Fontainebleau Book Fair: book signings, meetings and conferences in Seine-et-Marne (77)

On September 27, 2025, the town of Fontainebleau, in the Seine-et-Marne region, welcomes you to its book festival! Join us at the Théâtre Municipal and the Hôtel de l'Aigle Noir for a host of conferences, meetings and book signings with various authors, as well as violin music at the end of the day. While access to the book signings is free, the conferences and the closing candle-lit writing workshop are not.

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Novelists, historians, essayists, children's authors and cartoonists await the public to share their stories in a beautiful setting, from 10 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.!

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The program

• 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., in the theater - Stories for children : The Odyssey

Laure Grandbesançon invites children aged 6 to 12 to take a behind-the-scenes look at the history of France for the publication of the new volume of "Odyssées, 40 récits incroyables" (Les Arènes).

• 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., at the theater - Adèle Hugo and Miles Franklin: women who love freedom

One, the daughter of Victor Hugo, tries to emerge from her father's shadow, the other, the daughter of farmers in Australia, fights against the misogyny of her time. Their freedom will come through writing.

• 12pm - 12:45pm, at the theater - How do we tell the story of our lives?

Pain and joy, emotions and anecdotes: how do we tell the story of our lives? What do the stories we tell our loved ones say about us?

• 14h - 14h45, in the theater - How does the taste for reading come about?

For children and adults alike, the question of reading is becoming increasingly important. Are all types of reading good enough? Do we have the right not to finish a book? To read the end before the beginning?

• 14h - 14h45, at the Hôtel de l'Aigle Noir - Story of a survivor

Successful entrepreneur and survivor of a 53-minute cardiac arrest, Nicolas d'Hueppe recounts his road to recovery, during which he rediscovered the intelligence of the heart.

• 15h - 15h45, at the theater - Polars, a story that lasts

The success of detective novels continues unabated. Meet two contemporary masters of mystery, who lead the investigation on the banks of the Loing and in the Paris of the 1830s revolutions.

• 3 pm - 3:30 pm, at the Hôtel de l'Aigle Noir - The crazy adventures of Mazarin's nieces

From Italy, Mazarin's seven nieces are the stuff of romance.

• 3.45pm - 4.15pm, at the Hôtel de l'Aigle Noir - Zombies, ghosts and revenants in history

Turntables, ghosts, the living dead and zombies fascinate us. Do they even exist? Who are they exactly? Where do they come from?

• 16h - 16h45, at the theater - Espionage in wartime

Why do spies continue to fascinate us? Who are these men and women who betray their country or serve secret causes? In wartime, what do they risk?

• 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm, at the Hôtel de l'Aigle Noir- The 20th century, why so many secrets?

A captivating plunge into the heart of the most sulphurous files of the last century.

• 5 pm - 6 pm, at the theater - Writing the story of your loved ones

How can you follow in the footsteps of your grandparents or great-grandparents? Why do we need to know more about those who came before us? What can we do with the stories we've found?

• 5:30 pm - 6 pm, at the Hôtel de l'Aigle Noir - A moment of violin music: Mozart

Is Mozart really a genius? Who commissioned his Requiem? Is he Salieri's rival?

• 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm, at the theater - How can we be happy in an unfair world?

In a world where not everything depends on us, how can we fight against what seems unfair? Where can we find the strength to live our happiness to the full?

• 8 pm - 9:30 pm, at the theater - Candlelight writing workshop: "Write a letter to someone who really matters to you".

To close the book festival, take up the pen and dare to write to someone, guided by author Maud Jan Ailleret. Materials provided.