American Library in Paris Book Group

Memoir Book Group

Mondays, 13h45 –16h15 (Full)

In its 17th year, the Memoir Book Group boasts of being perhaps the only original group still meeting and comprised of virtually the same members since the inception of the Library’s program many years ago! As our group’s name implies, we read memoirs and follow a rigorous formula of research and presentations by each member of our group. For our 10th anniversary, we edited a booklet of all of the books we’ve studied, including the hundreds of “almost-reads” over the years.

Led by Leslie de Galbert and Clydette de Groot.

Reading List

  • Guest at the Feast: A Memoir by Colin Tóibín
  • 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows by Al Weiwei
  • Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America by Robert B. Reich
  • Linguaphile: A Life of Language Love by Julie Sedivy
  • An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin
  • Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden by Camille Dungy

Meeting Dates

  • 8 September
  • 6 October
  • 17 November
  • 15 December
  • 12 January 2026
  • 9 February