France Culture, a French public radio station, has resumed its literary programming, offering a mix of original content and adaptations of popular works. On September 14, the station aired an episode of The Big World of Pierre Lemaitre, an audio series based on the novel by Pierre Lemaitre. The episode included dialogue such as, "I read the news from Saigon, I know the horrors of war, the deaths, the torture. I was afraid to join Etienne. I thought, naively, that Paris would be more welcoming. But I think I was wrong." Another episode, titled "Why not a world war while you're at it?" explored political tensions, with one speaker stating, "It's not the confrontation of a government against trade unions. It's the communist world that is attacking the French government 18, it's called an insurrection." France Culture also featured Annie Ernaux, the 2022 Nobel Prize winner in literature, in a segment titled The Guest of the Mornings, hosted by Marguerite Catton on Fridays at 7:40 AM. The station highlighted two films: Écrire la vie by Claire Simon and Mémoire de fille by Judith Godrèche. Additionally, on September 16, the station aired a segment on comics and literature, featuring Joe Sacco, a comic book author and journalist known for his work on conflict zones, including Palestine (1993) and his latest work Requiem for Gaza, co-authored with Chris Hedges. The segment also included Karim Kattan, a Franco-Palestinian writer and poet, whose novel Septentrionale was recently published. In the Cultural Guest segment on September 15, Phoebe Hadjimarkos Clarke discussed her new novel Le Livre des souterrains. The Book Club of Marie Richeux featured discussions on various literary works, including Tuer la mère, sauver sa peau by Louise Chennevière and Return to the mud by Antoine Volodine, which involved the publication of 11 books in 11 publishing houses. The Fictions segment from September 14 to 17 included episodes of The Big World of Pierre Lemaitre, with one episode titled "They have the fingerprints but not the man!" featuring dialogue such as, "Hahahaha! If he figured in their files, they would have already caught him! And in my opinion, he will be careful now. They are not close to finding him, fingerprints, I can tell you!" The Poetry Moment segment, hosted by Séphora Pondi, featured selections of poetic texts that inspired her. France Culture also announced a special week dedicated to the Avignon Festival from June 6 to July 10, 2026, featuring literary fictions and readings from invited artists. Additionally, the station invited several writers, thinkers, and artists to discuss a variety of subjects, including the works of Terry Pratchett and contemporary issues.