The Other End of the Rainbow
Kourtney Roy

Launched by France PhotoBook, the first edition of Prix des libraires du livre de photographie brought together a jury of twenty booksellers from all over France and Brussels, who selected a winning book from among twenty-nine books published in 2022-23 by the twenty-nine publishers who are members of France PhotoBook. The prize is chaired by the writer Yannick Haenel, who has strong ties with photography and is himself the author of several texts that have appeared in photo books.For this first edition, the jury decided on Thursday October 19, to award Kourtney Roy for her book The Other End of the Rainbow, published by André Frère Éditions.

For this book, Kourtney Roy spent more than two years traveling along Highway 16 in British Columbia, where for years women and girls, mainly of indigenous origin, have been disappearing or found dead. In the course of her journey, Roy met many of the victims’ families and loved ones, whose testimonies feature prominently in the book and convey the violence, misogyny and racism that prevail.

Text: François Cheval, Gladys Radek, Kourtney Roy
Graphic design: Michel Lepetitdidier
Publishing: André Frère

Nb of pages: 432 pages. French et english
Price: 65€

© Jean-Michel Place Editeur. 2018

Negro Anthology

Printed in a limited edition of 1000 copies in 1934 and never reprinted in its entirety, La Negro is a veritable collage-documentary combining popular culture, sociology, politics, history and art history. La Negro brings together archives, reports, extracts from the press and books, photographs, statistics, political speeches, proverbs, leaflets, statistics, poems… all of which express the reality of black conditions in the Americas, Africa and Europe in the 1930’s.

Author: Nancy Cunard
Publishing: Jean-Michel Place Editeur. 2018
Language: French/English

Nb of pages : 912
Price : 95 €

© Mialet Barrault. 2024

Violences identitaires

A correspondence in which the authors confront issues linked to violence and the return of identities. Norman Ajari and Laurent Dubreuil comment on the dramatic events that occurred during this exchange, particularly in the United States, while extending their comments with forays into the fields of art, literature, cinema and history.

Authors: Norman Ajari, Laurent Dubreuil
Publishing: Mialet Barrault. 2024
Language: French

Nb of pages : 160
Price : 12 €

© Tallandier. 2021

Les Noirs américains : de l’esclavage à Black Lives Matter

On 25 May 2020, the murder of a black man by a white police officer in Minneapolis sparked off giant demonstrations across the United States. In just a few days, ‘Black Lives Matter’ became a universal slogan, while inscribing its action in the long history of the political struggles of black Americans.
The history of African-Americans,’ Pap Ndiaye reminds us, ’is scarred by slavery, segregation and racial violence. Not forgetting the resistance, the victories won in the face of pain, and the unprecedented wealth of artistic cultures, particularly spirituals, gospel and jazz.
From Nat Turner’s revolt in 1831 to the abolition of slavery in 1865, from the laws imposing segregation and disenfranchisement in the American South to Martin Luther King’s famous I Have a Dream, from the Black Power movement to the election of Barack Obama, the author analyses the struggles, achievements and hopes of black Americans over the last two centuries.

Author: Pap Ndiaye
Publishing: Tallandier. 2021
Language: French

Nb of pages : 272
Price : 18,90 €

© Thames & Hudson. 2024

The African Gaze : Photography, cinema and power

The African Gaze is a comprehensive exploration of postcolonial and contemporary photography and cinema from Africa. Drawing from archival imagery and documents, interviews with the photographers and filmmakers (in some cases family members/close associates if the artist is deceased), and contributions from writers, scholars and curators, it maps a comprehensive introduction to African moving and still imagery. This is a hugely important and timely publication – engagement with Black and African histories is stronger than ever before (and long overdue). The major names of African photography, such as Malick Sidibé, Sanlé Sory and Seydou Keïta, have become highly collectible in the art market, while African cinema, pioneered by filmmakers such as Ousmane Sembène in 1960s Senegal, is now recognized for its creative innovation and storytelling.
For anyone drawn to African photography and film, this book will provide an exciting and accessible overview. Features interviews with Samuel Fosso and Souleymane Cissé.

Author: Amy Sall
Publishing: Thames & Hudson. 2024
Language : Anglais

Nb of pages: 288
Price: 62 €

© Aperture. 2019

Kwame Brathwaite: black is beautiful

In the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, Kwame Brathwaite used his photography to popularize the political slogan ‘Black Is Beautiful.’ This monograph—the first ever dedicated to Brathwaite’s remarkable career—tells the story of a key, but under-recognized, figure of the second Harlem Renaissance. Inspired by the writings of activist and black nationalist Marcus Garvey, Brathwaite, along with his older brother, Elombe Brath, founded the African Jazz Arts Society and Studios (AJASS) and the Grandassa Models (1962). AJASS was a collective of artists, playwrights, designers, and dancers; Grandassa Models was a modeling troupe for black women, founded to challenge white beauty standards. From stunning studio portraits of the Grandassa Models to behind-the-scenes images of Harlem’s artistic community, including Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln, and Miles Davis, this book offers a long-overdue exploration of Brathwaite’s life and work

Authors: Kwame Brathwaite, Tanisha C. Ford, Deborah Willis
Publishing: Aperture. 2019
Language : Anglais

Nb of pages: 144
Price: 48 €

© Papa Guede. 1970-1985

Hip Hop Family Tree Tomes 1, 2, 3 et 4

A bestseller in the US, already translated into nine languages, winner of an Eisner Award and selected for the Angoulême Festival, Ed Piskor’s cult comic book (Wizzywig, X-Men: Grand Design) describes the birth and evolution of hip-hop culture. Irresistibly funny and perfectly documented, Hip Hop Family Tree profiles legendary DJs, rappers and graffiti artists such as Run-DMC, the Fat Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Slick Rick, Doug E.Fresh, Whodini, Dr. Dre, Ice T and the Beastie Boys.

Author: Ed Piskor
Publishing: Papa Guede. 1970-1985
Language: French

Nb of pages: 112
Price : 26 €

© Princeton Architectural Press. 2022

Writing and Drawing Comics

The perfect gift for aspiring artists and fans of comics, graphic novels, and manga, this guided sketchbook provides templates for graphic storytelling, along with ideas, tips, and tricks from comic artists.
Whether you’re just getting into sketching or are a practiced artist, this colorful, engaging guided sketchbook provides a mini-course in graphic storytelling with blank templates to help you get started on your illustration journey.
Learn by example through artwork, tips, and tricks from seven established comic artists, all with differing styles and backgrounds. Explore the art of making comics via funny and engaging exercises that show you how to convey emotion, time, and perspective through drawing, sequencing, storytelling, and character creation. The expert guidance in this sketchbook will help you develop and expand your drawing and storytelling skills, allowing you to unleash your true artistic potential.

Author: Collectif
Publishing: Princeton Architectural Press. 2022
Language : Anglais

Nb of pages : 144
Price : 21 €

© Laurence King Publishing

Black Heroes : a happy families card game

A family card game with simple gameplay that is quick and easy to learn.
Celebrate black history and discover new Black heroes you didn’t know about till now.
Bold and colourful illustrations on every card make it easy to recognize your favourite heroes.
Discover more in the booklet, from when Simone Biles first discovered gymnastics to how Queen Nzinga fought off Portuguese invaders.

Publishing: Laurence King Publishing Language: English Price : 14 €

© Laurence King Publishing

Stick it to the man! Protest Stickers

Stick it to the Man! Protest Stickers brings together around 200 of the best protest stickers created by artists and activists around the world. Funny, irreverent, bold and poignant, the stickers tackle key issues of acute concern today, including feminism, equality/LGBTQ rights, racism, nationalism, immigration and asylum.

Publishing: Laurence King Publishing
Language: English
Nb of pages: 84 €
Price: 14 €

© Princeton Architectural Press

Audre Lorde Notecards

12 correspondence cards and 12 full-color envelopes (4 designs)

Stick it to the Man! Protest Stickers brings together around 200 of the best protest stickers created by artists and activists around the world. Funny, irreverent, bold and poignant, the stickers tackle key issues of acute concern today, including feminism, equality/LGBTQ rights, racism, nationalism, immigration and asylum.

Publishing: Princeton Architectural Press
Language: English
Price: 20 €

© Laurence King Publishing

The world of the Harlem renaissance

Par : Laurence King Publishing

1000 piece puzzle

Step back in history to one of New York’s most vibrant moments in this jigsaw puzzle abuzz with the artists of the Harlem renaissance. Set in Harlem in the first decades of the twentieth century, the puzzle includes such famous names as Langston Hughes, Fannie Hurst, Jean Toomer, Carl Van Vechten, Zora Neale Hurston, W.E.B. Du Bois, Josephine Baker, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Gladys Bentley. From fine artists and musicians to novelists, poets, and thinkers, the world of the Harlem renaissance is a who’s who of people who laid the foundations of New York culture in the twentieth century…

Price: 24€

© Bayeté Ross Smith

T-shirt

This unisex heavy cotton tee commemorates multidisciplinary artist Bayeté Ross Smith’s site-specific sculpture series Got The Power: Boomboxes most recent installations in France and at The Apollo Theater in Harlem NY. 100% cotton Oeko-Tex Price: 35 €

Les Mots du Clic

Par : Stimultania

A citizen tool at the service of image criticism.

Which look is to be taken on an image? Art, press or advertising photography. Printed, displayed, projected. How to talk about it? How to analyze its construction and its address? Les Mots du Clic game was created by Stimultania to question the viewer. Either way it enables to observe, interpret, to get vocabulary and is a civic reflection tool.
Goal of the game : Develop together the critique of a photograph chosen by the players or the mediator and acquire vocabulary.
From 6 years

Price: 33 €

© Pyramid

L’Oracle féministe

By : Pyramyd
Explore your path with advice from 50 extraordinary women
Game consisting of 50 cards and a booklet Be guided and motivated by the world’s most inspiring women with this creative set of oracle cards. Need advice on breaking the glass ceiling? Find out what Gloria Steinem would do. Juggling family and career? Ask Serena Williams. Need to change your attitude? Angela Davis is at hand. Pick a card and let 50 feminist gurus guide you through any dilemma. Price: 16,90 €

© MarieJeanne

MarieJeanne’s scents

are carefully selected and created in Grasse, France, and are involved in all stages of production, from the origin of the natural raw materials to the final fragrance. Its creator, Georges Maubert, is part of the fifth generation of the Robertet company, world leader in natural raw materials. Since 1850, his family has been working in the perfume industry, as farmers, chemists, perfumers, and sourcers. The craft is also valued by entrusting French glassblowers with the production of the glassware.
Price: 45€

Kit cartes Cyanotype + Maxi Kit. Emma Tarea

By: Emma Tarea

The cyanotype is an old photographic process invented in 1842. It works by applying a solution directly to the paper to make it photosensitive. The paper is then exposed to the sun’s rays, which give it its blue tint once the image has been rinsed. The parts that have been obscured with objects, negatives or cut-out paper remain white.
Suitable for children aged 5 and over and entirely handmade by Emma Tarea in her studio in Nice, the small kit (15 x 15 cm) contains 7 ready-to-use sheets, the maxi kit (30 x 30 cm) 6 sheets, and both come with instructions.

Price: 18€ and 27€

FORMcard

By : Peter Marigold
FORMcard is a handy, pocket sized card of meltable bio-plastic. Simply drop it in a cup of hot water to make little solutions to everyday problems. When it’s cool it’s really strong like nylon, so you can make solid durable solutions with it, and then you can reheat it again and again to adapt, change and reuse it. Because it’s a convenient card size, you can keep one in your pocket, wallet, kitchen drawer or tool box so that it’s there whenever and wherever it’s needed. A great benefit is that when it’s very hot, it sticks to some other plastics, so you can actually use it to instantly fix say…. a favourite plastic shovel when you are on holiday, or a broken fridge drawer. It’s also bio-degradable, so that at the end of it’s life it can be composted.
Price: 8€ (pack of three)

The Strom collection by Raawii

By : Nicholai Wiig-Hansen
Inspired by the cubism of the early 20th century, Nicholai Wiig-Hansen contributes to Raawii’s production through experimental drawing and modelling techniques. The result is a refined simplicity, geometric shapes and colors applied to functional objects of everyday life. The result is a refined simplicity, geometric shapes and colors applied to functional objects of everyday life.
Price: from 50,50 € to 90€