In this episode, I take you inside a September evening at Librairie Millepages in Vincennes, where I listened to Percival Everett speak about his award-winning novel James. What began as an author talk became something much deeper: a meditation on the subversive power of reading itself.

From Everett’s exploration of language and identity, to the idea that sustained attention is a quiet form of resistance, I share how this encounter reshaped the way I think about books, the rentrée littéraire, and even The Ritual of Reading. Along the way, we consider why art matters not because of how many people it reaches, but because of the lives it transforms.

If you’ve ever wondered whether sitting down with a novel could be revolutionary, this conversation is for you.

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