History Tour at the Library
Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 103-year history during this expert-led presentation.
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(Hybrid) Ben Miller on the Bad Gays of History
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventHow can speaking about the villains of LGBTQ past build a more just LGBTQ future? Ben Miller reveals an alternative queer history.
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(Hybrid) Entre Nous: The Times of our Lives with Kate Briggs and Yasmine Seale
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventNovelist Kate Briggs and translator Yasmine Seale discuss motherhood, fiction, and time: making it, measuring it, filling it, and writing it.
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(In person) Summer 2023 Writing Workshop: Form & Craft Meeting One
The American Library in ParisMeeting one of our two-part Summer 2023 Workshop: Form & Craft with American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow Adrienne Raphel and Andrew Altschul.
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History Tour at the Library
The American Library in ParisTake a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 103-year history during this expert-led presentation.
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An Evening of Poetry with Adrienne Raphel and Megan Fernandes
The American Library in ParisHybrid Event2022-23 American Library Visiting Fellow Adrienne Raphel and poet Megan Fernandes read and discuss a selection of recent works. An evening dedicated to the practice of poetry in the modern world.
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(Hybrid) The Cathedrals of France with R. Howard Bloch
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventFrom their first foundations to the present day, celebrated art historian R. Howard Bloch takes us inside six of France’s most magnificent cathedrals.
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Critical Conversations Meeting Eight: Solitude
The American Library in ParisMeeting eight of Critical Conversations, an expert-led discussion series. This season: a reflection on how to lead a contemplative, vital, and unmediated life in an ever-faster digital world.
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(Hybrid) The International Library Part II: Translating Traditions
The Center for Fiction 15 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesHybrid EventCarmen Boullosa and Samantha Schnee consider translation many times over: from the Book of Genesis, to Boullosa's Book of Eve, to Schnee's translation of Boullosa.
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(Online) The Case for Forgetting with Lewis Hyde
The American Library in ParisVirtual EventCelebrated literary critic Lewis Hyde asks us to reflect upon our obsession with memory and fear of forgetting. What might happen if we embraced letting go?
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(Hybrid) Natasha Lance Rogoff on Post-Soviet Sesame Street
The American Library in ParisVirtual EventSesame Street transformed children’s television in America. What happened when it was brought to the post-Soviet stage? The series’ lead producer tells all.
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(In person) Summer 2023 Writing Workshop: Form & Craft Meeting Two
The American Library in ParisMeeting two of our two-part Summer 2023 Workshop: Form & Craft with American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow Adrienne Raphel.