The Art of …: Paris presents ‘WHERE THE HEART IS,’ American literature’s most magnificent masterpieces, skilfully set on the silver screen.

The American Library in Paris’ only digitally native book group, The Art of …: Paris, came to small screens at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, accomplishing the Library’s mission of ‘literature, learning, culture and community’ as we sheltered in place.  

Five years on, The Art of …: Paris rereads some of its most cherished writers including Ernest Hemingway (Spring 2021), Patricia Highsmith (Spring 2022), James Baldwin (Spring 2023) and Paul Bowles (Fall 2024).

[Spoiler Alert!] This chapter is centered on a plot twist: all of the writings have been adapted to the big screen…!

This group meets on Zoom.

Directed by Precious Brown.

• ‘The Killers’ by Ernest Hemingway (1927)
• Ripley’s Game by Patricia Highsmith (1974)  
• If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin (1974)  
• The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles (1949) 

• 10 January 2026  
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• 11 April
• 9 May