A rebirth that they promise “unforgettable”. Less than two months from the revival of the largest fair dedicated to the pocket book, the organizers are busy to concoct “an eclectic and quality program”, promises Jean-Edgar Casel, co-founder of The La Griffe black bookstore In Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, where this event was born with an international dimension in 2009 was born.
On June 28 and 29, the festival will reborn in Créteil At the Dupeyroux park, “a sublime place”, according to the bookseller, who hopes to “do good in the ambient gloom”. The show signs its comeback there after two years of absence. At his best years, he brought together 300 authors and drained up to 30,000 books.
There will be “for all tastes”
Already, more than 250 writers from Polar, Literature, Youth, New Romance, Essays … are announced. There will be “for all tastes”, according to “the doctrine” of Jean-Edgar Casel and his partner Gérard Collard, who have multiplied to set up this festival in a few months, when they usually need a whole year.
On the guest list, there are faithful, like Olivier minkfeathers always in vogue Julien SandrelGrégoire Delacourt, Raphaëlle giordanoforeign novelists such as Chris Whitaker, “absolutely to meet”, according to Gérard Collard, but also personalities like the former President of the Republic François Hollandeactor Bruno Solo, or journalists, such as Sorj Chalandon etc.
As for the godmothers and sponsor of the event, it is Marie Sizun, the literary Grand Prix of the readers of “Elle” for her novel “The woman of the German” and Jean-Philippe Blondel. “The Créteil lounge in pocket is our early summer Christmas. We wait for him to come back every year, and the change of place does not change our impatience, nor to our happiness ”, salutes the author to more than thirty works in adult and youth literature, in a word disseminated by the organizers.
“We are still waiting for several people, these are the longest to have,” says Jean-Edgar Casel. Not to be missed either, a “surprise”. The winner of the all-new prize for 2025 detectives, awarded by legal investigative professionals, will also be present this weekend, a week after being rewarded.
All the programming known in a few days
Supported by the Grand Paris Sud-Est Avenir territory and the City of Créteil, the managers of the Black Griffement have established a partnership for this edition with The independent bookstore in the village. The latter will offer a wide choice of manga, graphic novels and comics. Three different spaces devoted to literature, thriller and youth will be developed, with scenes for round tables, exchanges between authors.
And to celebrate small books, many other activities, music for music are preparing. But to know the whole programming, bibliophiles will have to wait a little longer. The organizers should lift the veil in a few days.
June 28 and 29, 2025, 19, rue des Mèches in Créteil. Free. Information on the site Internet of Créteil in pocket.
