But why do all politicians publish books?

There's enough to set up a book fair just with them. Politicians, more than ever, are writing and publishing. Essays, memoirs, presidential manifesto books that don't say their names. In this spring of 2025, bookstores are welcoming the works of Fabien Roussel, Bernard Cazeneuve, Clémentine Autain, Olivier Faure, and Yaël Braun-Pivet. They join the 2024 season, which saw the publication of works by Jean-Michel Blanquer, Élisabeth Borne, Philippe de Villiers, Boris Vallaud, Sandrine Rousseau, Eva Joly, Danielle Simonnet, and more. Not to mention that of the president of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella, a blockbuster in this field, supported by a formidable marketing campaign and selling more than 180,000 copies. But why the hell do they all write?

We talk about it with Cyprien Caddeo, political journalist.