Second chances without instructions
Starting again does not mean erasing the past: stories of bonds and reunions gain from leaving room for hesitation.
La Cause littéraire
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Family ties: a territory for fiction
Why do family stories touch us so deeply? A look at the silences, loyalties and choices that shape Camille’s world.
Le Regard Libre
Read more ↗From notebook to character: interview questions
Four questions exploring the birth of a story, the choice of viewpoints and the space left for the reader.
Le Carnet et les Instants
Read more ↗Behind a flowing page: the work of rewriting
Cutting, moving, listening: a look at the quiet work that gives a story its voice and breathing space.
Diacritik
Read more ↗Camille Valden: ordinary lives in the foreground
From family meals to unsent letters, writing attentive to the details that quietly shift a life.
Zone Critique
Read more ↗A story continues beyond the last page
Reviews, questions, reading memories: what exchanges with the public can bring to a novel’s life.
La Femelle du requin
Read more ↗When a place almost becomes a character
A house, a street, a seashore: fictional settings can carry memories and influence decisions.
Le Matricule des Anges
Read more ↗Reading on screen, keeping the joy of connection
Ebooks change the medium, not the wish to talk about a story and the people in it.
Livres Hebdo
Read more ↗Dialogue: where everything can change
A reply too quick, an answer avoided: how an apparently ordinary conversation can move a novel forward.
Lire Magazine
Read more ↗Imperfect characters, lasting attachments
Readers’ affection does not depend on perfection: it often grows from flaws, effort and contradictions.
Le Monde des livres
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