Un Book Fair it is an opportunity for readers and professionals to meet and discuss books. With around thirty book events in Pays de la Loire, the Spring of Montaigu's book in Vendée stands out for its friendly literary atmosphere.
First literary event in Pays de la Loire, firmly established in the territory of Vendée, the Printemps du Livre de Montaigu is one of the most popular literary events in France. Created in 1989, the Book Fair de Montaigu will celebrate its 35th edition of the show in 2025, rendez-vous from 28 at 30 March 2025.
Every year, the public rushes in large numbers to discover 200 writers invited to book signings, meetings and scheduled events in the city. A resolutely popular event, the Spring of the Book of Montaigu offers quality literary programming and gives an important place to children's literature and comics.
2025 Edition
The Montaigu Book Fair in Vendée from March 28 to 30, 2025
In 2025, it's Bernard minier, who will honor the Printemps du livre by assuming the presidency.
Bernard Minier, known for his captivating thrillers and thrilling plots, has established himself for several years as one of the major voices of the French crime novel. Mixing suspense, psychological tension and police intrigue, Bernard Minier's novels are now translated into many languages and captivate readers around the world. (source: Spring of Montaigu's book)
The first 2025 names revealed – authors among the French’s favorites
This year, the Montaigu Book Spring welcomes again great authors: Peter swanson (Those who are saved, Gallmeister), Aurelie Valognes (The Fugue, JC Lattès), Anne Bouillon (Women's Affairs, The Iconoclast), Marin Ledun (Henua, Gallimard), Raphaelle Giordano (And they lived happily despite all their children, Récamier), Isabelle Duquesnoy (The Queen's Birdcatcher, Verso), Marie Pavlenko (Crossing the mountains and being born here, Les Escales), Emily blaine (Dear You, Harper Collins), Eric Fouassier (The Evil Song, Albin Michel), Xavier de Moulins (Making Love Again, Flammarion), Emmanuel Ruben (Malville, Stock), Alexis Laipkser (Breathtaking, Michel Lafon), Adele Breau (The Influential, JC Lattès), Cedric Sire (Survivors, Michel Lafon).
The Printemps du Livre 2025 will also welcome comic book authors such as Antoine Tracqui and children's literature writers including Gaëlle Duhaze et Anne GoscinnyYou will also find Cassandre Lambert, Joren, Mademoiselle Caroline and Marie Reppelin.
The list of authors continues to be revealed! You will find at the show: Sidonie BONNEC, Clémentine CÉLARIÉ, Jean-Marc GÉNÉREUX, Stéphanie PEREZ, Laurence PEYRIN, Marwan CHAHINE, Guillaume CHAMANADJIAN, Angélina DELCROIX, Benoit D'HALLUIN, Franz Olivier GIESBERT, Sophie BROCAS, Anatole Edouard NICOLO, Camille EMMANUELLE, Zoé BRISBY, Caroline COIRATON.
Practical information – Montaigu Book Spring
Date of the Montaigu Book Spring 2025
The Montaigu Book Fair takes place on March 28, 29 and 30, 2025!
Montaigu Book Spring 2025 Schedule
- Friday March 28 from 10 a.m. to 20 p.m.
- Saturday 29 March from 10h to 19h
- Sunday March 30 from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
Free admission
The Montaigu Book Spring is a free event.
Catering offer
The Montaigu Book Festival offers on-site catering.
Shuttle buses
Shuttle schedules for the Montaigu Book Festival :
- Saturday 29 March from 10h to 19h
- Sunday March 30 from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
Passes every 15 minutes (free service).
Shuttles serve the city center and parking lots.
Parking
Where to park to access the Montaigu Book Festival?
- Maxime Bossis Sports Center
- Thalie Theater
- Montaigu-Vendée train station
- Fairground Square (blue zone)
- Hospital
Disabled persons access
Access for people with reduced mobility are:
- Parking on small Saint-Jean street
- Reserved parking on presentation of the European parking card
- Drop-off in front of the entrance (request access in advance on the Printemps du Livre website)
Opening show of the Printemps du Livre de Montaigu 2025
For the 2025 edition, the opening show is a immersive music reading proposed by the famous guitarist Thibault Cauvin, who will present a preview of his first novel.
The program of the 2025 edition
Discover the visitor program for the 2025 edition of the Montaigu Book Festival!
2025 highlights
- Reading in the Dark by Bernard Minier : accompanied by musicians and actors, he will present his new Macabre tourism. Experience an original and immersive adaptation blindfolded. Saturday March 29, 2025 at 18:30 p.m. at the Cinéma Grand Ecran in Montaigu-Vendée. Online registration
- Immersive olfactory encounter with Paul Richardot (perfumer and author). Saturday March 29, 2025 at 16 p.m. at the Maison des associations, Montaigu-Vendée. Online registration.
- “An hour with” : Aurelie Valognes (March 29 – 10 a.m. – Marquee of Henri Joyau Park), Raphaelle Giordano (March 29 – 14 p.m. – Village Hall), Peter swanson (March 30 – 14:30 p.m. – Village Hall), Jean-Marc Généreux (March 30 – 17 p.m. – function room), Arnaud Boissières (March 29 – 18 p.m. – function room)
To discover during the weekend: authors, entertainment, shows…
- Authors' booths – meetings and signings. Capital, place of the Hôtel-de-Ville. From Friday to Sunday.
- “RIP” Exhibition – open to the public from March 11 to 30 at the Calliopé Media Library.
- Pauline Retailleau's Sandwich Tours – Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th from 12:30 p.m. to 13:30 p.m. Departure from the tourist office. Discover Montaigu through its walls!
- Literary Stopovers – discover new authors and their latest works. More informations.
- Concert “The Dreamcatchers” – Saturday March 29 and Sunday March 30 at 12:30 p.m. at Parc Henri Joyau (marquee).
- The magic guinguette – Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 March at 11 a.m. then 14:30 p.m. at Parc Henri Joyau (marquee)
- The Zygomates – Saturday at 9:45 a.m., 14 p.m. and 16:30 p.m. and Sunday at 9:45 a.m. and 15:30 p.m., wandering through the city center
- Closing show The Big Table – Sunday, March 30 at 16:30 p.m. at Parc Henri Joyau
Weekend workshops
- Calligraphy workshop with Elsa Millet – Saturday March 29 at 9:30 a.m. at the Maison des associations in Montaigu-Vendée. Ages 9 and up.
- Japanese bookbinding workshop with Libri&Co – Sunday March 30 at 16 p.m. at the Maison des associations in Montaigu-Vendée.
- “Take up the pen” workshop with Laura Manel – Sunday March 30 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Calliopé Media Library.
- Bookclub with Maïté Defives (@Mademoisellelit) – Sunday March 30 at 11 a.m. at the Calliopé Media Library.
Literary Meetings
Friday 28 March
- At the heart of the investigation – Friday, March 28 at 17 p.m. in the community hall. With Hervé Commère, Antoine Renand, and Alexis Laipsker.
- Family destinies – Friday, March 28 at 18 p.m. at the Big Top on Place de l'Hôtel de Ville. With Garance Solveg, Sophie Tal Men, and Marie-Haude Mériguet.
- Writing with four hands – Friday, March 28 at 18 p.m. in the village hall. With Ludovic Manchette & Christian Niemiec, and Emma Green
- The President's Time – Friday, March 28 at 19 p.m. in the community hall. With Bernard Minier.
- The paths of the past – Friday, March 28 at 19 p.m. at the Big Top on Place de l'Hôtel de Ville. With Isabelle Duquesnoy, Caroline Coiraton, and Mireille Calmel.
Saturday March, 29
- Meeting around the Orient – Saturday, March 29 at 11:45 a.m. at the Maison des Associations. With Marwan Chahine and Dorothée Olliéric.
- Murders of Yesteryear: Crime Fiction Through the Centuries – Saturday, March 29 at 14 p.m. at the Big Top in Henri Joyau Park. With Eric Fouassier and Cécile Baudin.
- Fragments of lives – Saturday, March 29 at 15 p.m. at the Big Top in Henri Joyau Park. With Clara Breteau, Anatole Edouard Nicolo, and Zineb Mekouar.
- Between pages and posts: book influencers – Saturday, March 29 at 15:15 p.m. at the Maison des Associations. With François Coune, Maïté Defives, Lucie Bidet, and Lola Moreau.
- The power of love – Saturday, March 29 at 16 p.m. in the community center. With Emmanuelle Favier and Xavier de Moulins.
- The pros of the thriller – Saturday, March 29 at 17 p.m. at the Maison des associations with Angélina Delcroix and Olivier Mas.
- Words that warm – Saturday, March 29 at 18 p.m. at the Big Top in Henri Joyau Park. With Julien Aime, Cathy Bonidan, Carène Ponte, and Julien Rampin.
Sunday 30 March
- Two-Peak Encounter – Sunday, March 30 at 12 p.m. in the community center. With Adèle Bréau and Nolwenn Le Blevennec.
- Teen Universe – Sunday, March 30 at 12 p.m. at the Maison des Associations. With Séverine de la Croix and Cassandre Lambert.
- We met in Montaigu – Sunday, March 30 at 14:30 p.m. at the Marquee of Henri Joyau Park. With Mademoiselle Caroline, Sophie Adriansen, and Lili La Baleine.
- Black reality – Sunday, March 30 at 15 p.m. at the Maison des Associations. With Mattias Köping, Marin Ledun, and Jean-François Pasques.
To live with family
- Family treasure hunt “The Book Thief.” Riddles, imagination, and creativity are at the heart of this treasure hunt lasting approximately one hour. Throughout the weekend at the reception of the Chapiteau Place de l’Hôtel-de-Ville. Free. From 6 to 10 years old.
- Story readings and creative workshops Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 14:30 p.m. to 17:30 p.m. Children aged 3 to 9 are welcome free of charge for a literary and creative break.
- The Book Shack Show – from 6 years old, in the village hall. Friday, March 28 at 15:45 p.m., Saturday, March 29 at 15 p.m. and Sunday at 10:15 a.m. and 15:30 p.m.
- Show Did you say weird? – from 5 years old, at Henri Joyau Park. Saturday at 16:30 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m.
The selection of the Prix Ouest 2025
Each year, the Printemps du Livre de Montaigu awards the West price to a novel whose action takes place in the Great West or to a novel written by an author from these regions.
The selection of novels in the running for the Prix Ouest 2025:
- "Mother on the horizon” by Jacques GAMBLIN (Robert Laffont)
- "Listen to the living waters” by Emmanuelle FAVIER (Albin Michel)
- "A post-war boy” by Jean-Luc MARTY (Mialet-Barrault)
- "The Glass Avenue” by Clara BRETEAU (Editions du Seuil)
- "Malestroit” by Jean DE SAINT-CHERON (Editions Grasset)
- "The balance of bodies” by Jérémie GUEZ (Editions du Seuil)
The spring of Montaigu's book is strolling!
Meetings, shows, readings, workshops: come and enjoy literary moments with authors, for young and old.
From January 18 7 2025 March
- Writing workshop with Sylvie Allouche – Saturday, January 18, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu delegated town hall. Registration at 02 51 46 42 87. Teenagers/adults.
- Scientific Police Workshop animated by Essilind – Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Au fil des pages Library. Registration at 02 51 41 72 32. 9/12 years old.
- Illustration workshop : make a monstrous pop-up card! with Gaëlle Duhaze – Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. L'Herbergement Library. Registration at 02 51 06 34 42. Ages 6 and up.
- Show It's Our Night by Le Bouffadou Cie – Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 11 a.m. Salle du Cercle, Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay. Registration at 02 51 48 92 91. From 18 months to 5 years.
- Meeting with Elisabeth Segard, around her new novel Chou Fatal – Friday, February 28, 2025 from 19:30 p.m. to 21 p.m. Calliopé Media Library in Montaigu-Vendée. Registration at 02 51 06 34 42. Teen/adult.
- Theatrical investigation D-Lis! by the Divers Sens company with Magaly Baup and Camille Couturier – Friday March 7, 2025 at 19:30 p.m. Mormaison Library. Registrations on 02 51 42 37 84. From 8 years old/adults.
Take advantage of the sites to visit and activities in Vendée during the Spring of the Book of Montaigu
Sites to visit around Montaigu-Vendee
City Montaigu is to be discovered during a stroll along the ramparts, to the famous dyke, the Rochettes park... For children, the Tourist Office offers a treasure hunt “Survey around the Dike“, from the Tourist Office, lead the investigation and follow the trail of the culprit in order to find the safe.
To learn more about theStory of the Vendée, le Logis de la Chabotterie in Saint Sulpice le Verdon (Montreverd) offers a trip to the time of the Vendée War with the scenography on Charrette, the furnished 10th century Vendée dwelling can be visited every day from Monday to Sunday, from 12 a.m. to 30:13 p.m. and from 30:18 p.m. to XNUMX p.m.
Want to enjoy the bocage vendéen with the children? To continue the spring book visit to Montaigu with other visits and activities with the children?
This is an opportunity to take advantage of the opening of the Castle of Tiffauges, entertainment and shows in the largest medieval fortress in the west, a 1/2 day to experience with the family. Open on weekends from 14 p.m. to 19 p.m.
Restaurants in Montaigu in Vendée Bocage
Fancy a fast restaurant that offers simple dishes: discover the 5 to, restaurant located in the alleys of Montaigu or the restaurant the third (closed Sunday) specializes in pizzas and pancakes.
Want to take the time for lunch, a gastro restaurant? The restaurant the Dam and its view of the Maine, La Dress, a cuisine offering food and wine pairing, based on local and seasonal products, 1 star in the Michelin Guide. Lunch at the Petit Saint Georges in St Georges de Montaigu is an opportunity to take a digestive stroll at the Maison de la Rivière, a pretty walk along the Maine river.
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