On June 28, I attended a conference on thematic bibliographies around sport and comics.
Students had made particularly successful presentations, the videos are available on their channel.
The summary of this session can be found on this page of the Occitanie Livre website. I found the discussions very enriching.
Some ideas for improvement
As an author, I often ask myself questions about my job. How will it evolve? Am I taking a qualitative approach?
Of course, environmental issues arise in any field of activity. Although digital printing uses the least paper, it still consumes energy.
Authors have a far greater influence than they think on the solutions implemented in the book trade. For example, as was the case in the UK, they can put pressure on publishers to be more transparent about the origin of printed paper and the conditions of reforestation.
That said, it’s by reflecting too on the consequences of mass production in the artistic field that certain ideas for improvement are born. To limit an impact, some solutions are better suited than others. In my opinion, print-on-demand, which has been around for several years now, is a process that should be given greater consideration.
Some links :
Certification 2024
For several years, I have regularly participated in updating my knowledge. because I consider writing a profession. The specialization that I have just completed allows me to acquire new knowledge while offering me the possibility of supporting other authors in their projects. This is characterized, for example, by feedback and constructive criticism on their writings.
The team that awards this specialization is made up mostly of authors who have published more than a dozen award-winning novels and written articles in publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Post and O : The Oprah Magazine. A very enriching approach.
Today I received my certification and thank the entire team.
Cultural openness
On June 10, the opening ceremony of the third edition of the Nostre Mar festival took place. A festival wishing to bring people together so as not to spread anti-LGBT hatred, racism and anti-semitism.
I listened to the first part devoted to a conference by the historian Marie-Anne Matard-Bonucci on the theme “fascism and anti-semitism” as well as the second part which was called “entre-là” and which was devoted to music.
It was an intense moment of reflection and exchange.
The memorial also has very interesting books.
Here are some photos from the evening:
Link to the memorial to inform you.
Festival of book and imaginary 2024
I will be present this Saturday, June 15, 2024 for the Book and Imaginary Festival all morning.
You can meet me at Latour Bas Elne avenue du Tech, place de la Fontaine.
You can discover my books through several extracts or ask me questions. An event for which I can’t wait to meet my audience.
Several artistic disciplines will be brought together (Literature, Drawing, Music). On this occasion you will also be able to discover games as well as role-playing games.
The Book and Imagination Festival is organized in partnership with the city public library and the Catalan authors’ circle. Free admission.
Here are the GPS coordinates to get there:
Latitude 42.6021
Longitude 3.0029
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Photos of the 15th of june 2024
E-reader and accessibility
As part of the accessibility of digital books, the reading tool is very important. It must be adapted. Currently, very few e-reader models can both read text in audio and allow correct navigation. When I talk about navigation, I mean keys allowing you to move through the text and select actions indicated in the menu.
For my part, I tried a first model that was lent to me some time ago. He read the text of my book, which is quite astonishing and which, for people whose need arises, proves very useful function text to speech. Enlarging sans serif fonts is also an essential feature for reading digital books.
Dystopia and Utopia
Currently I am working on several projects and actively preparing a professional book fair. In my journey, this led me to think about different subjects. In the field of science fiction, the literary form that we call dystopia is for many of us the opposite of utopia. And yet, utopia and dystopia have a form of complementarity. The themes they address are often very similar. For my part, I think that utopia and dystopia are interesting to explore. The two points that worry me on this subject are the dogmatism of the single thought that certain utopias would tend to present through the stories as well as the pessimism of the situations related in some of the dystopias
Music and inspirations
I really like Music, it accompanies me in professional life as well as in private life.
If I publish this post today it is also to talk about the importance I attach to listening to all styles of music, multicultural enrichment and meetings during festivals and concerts whatever they may be large or small sizes.
This weekend, I listened to the group Cuerteto Tafi as part of the Aspres spring festival. An event that I particularly like and for which I would like to post a link today so that you can discover a list of artists with open sounds and horizons.
“They can cut off all the flowers, they won’t stop spring.” an inspired quote from Pablo Neruda pronounced by the band during the concert
List of links to find out more:
Thriller in the countryside
Recently, I read “In the factory of green thriller: ecopoetics and rurality
(Belphégor 2023) which collects several articles on the theme of crime fiction
Green.
It is not a novel, it is more of a study on the theme of the environment and the
detective novel.
If I’m talking to you about it today it’s because rurality is a concept which is still
associated with a certain form of cliché.
Not all the time fortunately.
Personally, I think this doesn’t make sense.
Reading this book gave me some thoughts that I share.
today with you in the hope that they will accompany you in your path.
In the green thriller, several subjects are addressed, notably the concept of
guilty space that I mentioned previously.
Several texts analyze how environmental issues fit into the narrative of a
detective novel and what are the specificities rural setting in a thriller.
A large place is given to American literature through the notion of
nature writing. However, a portrait of Western literature and particular aspect
of the Ukrainian detective novel is drawn up which is very interesting.
Sant Jordi book fair 2024
I will be present this saturday 27th of april for the Sant Jordi in Torreilles (France).
You could meet me in the morning till 11 hours. to discover my books.
This event would happen with le cercle des auteurs catalans during les floralies chemin de Juhègues. Free admission.
GPS coordinnates to come :
Latitude 42.762618
Longitude 2.986588