR DEMANDE by Simon Chevrier on January 2nd. The novel has received an enthusiastic response from readers, booksellers, and the press. Livres Hebdo ranked it among the Top 3 best debut novels of the January “rentrée littéraire”, and the paperback rights have already been acquired by Le Livre de Poche!
The debut novel by Palestinian writer Omar Khalifah was released by Coffee House Press in December and received warm accolades from the press. “Through its polyvocal structure, Sand-Catcher refutes the demand for one Palestinian story to be told (and sold), instead offering many stories, about many kinds of people, with many different relationships to Palestine.”Bekah … →
Le monte-charge culturel closed the year with a couple of exciting deals! FANTASTIQUE HISTOIRE D’AMOUR by Sophie Divry: World Spanish rights to Nórdica Editorial LA OU JE ME TERRE by Caroline Dawson: World Spanish rights to Minuscula HISTORIA NA S ́MIERC ́I ZYCIE by Wojciech Tochman: Czech rights to Vydavatelstvo Absynt FAMA O BICIKLISTIMA by Svetislav Basara: French … →
Adrien Blouët’s third book was released on June 23, 2024, by Notabilia. With humor and a good dose of self-deprecation, the author recounts his adventures in locked-down Japan, anxieties, obsessions and natural talent for procrastination, driven by an illusory desire for authenticity. From the humidity of Okinawa to the bustle of Tokyo nights and through … →
New York Review Books acquired two titles by Chilean writer Gonzalo Maier (represented on behalf of Minuscula): “Leer y dormir” and “El libro de los bolsillos”. Editor Alex Andriesse said about the books: “These are surprising, digressive, often balletic short texts, forging crónicas with the tradition of the English essay from William Hazlitt and G.K. Chesterton to … →
Blending travelogue and guide, Giosuè Calaciura shares his love for Pantelleria, an overlooked island nestled off the coast of Sicily, poised between Europe and Africa. Through a myriad of authentic anecdotes, he paints a vivid portrait of the island. Since 2007, the Prix Nicolas Bouvier has honored authors of narratives, novels, and short stories whose style … →
| The debut novel by Jordanian writer Omar Khalifah has been acquired by Jeremy Davies at Coffee House Press: ” We all love the novel and the ways it smuggles humor into a context that would seem to preclude it, letting in a little satirical fresh air without ever sacrificing a keen sense of horror and injustice.” It will come out in December 2024 in the USA and Canada, translated by Barbara Romaine. |
The seventh novel by Sophie Divry, released by Editions du Seuil in January 2024, is among the 10 novels selected for the Prix du Livre Inter. The jury of 24 readers, chaired by Isabelle Hubert, will deliver its verdict on June 3rd.
“Fantastic Love Story” is also nominated for the Prix France Télévision, Prix Orange, Prix France Bleu / Page des Libraires, Prix Relay des lecteurs voyageurs, and Prix La Ponche.
“As the Andes disappear” (Editions du Remue-Ménage, 2020) is the first novel by Quebecois writer Caroline Dawson. The book has seen immense success in Quebec, where it has sold over 63,000 copies. It was a finalist for the Prix des libraires du Québec and the winner of Prix Littéraire des collégiens in 2022. In this memoir, Caroline Dawson recounts … →
On January 4th 2024, Fantastique histoire d’amour, Sophie Divry’s 8th novel, will be released in France by Le Seuil. One week later, Globe will publish Sur les chemins perdus by French writer Stéphane Chaumet. Foreign rights for both books are represented by Le monte-charge culturel.
| Fatima Daas’ debut novel, published by Ullstein in Germany, will be adapted for the stage by Leyla Rabih and presented at the Theater an der Parkaue in Berlin in the summer of 2024. |
Two years after the release of her debut non-fiction book, Une poupée en chocolat, Amandine Gay signed her second book deal with the French publishing house La Découverte for her autobiographical essay La Blanchisserie. The book will explore the concept of “white supremacy as a political system” through tangible anecdotes drawn from Amandine’s personal experience and elements of … →