Brive Book Fair: dates, venue, guests and programme (2026)

The 44th Brive Book Fair runs over three days, from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November 2026. The signing areas are free to enter, with no booking. A few activities require free registration (at the Labenche museum and the media library) and screenings at the Rex cinema are at the usual prices, booking required.

• Georges Brassens hall, place du 14-Juillet, town centre: general literature. The hall has hosted literature since 2024 and has been extended by 1,000 m2 (source: brive.fr).
• Espace des 3 Provinces, avenue Jacques et Bernadette Chirac: children's books, young adult and comics.
• Town centre: talks at the Théâtre de Brive, the media library, the Labenche museum and the Francis Poulenc auditorium.

A free electric shuttle runs on all three days between place du 14-Juillet and the Espace des 3 Provinces. On foot, the greenway links the two sites in about ten minutes; Vélibéo bikes and town buses are another option (source: foiredulivredebrive.net).

The 44th edition is presided by Dominique Bona, author and member of the Académie française, who succeeds Philippe Claudel (source: brive.fr). She gives a main interview on Saturday 7 November at 11am under the Brassens hall and leads other talks during the fair.

The guests of honour are Béatrice Bonhomme for poetry, Marie-Aude Murail for children's books and Joann Sfar for comics. The list of authors and their signing days is published on foiredulivredebrive.net, Authors page, updated daily during the fair.

Several prizes are awarded during the Brive Book Fair. The jury of the French Language Prize includes Laure Adler, Antoine Compagnon, Jérôme Garcin and Dany Laferrière (source: foiredulivredebrive.net).

• Parking: the Guierle underground car park (1,140 spaces) is free during the fair; it closes at 11pm on Friday and Saturday and at 8pm on Sunday. The Espace des 3 Provinces car park is free every day. Surface car parks are also available.
• Signings: everyone may have up to three of their own books signed, shown at the entrance to receive a sticker. A stamp given at the entrance of one site gives quicker access to the others.
• Accessibility: reserved spaces at both main sites, access to the reserved car park with the French disability card (carte mobilité inclusion), dedicated entrances at the Brassens hall (from quai Tourny) and the Espace des 3 Provinces (from rue des 3 Provinces); five talks are interpreted in French Sign Language.
• Food: a restaurant at the Brassens hall, booking required, and food trucks at the Espace des 3 Provinces.
• Animals: not allowed, except guide and assistance dogs.

Source: foiredulivredebrive.net, FAQ, consulted on 25 October 2026. Fair contact: foiredulivre@brive.fr.

ICI Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a stand under the Georges Brassens hall. On Sunday 8 November at 8:30pm, a 40-minute special programme on the fair, presented by Eric Perrin, airs on NoA and france.tv (source: France Télévisions, press release of 29 September 2026). The local radio stations of Corrèze also cover the fair: see the Corrèze Actu page on local radio.