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SUMMARY:Matisse in Morocco with Jeff Koehler
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%3D67b1577e-c75c-4bb7-90e5-4a721242b670%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%2F86531727304|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join James Beard Award–winning author Jeff Koehler as he discusses his book Matisse in Morocco: A Journey of Light and Color\, the remarkable story of Henri Matisse’s winters in Tangier. Struggling to find critical and financial success in Paris\, Matisse found inspiration in the city’s light\, colors\, and Islamic art\, producing some of the most dazzling works of his career. This event offers a rare glimpse into the artist’s life\, his relationships\, and the cultural encounters that defined a pivotal moment in modern art. \nAbout the speakers: \nJeff Koehler is a Barcelona-based American writer and author of eleven books. His titles have won a James Beard Award\, named Editors’ Choice in the New York Times and paperback of the week in the Guardian\, given a starred review in Kirkus\, and included in “best of” roundups in numerous publications\, including the New York Times\, Wall Street Journal\, Le Monde\, National Geographic Traveller\, NPR’s “Here and Now\,” Science\, Nature\, CS Monitor\, Smithsonian\, Mother Jones\, Entertainment Weekly\, and Bustle. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post\, NPR.org\, Wall Street Journal\, Saveur\, Times Literary Supplement\, South China Morning Post\, Vogue Arabia\, Harper’s Bazaar Arabia\, and many other publications. Follow him on Instagram @jeff_koehler. \nRachel Donadio\, the Library’s Curator of Cultural Programs\, is a Paris-based writer\, journalist and critic\, a contributing writer for the Atlantic\, a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books and a former European Culture Correspondent and Rome Bureau Chief of the New York Times.[/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/koehler26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260120T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260120T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20251215T083618Z
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SUMMARY:Between Paint and Print with Rachel Cusk and Megan Rooney
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Purchase Tickets” 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%3D3a7303cb-32e6-436b-8f3b-fc43caa2d767%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=””]Writers and painters are both storytellers. Join two of today’s most vital artists — writer Rachel Cusk and visual artist Megan Rooney for a conversation across mediums and methods\, as the two explore how images and narratives take form and shape one another.  \nRooney will reflect on her process of creating characters for her paintings\, while Cusk will explore her process of questioning the limits of language and turning to image-making patterns in prose. What can be gained by bridging the gulf between words and images?  \nAbout the speakers: \nRachel Cusk is the author of Parade\, Second Place\, the Outline trilogy\, the memoirs A Life’s Work and Aftermath\, and several other works of fiction and nonfiction. She is a Guggenheim Fellow. She lives in Paris.  \nMegan Rooney is an enigmatic storyteller. Working across painting\, installation and performance\, she develops interwoven narratives within which the gestural body is a uniting thread. Her layered canvases—built through cycles of erasure and renewal—function as capsules of time and memory. Rooney’s work has been featured in solo museum exhibitions at Kettle’s Yard\, Cambridge; Salzburger Kunstverein\, Salzburg; Museum of Contemporary Art\, Toronto; and Kunsthalle Düsseldorf; in a two-person show with Joan Mitchell at the Espace Louis Vuitton\, Beijing; and in group shows at the Fondation Louis Vuitton\, Paris; Lyon Biennale; Palais de Tokyo\, Paris; and Venice Biennale.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available and in person 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][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/cusk-rooney26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260107T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260107T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20251215T082956Z
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SUMMARY:From Stage to Page with Katie Kitamura
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%3D184a1ec0-05df-4b1a-847b-c7fc32601856%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=””]In Katie Kitamura’s taut\, hypnotic novel Audition\, an acclaimed actress is confronted by a young man who claims to be her son. Halfway through\, the narrative flips—upending what we think we know and unraveling competing stories about identity\, desire\, and performance.  \nKitamura probes the porous boundaries between artistic forms\, revealing how an actor’s craft can illuminate the shifting roles\, impulses\, and blind spots that shape a story. \nModerated by the Library’s Curator of Cultural Programs\, Rachel Donadio\, this conversation will explore how we construct\, inhabit\, and continually revise the selves we present to the world. \nAbout the speakers: \nKatie Kitamura’s most recent novel is Audition. A finalist for the Booker Prize\, it was one of Barack Obama’s 2025 Summer Reads. She is also the author of Intimacies\, one of the New York Times’ 10 Best Books of 2021 and one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2021. It was longlisted for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award\, and was a finalist for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize. In France\, it won the Prix Litteraire Lucien Barriere\, was a finalist for the Grand Prix de l’Heroine\, and was longlisted for the Prix Fragonard. Her work has been translated into 27 languages and is being adapted for film and television. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship\, the Rome Prize in Literature\, a Cullman Center Fellowship\, among other fellowships. Katie has written for publications including the New York Times Book Review\, Harper’s\, the Guardian\, BOMB\, Triple Canopy\, and Frieze. She teaches in the creative writing program at New York University. \nRachel Donadio\, the Library’s Curator of Cultural Programs\, is a Paris-based writer\, journalist and critic\, a contributing writer for the Atlantic\, a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books and a former European Culture Correspondent and Rome Bureau Chief of the New York Times.[/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. \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/kitamura26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251210T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20251027T102756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T110217Z
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SUMMARY:2025: The Year in Review
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%3D961d1370-04ef-45fb-b12e-29712619b5e2%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%2F89273249069|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]From the first year of President Trump’s second term to political turmoil in France and ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza\, 2025 has been a challenging year. Join top Paris-based journalists as they reflect on what they have seen and heard on the front lines. \nThis event is in partnership with the Overseas Press Club of America.  \nAbout the speakers:  \nDov Alfon\, Editor in Chief\, Libération. Dov has led the French daily since 2020\, boosting subscribers 500% and overseeing award-winning stories. Raised in Paris and Tel Aviv\, he was previously editor of Israel’s Haaretz newspaper. He’s also a prize-winning novelist\, for his bestseller Long Night in Paris\, based on his experiences in Israel’s elite high-tech intelligence unit 8200. \nBen Barnier is a senior correspondent for France Info TV. He  has tracked this year’s history-making news from Washington\, Kyiv\, and Israel\, and in between\, has analyzed the impact from the studio. He has previously worked for ABC News in London\, and has degrees from Sciences-Po and Columbia University’s journalism school. \nSaskya Vandoorne is CNN Paris bureau chief. She has covered French political upheaval\, as President Macron makes major diplomatic moves globally while fending off troubles at home. Previously based in CNN’s New York headquarters\, Saskya has also covered the global economy and reported from Kenya and Ukraine. She has degrees from Durham University and Columbia University’s  journalism school. \nModerator: Vivienne Walt is Time & Fortune Paris Correspondent\, and contributor to the New York Times DealBook. She has reported from 50 countries across Europe\, Africa and the Middle East. She has covered the Iraq and Afghanistan wars\, the Arab Spring\, Gulf global power and Europe’s far-right movements. Her Time covers include interviews with President Macron\, Marine Le Pen and Steve Bannon. She graduated from the University of Cape Town\, her hometown. She is currently on the Board of Governors of the Overseas Press Club of America. [/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/opc2025/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251202T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251202T180000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20251124T100914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T121131Z
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SUMMARY:Open House at the Library - Discover\, Celebrate\, Support!
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nNo RSVP needed! Join us at any time during 15h00 – 18h00.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=””] \nYou’re warmly invited to a free Open House at the American Library in Paris on Tuesday 2 December from 15h to 18h. \nThe Library will be open to all: bring friends\, family\, neighbors\, and anyone curious about our welcoming home for readers and thinkers. \nPop into the Florence Gould Reading Room anytime between 15h to 18h to: \n\n\nUncover hidden treasures from our Archives and hear fascinating stories from the Library’s colorful past \n\n\nExplore our Children’s and Teens’ collections and activities \n\n\nVisit our “Geek Corner” for board games and graphic novels \n\n\nGet personalized help navigating our digital treasures (ebooks\, audiobooks\, and research databases) \n\n\nDiscover exclusive donor events like our annual Book Award and Gala\, and learn how your support brings them to life \n\n\nFind out how to volunteer and join our vibrant community \n\n\nWhy This Matters \nAs an independent\, non-profit organization since 1920\, the Library thrives solely due to the generosity and passion of our community. This Open House is your chance to see what we’re all about and discover the many ways you can be part of our story. \nGiving Tuesday Challenge \nThis fall\, we’ve set an ambitious goal: reach 100 donors by year’s end. If you’d like to support the Library during your visit\, we’ll have a donation station in the Reading Room. Every gift—large or small—brings us closer to our goal and helps keep our doors open! \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/openhouse2025/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General,Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251120T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251120T200000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
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SUMMARY:[Friends of the Library] The Englishman Who Created Parisian Haute Couture with Stephen Clarke
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%3D42671edd-0c11-4180-8f4e-4b125073e9d7%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=””]Charles Frederick Worth was once the most celebrated couturier in the Western world — so influential that the Petit Palais recently devoted an entire exhibition to his legacy. In this new biography\, the prolific Stephen Clarke uncovers the full story: how a British draper’s apprentice and his overlooked French wife\, Marie\, revolutionized fashion in the 19th century\, inventing the catwalk\, brand labels\, and the very idea of the designer as creative genius. \nAbout the speaker: \nStephen Clarke has written 20+ books about Anglo-French relations. These include the million-selling novel A Year in the Merde and the UK number-one 1\,000 Years of Annoying the French. He curated the Centre Culturel de l’Entente Cordiale at Hardelot\, France. Stephen works with the world’s oldest stand-up comedian\, 91-year-old D’yan Forest. He wrote her latest one-woman show\, A Gefilte Fish Out of Water\, which she recently performed in New York\, and he co-wrote her memoirs\, I Did It My Ways. He writes and occasionally performs his own songs.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: Please note\, this event is reserved for Friends of the Library. Learn more about supporting the Library here. \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/clarke25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251118T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251118T200000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Cultural Fellow Molly Ringwald
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Purchase Tickets” 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%3D7e84cc63-a5e9-43da-b932-6eb048711b49%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=””]From her starring roles on screen to her celebrated literary work as an essayist and translator from French\, Molly Ringwald has built a career defined by reinvention and creative curiosity. Join us for a wide-ranging conversation with Ringwald\, the American Library’s Fall 2025 Cultural Fellow\, tracing her path across film\, fiction\, and French literature. \nIn conversation with author and staff writer for the New Yorker Lauren Collins.  \nAbout the Fall 2025 Cultural Fellow: \nMolly Ringwald is an actress\, author\, and translator. She is the author of two bestselling books\, Getting the Pretty Back and When It Happens to You\, and the translator of the award-winning\, internationally bestselling novels Lie With Me by Philippe Besson and My Cousin Maria Schneider by Vanessa Schneider. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times\, the New Yorker\, Vogue\, Marie Claire\, and the Guardian. \nHer extensive film work includes Paul Mazursky’s Tempest; the iconic John Hughes films Sixteen Candles\, Pretty in Pink\, and The Breakfast Club; the independent drama All These Small Moments; and Netflix’s The Kissing Booth. On stage\, Ringwald has starred in numerous Broadway productions\, including Cabaret\, Enchanted April\, and Sweet Charity. Her television credits include the acclaimed series Riverdale\, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story\, and Feud: Capote vs. the Swans. \nAbout our Moderator: \nLauren Collins is a staff writer for The New Yorker. Her subjects have included Michelle Obama\, Emmanuel Macron\, Demna\, the street artist Invader\, French tacos\, the refugee crisis\, and equal pay. Since 2015 she has been based in Paris\, covering stories mainly from France. She is the author of When in French: Love in a Second Language\, which the Times named as one of its 100 Notable Books of 2016. Her second book\, “They Stole a City: Wilmington’s White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live With Its Legacy\,” will be published on July 7\, 2026.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This event is reserved for Library Members. Please have your Library card accessible when purchasing your ticket. Please note that tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. This event will be in-person only\, and a recording will not be made available. \n\n18:40-19:00 – Doors open & check-in\n19:00-20:00 – Event begins\n20:00-20:30 – Book signing\n\nPlease note: Each guest may have only one book signed.\n\n\n\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/ringwald25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251113T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251113T203000
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Prix Médicis
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%3Ddaf4e1bb-9250-4ef0-a9e6-844f7760db17%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=””]Join us for a special conversation exploring the history and inner workings of the Prix Médicis\, one of France’s most prestigious literary distinctions.  \nJust days after the 2025 laureates are announced on 5 November\, get an inside look at how the prize is awarded from jury members Pascale Roze\, Marie Darrieussecq\, and Anne Garréta. \nWe’ll learn about the prize’s evolution over time\, how a book is crowned\, and the influence of major literary honors in shaping France’s literary future. \nAbout the Prix Médicis: \nThe Prix Médicis was founded in 1958 by Gala Barbisan and Jean-Pierre Giraudoux with the aim of recognizing bold and innovative literary works\, often outside the mainstream. Each year\, it awards a prize to a novel\, story\, or collection of short stories by an author who is either a debut writer or whose renown does not yet match the recognized quality of their work. \nThanks to the patronage of the GRoW @ Annenberg Foundation\, which took effect in 2025\, the Prix Médicis awards a grant for the translation into English of the winning French-language novel\, thus contributing to the bond between the two cultures.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Rejoignez-nous pour une conversation exceptionnelle autour de l’histoire et du fonctionnement interne du Prix Médicis\, l’une des distinctions littéraires les plus prestigieuses de France. \nQuelques jours après l’annonce des lauréats 2025\, le 5 novembre\, découvrez les coulisses de l’attribution du prix avec membres du jury Pascale Roze\, Marie Darrieussecq\, et Anne Garréta. \nNous explorerons l’évolution du prix au fil du temps\, la manière dont un livre est couronné\, ainsi que l’influence des grandes distinctions littéraires sur l’avenir des lettres françaises. \nÀ propos le Prix Médicis: \nLe prix Médicis a été fondé en 1958 par Gala Barbisan et Jean-Pierre Giraudoux\, avec l’intention de distinguer des œuvres littéraires audacieuses et innovantes\, souvent en marge des courants dominants. Il récompense chaque année un roman\, un récit ou un recueil de nouvelles dont l’auteur débute ou dont la notoriété reste encore inférieure à la qualité reconnue de son œuvre. \nGrâce au mécénat de la fondation GRoW @ Annenberg qui a pris effet en 2025\, le Prix Médicis accorde une bourse de traduction en langue anglaise au roman de langue française primé\, contribuant ainsi heureusement au lien entre les deux cultures.[/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. Please note this event will mainly be in English. \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/prixmedicis25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251104T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251104T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250929T153344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T153344Z
UID:76222-1762284600-1762288200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:John Singer Sargent and Henry James: Painting and Prose in a Gilded Age
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%3D825c771f-427d-4e8b-a8ba-f3695ca51e22%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%2F81933357821|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]John Singer Sargent and Henry James both spent formative years in Paris\, then settled in London where they were neighbors and good friends. One working in paint\, the other in prose\, they vividly captured an era of dramatic social change\, with the old aristocracy in steep decline as fresh energies and new wealth emerged. Join Sargent biographer Jean Strouse and journalist Madeleine Schwartz for a conversation on how being American shaped Sargent’s and James’ work\, and how our current Gilded Age compares with the last one. \nAbout the speakers: \nJean Strouse is the author of Morgan\, American Financier and Alice James\, A Biography\, which won the Bancroft Prize in American History. Her essays and reviews have appeared in the New Yorker\, the New York Review of Books\, the New York Times\, and elsewhere. She has been a Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation and served as Director of the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at The New York Public Library from 2003 to 2017. Her new book\, Family Romance\, John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers\, was published in 2024. \nMadeleine Schwartz is editor in chief of The Dial\, the award-winning magazine of international writing. She lives in Paris\, where she writes about the rise of the far right\, urban politics and art fraud. Her work appears in the London Review of Books\, the New Yorker and the New York Review of Books\, where she previously worked as an editor. She teaches journalism at Sciences Po.[/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/strouse25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251031T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251031T223000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250930T070010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T142605Z
UID:75981-1761939000-1761949800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Tricks & Treats in the Stacks - Halloween at the Library (18+)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n🎭 Costume Contest Alert! 🎭\nShow off your creativity and win big! This year’s contest features four thrilling categories:\nLiterary – Bring your favorite book characters to life\nSexy – Flaunt your boldest\, most daring looks\nGroup/Duo – Grab a friend and coordinate an unforgettable ensemble\nScary – Spook\, shock\, and awe with your creepiest creations\n💥 Prizes for the best in each category! 💥\n[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html css=””]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/tricks-and-treats/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251029T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251029T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250929T143759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T144759Z
UID:76193-1761766200-1761769800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Stirring the Pot: Paris Dining Today
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%3D510b4005-787b-4ef7-877e-9e211a9f8923%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%2F87641595270|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Panelists Lindsey Tramuta\, Carina Soto Velasquez\, and Nora Bouazzouni explore the evolution of Paris dining—from emerging cuisines to the challenges women face in the industry and the voices shaping the city’s culinary future. \nAbout the speakers: \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. \nCarina Soto Velasquez grew up in Medellín\, Colombia\, and moved to Paris in 2004 to study sociology\, supporting herself through restaurant work and discovering a passion for hospitality. She began bartending in 2007\, embracing the craft cocktail movement\, and her love of agave spirits inspired Candelaria\, a taqueria-bar she co-founded in 2011 with Quixotic Projects\, followed by Le Mary Celeste in 2013. From 2011 to 2020\, Quixotic Projects opened several venues\, including Glass\, Hero\, and Les Grands Verres\, and in September 2025 opened À La Renaissance\, a Parisian café-bistrot. Carina now consults globally on food and beverage\, and has been named among Drinks International’s Bar World 100 Most Influential four times. \nNora Bouazzouni is a French freelance journalist\, author and translator. She works for various outlets on food\, gender\, TV shows and pop culture. She has published four books: Violences en cuisine\, une omerta à la française (Stock\, 2025)\, Mangez les riches\, la lutte des classes passe par l’assiette (2023)\, Steaksisme\, en finir avec le mythe de la végé et du viandard (2021) and Faiminisme\, quand le sexisme passe à table (2017).[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/parisdining25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251028T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251028T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250916T140239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T140239Z
UID:75365-1761679800-1761683400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Art Without Borders with novelist R. O. Kwon and artist Chloé Quenum
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%3D09ccb8d4-6b1f-4c16-816e-607ad12a237a%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%2F87055290696|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Can an object have a nationality? How do artworks change when removed from their context—and what new meanings can displacement create? Novelist R. O. Kwon and visual artist Chloé Quenum join Curator of Cultural Programs Rachel Donadio for a cross-disciplinary conversation on how artists inspire one another\, and how movement\, theft\, and exchange reshape not only objects\, but the stories we tell about art itself. \nAbout the Speakers: \nR. O. Kwon is the author of the nationally bestselling novel Exhibit\, a New York Times Editors’ Choice. Kwon’s bestselling first novel\, The Incendiaries\, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Award and the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Prize. Kwon coedited the bestselling Kink\, a New York Times Notable Book. Her books have been translated into seven languages and named a best book of the year by over forty publications. Other writing has appeared in The New York Times\, New Yorker\, Vanity Fair\, and elsewhere.  \nAs a 2025-26 American Library Visiting Fellow\, Kwon is working on her third novel\, which is about a Korean American woman who plans a heist of historically significant art. \nChloé Quenum manipulates visual and linguistic elements from different cultures\, removing them from their original context and transforming them into decorative works with uncertain origins\, inviting audiences to consider how displacement has the power to generate new narratives. Her work has recently been the subject of solo exhibitions\, including at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Pau (2023)\, the Palais de Tokyo in Paris (2021\, 2014)\, the Fondation Pernod Ricard (2021\, 2014\, 2013)\, the Centre Pompidou (2019) and the Fondation Louis Vuitton (2015). Her work can be found in several public and private collections\, including the Musée national d’art moderne – Centre Pompidou (Paris)\, the FRAC Alsace\, Île-de-France\, Grand Large and Nouvelle-Aquitaine\, as well as the Crédit municipal de Paris\, the Fondation Kadist and the Fondation Lafayette Anticipations. In 2024\, Quenum represented Benin at the 60th Venice Biennale.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: Please note\, this conversation will be in both French and English. 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_1757933042279{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/kwon-quenum25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251015T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251015T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250915T143801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T100124Z
UID:75360-1760556600-1760560200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Berthe Weill and the Parisian Avant-Garde with Curators Lynn Gumpert and Sophie Eloy
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%3D9344fb9e-720d-483b-b1b1-b8f2c8768bd0%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%2F88123828902|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join curators Lynn Gumpert and Sophie Eloy for an insightful conversation about the Musée de l’Orangerie’s current exhibition “Berthe Weill. Galeriste d’avant-garde\,” which traces the story of one of the first female art dealers in Paris. A pioneering figure of the early 20th century\, Weill championed avant-garde artists such as Picasso and Modigliani\, helping to shape the course of modern art. \nThis event offers a unique behind-the-scenes look at the exhibition and the curatorial vision that brings Weill’s remarkable influence to life at one of Paris’s most celebrated museums. \nThis event is in partnership with the American Friends Musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie. \nAbout the speakers: \nLynn Gumpert has organized exhibitions on four continents. For 28 years\, she served as Director of New York University’s Grey Art Museum. There she oversaw over 80 exhibitions\, including Make Way for Berthe Weill: Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde (2024–25) and The Downtown Show: The New York Art Scene\, 1974–1984 (2006). From 1980–88\, she worked at the New Museum\, NY\, and\, in 1992\, authored a monograph on Christian Boltanski (Flammarion). In 1999\, the French government named her Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. \nSophie Eloy is an art historian. She has held positions at the National Contemporary Art Fund\, the Louvre Museum’s Department of Paintings\, and the Musée de la Vie Romantique in Paris\, where she was deputy director from 2011 to 2018. Since 2018\, she has been part of the conservation team at the Musée de l’Orangerie\, where she works as a collection curator\, with particular responsibility for the Contemporary Counterpoints program. She has curated exhibitions by Philippe Cognée\, Amélie Bertrand\, David Claerbout\, Wolfgang Laib\, and Isabelle Cornaro. She has also curated a number of exhibitions\, including “Sam Szafran. Obsessions d’un peintre“ with Julia Drost and ”Berthe Weill\, galeriste d’avant-garde” alongside Anne Grace\, Lynn Gumpert\, and Marianne Le Morvan in the fall of 2025. \nRachel Donadio\, the Library’s Curator of Cultural Programs\, is a Paris-based writer\, journalist and critic\, a contributing writer for the Atlantic\, a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books and a former European Culture Correspondent and Rome Bureau Chief of the New York Times. \n \n  \nAbout the American Friends Musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie: \nAmerican Friends Musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie (AFMO) is a non-profit organization with a mission to raise public awareness and financial support for the Musée d’Orsay and its sister institution\, the Musée de l’Orangerie. AFMO provides critical support for the museums’ special exhibitions\, education programs\, conservation efforts\, and gallery improvements. Since its founding in 2009\, AFMO has nurtured French-American friendship and partnerships in the arts on behalf of the two museums.[/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_1757933053179{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/weill25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251007T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251007T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250819T135414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T112617Z
UID:75155-1759865400-1759869000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Inside the CIA with Tim Weiner 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%3D3077fba3-1d07-4136-b768-9e1ac810e222%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%2F87495866220|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tim Weiner and distinguished journalist Pierre Haski for a revealing conversation about Weiner’s new book The Mission\, a definitive account of the CIA’s evolution since 9/11. Drawing on exclusive interviews with former CIA Directors\, operations officers\, and the top spymaster\, Weiner uncovers how the agency adapted to the challenges of the war on terror\, rebuilt its espionage capabilities\, and now faces unprecedented global threats in a complex and shifting world. \nAbout the speakers: \nTim Weiner has won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on American national security and the National Book Award for Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA. At the New York Times\, he covered the CIA in Washington and conflicts in Afghanistan\, Pakistan\, and many other nations. Legacy of Ashes was acclaimed as one of the year’s best books by The New York Times\, The Economist\, The Washington Post\, Time\, and many other publications. His new book\, The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century\, was ranked #3 on the New York Times bestseller list upon its publication. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife\, Kate Doyle\, an expert in human rights and freedom of information. \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 is President of Reporters sans frontières (RSF)\, a Paris-based international NGO. He is the author of several books as well as documentaries for Arte\, including L’Amérique en guerre (2025).[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1757417175313{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/weiner25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250930T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250930T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250819T135023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T112627Z
UID:75151-1759260600-1759264200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Sam Tanenhaus on William F. Buckley\, Jr.
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%3Dfbfca7af-f774-4030-92cc-2051bb43d836%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%2F85453708441|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join biographer Sam Tanenhaus for a lecture on Buckley\, his sweeping new portrait of William F. Buckley\, Jr.\, the writer\, commentator\, and provocateur who helped launch the modern conservative movement. Drawing from exclusive interviews and never-before-seen papers\, Tanenhaus traces Buckley’s influence from the Cold War to the culture wars\, revealing both his public legacy and the private contradictions behind the persona. \nAbout the speaker: \nSam Tanenhaus\, the former editor of The New York Times Book Review\, is the author of the national bestsellers Whittaker Chambers: A Biography (winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize) and The Death of Conservatism. His feature articles and essays have appeared in the Atlantic\, New Yorker\, New York Times Magazine\, New York Review of Books\,Vanity Fair\, and many other publications in the United States and abroad. His new book\, Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America\, was published to wide acclaim in 2025.[/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_1757417184997{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/tanenhaus25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250924T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250924T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250819T141737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T112823Z
UID:75146-1758742200-1758745800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Lessons in Looking with Lilly Dancyger
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%3D791bdf26-8d32-417f-aa75-f02316770bd2%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=””]Join American Library in Paris Scholar of Note Lilly Dancyger for a craft talk on how visual art can deepen and expand a writer’s practice. From the way portraiture reveals character to how sketching can inspire more playful drafting\, this interactive lecture will explore the parallels between painting and prose.  \nAbout the speaker: \nLilly Dancyger is the author of First Love: Essays on Friendship\, and Negative Space. Her work has been published by The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, Playboy\, Rolling Stone\, Guernica\, Literary Hub\, and more. Dancyger is the recipient of the Santa Fe Writers Project Literary Award\, the Walter E. Dakin Fellowship from Sewanee\, the Indiana Review Creative Nonfiction Prize\, and an Artist Fellowship in nonfiction from the New York Foundation for the Arts. She lives in New York City and teaches at the Randolph College low-residency MFA program. \nLilly is working on a book-length three-part essay about ballet as an artform and a physical practice\, chronic pain\, and the mind/body connection. \nThis event is part of Ways of Seeing\, a special series exploring the connections between storytelling\, creativity\, and the visual world. Join the conversation and attend events featuring cultural luminaries. Learn more →[/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_1757417302444{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/dancyger25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Ways of Seeing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250923T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250923T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250819T112132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T112803Z
UID:75142-1758655800-1758659400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:The Poetry of Becoming
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%3Da5136e39-232e-4685-8bf5-d8f6c4665c2d%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%2F85940589231|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Celebrate the debut collections of poets Sasha Debevec-McKenney and Oluwaseun Olayiwola in a reading and craft conversation moderated by Emma Gomis. \nDebevec-McKenney’s Joy Is My Middle Name captures the messy\, intimate journey from one decade of life to the next\, while Olayiwola’s Strange Beach reimagines the body and the self as shifting landscapes of desire\, memory\, and change. Together\, their work invites audiences to consider how poetry can reshape how we move through the world. \nAbout the speakers: \nSasha Debevec-McKenney‘s poems have appeared in The New Yorker\, the New York Review of Books and the Yale Review. She was the 2020-2021 Jay C. and Ruth Halls Poetry Fellow at the University of Wisconsin and is currently a creative writing fellow at Emory University. \nOluwaseun Olayiwola is a poet\, critic\, choreographer and performer. He has been published by the Guardian\, The Poetry Review\, PN Review\, Oxford Poetry\, the Telegraph and the Times Literary Supplement. His choreographic work has been presented at the V&A\, The Place\, The Central School of Ballet\, and Studio Voltaire. Seun has an MFA in Choreography from the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance\, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He lectures in dance at the Kingston School of Art.  \nEmma Gomis is a Catalan American writer and researcher. Her book\, Recupera\, was published by the87Press in February. She has published four pamphlets of poetry\, two of which were cowritten with Anne Waldman. She is a coeditor of New Weathers (Nightboat Books) and Manifold\, a journal of experimental criticism. In 2020\, she was selected by Patricia Spears as The Poetry Project’s Brannan Prize winner. She holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the Jack Kerouac School and a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in contemporary feminist art writing.[/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_1757417281055{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/debevecmckenney-oluwaseun25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250917T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250917T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250103T121846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T112812Z
UID:71299-1758137400-1758141000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:How To Write About Africa: Celebrating the Legacy of Binyavanga Wainaina
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%3D3e92f17a-d33a-4462-8b12-52c10c186ec5%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%2F83956782194|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Binyavanga Wainaina (1971–2019) was a pioneering voice in African literature\, a memoirist and essayist remembered as one of the most vital chroniclers of contemporary African life. His posthumous collection How to Write About Africa brings together his groundbreaking essays and stories\, including the viral satirical classic of the same name first published in Granta. \nThis panel brings together Achal Prabhala\, editor of the collection\, novelist Hemley Boum\, and critic Jeremy Harding for a wide-ranging conversation on Wainaina’s art\, activism\, and global legacy. Together they will reflect on how his words continue to shape literature\, culture\, and the ways we see Africa today. This conversation will be moderated by Rachel Donadio\, Curator of Cultural Programs. \nAbout the speakers: \nAchal Prabhala is a public health activist\, filmmaker and writer based in Bangalore\, India. He has written for small literary magazines around the world\, including Transition\, Bidoun and Chimurenga\, and edited collections of Indian writing (The Best of Quest\, 2011 and Civil Lines 6\, 2012). He is the editor of How to Write About Africa\, the first instalment of the collected work of Binyavanga Wainaina\, published posthumously after the writer’s death in 2019. \nHemley Boum is a novelist\, poet\, and essayist. Born in Cameroon\, she studied anthropology before continuing her studies in international business in Lille. After her first job in Paris\, she lived in several African countries before settling in France to write. Hemley Boum’s novels depict urbanity\, tradition\, and history as captured in the everyday life of intimate relationships. \nJeremy Harding is a contributing editor at the London Review of Books. His books include Border Vigils: Keeping Migrants Out of the Rich World and Mother Country\, a memoir. His essay collection\, Analogue Africa: Notes on the Anti-Colonial Imagination\, is due next year. \nAbout Binyavanga Wainaina: \nBinyavanga Wainaina was the founding editor of Kwani?\, a leading African literary magazine. He won the 2002 Caine Prize for African writing\, and has written for Vanity Fair\, Granta and the New York Times. He passed away in 2019 in Nairobi at the age of 48.[/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_1757417290703{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/wainaina25/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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LOCATION:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/wainaina25/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250916T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250916T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250819T110649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T112855Z
UID:75136-1758051000-1758054600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Ukraine's Past\, Present\, and Future
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%3D1314e956-7d1d-4323-92b3-1e14f069f022%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%2F85448455800|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join the Wall Street Journal’s Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent\, Yaroslav Trofimov\, and senior Le Figaro reporter and filmmaker Margaux Benn for a conversation on the war in Ukraine. Where does the conflict stand now\, how is it evolving\, and why does it matter to the world?  \nDrawing from Trofimov’s frontline reporting and his acclaimed book Our Enemies Will Vanish\, alongside Benn’s extensive international reporting\, the discussion will explore the realities of life under siege\, the resilience of the Ukrainian people\, and the global implications of the ongoing fight for democracy and sovereignty. This conversation will be moderated by veteran journalist and Visiting Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford\, Renée Kaplan. \nAbout the speakers: \nYaroslav Trofimov is the author of three books of narrative non-fiction and one novel. He has worked around the world as a foreign correspondent of The Wall Street Journal since 1999\, and has served as the newspaper’s chief foreign-affairs correspondent since 2018. Born in Kyiv\, Ukraine\, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in international reporting in 2023\, for his work on Ukraine\, and in 2022\, for his work on Afghanistan\, and won the National Press Club award for political analysis in 2024. His latest non-fiction book\, Our Enemies Will Vanish\, was a finalist of the 2024 Orwell Prize and won the 2024 Peterson Literary Prize. Yaroslav’s novel\, No Country for Love\, based on his family’s history in 20th century Ukraine\, has been published in five languages\, including French. Yaroslav holds an MA from New York University.  \nMargaux Benn is a senior reporter with Le Figaro and a documentary filmmaker. She has reported from a dozen countries\, and lived in Sudan\, Kenya\, the Central African Republic\, Cyprus and Afghanistan – a country which she has been covering for nearly a decade. Her work in Afghanistan and Ukraine has received several French and international awards\, including the Albert Londres Prize and the Bayeux Prize for War Reporters. She is active in various initiatives to promote media literacy and is co-secretary general of France’s feminist journalists association Prenons la Une.  \nRenée Kaplan is a veteran journalist and news leader\, with experience across public broadcasting\, news networks\, and legacy newspapers in France\, the UK and the US. She is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford. Before joining the Institute\, Kaplan was the Head of News for ARTE\, and previously the Head of digital editorial development at the Financial Times.[/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_1757417333225{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/ukraine25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250910T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250910T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250819T103207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T112741Z
UID:75132-1757532600-1757536200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:The Art of Seeing with Thomas Schlesser and Alexandra Suich Bass
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%3De0699372-3bb7-4bd2-a60e-f633dbdec512%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%2F86390259140|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join author Thomas Schlesser and The Economist’s culture editor Alexandra Suich Bass for a conversation on Mona’s Eyes\, the international bestseller about a young girl’s final year of sight. For one year\, Mona and her grandfather visit a different masterpiece each week—from Botticelli to Basquiat—learning how art helps us see the world and ourselves. This event invites audiences to reflect on the role of beauty in times of uncertainty\, the bonds between generations\, and how art shapes the way we understand life\, memory\, and loss. \nAbout the speakers: \nThomas Schlesser is the director of the Hartung-Bergman Foundation in Antibes\, France. He teaches Art History at the École Polytechnique in Paris and is the author of several works of nonfiction about art\, artists\, and the relationship between art and politics in the 20th century. He is the grandson of André Schlesser\, known as Dadé\, a singer and cabaret performer who founded the Cabaret L ’Écluse. Mona’s Eyes is Schlesser’s second novel and his American debut. It has been translated into thirty-eight languages\, including Braille. Schlesser was awarded 2025’s Author of the Year by Livres Hebdo. \nAlexandra Suich Bass is The Economist’s Culture editor\, overseeing the paper’s books\, arts and entertainment coverage. Until 2024 the position was based in London; she moved the role to Paris to bring more attention to the city’s cultural offerings and status as a global arts hub.Previously\, she served as senior correspondent for politics\, technology and society\, covering a range of political and public-policy topics. She is author of a cover story on the “Disunited States of America” and a special report arguing that America’s future can be understood by studying California and Texas. Alexandra has also served as The Economist’s finance correspondent and wrote about hedge funds\, private equity and insurance. Alexandra was named Britain’s Young Financial Journalist of the Year by the Wincott Foundation. She graduated from Yale\, where she double-majored in history and African studies. \nThis event is part of Ways of Seeing\, a special series exploring the connections between storytelling\, creativity\, and the visual world. Join the conversation and attend events featuring cultural luminaries. Learn more →[/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_1757417079640{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/schlesser25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Ways of Seeing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250625T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250625T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250519T125036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T121409Z
UID:73355-1750879800-1750883400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Unexpected Endings with B.J. Novak
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%3D7eb4822a-9945-4f2c-8691-7a6208fabd04%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=””]Join writer\, actor\, and comedian B.J. Novak for a special reading from his celebrated collection One More Thing– and maybe some new stories! Best known for his work on The Office\, Novak shares sharp\, funny\, and offbeat stories in an evening designed for young writers and anyone who loves unpredictable fiction. \nAbout the speaker: \nB.J. Novak is a writer\, actor\, director and comedian well known for his work on the popular television series “The Office\,” in which he starred as Ryan Howard\, “the temp\,” and served as Executive Producer and a writer of several of its most memorable episodes. As an actor\, he is also known for his roles in films such as Inglorious Basterds\, The Founder\, and his 2022 screenwriting and directorial debut\, Vengeance. As a writer\, he is also the author of the acclaimed collection One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories and the children’s blockbuster The Book With No Pictures\, which has sold over two million copies in 26 languages worldwide. [/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. \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/novak25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250617T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250617T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250207T134324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T113027Z
UID:71955-1750188600-1750192200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Adventures in the Louvre with Elaine Sciolino
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%3D5f7f02e6-9103-4543-9f7e-e83c5a5ed2f4%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%2F86350614272|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event is part of Ways of Seeing\, a special series exploring the connections between storytelling\, creativity\, and the visual world. Join the conversation and attend events featuring cultural luminaries. Learn more → \nElaine Sciolino‘s Adventures in the Louvre is the perfect travel companion for those who aim to forge an intimate connection with the museum that houses masterpieces such as the Mona Lisa\, the Venus de Milo\, and other magnificent works of art that are icons of human achievement. In the book\, Sciolino demystifies the Louvre by introducing readers to her favorite artworks and the people who bring the museum to life\, while revealing unexpected mysteries\, delights\, and frustrations within the museum’s walls. \nThis event will be moderated by Sophie-Caroline de Margerie. \nAbout the speakers: \nElaine Sciolino is a contributing writer and former Paris bureau chief for the New York Times. She is the author of six books\, including the bestsellers\, The Only Street in Paris\, The Seine and La Seduction. A chevalier of the French Legion of Honor\, she serves on the executive board of Reporters Without Borders. She has a M.A. degree in French history from New York University and has been awarded multiple honorary doctorate degrees. She has lived in Paris since 2002. \nSophie-Caroline de Margerie is a judge at the Conseil d’Etat. A graduate of Sciences Po. and ENA\, she holds an M.A. in English literature. As a career diplomat\, she served at the Presidency of the Republic for several years. A former trustee of the American Library in Paris\, she is on the board of various cultural institutions and think-tanks. She is the author of two biographies: Edmond Rostand ou le Baiser de la Gloire (Paris\, Grasset\, 1997) and American Lady – The Life of Susan Mary Alsop (Paris\, Robert Laffont\, 2011 and New York\, Viking\, 2012).[/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_1757417425838{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/sciolino25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250611T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250611T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250207T134214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T125513Z
UID:71949-1749670200-1749673800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:David Chaffetz on Raiders\, Rulers\, and Traders
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%3Df876528c-27a4-4508-8b1a-4da02548b1b8%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%2F83693946887|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In Raiders\, Rulers\, and Traders\, scholar David Chaffetz delves into how horses were not just a means of transportation\, but a transformative force that enabled empires to rise\, trade routes to form\, and cultures to connect from Iran and Afghanistan to China\, India\, and Russia. By drawing on primary sources in Persian\, Turkish\, Russian\, and Chinese\, he presents a comprehensive narrative of how horse-based societies shaped human history from the Bronze Age through the twentieth century. \nAbout the speakers: \nDavid Chaffetz is an independent scholar with a lifelong passion for Middle Eastern and Asian history. His first book\, A Journey through Afghanistan\, earned critical praise from Owen Latimore\, the doyen of Inner Asian studies.  Chaffetz has contributed to the Asian Review of Books\, the South China Morning Post\, the Nikkei Asian Review\, and Fortune.  He belongs to the Royal Society for Asian Affairs\, the Royal Asiatic Society (Hong Kong)\, the Gremio Literario (Lisbon)\, and the Explorers’ Club (New York). He serves on the Advisory Committee to the American Library.[/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_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/chaffetz25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250610T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250610T200000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250506T093508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T093508Z
UID:73300-1749582000-1749585600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The Library Director\, Chairman of the Board\, and Board Trustees will report on activities in 2024. \nTuesday 10 June 2025 at 19h00 \n In person in the Florence Gould Reading Room \nOpen to Library members; no RSVP required. \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_1665240973767{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/annual-general-meeting-2025/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250603T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250603T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250213T180807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T125356Z
UID:72180-1748979000-1748982600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Americans in Paris with Debra Bricker Balken and Éric de Chassey
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%3D165471d0-5767-4809-b679-98b00f22c923%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%2F87122515442|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event is part of Ways of Seeing\, a special series exploring the connections between storytelling\, creativity\, and the visual world. Join the conversation and attend events featuring cultural luminaries. Learn more → \nCurator Debra Bricker Balken and art historian Éric de Chassey discuss the key artists featured in the exhibit “Americans in Paris” about American artists in postwar Paris\, whose catalog was on the American Library in Paris 2023 Book Award short list. This groundbreaking volume explores the American creative community in postwar Paris\, uncovering the academies\, galleries\, and artistic exchanges that defined their experience. Featuring never-before-published interviews and new scholarship\, Americans in Paris examines how the city influenced a pivotal moment in American art between 1946 and 1962. \nAbout the speakers: \nDebra Bricker Balken is an award-winning independent curator\, scholar\, and writer who has assembled numerous exhibitions internationally for major museums on subjects relating to American modernism and contemporary art. Most recently\, she authored Harold Rosenberg: A Critic’s Life (University of Chicago Press\, 2021)\, and Arthur Dove: A Catalogue of Paintings and Things (Yale University Press\, 2021). In 2017\, she curated Mark Tobey: Threading the Light\, which was organized by the Addison Gallery of American Art\, and opened at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection with that year’s Venice Biennale. \nÉric de Chassey\, art historian\, has been Director of the French National Institute for Art History since 2016 and Professor of Contemporary Art History at the ENS de Lyon since 2012. He is Honorary Director of the Académie de France in Rome – Villa Médicis\, which he directed for six years (2009-2015). He has published́\, in French\, English\, Italian\, German\, Spanish\, Portuguese and Polish\, articles\, essays\, catalogs and books on art. He has also curated some forty exhibitions. Since 2022\, he has chaired the RIHA\, leading its project to compile a history of the visual arts in Europe.[/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_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/bricker25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250527T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250527T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250207T133818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T124859Z
UID:71938-1748374200-1748377800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Jeremy Eichler on Music\, Memory\, and the Second World War
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%3Dbad70a0d-d8d8-4ef4-ab71-d28a22616078%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%2F81352660856|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In Time’s Echo: The Second World War\, the Holocaust\, and the Music of Remembrance\, award-winning critic and historian Jeremy Eichler explores music as a vessel for memory\, revealing how composers like Strauss\, Schoenberg\, Shostakovich\, and Britten inscribed the legacies of war and loss into their scores. With a scholar’s insight and a storyteller’s grace\, Eichler uncovers how the sounds of the past continue to shape our present. \nThis event will be moderated by author and former New York Times correspondent Alan Riding. \nAbout the speakers: \nJeremy Eichler is an award-winning writer\, critic and cultural historian who served for 18 years as chief classical music critic of The Boston Globe. His recent book Time’s Echo — named “History Book of the Year” by The Sunday Times — won the 2024 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award as well as three National Jewish Book Awards. The recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Radcliffe Institute\, he currently teaches at Tufts University and serves as the first Writer-in-Residence of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. \nAlan Riding is a former correspondent of the New York Times\, having been variously based in Mexico City\, Rio de Janeiro\, Rome and Paris\, most recently as the paper’s European arts correspondent. He is author of books on Mexico\, Shakespeare\, Opera and the cultural life of Paris during the Nazi occupation. He lives in Paris with his journalist wife\, Marlise Simons.[/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_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/eichler25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250520T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250520T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250207T141737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T160718Z
UID:71944-1747769400-1747773000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Meredith Whittaker\, President of Signal
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%3D70d0e523-4b9a-4844-9d39-4a0d9fd84883%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%2F86426601483|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event is part of Ways of Seeing\, a special series exploring the connections between storytelling\, creativity\, and the visual world. Join the conversation and attend events featuring cultural luminaries. Learn more → \nAs surveillance technologies become ever more pervasive\, how can we protect our privacy and resist corporate and state control? Join Meredith Whittaker\, President of Signal and a leading voice on tech ethics\, for a crucial conversation on the rise of surveillance\, the power of AI\, and what we can do to fight back. \nThe conversation will be moderated by Stéphan-Eloïse Gras and Rachel Donadio.  \nAbout the speakers: \nMeredith Whittaker is Signal’s President and a member of the Signal Foundation Board of Directors. She has over 17 years of experience in tech\, spanning industry\, academia\, and government. Before joining Signal as President\, she was the Minderoo Research Professor at NYU\, and served as the Faculty Director of the AI Now Institute which she co-founded. Her research and scholarly work helped shape global AI policy and shift the public narrative on AI to better recognize the surveillance business practices and concentration of industrial resources that modern AI requires. Prior to NYU\, she worked at Google for over a decade\, where she led product and engineering teams\, founded Google’s Open Research Group\, and co-founded M-Lab\, a globally distributed network measurement platform that now provides the world’s largest source of open data on internet performance. She also helped lead organizing at Google. She was one of the core organizers pushing back against the company’s insufficient response to concerns about AI and its harms\, and was a central organizer of the Google Walkout. She has advised the White House\, the FCC\, the City of New York\, the European Parliament\, and many other governments and civil society organizations on privacy\, security\, artificial intelligence\, internet policy\, and measurement. She recently completed a term as Senior Advisor on AI to the Chair at the US Federal Trade Commission. \nStéphan-Eloïse Gras is a researcher and entrepreneur specializing in the geoeconomics of AI. An assistant professor at CNAM-Paris\, she explores AI technologies through the lens of software & critical data studies. She also serves on the board of Probabl\, an AI company built around the popular open-source library scikit-learn. With 15+ years in the digital sector\, she has led initiatives at the intersection of innovation\, research\, education\, and emerging markets. As CEO of Digital Africa\, she oversaw a €130M initiative supporting African startups. She also co-founded Africa 4 Tech and led OpenClassrooms’ strategic expansion in Africa. Her doctoral research traced the rise of AI through a music recommendation algorithm acquired by Spotify. She teaches at CNAM\, Sciences Po\, NYU\, and Sorbonne and is currently writing a book on the geoeconomics of AI\, describing LLMs as “belief-making machines.” \nRachel Donadio\, the Library’s Curator of Cultural Programs\, is a Paris-based writer\, journalist and critic\, a contributing writer for the Atlantic\, a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books and a former European Culture Correspondent and Rome Bureau Chief of the New York Times.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/whittaker25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250513T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250513T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T174904
CREATED:20250213T171744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T135804Z
UID:72253-1747164600-1747168200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Joan Didion and the Myths of Hollywood with Alissa Wilkinson and Joanna Scutts
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%3D567f412b-d0e1-4b93-9e10-d2494ca255b0%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F84186049476|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]New York Times film critic Alissa Wilkinson explores Joan Didion’s complex relationship with Hollywood\, from her early fascination with Western myths to her time as a screenwriter at the twilight of the studio era. In We Tell Ourselves Stories\, Wilkinson examines how Didion’s writing dissected the fears\, fantasies\, and fabrications that define American storytelling—on and off the screen. \nThis conversation will be moderated by writer and literary critic Joanna Scutts. \nAbout the speakers: \nAlissa Wilkinson is a film critic at the New York Times and was formerly a senior correspondent and critic at Vox. Her previous book\, Salty: Lessons on Eating\, Drinking\, and Living from Revolutionary Women\, was published in 2022. She lives in Brooklyn\, New York. \nJoanna Scutts is a writer and literary critic based in Paris. She is a regular contributor to the New York Times Book Review and her work has appeared in the Guardian\, New Republic\, Times Literary Supplement and New Yorker. Her books focus on overlooked women’s histories of the early 20th century and include Firebrands: 25 Women Writers to Enrich Your Reading Life\, and Hotbed: Bohemian New York and the Secret Club that Sparked Modern Feminism. Her new project explores the history of American women 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_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/wilkinson25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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SUMMARY:Ways of Seeing with Michael Pollan
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%3D157c6581-0e2c-49b8-aff9-01d9c673030b%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=””]Join us for a deep dive into Michael Pollan‘s How to Change Your Mind\, a #1 New York Times Bestseller that blends memoir\, science\, and history to examine the powerful potential of psychedelic substances. \nIn conversation with Curator of Cultural Programs\, Rachel Donadio\, Pollan will explore how these drugs are revolutionizing mental health treatment and reshaping our understanding of consciousness. We’ll also discuss Pollan’s broader body of work\, which spans topics from food to nature\, offering insight into his unique perspective on the intersection of science\, society\, and the human experience.  \nAbout the speaker: \nMichael Pollan is the author of nine books\, including This Is Your Mind on Plants\, How to Change Your Mind\, Cooked\, Food Rules\, In Defense of Food\, The Omnivore’s Dilemma\, and The Botany of Desire\, all of which were New York Times bestsellers. He is also the author of the audiobook Caffeine: How Coffee and Tea Made the Modern World. A longtime contributor to The New York Times Magazine\, Pollan teaches writing at Harvard University and the University of California\, Berkeley. In 2010\, Time magazine named him one of the one hundred most influential people in the world.  \n  \nThis event is made possible with the support of Résidence Tallard\, a program by Kadist dedicated to hosting individuals from around the world who are recognized for their innovative ideas and impactful contributions to society. \n[/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. \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/pollan25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Ways of Seeing
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250430T203000
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SUMMARY:Ways of Seeing with Maira Kalman
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Purchase Tickets” 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%3Dd3105414-9dda-41fe-9525-17554cca863f%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=””]Join celebrated artist and writer Maira Kalman\, the Library’s Spring 2025 Cultural Fellow\, for an evening of art\, words\, and wit. She’ll share insights into her singular career spanning illustration\, storytelling\, and design\, present her latest book\, Still Life with Remorse\, and screen her short film on Alice B. Toklas. \nIn conversation with American Library in Paris Curator of Cultural Programs\, Rachel Donadio. \nThis offsite\, ticketed event will take place at Maison de la Poésie (157 Rue Saint-Martin\, 75003 Paris). \nAbout the speaker: \nMaira Kalman was born in Tel Aviv and moved to New York City with her family at the age of four. She was raised in bucolic Riverdale\, the Bronx. She now lives in Manhattan.  \nKalman has written/illustrated over 30 books for adults and children. She has been a frequent contributor to the New York Times and the New Yorker. She has created textiles for Isaac Mizrahi and Kate Spade and sets for Mark Morris. Other collaborations have been with Nico Muhly\, Alex Kalman\, Michael Pollan\, David Byrne\, John Heginbotham and Gertrude Stein. Her watch and clock designs appear under the M&Co label\, the design studio created by her late husband Tibor Kalman. \nShe has won many awards and given numerous talks\, including several TED talks. Her art has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world. \nMaira Kalman is the American Library in Paris Spring 2025 Cultural Fellow.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is an offsite\, ticketed event at Maison de la Poésie (157 Rue Saint-Martin\, 75003 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][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/kalman25/
LOCATION:Maison de la Poésie\, 157 Rue Saint-Martin\, Paris\, 75003\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Ways of Seeing
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