Gilles Marchand's new book, Eulogy for the Goodbye, delves into the many forms of separation, from childhood departures and romantic breakups to family estrangements and the end of careers. Published by Rivages on October 7, the book uses personal stories and references to music, cinema, and literature to reflect on time and the relationships that define our lives. Each form of separation is portrayed as a moment of memory and the potential for reunion. Marchand, born in 1976 in Bordeaux, is a well-known author whose previous works include Une bouche sans personne, which won the Libr'à Nous prize and the best French-language novel prize from Points-Seuil, and The Disobedient Soldier, which earned more than twenty awards, including the Prix des libraires. His latest novel, The Orphaned Promises, was released in 2025. Other notable books include The Thousand Deaths of Una the Eternal by Alix E. Harrow, which won the 2026 Locus Award for best fantasy novel and was a finalist for the Hugo Award. It will be published in France by the Le Rayon Imaginaire collection. The Crier by Camilla Läckberg opens with a young girl facing a mysterious threat, revealing a thirty-year-old secret in the Swedish village of Fjällbacka. Maboule by a trobairitz gathers rumors, glances, and sighs, transforming them into stories that move from cities to villages. The Adopted Child, a white family by Laure de Rivières constructs a narrative around a kidnapping and the complexities of adoption and family separation. Check Point China by Diego, a Franco-Spanish correspondent in Beijing, investigates a disappearance that leads to an inquiry into sensitive subjects. The Tragic Odyssey of MC Ruby is based on the reportage of journalist Philippe Broussard, who looked into a group of African migrants thrown overboard off the coast of Portugal. The River Commander by Yabar explores growing up between Rome, Somalia, and silence. Leïla Slimani brings Tolstoy's Resurrection to the stage, connecting the past with the present. The Sandblasted - The High Districts of Paul Gadenne by Hortense Miginiac discusses the literary legacy of Paul Gadenne. Jean Clavreul: when medicine heals the disease, but forgets the subject by Jean-Charles Bettan examines the relationship between medicine, desire, and disease. Other notable titles include The Fall of Eddie Blanket by Melissa Lucashenko, which weaves together stories separated by five generations, and At the Table of Writers by the Francophone Writers' Parliament, which combines recipes with personal stories. The Ices by Rébecca Déraspe and Yoakim Bélanger tells the sudden return of a buried trauma when a mother learns her son is accused of sexual assault. The Collector of the Montparnasse Cemetery by Ernestine Garnier turns Paris's Montparnasse Cemetery into a mystery where the dead react to a tomb raider. Corinne Luchaire, her rays and shadows by Cédric Meletta returns to the meteoric career of an actress who became a forgotten figure of French cinema. Journey with a Donkey in the Cévennes by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Guillaume Guilpart, revisits the twelve-day journey undertaken by the Scottish writer in the Cévennes in 1878. The Art of Drinking Tea with Crocodiles by Sarah Marquis transforms her expeditions into a guide dedicated to self-knowledge. Demba by Daniel Picouly plunges into 1906 in Marseille, exploring the backrooms of the first Colonial Exhibition. The Middle Ages was really that terrible? by Guilhem Jean revisits more than forty clichés about the Middle Ages. Mistinguett revives her voice in My Whole Life by Mistinguett, an autobiography reissued with a critical apparatus by Bruno Fuligni. The Clay and the Fire by Ian Manook explores the story of two families in Picardy at the dawn of the 20th century. Echoes in Troubled Waters by Cécile Cabanac is a dark police novel centered around an investigation in Lille. Thank You for Your Collaboration by Lola Lafon is her first play, gathering four friends in an airport where nothing takes off. Trump, Putin, Xi Jinping: the new Caesars? by Delphine Jouenne places twelve contemporary leaders and twelve figures of Roman power in parallel. A royal visit that turns into a murder by Rhys Bowen is the fifteenth volume of the Her Royal Spy series. And suddenly, the night by Titiou Lecoq is a novel that mixes family life, local crisis, and political tensions. Gabin from A to Z by Mathias Moncorgé and Patrick Glâtre is a retrospective of Jean Gabin, one of the great figures of French cinema. Love is beautiful by Carl Pierrecq revisits the story of slavery through a short novel in free verse. Dominique Rocheteau, "The Green Angel" recounts his football years in Yearning for Ideal by Dominique Rocheteau is a memoir of his football career. Mamayou by Marie Tibi and Layla Benabid is a children's story told from the point of view of a cat not enthusiastic about leaving its territory. The Art of the Nap by Thierry Paquot explores the history and phenomenology of the sixth-hour nap. The Man Below by Paul Leroux is a narrative about a man who kills his neighbors and tries to explain how he got there. This comic book turns a haunted house into a punk war machine by Home Sick Pilots is a punk high school group's story that turns an abandoned house into a punk war machine. Sarah Knafo holds the secret recipe for a Century Heist? by Sarah Knafo is a bestseller. Finally dare to tell our story Out loud by an unnamed author is a story of a woman who grows up in France with Russian roots and becomes an actress. "We are surrounded by fools" : Jean Gabin, far from the myth by Mathias Moncorgé and Patrick Glâtre is a book that explores Jean Gabin beyond the myth. Judith's Ladder by Galien Sarde opens with a consciousness that recounts its own extinction. Let madness run by an unnamed author is a saga over several generations. On the steps of Dazai by Christian Merlhiot questions the journey to the country of the Japanese author. Irvin Yalom facing old age by Irvin Yalom and Benjamin Yalom is a book that explores human encounter, presence, and the right word.