For decades, Annie Ernaux has written fearlessly about sex, abortion and illness – laying bare herself and society. Her deeply intimate and political work earned the French writer the Nobel Prize for literature last October. Ernaux spoke to FRANCE 24's Fatimata Wane at the Taormina book festival in Sicily, where she was among the recipients of the Taobuk award.

Our guest is one half of French electronic duo AIR, who gained international recognition with their album "Moon Safari" in the late 1990s. In addition to his music with AIR, JB Dunckel has worked with various artists, produced film scores and released three studio albums. This summer he's bringing out a feel-good track entitled "Summer Bip Bip". He stopped by the FRANCE 24 studio to talk about what makes a good summer song, as well as mixing new technology when composing from the heart.

As summer jazz festival season kicks off in Paris, we're joined by two rising stars of the London and Paris jazz scenes who both use their music to explore their roots. Saxophonist Camilla George was born in Eket, Nigeria, but moved to London at a young age, where she says the city's diverse jazz scene gave her the confidence to write music about her hometown, fusing jazz with Afrofuturism and hip-hop. Trumpeter Hermon Mehari was born in Missouri to parents who'd fled Eritrea, and he now lives in Paris. He had a more classic jazz training, but began exploring his family history during the Covid lockdown, which led him to incorporate traditional Eritrean rhythms and melodies into his music.

Our guest today symbolizes the power of literature which she captures in her internationally acclaimed memoir, “Reading Lolita in Tehran”. Through her powerful storytelling, she invites readers to embark on a journey to discover Iran beyond clichés. All her work explores themes of censorship, identity, struggle for individuality, shedding light on the experiences of women in Iran and their quest for freedom. In 1981, Nafisi was expelled from teaching at the University of Tehran for refusing to wear the Islamic veil and eventually left Iran for the US in 1997. She's been speaking to FRANCE 24's Fatimata Wane at the Taormina book festival in Italy, where she was given an award.

More than 40 years after "Raiders of the Lost Ark" introduced the world to adventure-seeking archaeologist Indiana Jones, an 80-year-old Harrison Ford returns to the iconic role for a fifth and final instalment. For FRANCE 24 film critic Lisa Nesselson, it's an "exemplary popcorn flick", complete with action, suspense, exotic locations and one of the most recognisable music scores around.

Dominique Crenn stands distinguished as the sole female chef in America to have been honoured with three Michelin stars. With an impressive portfolio that includes cooking for Emmanuel Macron and appearances on the Emmy-nominated series 'Chef’s Table', as well as programs like 'Iron Chef' and 'Tournament of Champions', Crenn considers food as much more than just sustenance. To her, it embodies politics and activism, with every purchasing and eating decision acting as a statement. She's currently in France to launch her first Parisian restaurant, 'Golden Poppy'. Three decades after departing for San Francisco, Dominique Crenn chats with Eve Jackson about her triumphant return to France to open a restaurant.

In 1989, French composer Philippe Cohen Solal, co-founder of the electro-tango trio Gotan Project, heard Nigerian singer-songwriter Keziah Jones busking on the streets of Paris. That marked the beginning of an over 30-year friendship, which recently spawned an EP: "Class of 89". The record features a blend of influences and styles. The two musicians tell FRANCE 24's Florence Villeminot how their decades-long friendship created the trust necessary to compose freely together. We also look at Sir Elton John's last UK concert at this year's Glastonbury festival and the release of a long-lost Frank Zappa album from 1970.

Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Zendaya, J Balvin, Jaden Smith and Lewis Hamilton were among the 1,800 guests present in Paris for one of the most anticipated fashion shows of the year. Pharrell Williams unveiled his first menswear collection for Louis Vuitton on the city's oldest bridge, Pont Neuf. Williams took over the position in February after the death of designer Virgil Abloh. In this show we check out the collection.

From the return of "The Full Monty" 25 years later that hits a political message, to a look at the controversial series "The Idol" with The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp that's being slammed for its graphic sexual content, TV critic Dheepthika Laurent speaks to Eve Jackson about what's on the small box this month. Also featured: the sixth season of "Black Mirror" with Salma Hayek, Josh Hartnett and "Breaking Bad" star Aaron Paul; the critically acclaimed "The Bear"; as well as "Bloodhounds", a David-meets-Goliath-type Korean drama.

After a Cannes premiere, Wes Anderson's "Asteroid City" opens in theatres. While some critics say the indie director is constantly remaking the same quirky movie, FRANCE 24's film critic Lisa Nesselson hasn't tired of Anderson's pastel colour scheme. She says "Asteroid City" is full of wonderful moments, with 1950s American iconography that's "splendidly evocative".