Éditions Julliard was soon repurchased by the publishing house Presses de la Cité.

Éditions Julliard was revived in 1988, when Christian Bourgois decided to appoint Élisabeth Gille as literary director.

They sought out and published new talents, such as Lydie Salvayre and Régine Detambel, but also the great names of Éditions Julliard, like Françoise Sagan.

Christian Bourgois and Élisabeth Gille left the publishing house at the beginning of 1992, following internal disagreements with the Presses de la Cité.

Starting in 1995, Betty Mialet and Bernard Barrault are managing directors of Éditions Julliard.