“” “The book allows you to travel, to discover the world without moving, to open horizons … We learn so much through a book! This is why I called the Salon The power of the book. It is a link between the populations. For me it’s very very important. ” noted Priscilla Dikongue Nyabenfounding president of theAssociation Les Sourcesorganizer of the event. In addition to the book fair, the association initiated by a small group of amateurs organizes various cultural events: “We do a lot of culture to approach a lot of themes. Each year, we commemorate theabolition of slavery.”To be held this year on May 9 or 10.
It all started with the idea of Priscilla Dikongue Nyaben, 62, author and great lover of readings, followed by a small group of people: “I had trouble finding a book fair. And then I found one next to Beauvais. I said to myself why a big city like ours does not have a book fair?“Since the first edition which started with 7 to 10 authors, the Beauvais Book Fair Growed well, so that the organizers this year limited the number of exhibitors to 70, “We have so many requests“, Either as many different universes. A reputation that goes beyond the borders of the region, to the surprise of the president, attracting authors who“come from everywhere, many of the Paris region, from Belgium, Chartres and some premises. Some come from afar. Now we have a very large book fair! ” Rejoices the president.
Doctor and author
Author, Priscilla Dikongue Nyaben, wrote her first and only book 7 years ago: “The butterflies, which tells the story of a little girl in Africa who finds herself there today. It was well distributed.”A kind of autobiography:“I tell in the 2nd part of the book how I was helped when I arrived in France, a long time ago. I had to do speech therapy, I learned to speak, to write … in Africa, without these aids, I would not have had the same chances as here. Suddenly, in high school, it was very good! And I was able to become a doctor. I have a lot to tell! Even at CameroonI saw so many things. I would like to give hope to those who find that life is too difficult. You have to fight. I wanted to write so much, thanks to a book that I liked because he made me travel. It made me want to read. I read a lot in Africa. I went to French Cultural Center. For me, the book is a passion. But being doctor,, Saint Lucien districtI can no longer write. I don’t have time. I finish every day at 10 p.m., sometimes 11 p.m., so I have trouble. But I want to start writing again.»
What inspires him: “Everyday life, people’s lives … I can also talk about Narcissistic pervertI call them “little devils”, they manage to return the situations. My daily life is psychology, helping people who are not good. We have to identify their lives in a while. If I write books, it is to give the strength to people, that they know that there is a future, nothing is frozen, even if it is hard”Positive Priscilla.
Meetings with local authors
Among the few local exhibitors: Geoffrey Decoëne, a “serial author” of Polars domicile in Goincourt and Sandy Habert, from Sssuiles Saint Rimault.
Since his first detective novel, “uncertain passengers”, Geoffrey Decoënedid not drop the pen. Léonie, her police heroine, has come a long way since her first investigation in Beauvais where the action of her first novel is located. “” “She finds herself a heroine still in spite of herself in “La Fosse à loup” then “the shadow of the poppy” which begins in Saint Valéry in the small train of the Baie de Somme before returning to Beauvais for the needs of her investigation.“” “
If the local success of his adult thrillers “is quite obvious, very friendly, despite the fact that the points of sale in the center of Beauvais are scarce.”Land on the author who exhibits at the show with Culturaone of the rare Beauvaisien points of sale which remains available to the authors with the Northern ferrets. “” “Then you have to manage by making local salons.“” “
His 4th work and last born, released in October 2024 is aimed at 8 to 12 years old: “The mystery of the Hané castle”. “” “It is a group of young adolescents who investigates a mystery that takes place in the haunted castle of Saint Paul Park : a mysterious ghost cry sounded after the rides …“” “
Sandy Habertleft his job in the medico -social with people in a situation of handicap To reconnect with his first love and his initial plastic training by combining her artistic talent with that of writing in his works. “” “For the past two years, I have plunged into artistic and writing, following a conversion. Everything happened a little by chance. I have a lot of fun. I had this story in my head for a while. With my retrainingI had time that was released. My workshop has filled around fifty works in 2 years. And this story germinated, I associated it with the paintings made. My imagination abounded. I started at the start for me and the friends. I had positive feedback from people I didn’t know saying to me: “I read it in two days without being able to let go. When the volume 2 arrives?”Delighted to have been able to bring this experience to her readers, Sandy Habert has embarked on a second freshly edited volume.
His first volume of “Ardwenna” is a somewhat mystical romance that is at the heart of Ardenneshis department of birth, during the period Covid. “” “I found it interesting to retrain this period that we all lived and romanticize it. I base myself on Ardennes legends that approach those of Brittany and Brocéliande.”His 2nd volume deals with psychogenealogya current of thought that says that some of our trauma come from our ancestors. Heroine travels Celtsin Scotland.
Sandy Habert opted for self -publishing by Amazon after seeing a report on Aurélie Valognesa French novelist who made her reputation through this, which allowed him to be spotted by the publishers. “I have little searched for publishers because I know that they have 40 novels per day. I did that to have fun at the start so I did not want to get into this“ war ”. If Amazon can be criticized, in particular to hurt the booksellers, when you do not have much money to put in it, they print on demand. So I do 50 pounds from time to time, when I do markets, A stock of a thousand books that can stay on my arms. she smiles.
