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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260414T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260414T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T144953
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SUMMARY:Bon Appétit: A Staged Reading with Brenda Withers
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D6c9811a5-f40e-4a75-863d-96cf700a510b%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Eighty years ago\, a bold and inquisitive woman arrived in Paris\, fell in love with its flavors\, and went on to change the world through food and cultural exchange. In this staged reading\, acclaimed playwright and scholar Brenda Withers shares an excerpt from her new musical-in-progress on the life and legacy of Julia Child.  \nFocusing on her formative postwar years in France—from her training at Le Cordon Bleu to the meals and friendships that shaped Mastering the Art of French Cooking—the piece offers an intimate portrait of a Julia before fame\, discovering her calling. This reading will bring together professional actors and non-actors alike\, in the spirit of Child’s enduring belief that anyone can cook. \nAbout the performers: \nBrenda Withers is a playwright\, theater artist\, and founding member of the Harbor Stage Company on Cape Cod. Her plays (The Ding Dongs\, Off Peak\, Matt & Ben) have been produced Off Broadway and across the United States and have earned her the Clauder Prize\, an Edgerton Award\, and the Modern Works Festival grand prize. She has enjoyed residencies with New Georges\, the Camargo Foundation\, and the Huntington Theatre. Brenda is a lyricist with BMI’s Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop\, a graduate of Dartmouth College\, and a beach person.  \nTercelin Kirtley is a Franco-American actor based in Paris\, having grown up in the United States and Africa. On stage\, he has performed Shakespeare\, Brecht\, Molière\, and Tennessee Williams\, in both French and English. At the Opéra Garnier\, he portrayed Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Benjamin Britten\, and appeared as the Celestial Friend in Carousel at the Théâtre du Châtelet. In Australia\, he played Jesus in Ben-Hur\, directed by Robert Hossein. In Uzès\, he brought The Diaries of Nijinsky to the stage as part of the Dance Festival. On screen\, he portrays an American film director in Roma Elastica by Bertrand Mandico\, soon to be released. Alongside his acting work\, he writes and performs his own songs on acoustic guitar\, inspired by folk and Celtic traditions.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available in person only and 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_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/withers26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260420T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260420T113000
DTSTAMP:20260413T144953
CREATED:20260227T134018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T134018Z
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SUMMARY:Gertrude Stein’s Paris: A Walking Tour with Francesca Wade
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message css=””]Tickets will be raffled to the Library’s newsletter subscribers. Sign up for e-Libris and keep an eye on your inbox for full details.[/vc_message][vc_column_text css=””]From her storied salon on rue de Fleurus to the streets that sparked a revolution in art and letters\, trace the world of Gertrude Stein with acclaimed biographer Francesca Wade\, author of Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife. Along the way\, Wade brings Stein’s Paris vividly to life—her radical experiments in language\, her legendary salon\, and the artists and writers who gathered in her orbit. We’ll conclude at a private residence for coffee and tea\, where guests will have the opportunity to view a rare treasure from the Library’s archives. \nAbout the speakers: \nFrancesca Wade is the author of Square Haunting: Five Women\, Freedom and London Between the Wars (2020)\, which was longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize and shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize. She has received fellowships from the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library\, the Leon Levy Center for Biography and the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Her work has appeared in the New York Review of Books\, London Review of Books\, Paris Review\, Granta and other places. She lives in London.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This event will take place offsite and will involve walking. Meeting point details will be sent via email in advance. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/wade26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260422T193000
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DTSTAMP:20260413T144953
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SUMMARY:A Poetry Reading with Alice Oswald
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D20f35aa5-a62a-499b-aa4c-12c4a7dd6927%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]An intimate evening of poetry unfolds among the Library’s stacks. Alice Oswald\, author of several acclaimed collections and former Oxford Professor of Poetry\, will read from past and recent work.  \nIn partnership with the Institute for Ideas and Imagination\, this evening offers the chance to encounter poems by one of Britain’s most distinctive contemporary poets in the Library’s stacks\, inviting us to pause—and to listen. \nAbout the speaker: \nAlice Oswald lives in Devon and has worked as a gardener and poet. She has a particular interest in oral and anonymous poetry and has published three anthologies and seven poetry collections\, including Dart\, Memorial\, and Falling Awake. Among her distinctions are the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry. From 2019 to 2023\, she was the Oxford Professor in Poetry.  \nAlice is currently a 2025/2026 Fellow at the Institute for Ideas and Imagination.  \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available in person only and 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_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/oswald26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260428T193000
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SUMMARY:Far-Right France
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Da8d8bc2d-25c9-4fd1-8f8e-1785b89179d9%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F84261808145|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Ahead of next year’s French national elections\, the far right continues to gain ground. How did a once-marginal political force become a central fixture of national political life? What social\, economic\, and cultural anxieties are driving its rise? And what might the next election reveal about the future of French democracy? \nJoin Financial Times journalist Victor Mallet\, political scholar Catherine Fieschi\, and historian Baptiste Roger-Lacan for an in-depth panel discussion\, moderated by Curator of Cultural Programs Rachel Donadio\, exploring the historical roots\, evolving strategies\, and future of the French far right. \nAbout the speakers: \nVictor Mallet is a journalist\, editor\, commentator and author with more than three decades of experience in Europe\, Asia\, the Middle East and Africa with the Financial Times and Reuters. Based in Paris\, he was previously the FT bureau chief in France\, and now works as a senior editor on the FT world desk. His latest book is Far-Right France: Le Pen\, Bardella and the Future of Europe (Hurst\, 2026). His other publications include River of Life\, River of Death: The Ganges and India’s Future (OUP\, 2017)\, and The Trouble with Tigers: The Rise and Fall of South-East Asia (HarperCollins\, 1998\, 1999). \nBaptiste Roger-Lacan is a historian and screenwriter. An ENS alumnus with a PhD in history\, he researches counter-revolutionary cultures and the political right. He is a researcher at the Fondation Napoléon and teaches at Sciences Po and the Institut Catholique de Paris. He is the author of Le Roi\, une autre histoire de la droite (Passés Composés\, 2025) and edited the Nouvelle histoire de l’extrême droite (Seuil\, 2025). \nCatherine Fieschi is a leading European politics expert and global analyst whose main focus is on the rise of populist and authoritarian politics in advanced democracies. She is a longstanding adviser to progressive political leaders and campaigns across the globe. A Senior Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University in Florence\, Catherine is also a Senior Advisor to the geo-political advisory firm Macro Advisory Partners\, and a member of the OECD’s Expert Group on Strategic Foresight. She is a columnist for L’Express. She is the author of Populocracy (2019) and a forthcoming book is on women and the far right. Catherine holds a PhD in Comparative Politics from McGill University in Canada and\, after 30 years in the UK\, now lives in Paris.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/frfrance26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260429T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260429T203000
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SUMMARY:The Elements of Power with Nicolas Niarchos and Pierre Haski
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Ddcad3a9f-73e2-42fa-acbc-8a470d4e8d85%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F89898276393|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]What does it really take to power a “green” future? Where do the minerals inside our phones and electric cars come from—and at what cost? Who bears the burden of the world’s race to decarbonize?  \nIn The Elements of Power\, journalist Nicolas Niarchos delivers a deeply reported account of the global scramble for the metals that fuel the energy transition. Tracing supply chains from Central Africa to Beijing and Washington\, he reveals how the fight over battery minerals is reshaping geopolitics—and exposing the devastating human consequences of our best intentions. \nNicolas Niarchos will be joined in conversation by journalist Pierre Haski. \nAbout the speakers: \nNicolas Niarchos is a journalist whose work focuses on energy\, war\, and migration. He is the editor and co-founder of Now Voyager\, a new magazine of international affairs. He has been a contributing writer at the New Yorker since 2014\, where he initially started as a fact-checker. His reporting has also appeared in the Nation\, the New York Times\, and the Guardian. In 2023\, he won an Edward R. Murrow Award for a radio report from Ukraine produced with the New Yorker and WNYC\, and his work on mining in Indonesia was shortlisted for a 2024 Livingston Award. He has testified before Congress on the effects of Congolese battery metal mining. His debut book\, The Elements of Power\, was published in January 2026. The book traces the global supply chain of lithium-ion batteries from DR Congo to Indonesia to Western Sahara\, exposing the human cost of the critical minerals powering our phones\, laptops\, and electric vehicles. \nPierre Haski has worked as a journalist for over five decades\, first at Agence France-Presse and later at the French daily Libération. He was a foreign correspondent posted in Johannesburg\, Jerusalem and Beijing. In 2007 he cofounded the news website Rue89.com. He has a daily Geopolitics column on France Inter\, France’s number one radio. Since 2017\, he’s been President of Reporters sans frontières (RSF)\, a Paris-based international NGO. In 2026\, he launched a YouTube channel on world affairs titled Le monde de Pierre Haski. His latest book\, La fin d’un monde\, was recently published by Stock.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/niarchos26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260506T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260506T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T144953
CREATED:20260323T123405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T115939Z
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SUMMARY:Look at the USA: America's Wars at Home and Abroad 2006-2026 with Peter van Agtmael
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D906fe23b-e8d3-443c-a380-3a3fd17f2e66%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F86045287516|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join photographer Peter van Agtmael for a presentation of Look at the USA: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad\, 2006–2026\, a striking visual chronicle tracing the political\, social\, and historical fault lines of the United States in the wake of 9/11 to the present day. Through a lecture accompanied by a selection of photographs\, he brings into focus the human and national realities shaped by two decades of war. \nAbout the speaker: \nPeter van Agtmael is an American documentary photographer and member of Magnum Photos whose work explores the human\, political\, and psychological consequences of power\, war\, and national identity\, particularly in the United States. He is known for his long-term coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and their reverberations at home. His photographs blend conflict\, spectacle\, and intimate moments to challenge American mythologies\, marked by emotional complexity\, irony\, and moral ambiguity. His work has received many awards recognition\, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and World Press Photo awards\, and is widely exhibited and published worldwide.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: \n\n\n\n\nPlease be aware that some images shown during this event may be graphic. \n\n\n\n\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_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/vanagtmael26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260512T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260512T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T144953
CREATED:20260227T143219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T114831Z
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SUMMARY:World Cup Fever with Simon Kuper and Darren Tulett
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Dcffd463f-9b0f-49d4-9239-32e9d35798fd%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F82252608299|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The World Cup is the biggest sporting event on Earth. The tournament\, held every four years\, is watched by billions\, and is shaped as much by politics and money as by what happens on the pitch. In this conversation\, Simon Kuper and Darren Tulett discuss Kuper’s latest book World Cup Fever\, his acclaimed account of nine World Cups and what they reveal about football’s transformation over the past three decades. From the spectacle and storytelling to the ethics and economics of the modern game\, Kuper reflects on how the World Cup has come to mirror the world around it—and why it continues to captivate us. \nAbout the speakers: \nSimon Kuper (born in Kampala\, Uganda in 1969) is an author and Financial Times columnist. He is a British-French dual citizen\, and lives in Paris. His recent books include The Happy Traitor\, his biography of the double agent George Blake (2021); Barça: The Rise and Fall of the  Club that Invented Modern Football (2021\, winner of Britain’s Sunday Times award for Football Book of the Year); Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK (2022); Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century (2024) and World Cup Fever: A Footballing Journey in Nine Tournaments (2025). \nDarren Tulett was born in 1965 near Brighton\, on England’s south coast. After studying in Manchester—where his interests leaned more toward the city’s football teams and thriving music scene than academia—he moved to Paris\, on a whim. Not speaking French\, he began working as an English teacher\, unwittingly launching what would become a long international career. Following a brief return to England where he nabbed his first job as a sports journalist\, Darren moved back to the French capital and wrote for Bloomberg News and the Guardian before transitioning to French television. After a decade with Canal Plus covering English football\, he joined beIN SPORTS in 2012. He has since reported on major global sporting events\, from Wimbledon to the Olympic Games\, via the Tour de France and is currently looking forward to covering his eighth World Cup.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/kupertulett26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260513T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260513T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T144953
CREATED:20260318T103918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T115037Z
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SUMMARY:Breaking Bread: A Poetry Workshop with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D33494c1d-8c61-49e1-9828-c5cb019992fd%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]What happens when poetry meets a good loaf of bread? In this playful\, hands-on workshop led by American Library in Paris Scholar of Note\, Dr. Eve L. Ewing\, we’ll read\, write\, and savor our way through the senses—touching crust\, breathing in warm aromas\, listening to the crackle of fresh bread\, and\, of course\, tasting. Through a craft lecture\, lively prompts\, and shared bread\, participants will transform simple sensory pleasures into surprising poems\, turning flavor into poetry.  \nAbout the speaker: \nDr. Eve L. Ewing is a writer\, scholar\, and cultural organizer from Chicago. She is the award-winning author of several books\, including most recently Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism\, an instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller. She works across genres\, also penning works in theater\, television\, and comics. Ewing is an associate professor in the Department of Race\, Diaspora\, and Indigeneity at the University of Chicago. As Scholar of Note at the American Library\, Ewing will be working on a collection of essays about the joy and craft of bread and what it reveals about society\, culture\, history\, and communities.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This event will be in-person only and will not be recorded. Due to the nature of the event\, space is limited so please sign up early! \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/ewing26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260526T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260526T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T144953
CREATED:20260227T143831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T115202Z
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SUMMARY:The Paris Novel with Ruth Reichl and Lindsey Tramuta
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D7089efdf-7dd8-4384-a967-ab6e716895e9%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F88673753233|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join iconic food writer and bestselling author Ruth Reichl for an evening that unfolds like a literary tasting menu. In conversation with Lindsey Tramuta\, she’ll revisit the brasseries\, bakeries\, and vanished haunts of The Paris Novel\, blending memory and imagination into a richly layered portrait of the city. \nBeloved for her evocative food writing\, Reichl will reflect on how real meals and markets became fiction\, exploring a Paris both remembered and reinvented. \nAbout the speakers: \nRuth Reichl wrote her first cookbook in 1972. She spent the seventies as restaurant critic for New West Magazine and the eighties restaurant critic and food editor of the Los Angeles Times. From 1993 to 1999 she was the restaurant critic for the New York Times before moving to Gourmet Magazine as Editor in Chief. She has written five memoirs\, two novels and two cookbooks\, edited a dozen books and hosted two television series. Her movie Food and Country is available on streaming and she produces a weekly newsletter\, La Briffe\, on Substack. The recipient of 7 James Beard Awards\, including Lifetime Achievement\, she is currently working on a sequel to The Paris Novel. \nLindsey Tramuta has been based in Paris since 2006. She is a bilingual French-English culture and travel journalist\, bestselling author\, podcaster\, and editorial consultant. Since 2012\, her work has appeared in T: The New York Times Style Magazine\, the New York Times\, Condé Nast Traveler\, Fortune Magazine\, Afar Magazine\, Travel & Leisure\, Eater\, Bloomberg\, Elle\, and Vogue\, among other international publications.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/reichl26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260527T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260527T200000
DTSTAMP:20260413T144953
CREATED:20260408T104517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T104800Z
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SUMMARY:[Patron Circle] Law in a Changing America with Andrew Weissmann
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this lecture\, bestselling author and MSNOW legal commentator Andrew Weissmann draws on more than two decades at the Department of Justice—including his roles as General Counsel of the FBI and a senior lawyer on the Mueller investigation—to offer a rare insider’s view of law under political pressure. Reflecting on his books Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation and The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary\, as well as his forthcoming work on political lies\, Liar’s Kingdom\, he will explore how legal institutions confront disinformation\, power\, and accountability in a polarized age. \nThis event is reserved for Library Patron Circle members (formerly: Friends of the Library) and will be followed by a champagne cocktail apéro. If you’d like to join\, please email giving@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nAbout the Speaker: \nAndrew Weissmann is an American attorney and professor. A former Assistant United States Attorney (1991-2006)\, he also has served as a lead prosecutor in Robert S. Mueller’s Special Counsel’s Office (2017-2019)\, as Chief of the Fraud Section in the Department of Justice (2015-2019)\, as General Counsel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Director Mueller (2011-2013)\, and as a leader of the Enron Task Force (2002-2005). He is a frequent legal analyst for MSNBC and\, alongside Mary McCord\, is the co-host of the network’s award-winning podcast Main Justice. He is the author of two New York Times bestsellers\, Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation and (with Melissa Murray) The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents With Commentary. His newsletter Behind the Headlines has over 100K followers on Substack. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School\, and teaches criminal and national security law and procedure at NYU School of Law. He lives in New York City.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is an event reserved for the Library’s Patron Circle members (formerly: Friends of the Library). The Patron Circle follows a yearly cycle beginning each September\, bringing together our most committed supporters through a tiered donor programme. With giving levels for individuals and families\, it invites those who wish to invest more deeply to enjoy exclusive access and meaningful recognition. Learn more about joining. \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][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/weissmann26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260602T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260602T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T144953
CREATED:20260227T144034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T115945Z
UID:79017-1780428600-1780432200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Ways of Seeing with Hisham Matar
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D2ad5406f-0825-444b-92d9-1dad1d2956f4%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F84065624709|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In the Library’s last Ways of Seeing event\, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Hisham Matar invites us to slow down and look—patiently\, deliberately\, without distraction. Together\, we will dwell with a single painting — Titian’s Man with a Glove — allowing its details\, textures\, and silences to emerge over time. \nDrawing on the sensibility he brings to A Month in Siena\, his luminous meditation on art and the human condition\, Matar allows us to explore what happens when we give a work of art our full attention. What can sustained looking reveal about presence\, vulnerability\, and the passage of time? \nAbout the speaker: \nHisham Matar was born in New York to Libyan parents\, spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo and has lived most of his life in London. He is the recipient of numerous international prizes\, including the Premio Gregor von Rezzori\, the Commonwealth Writers Prize\, the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize\, the Slightly Foxed First Biography Prize\, the Prix du livre étranger\, the Geschwister/Scholl Preis\, the Rathbones Folio Prize\, the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award\, the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography and\, most recently\, the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/matar26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General,Ways of Seeing
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