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SUMMARY:Little People Big Dreams Day with Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara (ages 4–adult)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nJoin Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara\, creator and author of the beloved Little People\, BIG DREAMS series\, for a special morning event. She’ll read from the series\, then share the story behind its origins\, her creative inspirations\, and hints about which inspiring figures might be featured next. \nA Q&A session will follow\, giving the audience a chance to ask their own questions. Kids can take home fun activity sheets and stickers to remember the visit. \nMs. Sánchez Vegara will be signing books after the event\, and copies will be available for purchase at the Library. \nAbout the author: About the author: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara is the author and creator of the internationally best-selling series Little People\, BIG DREAMS. Her books combine creativity with learning\, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara\, born in Barcelona\, Spain\, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s books. Her books combine creativity with learning\, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. It took Maria Isabel almost 40 years and most of her savings to make her dream of publishing a book come true. In 2012\, after 20 years of working in advertising\, she self-published her first book. Two years later\, she released what was meant to be a birth present for her twin nieces\, Alba and Claudia: the very first title in the Little People\, BIG DREAMS series. The series was first published in Spain as Pequeña & GRANDE by Alba Editorial\, and now Little People\, BIG DREAMS is translated into more than 40 languages. \nThis event is free for Library members and 15€ per person for non-members.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1787829794796{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \n\n\nImportant information: Attendees are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Please arrive between 10h30–11h00 to check in for this event. Please note this event will be in English and no translation will be provided. Children between the ages of 6 and 11 may participate in a Library on their own\, as long as a parent or guardian over the age of 18 is readily available on the Library premises\, however caregivers are encouraged to attend and enjoy the event with their children. Participants are welcome to arrive early or stay after the program to chat with other readers\, and to find new books in our collections. With your help\, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers! \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D375244|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/little-people-big-dreams-day-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Kids,Teens
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SUMMARY:Writing Yourself Into the Future: Crafting a College Admissions Essay (ages 14–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join the team from Class Elite to learn about how to craft a standout college admissions essay that will set you apart. Find your own voice for your essay and on the way\, learn tricks to improve your writing overall. Participants will have a chance to get to know other teens in the community as you participate in this college admissions essay workshop. \nThis event will be hosted by guests from Class Elite Tutoring Services. Find out more about the guest hosts here.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1709040324351{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nThis event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. All visitors are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. \nQuestions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D381242|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/writing-yourself-into-the-future-oct-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Teens
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SUMMARY:They Stole a City with Lauren Collins
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D37c57086-d810-42e5-aa79-ae1642c2ee41%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F82001320866|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join Lauren Collins for a conversation about her New York Times bestselling book They Stole a City\, which traces the lives of four Wilmington\, North Carolina\, families—two Black\, two white—across 125 years following the 1898 white supremacist massacre and the only successful coup d’état on American soil. Written in collaboration with living descendants of the families\, the book combines archival research with personal testimony to uncover how one largely forgotten act of political violence reshaped a city\, undermined democracy\, and continues to reverberate across American life today. \nThis conversation will be moderated by author and professor\, Jonathan Levy. \nAbout the speakers: \nLauren Collins is a staff writer for The New Yorker. Her subjects have included Michelle Obama\, Emmanuel Macron\, Demna\, the street artist Invader\, French tacos\, the refugee crisis\, and equal pay. Since 2015 she has been based in Paris\, covering stories mainly from France. She is the author of When in French: Love in a Second Language\, which the Times named as one of its 100 Notable Books of 2016. They Stole a City: Wilmington’s White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live With Its Legacy was released in July 2026 is a New York Times bestseller. \nJonathan Levy is professeur des universités at Sciences Po\, Paris and Visiting Professor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. A historian of the United States\, among other books he is the author of Ages of American Capitalism: A History of the United States.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/collins26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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SUMMARY:A Life in Letters with Virginia Evans
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D4382f8af-41b9-494e-bd41-80bb623efa06%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F83543274466|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event is part of Letters Home\, our series of curated programs celebrating the many ways we imagine\, remember\, and return to home from afar.\nLearn more → \nJoin Virginia Evans for a conversation about her acclaimed debut novel\, The Correspondent\, a moving testament to the power of the written word. Through the story of an avid letter writer whose correspondence becomes the archive of a life\, Evans explores memory\, family\, forgiveness\, and the enduring connections forged through letters across generations. \nAbout the speaker: \nVirginia Evans’ debut novel The Correspondent is a #1 New York Times bestselling novel that has sold in more than 25 countries. Raised on the East Coast of the United States\, she attended James Madison University for her bachelor’s in English literature\, as well as Trinity College in Dublin\, Ireland\, for her masters of philosophy in creative writing. She lives in Winston-Salem\, North Carolina\, with her husband\, two children\, and her Red Labrador\, Brigid. \nThe Correspondent won the 2026 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel\, the Women’s Prize for Fiction\, the inaugural James Patterson & Bookshop.org Prize which celebrates debut authors\, and the Indies Choice Book Award for Adult Fiction. It was a Best Book of the Year for NPR\, the Washington Post\, Boston Globe\, Elle\, Christian Science Monitor\, Amazon\, She Reads\, and was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick. It was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\, and the Andrew Carnegie Medal. The Correspondent has been translated into more than 35 languages\, including Albanian\, French\, Latvian\, Polish\, Mongolian\, and Vietnamese. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/evans26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Letters Home
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CREATED:20260914T141501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T141501Z
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SUMMARY:Defending Democracy with Skye Perryman
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D47836e58-0dc7-4118-b8ce-d418fbf79309%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F89168506184|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Skye Perryman\, TIME 100 honoree and CEO of Democracy Forward\, joins the American Library to discuss her New York Times bestselling book\, Ordinary People\, Extraordinary Times\, an urgent and practical guide to taking action in defense of democracy. Drawing on her frontline experience challenging threats to voting rights\, public education\, and democratic institutions\, Perryman combines personal stories with concrete strategies for finding courage\, building community\, and making a difference. \nAbout the speaker: \nSkye Perryman serves as President and CEO of Democracy Forward\, a nonpartisan\, national legal organization that promotes democracy and progress through litigation\, regulatory engagement\, policy education\, and research. She is a TIME 100 honoree\, was named one of the fifty people shaping American society in 2026 by The Washington Post. Under her leadership\, Democracy Forward has been heralded as a “human rights hero” by the American Bar Association. Perryman is the author of the instant New York Times and USA Today national bestseller Ordinary People\, Extraordinary Times: How to Reclaim Your Power\, Fight for Freedom\, and Reimagine Democracy.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/perryman26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261013T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261013T203000
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SUMMARY:The History of Diversity with David Oppenheimer and Isabelle Hanne
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D5acd3b11-e629-4777-8a17-58f96efb3f09%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F87532127322|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]How did diversity become a defining principle of higher education\, scientific inquiry\, and democratic society? What do we make of today’s backlash against it?  \nJoin David B. Oppenheimer\, professor at the University of California\, Berkeley School of Law\, for a conversation about the two-hundred-year history of the diversity principle\, from the Enlightenment and the first modern research universities to the concept’s influence on thinkers including John Stuart Mill\, Thurgood Marshall\, Ruth Bader Ginsburg\, and Pauli Murray.  \nModerated by journalist Isabelle Hanne of Libération\, the discussion will examine the philosophical foundations of diversity and what today’s political backlash reveals about its future in education\, public life\, and democracy. \nAbout the speakers: \nDavid B. Oppenheimer is a Clinical Professor of Law at the University of California\, Berkeley School of Law\, and Co-Director of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law. He holds a JD degree from Harvard. In his clinical work he has consulted on over 100 discrimination and harassment cases in Asia\, Europe\, North America\, and Latin America. He is the author or editor of ten books on US and global discrimination law. His newest book\, The Diversity Principle: The Story of a Transformative Idea\, was published in 2026 by Yale University Press. \nIsabelle Hanne is a French journalist for Libération\, where she covers international affairs. From 2017 to 2021\, she was the newspaper’s U.S. correspondent\, reporting extensively on American politics and society\, from voters’ polarization to reproductive rights\, race\, gun violence\, culture wars and the deep transformations reshaping the country. She is the author of Le Choix (éditions Goutte d’or\, 2022)\, a novel about abortion in the United States\, exploring the personal and ideological stakes of the issue. She now lives in Paris but continues to travel regularly to the U.S.\, including for a book about American foodways.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/oppenheimer26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261015T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261015T203000
DTSTAMP:20260923T101102Z
CREATED:20260901T155753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T101102Z
UID:80290-1792090800-1792096200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Inside the Midterms with Sam Tanenhaus\, Maya Kandel\, and Martin Gelin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D429f582e-3d45-46c1-8152-33dc1e407c95%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F85146830062|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]What can we expect in the U.S. Midterm elections? As Americans head to the polls\, what are the key issues\, races and political forces that will shape the outcome?  \nJoin Sam Tanenhaus\, leading expert on American conservatism and biographer of William F. Buckley Jr.\, and Maya Kandel\, a journalist and scholar of American foreign policy\, for a discussion of the state of the MAGA movement\, the battle for Congress\, and the roles of immigration\, the Supreme Court\, geopolitics\, and the economy in this pivotal election. This panel will be moderated by journalist and author Martin Gelin\, President of the Anglo-American Press Association. \nAbout the speakers: \nSam Tanenhaus\, the former editor of the New York Times Book Review\, is the author of the national bestsellers Whittaker Chambers: A Biography (winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize) and The Death of Conservatism. His feature articles and essays have appeared in the Atlantic\, New Yorker\, New York Times Magazine\, New York Review of Books\, Vanity Fair\, and many other publications in the United States and abroad. His new book\, Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America\, was published to wide acclaim in 2025. \nMaya Kandel is an independent researcher specializing in the United States. She works as an analyst\, consultant\, speaker\, and expert commentator. Trained as a historian\, she has worked as a journalist and at Policy Planning in the French Foreign Ministry\, and is an affiliated researcher at Sorbonne Nouvelle University. She is the author of four books\, most recently Une première histoire du trumpisme (Gallimard\, 2025). More information about her work is available on her blog\, Froggy Bottom. \nMartin Gelin is a Swedish-American journalist and the author of seven books on American politics\, foreign affairs and culture. His latest book\, Why Soft Power Matters in Hard Times\, will be published in English in 2027. He has written for the Guardian\, Foreign Policy\, Washington Post\, and New York Magazine. After two decades in New York\, he now lives in Paris\, where he is also the president of the Anglo-American Press Association\, the oldest foreign press organization in France.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: Please note the early start time of this event. The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/aapa26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261020T203000
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SUMMARY:De Gaulle: A Certain Idea of France with Julian Jackson and Simon Kuper
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Db6367667-aa4f-470d-bf8b-ecbe661df379%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F81306746267|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]What made Charles de Gaulle such a defining figure of modern France? Award-winning biographer and historian Julian Jackson joins the Financial Time‘s Simon Kuper to explore de Gaulle’s political legacy\, his enduring influence on France and transatlantic relations\, and the ideas that shaped his vision of the country.  \nJackson’s 2018 biography\, A Certain Idea of France\, won the American Library in Paris Book Award and was recently adapted by director Antonin Baudry into two biographical films\, now playing in French cinemas.  \nAbout the speakers: \nJulian Jackson is Emeritus Professor of History at Queen Mary\, University of London and one of the foremost British scholars of twentieth-century France. He is the author of A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle and\, most recently\, France on Trial: The Case of Marshal Pétain. His de Gaulle biography served as the basis for director Antonin Baudry’s two-part biopics about de Gaulle currently breaking box office records in French cinemas. The book also won the American Library in Paris Book Award in 2018\, while France on Trial was shortlisted for the award in 2023. His book The Fall of France\, which won the Wolson History Prize in 2003\, has just been published in French by Seuil as La Chute. \nSimon Kuper (born in Kampala\, Uganda in 1969) is an author and Financial Times writer. He is a British-French dual citizen\, and lives in Paris. His recent books include The Happy Traitor\, his biography of the double agent George Blake (2021); Barça: The Rise and Fall of the  Club that Invented Modern Football (2021\, winner of Britain’s Sunday Times award for Football Book of the Year); Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK (2022); Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century (2024) and World Cup Fever: A Footballing Journey in Nine Tournaments (2025).[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/jackson26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261021T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261021T203000
DTSTAMP:20261012T080631Z
CREATED:20260921T100844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261012T080631Z
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SUMMARY:Cinema at the edge of History with Writer-in-Residence Howard A. Rodman and Tom Sancton
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D948a81ce-7dca-425a-9631-242cda110edd%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F85697967542|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Howard A. Rodman\, current Writer-in-Residence at the Library and acclaimed screenwriter\, discusses with journalist and author Tom Sancton the reissue of his novel Destiny Express. Originally published in 1990 and now returning in a new edition from Rare Bird Books/Unnamed Press\, the novel follows filmmakers Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou as the Reichstag burns and the Nazi regime rises to power. Drawing on Rodman’s deep engagement with cinema—including his work as a screenwriter and former president of the Writers Guild of America West—Destiny Express explores the collision of art\, ambition\, love\, and political power at a defining moment in film history. \nAbout the speakers: \nHoward A. Rodman is the author of the novels Destiny Express and The Great Eastern. As a screenwriter\, his films include Joe Gould’s Secret; August with Josh Hartnett\, Rip Torn\, and David Bowie; and Savage Grace with Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne. On television\, he’s written for Fallen Angels and staffed on HBO Max’s The Idol. He’s a vice president of the Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences\, a member of the Screenwriters Hall of Fame\, and was knighted by the Republic of France as an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He lives in Los Angeles. \nTom Sancton is a journalist\, author\, and jazz musician. He grew up in New Orleans\, graduated from Harvard\, and took a doctorate in Modern History at Oxford University\, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. A former writer\, editor\, and foreign correspondent for TIME magazine\, he has written or co-written seven books of fiction and non-fiction. In 2014\, the French government named him a Chevalier (Knight) in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His books include THE LAST BARON: THE PARIS KIDNAPPING THAT BROUGHT DOWN AN EMPIRE (Dutton\, 2022) and THE BETTENCOURT AFFAIR (Dutton\, 2017).[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/rodman26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261028T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261028T203000
DTSTAMP:20261027T171807Z
CREATED:20261005T144657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T171807Z
UID:81177-1793215800-1793219400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Seminar) The Screenwriter’s Craft with Howard A. Rodman
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Dc02ba717-d617-40ec-be72-a73a49abfbb0%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]What makes a screenplay work\, and what does it take to bring one to the screen? Join our current Writer-in-Residence\, acclaimed screenwriter and novelist Howard A. Rodman for a wide-ranging seminar on the art and practice of screenwriting. Drawing on his experience as a writer\, professor at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts\, and artistic director of the Sundance Screenwriting Labs\, Rodman will explore the creative process\, the relationship between writing and directing\, and the challenges of developing stories for film and television. \nAbout the speakers: \nHoward A. Rodman is the author of the novels Destiny Express and The Great Eastern. As a screenwriter\, his films include Joe Gould’s Secret; August with Josh Hartnett\, Rip Torn\, and David Bowie; and Savage Grace with Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne. On television\, he’s written for Fallen Angels and staffed on HBO Max’s The Idol. He’s a vice president of the Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences\, a member of the Screenwriters Hall of Fame\, and was knighted by the Republic of France as an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He lives in Los Angeles. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1793121484501{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of the GRoW @ Annenberg Foundation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/rodman26-seminar/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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