Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.

1980年1月，贝尔纳·皮沃（Bernard Pivot）在《电视杂志》（Télérama）上宣称，《书谈》（Apostrophes）是“一本从书籍中汲取内容，并且可以通过阅读加以延伸的思想杂志”。在十五年的时间里，他在直播中邀请作家、艺术家、历史学家、语言学家等来到一张摆放着书籍、烟灰缸以及并非总是盛着水的玻璃杯的桌子旁……《书谈》是一档法国文学……

Hours and historical meetings, Pierre Assouline has composed an anthology of the best extracts presented in the form of a primer, which he had commented on by a surprised Bernard Pivot.