Every year, Quais du Polar organises a thriller study day for teachers, librarians and librarians. In conjunction with the Lyon education authority, the Lyon municipal library network and the DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the aim of this day, part of which is devoted to children’s thrillers, is to raise awareness of thrillers among teachers and librarians and to give them ideas for starting work on the genre with adults and children.
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Do not miss the next training day on Thursday 2 April 2026!
A look back at the 2025 training day
The event is being organised in partnership with PAGE des libraires, a partner of the Quais du Polar festival for the past thirteen years, which publishes the magazine Laissez-vous guider par les libraires! six times a year. (available on their website and in bookshops), a 168-page magazine highlighting the views of independent booksellers on current literary events: thrillers, literature, but also paperbacks, comics and children’s books, as well as Les Artisans de la Fiction, a literary storytelling school that trains authors, scriptwriters and writing professionals in storytelling techniques.
A look back at the programme:
- 9h. Welcoming coffee in the Enssib lobby.
- 9.30am-10.30am. The origins of crime novels: Meet Claire Caland, author of Histoire du polar (Les Humanoïdes associés)
- 10.30am-11.15am. Noirs anniversaries and the secrets of longevity: a discussion with Stéfanie Delestré, literary director of the Série Noire collection at Gallimard, and Oliver Gallmeister, founder of Gallmeister.
- 11.30am-12.45pm. Overview of new releases in adult thrillers 2024-2025: Presented by PAGE des libraires and moderated by Jean-Baptiste Hamelin (Le Carnet à Spirales bookshop, Charlieu) and Stanislas Rigot (Lamartine bookshop, Paris 16th).
- 2.30pm-3.30pm. Overview of children’s detective novels and games 2024-2025: Presented by Cédric Chaffard, specialist children’s bookseller and board games expert.
- 3.45pm-4.30pm. Elixir of youth: from adults to youth writting: Meeting with Caryl Férey (Inspecteur Gambas et l’agente spéciale La Crevette, Robert Laffont) hosted by Cédric Chaffard
- 16h30-17h30. On the frontiers of the genre: hybridisation in literature: Masterclass with Lionel Tran, founder of Artisans de la Fiction, Olivier Truc, author, and Marie Leroy, director of the literature department at Editions de La Martinière.
Practical information
Registration
Registration is mandatory and free of charge on the ENSSIB website.
Contact
mediation@quaisdupolar.com
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