The Prix du livre politique (the political book prize) is an annual French literary prize awarded to the best political book published. The €5,000 award was established by Lire la Société, a French group whose goal is to revive interest in public affairs. The prize announcement is one of the events of the Journée du Livre Politique (Political Book Day), organized by the group since 1991. The prize is to promote reflection, discourse and political thought.[1]