Events
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Reclaiming the American Story with Tommy Orange
The American Library in ParisA conversation with the acclaimed author of There There and Wandering Stars on Indigenous history and the stories that endure across generations. In partnership with Festival America.
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(Offsite) Festival America: Où va l’Amérique ? With Addie E. Citchens, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Chris Pavone, Peter Van Agtmael, and Rachel Donadio
CŒUR DE VILLE, AUDITORIUM 98 rue de Fontenay, Vincennes, FranceHow do legacies and power dynamics shape individual and collective identities in the United States?
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Black Artist Collective: A Traveling Showcase of Award-Winning Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators (ages 5–adult)
The American Library in ParisMeet Paula Chase, Judy Allen Dodson, Sharon G. Flake, Ekua Holmes, E.B. Lewis, Ebony L. Mudd, Kelly Starling Lyons, and Tricia Elam Walker!
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How The World Views Trump’s America with Nataliya Gumenyuk and Madeleine Schwartz
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventAward-winning Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk and Dial editor Madeleine Schwartz examine how the United States is viewed from abroad.
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Lessons from Istanbul with Suzy Hansen
The American Library in ParisPulitzer Prize finalist Suzy Hansen discusses her new book, From Life Itself, an intimate portrait of one Istanbul neighborhood that illuminates the global rise of authoritarianism.
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Little People Big Dreams Day with Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara (ages 4–adult)
The American Library in ParisMeet the creator of the best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series.
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They Stole a City with Lauren Collins
The American Library in ParisNew Yorker staff writer Lauren Collins explores the 1898 white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, and its enduring legacy for American democracy.
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A Life in Letters with Virginia Evans
The American Library in ParisCelebrate Virginia Evans's breakout debut, The Correspondent, and explore the enduring power of letters to connect lives across time.
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Defending Democracy with Skye Perryman
The American Library in ParisThe TIME 100 honoree and CEO of Democracy Forward on the power of everyday action to protect democracy.
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The History of Diversity with David Oppenheimer and Isabelle Hanne
The American Library in ParisUC Berkeley law professor David B. Oppenheimer traces the intellectual history of diversity—and examines why it has become one of the most contested ideas of our time.
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Inside the Midterms with Sam Tanenhaus, Maya Kandel, and Martin Gelin
The American Library in ParisA panel discussion on the U.S. Midterm elections and what they could mean for America, Europe, and the world.
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Cinema at the edge of History with Writer-in-Residence Howard A. Rodman
The American Library in ParisRediscovering Howard A. Rodman’s novel, Destiny Express, of Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou, and the final days of Berlin before the Nazi rise to power.