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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240612T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240612T203000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) The Shakespeare Industry with Elizabeth Winkler
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Shakespeare’s personal biography has mystified academics\, armchair fans\, and experts for centuries. So what happens when a scholar\, an actor\, or any authority\, suggests that perhaps those immortal plays weren’t all written by Shakespeare? Was the author an anonymous aristocrat? Or a spy? Perhaps a woman? \nShakespeare Was A Woman and Other Heresies by Elizabeth Winkler is an “extraordinarily brilliant” and “pleasurably naughty” (André Aciman) investigation into the Shakespeare authorship question. Winkler explores with humor\, fun\, and hell-bent detection\, all sorts of possibilities. But that’s only part of it. Winkler does much more than suggest alternatives; she delves into why doubters have been castigated\, and thrown to the literary curb. No matter what side you’re on\, Shakespeare Was A Woman And Other Heresies is more than a detective book for fans of Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets—it’s a fascinating and truly entertaining analysis of literary and cultural history. \n“No\, Elizabeth Winkler doesn’t reveal the true identity of the writer Ruth Bader Ginsburg termed “the literary genius known by the name William Shakespeare.” But she does explain how we’ve wound up with\, among an army of others\, a republican Shakespeare and a monarchist Shakespeare\, a Shakespeare who hated his wife and one who loved his\, a Shakespeare who wrote all the plays and a Shakespeare who could not write at all. Along her intrepid way\, Winkler charts\, with refreshing clarity\, the much-contested ground underfoot\, studded with flinty convictions\, gnarled fictions\, and a surprising number of land mines.”\n—Stacy Schiff\, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Revolutionary and American Library in Paris Writer-in-Residence \nAbout the speaker: \nElizabeth Winkler is a journalist and critic whose work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal\, the New Yorker\, the New Republic\, the Times Literary Supplement\, and the Economist\, among other publications. She received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University and her master’s in English literature from Stanford University. She lives in Washington\, DC.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nRead excerpts from Winkler’s book on Martin Droeshout’s portrait of Shakespeare published in the New Statesman and Shakespeare’s reputed birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon\, published in the New York Times.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speaker 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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Read along with the Library! If you want to prepare ahead of this event\, copies of Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies will be on sale one week in advance\, as well as after the event. Stop by Member Services to purchase your copy. Books are generously provided by Smith&Son. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/winkler24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240611T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240611T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240521T131416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240610T073523Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Roundtable: Women and Art in Interwar France
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The newly published anthology\, Impressions from Paris: Women Creatives in Interwar Years France\, studies contributions of various women artists and writers who lived in Paris from 1920 through 1940. As scholar Sylvie Blum-Reid writes in her introduction\, these women helped to define the cultural and artistic practices of their era\, and in doing so\, they “left behind traces that still reverberate today.”   \nThe book revisits the subjects’ experiences through various lenses that include art history\, gender\, fashion\, literary analysis\, psychology\, philosophy\, film\, and food. The Library welcomes six contributors to this anthology for a roundtable discussion on the enduring legacies of these women. \nAbout the speakers: \nSylvie Blum-Reid is professor of French and film at the University of Florida. Her research interests include women and fashion\, travel narratives\, photography\, cinema\, culture and expatriate female artists in the interwar period. She has written Traveling in French Cinema and East-West Encounters: Franco- Asian Cinema and Literature. \nSherry Ann Buckberrough is professor (emerita) of Art History. She was Chair of the department of Art History at University of Hartford. She also chaired the Women’s Studies Program. Her published writing includes New Britain Museum of American Art\, Robert Delaunay: The Discovery of Simultaneity\, and she has contributed to many exhibition catalogs.  \nDantzel Cenatiempo is a researcher and lecturer in French Studies at the University of Washington\, with an emphasis in Gender Studies. Her research interests center on clothing and fashion but are interdisciplinary in scope\, and include 19th- and 20th-century feminisms\, critical race theory\, and female biography. Her forthcoming article on Josephine Baker’s use of whiteface will be published in French Historical Studies. \nClara Oropeza is Professor of English Composition and Literature at Santa Barbara City College. Her research brings comparative mythology to literary studies and cultural theory. She is the author of several essays\, most recent “The (Mal)Creation of Food the Monsanto Way: Returning a Mythic Sensitivity to Food Production.” She received her PhD in Comparative Mythology and Literature from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Her work has been published in Minerva Rising and SageWoman. She published her first book\, titledAnais Nin: A Myth of Her Own\, in 2018. \nCatherine Portuges is founding director of the Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies\, professor emerita of Comparative Literature and Film Studies\, and founding curator of the Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival at the University of Massachusetts\, Amherst. Her books include Cinemas in Transition in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989; Gendered Subjects; and Screen Memories: the Hungarian Cinema of Márta Mészáros\, and she has written chapters in multiple anthologies.  \nSamia Spencer is a Professor Emerita of French at Auburn University in Alabama\, and the recipient of many professional honors and academic distinctions\, Spencer has focused her interdisciplinary research and extensive publications on the French Enlightenment\, women and politics in France and Canada\, la francophonie\, and contemporary women\, society and institutions in France and Quebec. In recognition of her work on behalf of the French language and culture\, she was appointed Honorary Consul of France in Alabama by the Republic of France\, and awarded the titles of Officier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques and Chevalier dans l’Ordre National du Mérite. She was also inducted in Quebec’s exclusive Ordre des Francophones d’Amérique. Recently\, she turned her attention to the Egyptian feminist movement of the early twentieth century. Her latest anthology\, Daughters of the Nile: Egyptian Women Changing their World (2016) enjoyed worldwide acclaim and was recently translated into Arabic.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nYou can find a preview of Impressions from Paris on Google Books.  [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/blum24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240604T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240604T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240514T111056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240523T144120Z
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SUMMARY:(Online Only) A Personal History of Protest with Jen Silverman
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In There’s Going to Be Trouble\, a young teacher seeking new beginnings arrives in Paris as the Gilet Jaune protests are gaining momentum. Drawn into a love affair and the political turmoil simultaneously\, she struggles to distinguish between the overlapping passions of her new life. Accompanying this story is the discovery of a hidden family history of protest nearly fifty years prior\, in the late 1960s. As secrets of political alignment and engagement come to light\, our narrator discovers that the past and its consequences are nearer than she knew. \nJen Silverman presents a portrait that echoes across history\, and a searching investigation into the responsibilities we hold to past\, the present\, and future generations.  \nAbout the speaker: \nJen Silverman (they/them) is a novelist\, playwright\, and screenwriter. Their books include the debut novel We Play Ourselves (named one of the best books of the year by Buzzfeed; a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award)\, interlinked story collection The Island Dwellers (finalist for a PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize)\, and novel There’s Going to be Trouble\, newly out from Random House. Their plays include Spain\, Witch\, Collective Rage: A Play In 5 Betties\, and The Roommate\, and have been produced off-Broadway\, across the US\, and internationally in countries including Australia\, The Czech Republic\, Brazil\, and the UK. Silverman wrote The Miranda Obsession as a narrative podcast for Audible\, starring Rachel Brosnahan; it debuted at #3 in Fiction on Audible’s weekly best-seller list and won four Signal Awards. Silverman has written on Tales of the City (Netflix) and is a writer-producer on Tokyo Vice Season 2 (Max). Silverman is a three-time MacDowell Fellow\, a member of New Dramatists\, a Scholar of Note at the American Library in Paris\, and the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim.  \nThe Library’s Scholar of Note program is supported by The de Groot Foundation. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nSilverman recently appeared on The New Yorker Radio Hour. Listen to the interview. \nA New York Times review of There’s Going to Be Trouble praises Silverman’s “exceptional talent for dramatic tension.”  \nRead a conversation between Silverman and their sibling\, Chris Silverman\, in Bomb. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available online only via Zoom. Please sign up in advance to be emailed a Zoom link.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/silverman24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240529T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240529T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240509T132417Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) The Poetics of Loneliness with Catherine Barnett and Maureen McLane
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Catherine Barnett is celebrated for her exploration of human fragility\, loneliness\, and connection. In her new collection Solutions for the Problems of Bodies in Space\, Barnett probes the complexities of love\, loss\, and deliberate living.  \nMaureen McLane’s new book\, My Poetics\, explores poems as speculative instruments and as ways of registering our very sense of being alive.  \nBarnett and McLane will read and discuss loneliness as a source of artistic creation and the urgency of poetry in an increasingly isolating world.  \nJoin us as we explore the problems of being human brought into new relief through the contours of poetry.  \nAbout the speakers: \nCatherine Barnett is the author of four poetry collections\, including Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space (2024 Graywolf); Human Hours (New York Times “Best Poetry of 2018” selection); The Game of Boxes (James Laughlin Award); and Into Perfect Spheres Such Holes Are Pierced (Beatrice Hawley Award). A Guggenheim fellow\, she received a 2022 Arts and Letters Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her work has been published in the New Yorker\, The NY Review of Books\, The Yale Review\, The Nation\, Harper’s\, and elsewhere. She teaches in NYU’s MFA Program and works as an independent editor.  \nMaureen N. McLane is the author of eight books of poetry\, two critical monographs on British romantic poetics\, an experimental hybrid of memoir and criticism (My Poets)\, and numerous essays on romantic-era and contemporary literature and culture.  Her most recent books are What You Want: poems (2023) and My Poetics (2024)\, an adventure in poeticriticism. She is the Henry James Professor of English and American Letters at New York University.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nRead glowing reviews of Solutions for the Problems of Bodies in Space in the Los Angeles Review of Books and Publishers Weekly.  \nDiscover an interview with Maureen McLane in the Paris Review. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speaker(s) 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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/barnettmclane24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240528T185000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240528T214500
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240507T140840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T133626Z
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SUMMARY:(Sold Out) (In-Person Only) Film Screening: Winner of the American Pavilion’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us at the Library for a celebration of cinema and emerging filmmakers. \nThe American Pavilion’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase gives filmmakers an opportunity to share their work with Cannes Festival and Film Market attendees. We will screen the winners of the American Pavilion’s 2024 Showcase\, announced in May following the conclusion of the Cannes festival.  \nPlease note that this event will be in-person only. \nProgram: \nEL PAISA \nBest LGBTQ+ Showcase Film\nDirector: Daniel Eduvijes Carrera \nUNDER THE BLUE \nBest Emerging Filmmaker Showcase\nDirectors: Linda Ludwig\, James Curle \nSPEAR. SPATULA. SUBMARINE.\nBest Emerging Filmmaker Documentary\nDirector: Shannon Morrall \nOJUE\nBest Emerging Filmmaker Student Film\nDirector: Fernando Alberto Broce \nSAR: SEARCH AND RESCUE\nBest Emerging Student Documentary\nDirector: Tristan Owen \nFollowed by a Q&A with the filmmakers appearing over Zoom\, moderated by Ben Croll.  \nAbout the American Pavilion’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase: \nSince 1989\, The American Pavilion has offered unparalleled experiences in Cannes to film students and emerging filmmakers from around the world. AmPav’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase provides an opportunity for filmmakers to have their works seen by Cannes Festival and Film Market attendees.  \nAbout the Moderator:  \nBen Croll is a Canadian critic and journalist based in Paris. He writes about film\, art\, and industry for the U.S. trades and covers cinema\, theatre and contemporary art as a roving critic in broadcast and print. He is an on-air contributor to France24 and author of The Art of Eric Guillon. \nLearn more: \nCheck out the website for the American Pavilion’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase\, where you will find information about finalists and winners of this award from previous years. \nImportant information: This event requires advance registration. The discussion will be in person only. Our partners and filmmakers will appear in the Reading Room\, and the discussion will not be recorded. \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_1715090892436{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/ampavwinners24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240521T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240521T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240423T130854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T130854Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) The Forgotten Soldiers of D-Day with Linda Hervieux and Raymond Kemp
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]African Americans served with bravery and distinction in every conflict since the American Revolution. Yet the stories of these heroes have been consistently omitted from our collective memory. From the now-famed Tuskegee airmen to the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion\, D-Day’s only all-Black combat unit\, modern historians have been tasked with setting the record straight.  \nAs we approach the 80th anniversary of D-Day\, join the author of Forgotten: The Untold Story of D-Day’s Black Heroes\, Linda Hervieux\, and Commissioner of the American Battle Monuments Commission Raymond Kemp as they discuss the achievements of the more than one million African American men and women who served in uniform during World War II. \nAbout the speakers: \nLinda Hervieux is a Paris-based American journalist and teacher who has lectured extensively about the forgotten African Americans of D-Day and World War II at venues including Harvard\, Princeton\, and the National African American Museum of History and Culture in Washington\, D.C. The men of Forgotten will be featured in an episode of the upcoming National Geographic/Disney+ series Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color. \nRaymond D. Kemp\, Sr.\, was appointed by President Biden to the American Battle Monuments Commission. During a 33-year career in the U.S. Navy\, Kemp served as the first Black Fleet Master Chief for the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa. He is the CEO of Kemp Solutions\, a best-selling author\, and executive coach.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nTom Brokaw calls Linda’s book “utterly compelling\,” and best-selling historian Douglas Brinkley writes\, “All Americans should read this World War II history\, which doubles as a civil rights primer\, to learn the true cost of freedom.”[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Read along with the Library! If you want to prepare ahead of this event\, copies of Forgotten will be on sale one week in advance\, as well as after the event. Stop by Member Services to purchase your copy. Books are generously provided by Smith&Son. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/hervieux24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240515T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240515T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240423T124020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T112040Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Warming Up with Madeleine Orr
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We have all seen the headlines. At the Australian Tennis Open in early 2020\, heat and smoke from bushfires caused players to collapse. Skiers across Europe have canceled trips to mountain resorts due to an unsettling dearth of snow. And extreme heat killed hundreds\, if not thousands  of migrant workers who were building infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Temperatures have reached new heights around the world\, dramatically altering the experience of sporting events for players\, fans\, and support staff alike. \nIn her book Warming Up: How Climate Change Is Changing Sport\, Madeleine Orr marshals her unique academic background in sports management and ecological research to consider the implications of a warming climate for one of the largest entertainment industries in the world. \nThe conversation will be moderated by UNESCO’s Director of Social Polices\, Gustavo Merino. \nAbout the speakers: \nMadeleine Orr is a leading sport ecologist and professor at the University of Toronto. A Forbes 30 under 30 inductee\, she is the founder and co-director of The Sport Ecology Group\, who consult on international climate issues for sports organizations such as the Commonwealth Secretariat\, the UNEP\, World Athletics\, Adidas\, F1 teams\, and the NCAA. Madeleine has worked closely with the BBC and ESPN to further public understanding of climate issues in sport. She is a 2023–24 Future of Canada Fellow. www.madeleineorr.com \nGustavo Merino has been the Director of Social Polices at UNESCO since January 2024. Previously he was Leader of the Public Policy Unit at the Institute for Obesity Research and as Research Professor and Leader of the Public Policy Health Initiative at the School of Government and Public Transformation of Tecnológico de Monterrey\, where he was also Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Government for Mexico City Region. Prior to that\, he was Director of the Investment Center Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). He has held senior positions in the Government of Mexico including Deputy Minister of Social and Human Development\, Deputy Minister for Prospective\, Planning and Evaluation and Head of the Planning and International Affairs Unit at the Ministry of Social Development. He was also CEO of Mexico’s national development bank for agriculture and rural areas\, Financiera Rural. Dr. Merino has also been a Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Public Policy Research at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM) in Mexico City and a consultant in the field of social development\, public finance and competition policy. He has a master’s and PhD in Public Policy from Harvard University and a BA in Economics from ITAM.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nA BBC article titled “What Would a Greener World Cup Look Like?” draws heavily upon Orr’s work. Read the article here. \nOrr appeared as a guest in a 2022 episode of the podcast The Bunker to discuss the ecological future of the Olympics. You can listen to the podcast here.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Read along with the Library! If you want to prepare ahead of this event\, copies of Warming Up will be on sale one week in advance\, as well as after the event. Stop by Member Services to purchase your copy. Books are generously provided by Smith&Son. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/orr24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240514T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240514T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240423T123433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240430T115112Z
UID:65141-1715715000-1715718600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) The Art of Biography with Stacy Schiff
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Stacy Schiff is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and one of the leading non-fiction life writers of our time. Schiff’s biographies animate the lives and legacies of time-hallowed historical figures such as Samuel Adams\, Benjamin Franklin\, and Cleopatra\, countering popular narratives and misunderstandings with meticulous historical detail.  \nThe Library is delighted to host Schiff as our Writer-in-Residence this May. In this program\, the author will appear in conversation with Elaine Sciolino\, a contributing writer for the New York Times. The event will be followed by a reception\, to which all attendees are invited.  \nAbout the speakers: \nStacy Schiff is the author of Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov)\, winner of the Pulitzer Prize; Saint-Exupéry\, a Pulitzer Prize finalist; and A Great Improvisation: Franklin\, France\, and the Birth of America\, winner of the George Washington Book Prize. Published to ecstatic reviews\, her Cleopatra: A Life was a #1 bestseller. Named one of the New York Times’s Top Ten Books of 2010\, it has been translated into thirty-five languages and won the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography. David McCullough greeted Schiff’s 2015 The Witches\, also a #1 bestseller\, as “brilliant from start to finish.” Schiff’s most recent book\, The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams\, was a Wall Street Journal Top Ten Book of 2022 and figured as well on President Obama’s list of Favorite Books of 2022. The Wall Street Journal has called Schiff “perhaps the most seductive writer of nonfiction prose in America in our time.” Among other honors\, Schiff has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation\, the National Endowment for the Humanities\, and the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library\, where she has been named a Library Lion.   \nElaine Sciolino is a contributing writer and former Paris bureau chief for the New York Times. Her forthcoming book\, Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World’s Greatest Museum\, will be published in 2025. Decorated Chevalier of the Legion of Honor by the French state\, she is the author of the national best-sellers The Seine and The Only Street in Paris. She has lived in Paris since 2002.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nShiff’s most recent book is a portrait of the American revolutionary activist and politician Samuel Adams. You can read NPR’s enthusiastic review of the book here. \nSchiff’s biography of Benjamin Franklin has recently been adapted into a miniseries\, with Michael Douglas starring as the beloved Founding Father. Watch the trailer for the miniseries here. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]The Writer-in-Residence program is generously supported by The de Groot Foundation. \nImportant 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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/schiff24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240509T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240509T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240404T104307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240416T171059Z
UID:65132-1715283000-1715286600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) The Examined Life with Scott Hershovitz and Sarah Bakewell
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message]The Library will be closed on this day for the Ascension holiday.\nLibrary services will not be available.\nDoors will open at 19h00. \nEvent will be followed by a reception.[/vc_message][vc_column_text]In Nasty\, Brutish\, and Short\, Scott Hershovitz\, co-writing with his two young children\, uses the child’s sense of curiosity and simplicity as a starting point from which to investigate ethics\, existence\, religion\, identity\, and justice from fresh perspectives. In his latest book\, Law is a Moral Practice\, Scott Hershovitz approaches the relationship between moral action and the law with refreshing frankness and levity\, uncovering a very human history of setting\, breaking\, and remaking rules for good living. \nSarah Bakewell’s work is similarly engaged with the idea of ethical living. Her latest book\, Humanly Possible\, masterfully recounts the long history of humanism and freethinking. Join these two professional philosophers to discuss the big questions of life: the nature of goodness\, the possibility of ethical living\, and the meaning of being human. \nJoin the two authors as they consider philosophy’s most fundamental questions\, the eternal urgency of philosophy\, and the necessity of making philosophical thought accessible to all.  \nAbout the speakers: \nScott Hershovitz is director of the Law and Ethics Program and professor of law and philosophy at the University of Michigan. He holds a BA in philosophy and politics from the University of Georgia\, a JD from Yale Law School\, and a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford\, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. Professor Hershovitz served as a law clerk for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court. He is the author of Nasty\, Brutish\, and Short\, co-written with his two young children. He is married to Julie Kaplan\, a social worker\, whom he met at summer camp. They live in Ann Arbor with their two children\, Rex and Hank.  \nSarah Bakewell is the author of several works of biography and philosophy\, including At the Existentialist Café and How to Live: a life of Montaigne. Her latest\, Humanly Possible: 700 years of humanist freethinking\, enquiry\, and hope\, was a New York Times bestseller in 2023 and was named by Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of the year.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nHershovitz’s first book\, Nasty\, Brutish\, and Short\, takes the hilarious and profound questions of young children as the starting point for serious philosophical inquiry. You can read an excerpt from the book here. \nA New York Times review of Humanly Possible explains that Bakewell “delights in the paradoxical and the particular\, reminding us that every human being contains multitudes.” Read the review here.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Read along with the Library! If you want to prepare ahead of this event\, copies of Nasty\, Brutish\, and Short and Humanly Possible will be on sale one week in advance\, as well as after the event. Stop by Member Services to purchase your copy. Books are generously provided by Smith&Son. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/hershovitzbakewell24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240502T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240502T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240404T102700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240415T155901Z
UID:65124-1714678200-1714681800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) The Anatomy of Privilege: Nick McDonell on Quiet Street
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nick McDonell has written eleven books\, ranging from novels (the first of which he wrote at the age of seventeen) to nonfiction accounts of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. With his latest book\, a memoir called Quiet Street\, McDonell turns his gaze inward\, taking his own upbringing in a wealthy New York family as his subject. Among other institutional contexts\, he considers the private all-boys school that he attended in Manhattan\, his time as a student at Harvard\, and his summers spent at the Devon Yacht Club. Across these accounts\, McDonell reflects upon the machinations of privilege\, using his own life as a prism through which to understand larger dynamics of class\, race\, and inequality. He will appear in conversation at the Library with photographer and filmmaker Roopa Gogineni. \nAbout the speakers: \nNick McDonell has published eleven books. His work has been translated into 23 languages and appeared on bestseller lists around the world. He is the author of the novels Twelve\, The Third Brother\, An Expensive Education\, and The Council of Animals\, as well as a work of political theory\, The Civilization of Perpetual Movement\, and five books of reportage on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan\, including The Bodies in Person. He has contributed reporting and essays to Harper’s Magazine\, The London Review of Books\, Libération\, The Paris Review\, newyorker.com\, and TIME\, among other publications. He has also written for film and television. \nAs a reporter\, McDonell has covered the wars in Sudan\, Iraq\, Afghanistan and Ukraine. He helped found The Zomia Center\, which is dedicated to the study of ungoverned and semi-governed regions known as non-state spaces. He grew up in New York City and studied literature at Harvard and international relations at St. Anthony’s College\, Oxford. \nRoopa Gogineni is a filmmaker\, photographer and curator from West Virginia whose work considers historical memory and modes of resistance. After a decade in Nairobi she is now based in Paris. Suddenly TV\, her latest film about magical thinking and revolution\, was nominated for the IDA Awards and earned jury prizes at SXSW\, IndieLisboa\, and Kasseler Dokfest. She holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Oxford and teaches at Parsons Paris.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nYou can read an extract from Quiet Street here. \nA review of Quiet Street in the Chicago Review of Books describes the book’s success in tracing the “violence” of the “one percent.” Read the review here.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Read along with the Library! If you want to prepare ahead of this event\, copies of Quiet Street will be on sale one week in advance\, as well as after the event. Stop by Member Services to purchase your copy. Books are generously provided by Smith&Son. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/mcdonell24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240430T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240430T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240313T145406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240430T123833Z
UID:63734-1714505400-1714509000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(In Person Full) (Hybrid) Annie Ernaux & Photography with Lou Stoppard and Lauren Collins
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]French author Annie Ernaux\, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature\, writes of her desire to “describe reality as through the eyes of a photographer and to preserve the mystery and opacity of the lives I encountered.” \nCurator Lou Stoppard’s exhibition “Exteriors—Annie Ernaux & Photography” (at La Maison européenne de la photographie\, now through 26 May) traces this close relationship between Ernaux’s autobiographical prose and the medium of photography. She juxtaposes passages from Ernaux’s book Exteriors—a collage of observations and reflections on the streets\, shops\, and public transportation networks of Cergy-Pontoise—with an array of photographs from the museum’s collection. \nStoppard will appear in conversation with writer and journalist Lauren Collins. \nThe program is produced in collaboration with la Maison européenne de la photographie and art book publisher MACK\, which has released a book accompanying the exhibition. \nPlease note that while in-person registration to this event is now full\, registration to attend on Zoom is still available. \nAbout the speakers: \nLou Stoppard is a British writer and curator.  She has written for The Financial Times\, Aperture\, The New York Times and The New Yorker. Her books include a survey of the work of street photographer Shirley Baker\, published by Mack in 2019\, ‘Pools’\, an exploration of swimming in photography\, published by Rizzoli in 2020\, and Exteriors: Annie Ernaux and Photography\, published by Mack in 2024\, to time with an exhibition of the same name at MEP\, Paris. \nLauren Collins began contributing to The New Yorker in 2003 and became a staff writer in 2008. Her subjects have included Michelle Obama\, Donatella Versace\, the graffiti artist Banksy\, Emmanuel Macron\, 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. She is working on a second book\, about a coup d’état perpetrated by white supremacists in Wilmington\, North Carolina\, in 1898\, and its effects over the past hundred and twenty years. \nThis event is in partnership with the Maison Européenne de la Photographie.  \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nYou can check out Stoppard’s exhibition on Annie Ernaux & Photography yourself by visiting the MEP before 6 May 2024. \nIn 2020\, Stoppard edited a photography collection called Pools\, bringing together a dazzling array of contemporary photographs featuring poolside parties\, submerged swimmers\, and other pool-related objects and events. You can peruse a preview of the book (or order a copy of your own) here. \nLauren Collins has appeared at the Library several times\, both as a guest and as a moderator for our programs. You can watch a recording of her presenting her memoir When in French: Love in a Second Language at the Library here.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/stoppard24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240425T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240425T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240329T141632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T102002Z
UID:64699-1714073400-1714077000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Lunar Horizons: To the Moon with NASA Experts
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]NASA’s upcoming crewed mission to the Moon\, Artemis III\, is currently scheduled for 2026\, marking humanity’s first return to the lunar surface in over 50 years and the first-ever visit to the lunar South Pole. During this mission\, two crew members will descend to the Moon’s surface\, near its South Pole\, for approximately a week. The astronauts’ objectives will include conducting scientific research and performing a series of moonwalks. \nScientists Ryan Zeigler\, Lunar Sample Curator at NASA\, and Christine Shupla\, responsible for scientific engagement at the non-profit Lunar Planetary Institute\, will share the latest and greatest advancements in lunar research. They will share ideas on science education and literacy\, and how we can make learning about lunar science accessible to all. \nThis event is organized in partnership with Ephémerides\, the organization founded by French astrophysicist Fatoumata Kébé. \nAbout the speakers: \nChristine Shupla manages the Lunar Planetary Institute Science Engagement staff\, with 16 years of experience in NASA’s planetary science education community and 15 years of experience in informal science education. She also leads the Lunar Planetary Institute’s scientist engagement efforts\, providing professional development and resources to assist planetary scientists in their efforts to share their science with public audiences. \nRyan Zeigler is NASA’s Lunar Sample Curator in the Astromaterials Acquisition and Curation Office of the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division at the Johnson Space Center. The principal focus of Ryan Zeigler’s research is the geochemistry and petrography of lunar samples to better understand how the Moon formed\, how it differentiated and how impacts have subsequently altered its surface.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nEphémerides founder Fatoumata Kébé spoke at the American Library in Paris last year about her book Lettres à la Lune\, which explores how humans across history\, from astrophysicists to poets\, have about the moon. Rewatch the conversation on the Library’s YouTube channel. \nWith Artemis III\, humankind will return to the surface of the moon. Discover the mission and explore the scientific innovation behind it. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/ephemerides24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240424T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240424T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240313T143119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T155816Z
UID:63728-1713987000-1713990600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Looking to Art\, At Home and Abroad with Benjamin Moser
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2002\, at the age of twenty-five\, Benjamin Moser moved from New York to the Netherlands. In search of places to anchor him in his new home\, he began paying visits to Dutch art museums\, where he developed a fascination with the “Dutch Masters” (a term given to a group of 17th-century Dutch painters\, including Rembrandt and Vermeer\, who developed distinctive styles and produced works that continue to inspire viewers). In his new book\, The Upside-Down World\, Moser delves into the details of the lives of the Dutch Masters\, drawing from scant historical records to generate speculative musings and biographical accounts of these beloved painters. \nMoser has also produced several other award-winning biographies and translations. His 2009 biography of the Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector has been instrumental in securing Lispector’s rich literary legacy among global audiences. His 2019 biography of Susan Sontag was widely praised and won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Through his biographies and his translations\, Moser bridges both linguistic and cultural gaps\, deftly introducing the complexities of foreign literature and the lives of international artistic figures to the English-speaking world. \nMoser will be joined in conversation by Pamela Druckerman\, a cultural writer and journalist. Druckerman has published five books and has written for The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, and Le Monde\, among other publications. \nAbout the speakers: \nBenjamin Moser is the author of Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector\, a finalist for the National Book Critics’ Circle Award and a New York Times Notable Book of 2009. For his work bringing Clarice Lispector to international prominence\, including through publishing her complete works in English\, he received Brazil’s first State Prize for Cultural Diplomacy. For Sontag: Her Life and Work\, he won the Pulitzer Prize. His latest book\, The Upside-Down World: Meetings with the Dutch Masters\, was published in October 2023. He lives in the Netherlands and France. \nPamela Druckerman is a journalist and the author of five books including Bringing Up Bébé\, which has been translated into 31 languages. She won an Emmy for The Forger\, a New York Times documentary about a French teenager in WWII. Her op-eds\, essays\, articles and reviews have  been published in the The New York Times\, The Economist\, The Atlantic\, Le Monde and many other publications. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nMoser recently translated an interview with the renowned Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector from Portuguese to English. You can read his translation\, and listen to the original Portuguese recording\, in a piece for The New Yorker.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Read along with the Library! If you want to prepare ahead of this event\, copies of The Upside-Down World will be on sale one week in advance\, as well as after the event. Stop by Member Services to purchase your copy. Books are generously provided by Smith&Son. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/moser24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240423T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240423T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240313T142750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240416T065733Z
UID:63725-1713898800-1713904200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(In Person Full) (Hybrid) The US Presidential Elections: Journalists Look at What’s Ahead
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The US presidential race has provoked intense anxiety\, not only among voters but also around the world. The results could have profound implications on almost every front: immigration\, the war in Ukraine\, the Middle East\, NATO\, Russia\, the Supreme Court. Join us for an extended\, 90-minute media panel moderated by Vivienne Walt\, in partnership with the Overseas Press Club of America\, to discuss how the campaign is going\, what to look for in the months ahead\, and to answer your questions. \nPlease note the early start time of this event. \nPlease note that while in-person registration to this event is now full\, registration to attend on Zoom is still available. \nAbout the speakers: \nVivienne Walt is a Paris correspondent for TIME Magazine and Fortune Magazine. Her work has appeared in the New York Times\, the Washington Post\, the Wall Street Journal\, National Geographic\, BusinessWeek\, and more. She is governor of the Overseas Press Club of America. \nThe Washington Post’s senior national political correspondent\, Ashley Parker has covered the White House since Trump’s 2016 election\, a campaign she also covered. She has shared two Pulitzer Prizes\, one for Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections\, the other for the January 6 insurrection. Ashley will Zoom in from the campaign trial to talk about Biden’s strengths and weaknesses\, and a Trump victory might bring. She recently described the feeling in the Democratic Party: “There’s a deep concern Biden may not be the best candidate to beat Trump…There’s a desire among some for a plan B.”  \nThe New York Times chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe\, Steven Erlanger has covered about 120 countries. He’s been bureau chief in eight cities\, including London\, Moscow\, Jerusalem and Paris\, and has also served as the Times’ chief diplomatic correspondent in Washington. He has shared two Pulitzer Prizes for the New York Times\, one for covering Al Qaeda after 9/11\, the other for coverage of Russia in 2017. Steve will talk about how the U.S. elections will impact the world. Recently he wrote: “For most European governments\, the prospect that Trump could return to the White House is a prime topic of private discussion. Mr. Trump’s victory in 2016 gave a major boost to European populist politics\, and another victory would almost surely do the same.” \nGuillaume Debré\, Deputy Editorial Director of TF1\, France’s biggest TV news network\, was based in Washington for 16 years\, working for CNN and French TV\, covering the Obama and Trump presidencies. He’s the author of several books on US politics\, including on Obama and Trump\, and a book titled “How Money Ruined American democracy.” Guillaume will talk about how the elections are being covered by the rest of the world\, from his Paris perch\, and how the stakes are truly global.  \nFor years\, Cuban-American illustrator Edel Rodriguez has captured the dark absurdity of US politics on the covers of TIME\, the New Yorker\, and others. His “Meltdown” and “Total Meltdown” TIME covers became iconic representations of the Trump presidency. He will join the panel on Zoom to talk about how to portray the election’s epic importance amid media overload and voter dissatisfaction.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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. Please note the early start time of this event. \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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/opc24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240418T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240418T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240328T143049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T144723Z
UID:63723-1713466800-1713472200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(In Person Only) Play and Creativity with Lillian Davies and Chloe Briggs
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Writer Lillian Davies and artist Chloe Briggs’s collaboration began with a conversation while observing their children at play in the Parc de Belleville in Paris. Their resulting book\, Playgrounds\, is set up like a workbook and uses images and text to explore how public spaces can activate creativity and create a sense of community and connection. The authors also show how play—the freedom to imagine the world differently—is essential to our artistic endeavors. \nGuided by the authors\, participants will complete creative exercises inspired by Playgrounds. The workshop wraps up with participants sharing their creations to foster a sense of camaraderie and mutual inspiration. \nMaximum 40 participants. Open to all ages.  \nAbout the speakers: \nChloe Briggs is an artist and educator based in Paris. In 2013 she created the Drawing is Free project\, which makes connecting through drawing available to everyone. She runs drawing workshops both online and in person and offers a free weekly online portrait drawing session that is open to all. On Briggs’s Patreon account you can read her writing about drawing and listen to conversations with fellow artists about the experience of drawing a human face\, and art as a means of connection. @drawingisfree_org \nLillian Davies is a Paris-based art historian and writer. Author of multidisciplinary artist Mounir Fatmi’s monograph\, Suspect Language\, Davies contributes to Artforum\, Flash Art\, Interview Magazine\, Numéro and Objektiv as well as writing for art books and museum catalogs. You can read her work on her website. Davies is guest lecturer at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts\, Paris; Ecole W (Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas); and Parsons Paris\, and is Adjunct Professor at Paris College of Art. She is a recipient of AICA France’s Bourse Ekphrasis and holds a BA in Art History and Comparative Religions from Columbia University\, a MA in Curating Contemporary Art from Royal College of Art\, London\, and recently conducted doctoral research in a Troisième Cycle at École du Louvre. @lillian.davies[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nPlaygrounds is available for purchase at independent bookstores Librairie Yvon Lambert\, The Red Wheelbarrow\, and After8 Books. Read about the project on their website.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/daviesbriggs24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240417T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240417T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240329T140908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T102042Z
UID:63690-1713382200-1713385800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Opéra Comique presents Archipel(s)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us in welcoming the Opéra Comique back to the Library and discover their new show Archipel(s). Commissioned by their youth theater troupe La Maîtrise Populaire de L’Opéra Comique\, this production combines singing\, acting\, and dance. The story\, inspired by a series of workshops conducted with the Maîtrise’s pupils\, is an exploration of coming-of-age and how young people follow\, or choose to break\, society’s rules. \nLibrettist Adrien Borne\, choreographer Ewan Jones\, and stage director James Bonas will offer a behind-the-scenes perspective on the show’s creation and share their thoughts on opera’s place in the future. \nAbout the speakers: \nDirector James Bonas recently directed Leonard Bernstein’s Candide at the Welsh National Opera with his regulator collaborator\, animation artist Grégoire Pont. The pair also directed the French premiere of Hans Abrahamsen’s The Snow Queen for the Opéra National du Rhin and Carl Orff’s Der Mond and Maurice Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortilèges and L’Heure Espagnole for the Opéra de Lyon. \nChoreographer Ewan Jones trained in musical theater at Arts Educational Schools London and holds an MA in choreography. His work in musical theater and opera has taken him around the world; most recently he returned from Dubai\, where he was staging the critically acclaimed new version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. Other international credits include Matilda (Norway); Something Rotten! and Sister Act (Germany); The Phantom of the Opera (Romania\, Norway\, Greece\, Bulgaria\, and Saudi Arabia); Der Mond in Lyon and L’Étoile (Portugal). In 2019 Jones became movement coordinator and choreographer for seasons 2 and 3 of the hit Netflix TV series Sex Education. Following that\, he was invited to join Disney+ as movement director for their upcoming series The Ballad of Renegade Nell. \nLibrettist Adrien Borne is the author of several award-winning novels in French\, including Mémoire de soie et La Vie qui commence\, published by JC Lattès\, as well as an adaptation of the opera Carmen for teenagers. He divides his time between writing\, journalism\, and public speaking. His work explores the liberating power of words and the stories they tell\, whether fictional or real.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nThe Maîtrise Populaire de l’Opéra Comique brings together young performers ages eight through twenty-five for an immersive education in the theater arts. Discover their work. \nRead more about Archipel(s). [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speaker(s) 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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/operacomique24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240416T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240416T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240313T141214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T114138Z
UID:63681-1713295800-1713299400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(In Person Only) Music and Mingle: The Bow and the Brush with Dan Flanagan
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Finding one’s place in Paris can be challenging. As an expatriate institution\, we champion the forging of connections at the Library. This is why we’re delighted to announce Music and Mingle\, a Members-only event series. \nMembers seeking to foster new friendships\, build their network\, and celebrate the arrival of spring in good company are invited to an evening of solo violin compositions\, accompanied by projections of visual art\, with violinist Dan Flanagan. With music directly inspired by artwork\, the program highlights historic pieces by Pissarro\, Rafaëlli\, Guillaumin\, Pinchon\, and living artists including Paul Gibson\, Nikki Vismara\, and Elaine Prat. Created and conceptualized by Flanagan\, the program includes his own compositions alongside several commissioned works written by 18 celebrated living New Music composers\, including Libby Larsen\, James Stephenson\, Trevor Weston\, and Nathaniel Stookey\, and the concert will feature compositions by contemporary American composers inspired by historical French paintings. \nWhether seeking to discover our community for the first time\, or to reunite with old friends\, join us in celebrating everyone who makes the American Library in Paris a cultural home. \nPlease note\, this event will be in-person only and reserved for Library members. \nAbout the performer: \nDan Flanagan has built a multifaceted career as a soloist and orchestral musician\, performing concertos with orchestras in California and recitals throughout the United States and Europe. Flanagan currently serves as Concertmaster of the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera\, Concertmaster of West Edge Opera\, and Instructor of Violin at University of California\, Berkeley. The 2023-24 season includes solo recitals at The Center for New Music (San Francisco)\, Boston University\, Carnegie Hall\, University of Rome\, and The American Library in Paris. His program\, The Bow and the Brush\, includes 23 newly composed solo violin pieces inspired by paintings and sculptures. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: This event will be in person at the Library only and reserved for Library Members. Please bring your Library card to the event for verification. \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_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/flanagan24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240410T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240410T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240313T135233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T135530Z
UID:63661-1712777400-1712781000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Recovery and Renewal with Octavia Bright
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In memoir This Ragged Grace\, celebrated writer and broadcaster Octavia Bright follows two events from her life that coincided in the same period: her recovery from addiction and her father’s descent into dementia. With vivid prose and a candid\, open-hearted voice\, Bright explores the complex interplays between family dynamics\, mental health\, loss\, and resilience. Her work challenges conventional narratives around grief\, putting forward a more nuanced understanding that embraces its messy\, nonlinear process. In this program\, Bright will reflect upon her approach to writing memoir\, her multifaceted perspectives on grief and sobriety\, and the roles that literature\, philosophy\, and art have played in her recovery. \nAbout the speaker: \nOctavia Bright is a writer and broadcaster. She co-hosts Literary Friction\, the literary podcast and NTS Radio show\, with Carrie Plitt. Recommended by The New York Times\, The Guardian\, BBC Culture\, Electric Literature\, The Sunday Times and others\, it has had over 1.4 million downloads. Her writing has been published in a number of magazines including The White Review\, Harper’s Bazaar\, ELLE\, Wasafiri\, Somesuch Stories\, and the Sunday Times. This Ragged Grace\, published by Canongate\, is her first book.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nYou can read an excerpt from This Ragged Grace here. \nBright is the co-host of a popular literary podcast called Literary Friction. You can listen to the podcast here\, on NTS Radio\, or you can also find it on a podcast app.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Read along with the Library! If you want to prepare ahead of this event\, copies of This Ragged Grace will be on sale one week in advance\, as well as after the event. Stop by Member Services to purchase your copy. Books are generously provided by Smith&Son. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/bright24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240409T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240409T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240313T134438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T150333Z
UID:63659-1712691000-1712694600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Heroines and Historical Fiction with Katherine J. Chen
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In her new book Joan\, Katherine J. Chen reimagines the life of the legendary Joan of Arc\, infusing the historical narrative with a fresh\, contemporary voice. Chen delves into the complexities of Joan’s character\, presenting her not just as a martyr and saint\, but as a flesh-and-blood young woman with fears\, ambitions\, and a formidable sense of purpose. Combining meticulous research with imaginative storytelling\, Joan offers a nuanced exploration of faith\, power\, and gender dynamics in medieval France. \nChen will appear in conversation with Patricia Dailey\, a medieval scholar who focuses on histories of gender and sexuality. Dailey is currently a Faculty Visitor at the Institute for Ideas and Imagination. \nAbout the speaker: \nKatherine J. Chen is the author of Joan: A Novel of Joan of Arc (Random House US / Hodder & Stoughton UK)\, which won the 2023 American Library in Paris Book Award\, and Mary B. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, The New York Times Book Review\, Los Angeles Review of Books\, Literary Hub\, and other publications. Her next book\, under contract with Random House\, will explore the complex sibling relationship between Morgan le Fay and Arthur. She is a graduate of Princeton University and Boston University’s MFA Fiction program\, and she is currently a doctoral student in the Department of English at Brown University. \nPatricia Dailey is an Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Her work spans medieval literature\, contemporary philosophy\, gender studies\, psychedelic studies\, and eco-criticism.  She is the author of Promised Bodies: Time\, Language\, and Corporeality in Medieval Women’s Mystical Texts (Columbia UP 2013)\, and has authored numerous articles. She is finishing a book on the arboreal sublime; while also writing an experimental autobiography of parentheses\, or\, what could be called life\, in parentheses.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nRead an excerpt from Chen’s 2023 American Library in Paris Book Award winning novel Joan. \nChen’s first novel\, Mary B\, brings a vivid voice to the most-overlooked Bennet sister from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. In 2018\, Chen wrote a piece for Literary Hub about her love for “plain” literary heroines like Mary Bennet. Read the piece here.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Read along with the Library! If you want to prepare ahead of this event\, copies of Joan will be on sale one week in advance\, as well as after the event. Stop by Member Services to purchase your copy. Books are generously provided by Smith&Son. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/chen24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240404T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240404T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240312T132308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T213407Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Charles Trueheart presents Diplomats at War
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For many in the American Library in Paris community\, Charles Trueheart requires no introduction. Trueheart was the Director of the American Library from 2007 to 2017\, during which time he oversaw remarkable growth and evolution at our beloved institution. He continues his service to the American Library as a member of the Board of Trustees.  \nTrueheart has recently published a memoir about his family’s involvement in American political history\, specifically the Vietnam War. His godfather was Frederick “Fritz” Nolting\, the US ambassador to South Vietnam from 1961 to 1963\, and his father was William Trueheart\, Nolting’s second-in-command. Nolting and William Trueheart were close friends for many years\, but their friendship was torn apart by the war that went on to traumatize the populations of both the US and Vietnam for generations. In Diplomats at War\, Trueheart draws from personal memory\, family records\, and his decades of experience as a political reporter to contemplate the breakdown of a friendship alongside the story of the US’s involvement in Vietnam. \nAbout the speaker: \nCharles Trueheart was director of the American Library in Paris from 2007 to 2017. Most of his earlier career was in journalism\, including fifteen years at the Washington Post\, first covering book publishing and literary topics\, then as a correspondent in Canada and France. Before joining the Post\, Trueheart was associate director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University and director of the Kennedy School of Government’s Public Affairs Forum. His writing has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly and the American Scholar\, where he is a contributing editor. His book on Vietnam during the Kennedy years\, Diplomats at War\, was released in February 2024. Trueheart was educated at Exeter and Amherst. He and his wife\, Anne Swardson\, live in Paris and Staunton\, Virginia.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nYou can read excerpts from Diplomats at War here. \nTrueheart is a contributing editor for the American Scholar. You can find his recent writing for the American Scholar here.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speaker 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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Read along with the Library! If you want to prepare ahead of this event\, copies of Diplomats at War will be on sale one week in advance\, as well as after the event. Stop by Member Services to purchase your copy. Books are generously provided by Smith&Son. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/trueheart24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240403T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240403T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240312T131716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240403T171644Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) The International Library: Brown Diaspora with Moon Charania
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Moon Charania is a writer and cultural scholar whose work stands at the intersectionality of race\, gender\, and diasporic studies. In her new book\, Archive of Tongues (2023)\, Charania weaves together the personal and the theoretical\, using her own mother’s life as a prism to refract upon the broader experiences of brown women around the world. Her work examines histories of migration\, dispossession\, violence\, and sexuality\, offering a fresh perspective on rhythms of everyday life for marginalized women. At its heart\, Archive of Tongues not only uncovers the hidden archives of brown mothers’ lives\, but also invites us to reconsider the foundational assumptions of feminist\, queer\, and postcolonial studies. \nCharania will appear in conversation with Sandeep Bakshi\, Associate Professor of Decolonial\, Postcolonial and Queer Studies at University Paris Cité. \nAbout the speakers: \nMoon Charania is an Associate Professor of International Studies and Comparative Women’s Studies at Spelman College. Dr. Charania is a feminist theorist whose research explores the psychosocial dimensions of the lives of women of color – she investigates social\, political\, and intimate issues in relation to violence and care\, gender and sexuality\, racism\, and the diasporic experience. She is the author of two books\, Archive of Tongues: An Intimate History of Brownness (Duke University Press\, 2023) and Will the Real Pakistani Woman Please Stand Up: Empire\, Visual Culture\, and the Brown Female Body (McFarland 2015). Charania is also the recipient of a number of awards and fellowships\, including the Anschutz Distinguished Fellow in American Studies at Princeton University (2024)\, a Fulbright Specialist Appointee (2023)\, Emory University Psychoanalytic Society (2023)\, a Fellow at Emory University James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference (2018). She is beginning a new book project on brownness and femicide.  \nSandeep Bakshi researches on transnational queer and decolonial enunciation of knowledges. He received his PhD from the School of English\, University of Leicester\, UK\, and is currently employed as an Associate Professor of Decolonial\, Postcolonial and Queer Studies at University Paris Cité. He coordinates two research seminars\, “Peripheral Knowledges” and “Empires\, Souths\, Sexualities\,” and leads the Pôle Société Civile of the Cité du Genre Institute\, Université Paris Cité. Co-editor of Decolonizing Sexualities: Transnational Perspectives\, Critical Interventions (Oxford: Counterpress\, 2016)\, ‘Decolonial Trajectories’\, special issue of Interventions(2020)\, and Qu’est-ce que l’Intersectionnalité? Dominations plurielles : sexe\, classe et race (2021)\, he has published on queer and race problematics in postcolonial literatures and cultures. He is the co-founder and serves on the board of the Decolonizing Sexualities Network (https://decolonizingsexualities.org). \nAbout the International Library series:  \nThis conversation is part of the International Library\, a new series launched in collaboration with the Center for Fiction in Brooklyn and the Center for the Art of Translation in San Francisco which will offer conversations across time\, place\, and language.  \nThe International Library celebrates the live diffusion of in-person conversations in the hope of connecting new audiences across land and sea for a collective\, intercultural experience. These conversations will broach deeper questions about writing and translation as we learn to think critically about how stories are told\, investigating the points of view\, the timing of the translations\, and the intended or assumed audiences as well as inspiration\, philosophy\, and craft.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nWhile she was completing the research and writing of her own book on brown maternal diaspora\, Moon Charania wrote a review José Esteban Muñoz’s book The Sense of Brown. The review introduces some of the key themes and concepts of Charania’s work (including diasporic experience\, brownness\, and maternity). Read the review here.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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. \nThis conversation will be livestreamed at the Center for the Art of Translation and the Center for Fiction as part of the International Library series. \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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/charania24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240402T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240402T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240312T153632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240326T154649Z
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SUMMARY:(In Person Registration Full) (Hybrid) Plant-Based Paris: The Future of Vegan Cuisine with Amanda Bankert and David Lebovitz
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Can you imagine macarons without eggs\, or profiteroles without cream? Is it possible to create delicious French pâtisserie without using any animal byproducts? \nIn 2015\, Amanda Bankert opened Boneshaker Donuts and Coffee in Paris\, bringing her expert take on a sweet staple of American cuisine to a city already brimming with pastries. Bankert has since gained a reputation in Paris and beyond for her creative fusion of French and American baking. Her donuts\, like the rest of her baking\, are entirely vegan: Bankert draws from her judicious sweet tooth and her Le Cordon Bleu training to create mouth-watering\, plant-based desserts without sacrificing an ounce of quality. Her new cookbook\, Voila Vegan\, experiments with a blend of French and American techniques and divulges 85 decadent vegan recipes. \nAmerican admirers of French cooking have long followed the work of David Lebovitz. Lebovitz is the best-selling author of cookbooks like My Paris Kitchen\, Ready for Dessert\, and The Sweet Life in Paris. His food writing has been featured in dozens of prominent publications\, including Bon Appétit\, Food + Wine\, and The New York Times. He is also an enthusiastic supporter of Bankert’s work. \nIn this program\, Bankert and Lebovitz will engage in conversation with one another\, recounting their experiences as American chefs in Paris and exploring their thoughts on the future of vegan cuisine in France. \nWant a taste before the event? We’ll be hosting a Boneshaker pop-up at the Library starting at 13h00 on April 2. Stop by to sample mini versions of the famous donuts\, and purchase a copy of Voilà Vegan in advance. Only available while supplies last!  \nPlease note that in-person registration to this event is now full. Online registration is still available. \nAbout the speakers: \nAmanda Bankert\, an Irish-American pastry chef trained at Cordon Bleu Paris\, is the founder of France’s first plant-based donut shop\, Boneshaker Donuts & Coffee. She’s a two-time cookbook author: “Voilà Vegan” (Penguin Random House\, 2023) and “Donuts\, Café\, and Good Vibes” (Hachette\, France\, 2023). Amanda champions veganism not as a restrictive diet\, but as an inclusive\, indulgent lifestyle that simply excludes animal products.  \nDavid Lebovitz spent nearly thirteen years in the kitchen at Chez Panisse in Berkeley\, California\, one of the original farm-to-table restaurants in America\, beginning as a line cook in the café before moving to the pastry department. He was named one of the Top Five Pastry Chefs in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Chronicle and has been featured in Bon Appétit\, Chocolatier\, Food+Wine\, Milk Street\, Cook’s Illustrated\, the Los Angeles Times\, Newsweek\, Travel and Leisure\, the New York Times\, People\, Saveur\, Sunset\, USA Today\, and on CNN.  \nIn 1999 David left the restaurant business to start writing cookbooks and launched a website (later\, known as a blog) to coincide with the release of his first book\, Room for Dessert. His blog\, www.davidlebovitz.com is one of the most widely-read food blogs in the world\, with nearly 2 million page views per month. He is the author of nine books\, including My Paris Kitchen\, with stories and recipes about life and cooking in Paris\, and Drinking French\, which was named the Best New Cocktail Book by the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation. Other books include The Great Book of Chocolate\, The Perfect Scoop\, Ready for Dessert\, L’Appart\, and The Sweet Life in Paris. The latter two are currently in development for a tv series. \nDavid now has dual nationality\, French and American\, and writes a newsletter (davidlebovitz.substack.com)\, which is the #2 newsletter on the Substack platform. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nLooking to do some research on Bankert before this program? Take a trip to Boneshaker Donuts and Coffee and try her donuts for yourself! \nDavid Lebovitz has run a highly influential food blog\, complete with recipes\, food commentary\, and reflections on the restaurant world of Paris\, for almost twenty-five years.  Check out the blog here. \nLebovitz has graciously appeared at the American Library in Paris twice before. You can watch recordings of his appearances here and here.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: \nPlease note that in-person registration to this event is now full. Online registration is still available. \nThe 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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Want a taste before the event? We’ll be hosting a Boneshaker pop-up at the Library starting at 13h00 on April 2. Stop by to sample mini versions of the famous donuts\, and purchase a copy of Voilà Vegan in advance. Only available while supplies last! Donuts generously provided by Boneshaker and books by Smith&Son. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/bankert24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240327T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240327T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240228T144305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T192718Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Seminar: In Three Lines (or less) with Patricia Lockwood
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us for a conversation with Writer-in-Residence Patricia Lockwood on the internet’s effects on writing\, and an interactive seminar to experiment with form and fragmentation.  \nInspired by Patricia Lockwood’s work engaging with the internet and with the idea of ‘nowness\,’ short-form internet writing and Felix Feneon’s Novels in Three Lines\, join us for a conversation on the internet’s effects on writing and language. How does being online change one’s voice? How does the internet and its constraints and character limits affect language? Following the conversation\, we’ll provide a series of prompts for audience members to write and respond to within a set character limit.  \nAbout the speaker:  \nPatricia Lockwood is the author of four books\, including the 2021 novel “No One Is Talking About This\,” an international bestseller\, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize\, finalist for the Booker Prize\, and translated into 30 languages. Her 2017 memoir “Priestdaddy” won the Thurber Prize for American Humor and was named one of the Guardian’s 100 best books of the 21st century. She also has two poetry collections\, “Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals” (2014) and “Balloon Pop Outlaw Black” (2012). Lockwood’s work has appeared in the New York Times\, the New Yorker\, and the London Review of Books\, where she is a contributing editor. She lives in Savannah\, Georgia. \nReverberations:  \nIn March\, the Library is delighted to be hosting Reverberations: Literature Out Loud\, a festival spotlighting innovations in the arts. In a series of concerts\, conversations\, and workshops\, artists and authors are coming together to celebrate the history of storytelling and sound. Learn more about the festival and discover other events. \nReverberations is organized in partnership with the Opéra Comique and with the generous support of Festival Napa Valley\, the American Center for Arts and Culture\, and the Florence Gould Foundation. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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. \nPlease note\, clocks moved forward in the US on 10 March\, but do not move forward in France until 31 March: If you are attending a virtual or hybrid program from a US time zone\, the time difference will be one hour less between 10 March and 31 March\, and will return to normal on 31 March. \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_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/lockwood24-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240326T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240326T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240215T162511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T182639Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Patricia Lockwood\, Writing Now: A Conversation
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Patricia Lockwood is a poet\, memoirist\, and novelist\, best known for her characteristic blend of internet-age humor and profound emotional depth. Her breakout memoir\, Priestdaddy\, swings playfully between the sacred and the profane in its depiction of Lockwood’s upbringing in a conservative Catholic household. Lockwood’s poetry pushes the boundaries of both content and form\, showcasing her knack for capturing the zeitgeist of the digital age. Her novel No One Is Talking About This combines the ephemerality of social media with eternal themes like family\, grief\, and caretaking\, and deftly manages literary form to achieve distinctive moods and emotional effects. Across her work\, Lockwood writes with a sharp and refreshing voice\, and proves herself adept at examining the absurdities of our time with wit\, warmth\, and a penetrating eye. \nThis event will be followed by a cocktail reception with light refreshments.  \nAbout the speaker:  \nPatricia Lockwood is the author of four books\, including the 2021 novel “No One Is Talking About This\,” an international bestseller\, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize\, finalist for the Booker Prize\, and translated into 30 languages. Her 2017 memoir “Priestdaddy” won the Thurber Prize for American Humor and was named one of the Guardian’s 100 best books of the 21st century. She also has two poetry collections\, “Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals” (2014) and “Balloon Pop Outlaw Black” (2012). Lockwood’s work has appeared in the New York Times\, the New Yorker\, and the London Review of Books\, where she is a contributing editor. She lives in Savannah\, Georgia. \nReverberations:  \nIn March\, the Library is delighted to be hosting Reverberations: Literature Out Loud\, a festival spotlighting innovations in the arts. In a series of concerts\, conversations\, and workshops\, artists and authors are coming together to celebrate the history of storytelling and sound. Learn more about the festival and discover other events. \nReverberations is organized in partnership with the Opéra Comique and with the generous support of Festival Napa Valley\, the American Center for Arts and Culture\, and the Florence Gould Foundation. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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. \nPlease note\, clocks moved forward in the US on 10 March\, but do not move forward in France until 31 March: If you are attending a virtual or hybrid program from a US time zone\, the time difference will be one hour less between 10 March and 31 March\, and will return to normal on 31 March. \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_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/lockwood24-1/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240320T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240320T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240215T161526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T192652Z
UID:62415-1710963000-1710966600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) The State of the Arts with Missy Mazzoli\, Royce Vavrek\, and Nia Franklin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join Cultural Fellows Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek in conversation with Composer-in-Residence Nia Franklin as they consider art in\, about\, and for the twenty-first century. In this exclusive roundtable bringing together three major figures of the new artistic generation\, we will consider the ongoing vitality of art\, and the challenges artists\, and art institutions\, face. They will examine the performing arts in dialogue with contemporary writing\, the socio-political stakes of artistic practice\, the role of the artist in relation to modernity\, and the capacity of art to give shape to the future.  \nAbout the speakers: \nNia Imani Franklin is a composer and singer whose music has been performed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra\, Friction Quartet\, Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra\, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra\, and many others. Previous Composer-in-Residence tenures include Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara\, California and Festival Napa Valley where she was awarded the Darioush and Shahpar Khaledi Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Classical Music. Her 2021 project\, “Extended”\, featured an assortment of all-original RnB songs\, and her orchestra piece\, “Chrysalis Extended”\,  which has 3.7 million views on her TikTok profile. \nGrammy-nominated composer Missy Mazzoli was deemed “one of the more consistently intentive\, surprising composers now working in New York” (The New York Times) and “Brooklyn’s post-millennial Mozart” (Time Out New York). Mazzoli was the Mead Composer-in-Residence at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 2018-2021\, and from 2015-2018 she was the Composer-in-Residence with Opera Philadelphia. Mazzoli’s music has been performed internationally by Kronos Quartet\, Norwegian National Opera\, eighth blackbird\, pianist Emanual Ax\, Opera Philadelphia\, LA Opera\, New York City Opera\, the Detroit Symphony\, the LA Philharmonic\, the American Composers Orchestra\, the Boston Symphony\, JACK Quartet\, cellist Maya Beiser\, violinist Jennifer Koh\, Dublin’s Crash Ensemble\, the Sydney Symphony\, and many others. In 2018 she made history as one of the first two women to be commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera.  \nRoyce Vavrek is an Alberta-born librettist and lyricist who has been called “the indie Hofmannsthal” (The New Yorker) and “one of the most celebrated and sought after librettists in the world” (CBC Radio). His opera “Angel’s Bone” with composer Du Yun was awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize. Upcoming commissions include “Agnes” for Icelandic Opera (with Daníel Bjarnason)\,“Lincoln in the Bardo” for The Metropolitan Opera (with Missy Mazzoli)\, “Fanny andAlexander” for La Monnaie (with Mikael Karlsson)\, “Indians on Vacation” for EdmontonOpera/Against the Grain (with Ian Cusson) and “My Family // Cambodia\, 1975” (with Vivian Fung) supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. \nReverberations:  \nIn March\, the Library is delighted to be hosting Reverberations: Literature Out Loud\, a festival spotlighting innovations in the arts. In a series of concerts\, conversations\, and workshops\, artists and authors are coming together to celebrate the history of storytelling and sound. Learn more about the festival and discover other events. \nReverberations is organized in partnership with the Opéra Comique and with the generous support of Festival Napa Valley\, the American Center for Arts and Culture\, and the Florence Gould Foundation. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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. \nPlease note\, clocks moved forward in the US on 10 March\, but do not move forward in France until 31 March: If you are attending a virtual or hybrid program from a US time zone\, the time difference will be one hour less between 10 March and 31 March\, and will return to normal on 31 March. \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_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/reverberationsroundtable24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240319T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240319T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T103932
CREATED:20240215T153419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T192613Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Selby Wynn Schwartz on The Female Khoros
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What if women’s lives and relationships were at the center of history? What kinds of stories would we have access to – stories of love between women and of female subjectivity – if our historical record were not dominated by male voices?  \nIn her debut novel\, After Sappho\, Selby Wynn Schwartz recovers biographical fragments about queer feminist women from history and weaves them together with imagined details. Schwartz breathes life into the stories of these writers\, philosophers\, and artists\, melding their voices together to create a kaleidoscope of women’s experience. Much of the book is written in the voice of a collective\, female “we” – what one NPR reviewer calls “the first person choral.” Join us at the Library for a conversation with Schwartz about women’s history\, Sapphic lineage\, and After Sappho’s genre-bending fusion of fiction and biography. \nAbout the speaker: \nSelby Wynn Schwartz is the author of After Sappho (Galley Beggar Press)\, which was longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize and shortlisted for both the 2023 Orwell Prize in Political Fiction and the 2023 James Tait Black Prize in Fiction. Her novella A Life in Chameleons received the 2021 Reflex Press Novella Award; in summer 2024\, she will be a Fellow at the Maison Dora Maar in Ménerbes. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley. \nReverberations:  \nIn March\, the Library is delighted to be hosting Reverberations: Literature Out Loud\, a festival spotlighting innovations in the arts. In a series of concerts\, conversations\, and workshops\, artists and authors are coming together to celebrate the history of storytelling and sound. Learn more about the festival and discover other events. \nReverberations is organized in partnership with the Opéra Comique and with the generous support of Festival Napa Valley\, the American Center for Arts and Culture\, and the Florence Gould Foundation. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nA New York Times review of After Sappho describes Schwartz’s project as “erudite and chatty\, grounded in scholarship yet freed from any masculinist impulse for certainty or linear cohesion.” Read the review here. \nBe sure to check out an excerpt from After Sappho before the event![/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speaker 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. \nPlease note\, clocks moved forward in the US on 10 March\, but do not move forward in France until 31 March: If you are attending a virtual or hybrid program from a US time zone\, the time difference will be one hour less between 10 March and 31 March\, and will return to normal on 31 March. \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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Read along with the Library! If you want to prepare ahead of this event\, copies of After Sappho will be on sale one week in advance\, as well as after the event. Stop by Member Services to purchase your copy. Books are generously provided by Smith&Son. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/wynnschwartz24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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SUMMARY:(In Person Only) Strange Dreams: An Evening of Music with Cultural Fellows Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Following the success of their hit opera Breaking the Waves\, which made its French debut at Opéra Comique last season\, American composer Missy Mazzoli and Canadian/American librettist Royce Vavrek return to Paris as American Library in Paris Cultural Fellows. In this exclusive preview concert\, Mazzoli and Vavrek will present their compositions and speak about current projects. Soprano Amelia Watkins will perform arias from Mazzoli and Vavrek’s last four operas\, and the creators will discuss their approach to musical storytelling in the 21st century\, an approach that expands the operatic tradition to include stories of cult leaders\, female explorers\, suburban loneliness and much more. \nThe Cultural Fellows will be accompanied by Benjamin Alunni\, Amelia Watkins\, and Fernando Palomeque. \nAbout the artists:  \nGrammy-nominated composer Missy Mazzoli was deemed “one of the more consistently intentive\, surprising composers now working in New York” (The New York Times) and “Brooklyn’s post-millennial Mozart” (Time Out New York). Mazzoli was the Mead Composer-in-Residence at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 2018-2021\, and from 2015-2018 she was the Composer-in-Residence with Opera Philadelphia. Mazzoli’s music has been performed internationally by Kronos Quartet\, Norwegian National Opera\, eighth blackbird\, pianist Emanual Ax\, Opera Philadelphia\, LA Opera\, New York City Opera\, the Detroit Symphony\, the LA Philharmonic\, the American Composers Orchestra\, the Boston Symphony\, JACK Quartet\, cellist Maya Beiser\, violinist Jennifer Koh\, Dublin’s Crash Ensemble\, the Sydney Symphony\, and many others. In 2018 she made history as one of the first two women to be commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera.  \nRoyce Vavrek is an Alberta-born librettist and lyricist who has been called “the indie Hofmannsthal” (The New Yorker) and “one of the most celebrated and sought after librettists in the world” (CBC Radio). His opera “Angel’s Bone” with composer Du Yun was awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize. Upcoming commissions include “Agnes” for Icelandic Opera (with Daníel Bjarnason)\,“Lincoln in the Bardo” for The Metropolitan Opera (with Missy Mazzoli)\, “Fanny andAlexander” for La Monnaie (with Mikael Karlsson)\, “Indians on Vacation” for EdmontonOpera/Against the Grain (with Ian Cusson) and “My Family // Cambodia\, 1975” (with Vivian Fung) supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. \nWhile maintaining a major presence in the contemporary music repertoire Benjamin Alunni loves devoting himself to creation. He regularly performs on the stage of several leading stages such as IRCAM-Centre Pompidou\, le Théâtre de la Monnaie I De Munt\, Théâtres du Luxembourg\, l’Opéra Comique\, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence\, Lincoln Center\, Gulbenkian Foundation… He began his professional career in Baroque music – Christophe Rousset\, Skip Sempé\, Raphaël Pichon… He has been performing regularly with Les Arts Florissants and William Christie since the revival of the mythical production of Lully‘s Atys. His love for crossing genres have led him to work with choreographers such as Thomas Lebrun – Centre Choreography National de Tours in which he performed at Festival d’Avignon\, Palais de Chaillot and while touring France and Asia. Confluence(s) Benjamin’s first solo album – Klarthe records – is dedicated to French melody inspired by Jewish cultures. He is the vocal coach for the Classe Libre at Le Cours Florent in Paris. To find out more\, please visit benjaminalunni.com \nDubbed “The divine Ms. Watkins” by the New York Times\, soprano Amelia Watkins has performed with leading orchestras and opera companies in the United States\, Canada\, Asia and Europe. Since her European debut at the Leipzig Gewandhaus\, she has appeared with such organizations as the Los Angeles Opera\, New York City Opera\, the Estates Theatre/National Theatre Prague\, the Brooklyn Academy of Music\, Carnegie Hall\, Weill Hall\, Lincoln Centre\, the Tanglewood Music Festival\, the Verbier Festival\, The National Arts Centre\, the Prototype Festival and with Musica Viva in Hong Kong. Embracing musical styles from Bach to Berio and beyond\, Amelia specializes in the works of living and experimental composers. Amelia has been featured in recording on the multi Grammy-nominated album Vocabularies with Bobby McFerrin\, Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s Song From The Uproar\, Albany Record’s New Growth\, and Cantaloupe Record’s Acquanetta\, and various commercial and indie film scores. ameliawatkins.com \nConductor and pianist (Buenos Aires\, 1990)\, Fernando Palomeque is one of the most recognized Argentine musicians of his generation. He has graduated from the National Conservatory of Music of Paris in the DAI (Post-Master) and obtained his master degree in conducting at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Dusseldorf (Class : Rüdiger Bohn) In addition\, he did a specialization in conducting contemporary repertoire with Jean-Philippe Wurtz at the Conservatory of Strasbourg. His engagement with new music\, led him to work with some of the most important ensembles in the world such as the Ensemble Intercontemporain\, Ensemble Musikfabrik\, Klangforum Wien and Ensemble Modern. Until 2024\, he will be part of the Young Promising Conductors project of Ulysses Network. Recently\, he received the 3rd Prize at the III International Conducting Competition “Città di Brescia.” \n  \nReverberations:  \nIn March\, the Library is delighted to be hosting Reverberations: Literature Out Loud\, a festival spotlighting innovations in the arts. In a series of concerts\, conversations\, and workshops\, artists and authors are coming together to celebrate the history of storytelling and sound. Learn more about the festival and discover other events. \nReverberations is organized in partnership with the Opéra Comique and with the generous support of Festival Napa Valley\, the American Center for Arts and Culture\, and the Florence Gould Foundation. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nMissy and Royce’s opera Breaking the Waves was described as “among the best 21st-century operas yet.” (Opera News) Rewatch their appearance at the American Library in Paris last year to speak about staging the show at Opéra Comique and offer a preview performance.  \nMissy has been nominated for three Grammy awards\, most recently for her 2023 album Dark with Excessive Bright. Listen to an excerpt. \nMissy and Royce are currently working on an operatic adaptation of Lincoln in the Bardo\, commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera\, and slated to premiere at the Met in 2026. Read about this historic commission.  \nIn 2016\, alongside composer Ellen Reid\, Missy founded Luna Composition Lab\, a mentorship program for young female\, nonbinary and gender nonconforming composers. Discover their work. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The performance will be in person at the Library only. \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_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/mazzoli_vavrek24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240313T203000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Journeys in Sound and Sight with Dimitris Lyacos and Vanessa Onwuemezi
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us for an evening of exchange between two contemporary writers: Dimitris Lyacos\, author of the highly-esteemed Poena Damni trilogy and Vanessa Onwuemezi\, Scholar of Note at the American Library in Paris.   \nConsidered a front-runner for a Nobel Prize in literature\, Lyacos is known for the drifting\, dreamlike quality of his work. Across his considerable oeuvre\, he turns a post-modern eye upon time-honored themes and motifs\, including the demarcation between body and spirit\, and the tensions between life and death. With blistering language and hallucinatory settings\, Lyacos creates worlds that sometimes verge upon the dystopian. His work has been translated into more than 20 languages\, making Lyacos among the most-translated contemporary Greek writers. \nOnwuemezi is both a poet and a prose fiction writer. In her work\, she\, too\, deals with sweeping themes: themes like language\, loss\, and family. During her time as a Scholar of Note at the American Library in Paris\, Onwuemezi will conduct research into Antillean poetry and philosophy\, which will form the foundation for her next project. \nAt the Library\, in a conversation moderated by Nafkote Tamirat\, Lyacos and Onwuemezi will come together to explore the overlaps and divergences between their poetic approaches. Their conversation will center upon topics like style\, rhythm\, setting\, and musicality. \nAbout the speakers: \nDimitris Lyacos’s Poena Damni trilogy is one of the best-selling and most highly regarded works of contemporary European literature. Renowned for combining\, in a genre-defying form\, themes from literary tradition with elements from ritual\, religion\, philosophy and anthropology\, Poena Damni reexamines grand narratives in the context of some of the enduring motifs of the Western Canon\, most notably violence\, mental illness\, the scapegoat and the return of the dead. Developed as a work in progress over the course of three decades\, the trilogy has been translated in more than 20 languages and has given rise to musical\, visual and theatre projects. Lyacos in an entrant in Who’s Who\, the database of the most prominent individuals across all fields of human activity and he is also considered as Greece’s most likely candidate for a Nobel Prize in Literature. Chapter G from the trilogy’s prequel Until the Victim Becomes our Own was published in MAYDAY while chapters D\, L and V are forthcoming in Image Journal\, River Styx and Chicago Review later on this year. \nVanessa Onwuemezi is a London-based writer and poet. Her short story “At the Heart of Things” won The White Review’s Short Story Prize in 2019. Another of her stories\, titled “Green Afternoon\,” was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award in 2022. Onwuemezi published her debut short story collection\, Dark Neighbourhood\, with Fitzcarraldo Editions in 2021. The collection was named one of The Guardian’s Best Books of 2021; it was also shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize and for the Edge Hill Prize in 2022. \nNafkote Tamirat (she/her) is a novelist\, short story writer\, teacher\, and translator. A graduate of Yale University and Columbia University\, Nafkote studied translation at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales\, where she translated the Amharic-language play\, Yekermo Sew by Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin\, which was later performed by the Masrah Ensemble at the Triangles Festival-in-Progress in Beirut. Her first novel\, The Parking Lot Attendant\, was shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. She’s currently working on her second novel\, which is about the Ethiopian diaspora in the US\, but also exiled giants living in time-loop prisons. \nReverberations:  \nIn March\, the Library is delighted to be hosting Reverberations: Literature Out Loud\, a festival spotlighting innovations in the arts. In a series of concerts\, conversations\, and workshops\, artists and authors are coming together to celebrate the history of storytelling and sound. Learn more about the festival and discover other events. \nReverberations is organized in partnership with the Opéra Comique and with the generous support of Festival Napa Valley\, the American Center for Arts and Culture\, and the Florence Gould Foundation. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nTo get a sense of Dimitris Lyacos’s vertiginous poetic style\, check out this excerpt from his book Z213: Exit. \nVanessa Onwuemezi came to the Library in 2022 to discuss her widely-acclaimed short-story collection\, Dark Neighbourhood. In case you missed it: you can watch a recording of the program here.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/lyacos-onwuemezi24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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SUMMARY:(In Person Only) Save Haven: A Performance by Composer-in-Residence Nia Franklin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nMiss America 2019 sings jazz standards\, spirituals\, and music of her own from her 2021 EP\, Extended. Nia will be accompanied by Julie Sévilla-Fraysse on the cello and Anastasia Calmus on the piano. \n\nAbout the performer:  \nNia Imani Franklin is a composer and singer whose music has been performed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra\, Friction Quartet\, Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra\, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra\, and many others. In 2024 Nia was named the inaugural Composer-in-Residence for the American Library in Paris where she will perform this spring. Previous Composer-in-Residence tenures include Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara\, California and Festival Napa Valley where she was awarded the Darioush and Shahpar Khaledi Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Classical Music.  \nUpon finishing her Lincoln Center fellowship in New York City\, she earned the jobs of Miss New York 2018 and Miss America 2019 where she devoted her service to arts education advocacy. \nReverberations:  \nIn March\, the Library is delighted to be hosting Reverberations: Literature Out Loud\, a festival spotlighting innovations in the arts. In a series of concerts\, conversations\, and workshops\, artists and authors are coming together to celebrate the history of storytelling and sound. Learn more about the festival and discover other events. \nReverberations is organized in partnership with the Opéra Comique and with the generous support of Festival Napa Valley\, the American Center for Arts and Culture\, and the Florence Gould Foundation. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nIn September of 2021 Nia released her EP\, “Extended”\, which featured an assortment of all-original RnB songs\, and her orchestra piece\, “Chrysalis Extended”\,  which has 3.7 million views on her TikTok profile. Listen to a preview. \nIn July 2022\, Nia premiered her choral piece\, “Polaris”\, which celebrates Juneteenth having recently become a national holiday in the United States. Festival Napa Valley commissioned this piece and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City performed it live. See a recording.   \nIn 2019\, she founded Compose Her – an initiative whose ongoing objective is to empower women in music. Discover this organization.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The performance will be in person at the Library only. \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_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/franklin24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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SUMMARY:(Offsite at KAWAI France) John Ashbery’s Poetic World in Music: A Talk and Live Performance
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This event is in-person at KAWAI France (11 Pl. de la Bataille de Stalingrad\, 75010 Paris). \nIn this combination talk and performance\, Karin Roffman (John Ashbery’s biographer) and Sharon Roffman (violin) will weave poetry\, biography\, and musical excerpts together to offer a tour of the life and soundscape of iconic American poet John Ashbery (1927-2017). \nWell known in Paris\, where he lived between 1955 and 1965\, and where he worked an art critic for the International Herald Tribune while publishing his first books of poetry\, Ashbery’s connection to the world of art and poetry have been long discussed. It may come as something of a surprise that he thought about his writing as having a closer relationship to music than art.  \nAs Ashbery put it: “I have always felt that my ideas came out of music…I listen to music all the time and especially when I am writing. I always have a record on or listen to the classical radio station…It is a trigger\, but I would be at a loss to say how.” \nOver the course of his long life\, he amassed a huge and eclectic collection of records\, cassettes\, and CDs; many poems referenced pieces and composers; hundreds of pages of unpublished letters to friends detailed enthusiastic musical discoveries and illuminated his listening habits. Composers\, including Elliot Carter\, Ned Rorem and Alvin Lucier\, enjoyed setting his poems to music. In Spring 2021\, Karin Roffman published the first study of Ashbery as poet\, musician\, and record collector: “A Playlist” in Evergreen Review\, an essay on the relationship between his poetry and his listening\, highlighting ten works from his music library: https://evergreenreview.com/read/from-john-ashberys-music-library-a-playlist/ \nAbout the speakers:  \nKarin Roffman\, author of The Songs We Know Best: John Ashbery’s Early Life (Farrar\, Straus and Giroux\, 2017) which was named one of the 100 notable books for 2017 by the New York Times\, is currently completing a full biography. In 2019\, in collaboration with the Yale University Digital Humanities Lab\, she released John Ashbery’s Nest\, a virtual tour and website on John Ashbery’s Hudson house. Her recent essay\, “John Ashbery’s Music Library: A Playlist”; appeared in Evergreen Review (March 2021). Her essays on 20 th and 21 st century writers and painters have appeared in Raritan\, Modern Fiction Studies\, Artforum\, Rain Taxi\, Yale Review\, Chicago Review\, Wallace Stevens Journal and others. Her first book\, From the Modernist Annex\, won the Elizabeth Agee American Literature prize. She is currently senior lecturer of Humanities and Associate Director of Public Humanities at Yale University. \nAmerican violinist Sharon Roffman\, made her solo concerto debut at age sixteen with the New Jersey Symphony and is now equally sought after as a soloist\, chamber musician\, orchestral leader and music educator around the world. Ms. Roffman was concertmaster of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra from 2017-2023 and has performed as a guest concertmaster with the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden\, the London Symphony Orchestra\, Swedish Radio Symphony\, BBC Philharmonic\, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France\, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra\, Scottish Chamber Orchestra\, Estonian Festival Orchestra\, principal 2nd of Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen\, and has been a frequent guest member of the Australian Chamber Orchestra\, among others. Passionate about combining performance and education\, Ms. Roffman is the founder and artistic director of ClassNotes\, a chamber music ensemble and non-profit organization dedicated to introducing public school students to classical music through interdisciplinary school residencies\, and regularly creates online curricula for students and audiences alike to learn about music. \nFrench-American pianist David Lively has a passionate attachment to the artistic legacies of France and the United States that makes him a performer of choice for the music of both countries. In 1969\, at the age of 16\, he left his native United States for France to study at the École normale de musique with Jules Gentil (formerly Alfred Cortot’s assistant). He went on to study with Wilhelm Kempff\, Eugene Istomin\, Nadia Boulanger\, Erich Leinsdorf and\, above all\, Claudio Arrau. With his dazzling technique and musical intensity\, he quickly won a number of international prizes\, including the Concours International Marguerite Long\, the Queen Elisabeth Competition\, the Geneva International Music Competition\, the International Tchaikovsky Competition\, where he was also awarded the Special Prize for contemporary music\, and the Dino Ciani Prize of La Scala of Milan\, winning a growing public following on each occasion. As artistic director of the Saint-Lizier Festival in Ariège in southwestern France\, Mr. Lively made the event a forum for young talent and seasoned musicians. Much in demand as a teacher\, he has given numerous master classes at the Shanghai Piano Festival\, at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki\, at the Athens Conservatory\, at the Enescu Lyceum in Bucharest\, at the Ecole normale de musique’s own Académie de musique française in Paris\, at the Royal Conservatory of Scotland\, and for the Yuri Bashmet Academy throughout Russia. He is a founding member of ADAP International Association of Artists for Peace\, alongside Hüseyin Sermet\, Cyprien Katsaris\, Ramzi Yassa and Nima Sarkechik. \nFranco- German violist Béatrice Muthelet joined in 2001\, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra as Principal Violist and also became a founding member of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra\, at Claudio Abbado’s personal invitation. Since then\, she has often been invited all over the world as guest leader in orchestras such as the Gewandhaus in Leipzig\, the Munich Philharmonic\, the Bamberg symphony\, the Swedish Radio\, and the orchestra of La Scala in Milan\, to name but a few. Béatrice Muthelet grew up in Versailles\, before moving to Israel at the age of fifteen and joining the prestigious Telma Yelin High School of Arts. She was awarded a bursary by the American Israel Foundation and trained as a violinist in the class of Chaim Taub\, also benefitting from masterclasses given by Isaac Stern and Shlomo Mintz. Aged nineteen\, she undertook to further her studies in the USA and became Pinkas Zukerman’s first viola student\, in the Manhattan school of Music\, on a full scholarship. \nReverberations:  \nIn March\, the Library is delighted to be hosting Reverberations: Literature Out Loud\, a festival spotlighting innovations in the arts. In a series of concerts\, conversations\, and workshops\, artists and authors are coming together to celebrate the history of storytelling and sound. Learn more about the festival and discover other events. \nReverberations is organized in partnership with the Opéra Comique and with the generous support of Festival Napa Valley\, the American Center for Arts and Culture\, and the Florence Gould Foundation. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: This event is in-person at KAWAI France (11 Pl. de la Bataille de Stalingrad\, 75010 Paris). \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_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/roffmans24/
LOCATION:Kawai\, 11 Place de la Bataille de Stalingrad\, Paris\, 75010\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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