Moselle. At the Forbach Book Fair, 60 writers and illustrators meet the general public, including young people.

For the first time, the Forbach Book Fair kicked off on a Friday, welcoming all of the city's schoolchildren. Too few young people read. The goal is to inspire them to enjoy reading. The fair continues this Saturday at the Burghof Convention Center. Around sixty writers and illustrators are participating.

Noé Weyland, a student at Jean-Moulin High School, met his audience this Friday at the Book Fair. Photo Jonathan Breuer

"I hardly ever read, except for comics," says a 5th-grade student at Pierre-Adt Middle School. "Yes, only comics, because there are pictures. I don't like novels," agrees her friend. "The comic book collection is very popular, both among young people and adults, because we are also lucky in France to have an extraordinary production," maintains Sophie Bourgogne, head of the Roger-Bichelberger media library . All the surveys show a disaffection with reading among young people. Books are victims of...

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