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SUMMARY:Ways of Seeing with Hisham Matar
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D2ad5406f-0825-444b-92d9-1dad1d2956f4%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F84065624709|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In the Library’s last Ways of Seeing event\, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Hisham Matar invites us to slow down and look—patiently\, deliberately\, without distraction. Together\, we will dwell with a single painting — Titian’s Man with a Glove — allowing its details\, textures\, and silences to emerge over time. \nDrawing on the sensibility he brings to A Month in Siena\, his luminous meditation on art and the human condition\, Matar allows us to explore what happens when we give a work of art our full attention. What can sustained looking reveal about presence\, vulnerability\, and the passage of time? \nAbout the speaker: \nHisham Matar was born in New York to Libyan parents\, spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo and has lived most of his life in London. He is the recipient of numerous international prizes\, including the Premio Gregor von Rezzori\, the Commonwealth Writers Prize\, the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize\, the Slightly Foxed First Biography Prize\, the Prix du livre étranger\, the Geschwister/Scholl Preis\, the Rathbones Folio Prize\, the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award\, the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography and\, most recently\, the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/matar26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260604T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260604T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T082508Z
CREATED:20260421T082508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T082508Z
UID:79456-1780599600-1780610400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:American Library in Paris Gala with Amy Tan
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join us at 7PM on Thursday\, 4 June 2026\, at the Automobile Club de France for an unforgettable evening celebrating literature\, creativity\, and the enduring mission of the Library.  This annual Gala is the Library’s most significant fundraising event of the year\, directly supporting our collection\, programs\, and services that have inspired readers\, writers\, and thinkers for over 105 years. Amy Tan\, acclaimed author of The Joy Luck Club and The Backyard Bird Chronicles\, will be the 2026 American Library in Paris Gala Honoree. \n  \nRead More and Purchase your Gala Tickets Here\n \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”78891″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https://americanlibraryinparis.org/gala/”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/gala2026/
LOCATION:Automobile Club de France
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260607T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260607T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T111711Z
CREATED:20260430T111711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T111711Z
UID:79522-1780840800-1780848000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:America 250 Lecture: I. Early French Aid to the American Revolution 
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this first lecture of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series\, we look at American heroes in Paris and how the French helped the insurgents: from the fictitious trading company established by Beaumarchais in 1776 to secretly supply arms\, ammunition\, and uniforms to the under-armed American Insurgents\, to the private cemetery where La Fayette is buried\, to the upscale building where John Paul Jones died\, and more.  \nAbout the speaker: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the lecture series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250l1/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260609T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260609T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T120430Z
CREATED:20260430T120302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T120430Z
UID:79550-1781011800-1781022600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:America 250 Walking Tour: I. Franklin and Adams in Passy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this is the first walking tour of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series. \nFrom Autueil to the Champs Elysées \nThis walk begins in the quiet residential streets of Auteuil\, where John Adams and his family lived in 1784–85\, and where his neighbor—the brilliant\, unconventional Madame Helvétius—kept a salon that Benjamin Franklin adored. From Passy and Square Yorktown to Place d’Iéna and Square Rochambeau\, we follow the traces of Franklin\, George Washington\, and Thomas Jefferson as we move through some of Paris’s most magnificent streets. \nAbout the guide: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the walking tour series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250t1/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260609T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260609T200000
DTSTAMP:20260512T111610Z
CREATED:20250506T093508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T111610Z
UID:73300-1781031600-1781035200@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 9 June 2026 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-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260614T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260614T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T112416Z
CREATED:20260430T112029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T112416Z
UID:79529-1781445600-1781452800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:America 250 Lecture: II. The Franco-American Alliance
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this second lecture of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series\, we explore the important French military assistance during the 8 years of the American Revolution provided by Admiral de Grasse and others\, the neighborhoods where Benjamin Franklin and John Adams lived while negotiating French support\, and where the treaty was signed that ended the War of Independence. \nAbout the speaker: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the lecture series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250l2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260616T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260616T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T133311Z
CREATED:20260430T133307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T133311Z
UID:79555-1781616600-1781627400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:America 250 Walking Tour: II. Sites of Treaty of Paris
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this is the second walking tour of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series. \nFrom Palais du Luxemburg to Rue Jacob  \nWe begin at the Palais du Luxembourg\, a prison during the French Revolution\, and the place where Thomas Paine was held captive. From there\, a stroll brings us to the legendary Café Procope\, where Franklin\, Jefferson\, Jones\, and Voltaire were all regulars\, and we follow Jefferson’s own path through the bouquinistes from which he assembled the collection that would eventually form the Library of Congress. The walk ends at the Hôtel d’York\, 56\, rue Jacob\, where the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783\, and American independence became a matter of international law. \nAbout the guide: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the walking tour series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250t2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260616T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260616T203000
DTSTAMP:20260602T093321Z
CREATED:20260602T093048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T093321Z
UID:79744-1781636400-1781641800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:An Evening with Emil Ferris
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%2Fwww.mk2.com%2Fevenement%2Frencontre-emil-ferris|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join acclaimed graphic novelist Emil Ferris\, author of the cult classic My Favorite Thing Is Monsters\, for a special bilingual event at MK2 Quai de Loire. In conversation with Marie-Madeleine Rigopoulos\, Ferris will reflect on her artistic journey\, discuss the evolution of her singular visual style\, and explore the themes that animate her work—from monsters and childhood to memory\, identity\, and the power of storytelling. The event will be followed by a book sale and signing. \nAbout the speaker: \nEmil Ferris was born in Chicago and has an MFA in Creative Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is the author of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters: Book One. Emil is the winner of the Lambda Literary Award\, the Lynd Ward Prize\, the Ignatz\, and the Guggenheim Fellowship. She is the recipient of four Eisner Awards\, including the 2018 award for Best Writer/Artist\, as well as France’s 2019 Fauve d’or Award in Angoulême. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters: Book Two was published by Fantagraphics in 2024. Emil’s forthcoming titles include Records of the Damned and A. Rosenbloom and the Marionette Murders. Emil received the Chevalier de l’order des Arts et seas Lettres from the French government in 2024. \nPhoto Credit: Whitten Sabbatini[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The event is hosted offsite at Mk2 Quai de Loire in Paris 75019. The discussion will be in French or translated into French from 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_1780392423951{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \n  \nThis event is in partnership with Mk2.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/ferrismk2/
LOCATION:Mk2 Quai de Loire\, 7 Quai de la Loire\, Paris\, 75019\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260621T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260621T160000
DTSTAMP:20260623T160416Z
CREATED:20260430T114841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T160416Z
UID:79541-1782050400-1782057600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:[CANCELLED] America 250 Lecture: III. Jefferson\, Paine\, and the Paris Salons
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this third lecture of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series\, we learn about important places where secret plans were hatched to support the American insurgents\, and then pick up the thread of how the Americans continued to lean on and learn from experienced French connections during the early years of a new country. \nAbout the speaker: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the lecture series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250l3/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260623T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260623T163000
DTSTAMP:20260623T160340Z
CREATED:20260430T133629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T160340Z
UID:79558-1782221400-1782232200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:[CANCELLED] America 250 Walking Tour: III. Enduring France-American Ties
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=””]In this is the third walking tour of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series. \nFrom Musée d’Orsay to Bourse de Commerce \nThis third walk takes up the story where the war left off\, tracing the enduring ties between France and the young American republic. We begin at the Musée d’Orsay and Thomas Jefferson’s favorite view in Paris\, then follow through the Tuileries to Hôtel de Coislin\, where France formally recognized American independence. The walk ends at the Bourse de Commerce\, whose surprising connection to both Franklin and Jefferson will be revealed on the day. \nAbout the guide: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the walking tour series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250t3/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260628T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260628T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T115109Z
CREATED:20260430T114320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T115109Z
UID:79535-1782655200-1782662400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:America 250 Lecture: IV. From Revolution to Republic
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this final lecture of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series\, we examine the mutual exchanges of respect\, information\, and philosophy that occurred after the American Revolution in 1783 and the French Revolution in 1789. \nAbout the speaker: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the lecture series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250l4/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260820T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260820T180000
DTSTAMP:20260814T111743Z
CREATED:20260814T110717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T111743Z
UID:80478-1787227200-1787248800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Pop-Up Library at Paris Plages
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URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/paris-plages-pop-up/2026-08-20/
LOCATION:Bassin de la Villette — Quai de Seine\, Bassin de la Villette\, Paris\, 75019\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults,General,Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260821T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260821T180000
DTSTAMP:20260814T111743Z
CREATED:20260814T110717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T111743Z
UID:80484-1787313600-1787335200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Pop-Up Library at Paris Plages
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” gradient_color_1=”turquoise” gradient_color_2=”blue” gradient_custom_color_1=”#dd3333″ gradient_custom_color_2=”#eeee22″ gradient_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” outline_custom_color=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_background=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_text=”#ffffff” shape=”rounded” color=”grey” size=”lg” align=”center” button_block=”” add_icon=”” i_align=”left” i_type=”fontawesome” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-adjust” i_icon_openiconic=”vc-oi vc-oi-dial” i_icon_typicons=”typcn typcn-adjust-brightness” i_icon_entypo=”entypo-icon entypo-icon-note” i_icon_linecons=”vc_li vc_li-heart” i_icon_monosocial=”vc-mono vc-mono-fivehundredpx” i_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-cake” i_icon_pixelicons=”vc_pixel_icon vc_pixel_icon-alert” custom_onclick=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D84a328fa-e341-4ab2-95fc-95ff16143736%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank” custom_onclick_code=””][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nPick up a book and take a break in the heart of Paris Plages with the American Library in Paris. \nCreated in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in France and presented as part of the City of Paris’s summer cultural programming and the America 250 celebrations\, this open-air kiosk invites visitors to pause by the water and discover American literature. \n\nOver 250 books will be available on-site\, spanning adult\, teen\, and children’s collections—classic and contemporary American titles\, English translations of French works\, graphic novels\, manga\, magazines\, and summer reads.\nBeyond reading\, the kiosk will offer family activities including coloring sheets\, quizzes\, and reading recommendations for all ages\, and we will raffle two annual household memberships daily.\nVisitors can also browse curated bibliographies exploring 250 years of the American Revolution and materials from the Library’s Summer Reading Challenges.\n\nCome read\, discuss\, and travel through words in this vibrant tribute to American culture and Franco-American friendship! \n[/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_text css=””]Important information: Books may be consulted free of charge on-site with the temporary deposit of an ID. Children ages 0–8 must be accompanied by an adult.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Event information on Que faire à Paris : Paris Plages 2026 : une bibliothèque éphémère aux couleurs de l’Amérique[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/paris-plages-pop-up/2026-08-21/
LOCATION:Bassin de la Villette — Quai de Seine\, Bassin de la Villette\, Paris\, 75019\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults,General,Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260906T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260906T170000
DTSTAMP:20260902T075947Z
CREATED:20260728T140703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T075947Z
UID:80296-1788706800-1788714000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Board Game Afternoon (18+)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”RSVP now” color=”orange” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Dc451ff8b-1cbb-4639-b163-dab0253229fc%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|title:RSVP%20now|target:_blank”][vc_column_text css=””]Join us for a fun-filled Board Game Afternoon at the library! Whether you’re a seasoned strategist or just looking for a casual afternoon of gameplay\, you’re welcome to come along. \n🕒 When: Sunday 6 September\, 3:00pm-5:00pm\n📍 Where: American Library in Paris\, 10 rue du Général Camou\, Paris 75007 \nBring your friends or come solo and team up with fellow game enthusiasts. A wide selection of games will be available for all skill levels and interests. \nDetails: \n\nFree for library members. Non-members are welcome for 10€.\nRegistration is required. Click on the RSVP button above!\nLight refreshments will be provided on the night\nThis event is for adults and mature teens. Check out our Kids & Teens calendars for events for under 18s!\n\nWe can’t wait to see you there! For any questions\, contact us at info@americanlibraryinparis.org[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/board-game-afternoon-2026-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260909T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260909T203000
DTSTAMP:20260831T160148Z
CREATED:20260826T082733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T160148Z
UID:80274-1788982200-1788985800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Letters Home with Fall 2026 Cultural Fellow Leïla Slimani
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%3Dab268ee7-369d-423d-be81-2331e41a5cf0%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%2F84115795175|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event is part of Letters Home\, our series of curated programs celebrating the many ways we imagine\, remember\, and return to home from afar.\nLearn more → \nBestselling French-Moroccan novelist and the American Library’s Fall 2026 Cultural Fellow\, Leïla Slimani inaugurates the Library’s Letters Home programming theme with a conversation on writing\, memory\, identity\, and the intersections of family and colonial history. \nIn her latest novel\, I’ll Take the Fire\, the concluding volume of her family trilogy\, Slimani follows a young Moroccan woman forging a life between Casablanca\, Paris\, and London as she grapples with freedom\, inheritance\, and belonging. \nModerated by the Library’s Curator of Cultural Programs\, Rachel Donadio\, the conversation explores the stories we inherit\, the places we call home\, and the ways personal histories are shaped by larger political and colonial legacies. \nAbout the speaker: \nLeïla Slimani is the bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny (Chanson Douce)\, one of the New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2018\, for which she became the first Moroccan woman to win France’s most prestigious literary prize\, the Prix Goncourt. Her other books include Adèle\, Sex and Lies\, Country of Others and Watch Us Dance\, which are the first and second parts of a trilogy of novels based on her family’s roots in revolutionary Morocco. Slimani is French president Emmanuel Macron’s personal representative for the promotion of the French language and culture. She has received numerous honors for her literary and cultural contributions\, including the Simone de Beauvoir Prize for Women’s Freedom\, and was the chair of the jury for the 2023 International Booker Prize. Born in Rabat\, Morocco\, in 1981\, she divides her time between France and Portugal.[/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/slimani26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Letters Home
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260923T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260923T203000
DTSTAMP:20260826T093501Z
CREATED:20260826T093501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T093501Z
UID:80278-1790191800-1790195400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Reclaiming the American Story with Tommy Orange
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%3D20543a56-bbea-40da-aff3-5e47052525cf%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%2F86440371781|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In Wandering Stars\, Tommy Orange traces one Native American family’s story from the Sand Creek Massacre through generations of survival\, exploring inherited trauma\, institutional violence\, and the resilience of Indigenous communities.  \nModerated by writer Daniel Levin Becker\, the discussion examines the relationship between history and fiction\, the power of polyphonic storytelling\, afterlives of ritual objects in European museums\, and how literature can reclaim stories long erased from the American narrative. \nThis event is in partnership with Festival America. \nAbout the speakers: \nTommy Orange is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel There There\, a multi-generational\, relentlessly paced story about a side of America few of us have ever seen: the lives of urban Native Americans. There There was one of the New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year\, and won the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize and the Pen/Hemingway Award. There There was also longlisted for the National Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His most recent novel\, Wandering Stars\, was published in February 2024. Orange is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. He was born and raised in Oakland\, California. \nDaniel Levin Becker is the author of Many Subtle Channels and What’s Good. His translations from the French include books by\, among others\, Georges Perec\, Laurent Mauvignier\, Jakuta Alikavazovic\, and Éric Chevillard. He is co-founder of the small press Fern Books and the only living American member of the Oulipo.[/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/orange26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260925T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260925T183000
DTSTAMP:20260914T102824Z
CREATED:20260914T102739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T102824Z
UID:80932-1790355600-1790361000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Offsite) Festival America: Où va l’Amérique ? With Addie E. Citchens\, Viet Thanh Nguyen\, Chris Pavone\, Peter Van Agtmael\, and Rachel Donadio
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]How do legacies and power dynamics shape individual and collective identities in the United States? What do families pass on when silence replaces memory? From communities in the South to the high-rises of New York\, from the Vietnamese diaspora to post-9/11 America\, authors Addie E. Citchens\, Viet Thanh Nguyen and Chris Pavone\, alongside documentary photographer Peter Van Agtmael\, bring their perspectives together to paint a sensitive portrait of a fractured country\, where the personal constantly sheds light on the political. \nThis event will be moderated by Curator of Cultural Programs at the American Library in Paris\, Rachel Donadio. \nAbout Festival America: \nThe 12th edition of AMERICA will take place in Vincennes from 24–27 September 2026\, welcoming over 60 American authors to celebrate 250 years of the United States through North American literature and culture.\n \nEvery two years since 2002\, the AMERICA festival has brought together writers from North America. Over seven hundred authors from Canada\, Quebec\, the USA\, Mexico\, Cuba and Haiti have come to meet their French readers. For 4 days and 3 evenings\, the Vincennes event offers a rich program of meetings – booksellers’ café\, major interviews\, thematic debates – screenings of adaptations of novels or documentaries\, a children’s festival\, concerts and events combining books and street culture. \nAMERICA’s strength lies in the fact that it brings American voices and texts to Vincennes\, shedding light on the universality of each artist’s work.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1662638079176{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][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This event will take place in person at CŒUR DE VILLE\, AUDITORIUM 98 rue de Fontenay 94300 Vincennes. \nAccess to this event requires purchase of a ticket through Festival America. Click on the button below to purchase your ticket.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Purchase your ticket” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.festival-america.com%2Fcontenu%2F9-billetterie%23billetterie|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/festivalamerica26/
LOCATION:CŒUR DE VILLE\, AUDITORIUM\, 98 rue de Fontenay\, Vincennes\, 94300\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260925T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260925T193000
DTSTAMP:20260831T123020Z
CREATED:20260827T140955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T123020Z
UID:80752-1790359200-1790364600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Black Artist Collective: A Traveling Showcase of Award-Winning Children's Book Authors and Illustrators (ages 5–adult)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join eight Black American authors and illustrators for an exciting evening of conversation about their books for children and teens! This evening event will feature short author readings\, sneak peeks at the writing or illustrating process of each of the creators and a discussion about Paris as inspiration. Meet Paula Chase\, Judy Allen Dodson\, Sharon G. Flake\, Ekua Holmes\, E.B. Lewis\, Ebony L. Mudd\, Kelly Starling Lyons\, and Tricia Elam Walker during this dynamic\, and exciting event! The evening will wrap up with a book signing and reception with light refreshments and drinks. \nAll eight authors will sign books at this event\, and books will be available for purchase at the Library. \nThis event is intended for children\, teens\, and adults ages 5+. Attendees are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, and registration is required. Attendees are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. \nQuestions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1785403609170{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \n\n\nImportant information: The discussion will be available in person only. Please note this event will be in English and no translation will be provided. This event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Attendees are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D375302|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/black-artist-collective-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260929T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260929T203000
DTSTAMP:20260923T130033Z
CREATED:20260826T093538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T130033Z
UID:80280-1790710200-1790713800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:How The World Views Trump’s America with Nataliya Gumenyuk and Madeleine Schwartz
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%3Daa764137-f75f-4ecf-902e-39a905bf0fb0%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=”target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]How do those outside the United States understand America’s politics\, global influence\, and changing place in the world?  \nJoin award-winning Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk– the only Ukrainian reporter to have covered every U.S. presidential election since 2008– for a conversation on America’s image abroad\, the war in Ukraine\, and how American foreign policy shapes conflicts far beyond its borders. Together with Madeleine Schwartz\, editor-in-chief of The Dial and co-editor of How We See It: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump\, they will explore how journalists around the world are reporting on an era defined by shifting alliances\, drone warfare\, and competing visions of America’s global role. \nAbout the speakers: \nNataliya Gumenyuk is a Ukrainian journalist and author specializing in foreign affairs and conflict reporting. She is the co-founder and CEO of the Public Interest Journalism Lab\, which fosters constructive discussion around complex social issues. After Russia’s full-scale invasion\, the organization co-founded The Reckoning Project to document war crimes. As a foreign correspondent\, Gumenyuk has reported from more than 50 countries and regularly contributes to Foreign Affairs\, the Guardian\, and the Atlantic\, etc. She is the author of several documentaries and books\, including The Lost Island\, The Maidan Tahrir\, and The Scariest Days of My Life. Gumenyuk also co-founded and headed Hromadske TV\, an independent Ukrainian broadcaster.   \nMadeleine Schwartz is editor in chief of The Dial\, the award-winning magazine of international writing and editor\, with the staff of The Dial\, of How We See It: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump. 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/dial26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260930T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260930T203000
DTSTAMP:20260831T162934Z
CREATED:20260826T093837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T162934Z
UID:80282-1790796600-1790800200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Lessons from Istanbul with Suzy Hansen
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%3Da6e4fa55-3a62-4641-a8d2-97c438a092c5%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%2F85059403788|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event is part of Letters Home\, our series of curated programs celebrating the many ways we imagine\, remember\, and return to home from afar. Learn more → \nHow does a country gradually slide toward autocracy? Drawing on more than a decade of reporting from a single neighborhood in Istanbul\, journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Suzy Hansen explores the rise of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from reform-minded technocrat to authoritarian leader in her new book\, From Life Itself. Through the lives of Turks\, Kurds\, and Syrian refugees living side by side\, Hansen traces the local realities behind sweeping political change\, asking what Turkey’s recent history reveals about the resurgence of authoritarianism—and what it can teach us about democracies around the world today. \nAbout the speaker: \nSuzy Hansen lived in Istanbul for more than a decade\, where she was a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and many other publications. Her first book\, Notes on a Foreign Country\, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction and the winner of the Overseas Press Club of America’s Cornelius Ryan Award. Her second book\, From Life Itself: Turkey\, Istanbul and Neighborhood in the Age of Erdogan\, was  published in April 2026. She has taught writing at Princeton University\, New York University\, and Bard College.[/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/hansen26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Letters Home
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261003T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261003T123000
DTSTAMP:20260914T121219Z
CREATED:20260827T111841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T121219Z
UID:80745-1791025200-1791030600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Little People Big Dreams Day with Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara (ages 4–adult)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nJoin Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara\, creator and author of the beloved Little People\, BIG DREAMS series\, for a special morning event. She’ll read from the series\, then share the story behind its origins\, her creative inspirations\, and hints about which inspiring figures might be featured next. \nA Q&A session will follow\, giving the audience a chance to ask their own questions. Kids can take home fun activity sheets and stickers to remember the visit. \nMs. Sánchez Vegara will be signing books after the event\, and copies will be available for purchase at the Library. \nAbout the author: About the author: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara is the author and creator of the internationally best-selling series Little People\, BIG DREAMS. Her books combine creativity with learning\, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara\, born in Barcelona\, Spain\, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s books. Her books combine creativity with learning\, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. It took Maria Isabel almost 40 years and most of her savings to make her dream of publishing a book come true. In 2012\, after 20 years of working in advertising\, she self-published her first book. Two years later\, she released what was meant to be a birth present for her twin nieces\, Alba and Claudia: the very first title in the Little People\, BIG DREAMS series. The series was first published in Spain as Pequeña & GRANDE by Alba Editorial\, and now Little People\, BIG DREAMS is translated into more than 40 languages. \nThis event is free for Library members and 15€ per person for non-members.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1787829794796{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \n\n\nImportant information: Attendees are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Please arrive between 10h30–11h00 to check in for this event. Please note this event will be in English and no translation will be provided. Children between the ages of 6 and 11 may participate in a Library on their own\, as long as a parent or guardian over the age of 18 is readily available on the Library premises\, however caregivers are encouraged to attend and enjoy the event with their children. Participants are welcome to arrive early or stay after the program to chat with other readers\, and to find new books in our collections. With your help\, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers! \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D375244|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/little-people-big-dreams-day-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261003T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261003T173000
DTSTAMP:20260928T115420Z
CREATED:20260928T115046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T115420Z
UID:81095-1791043200-1791048600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Writing Yourself Into the Future: Crafting a College Admissions Essay (ages 14–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join the team from Class Elite to learn about how to craft a standout college admissions essay that will set you apart. Find your own voice for your essay and on the way\, learn tricks to improve your writing overall. Participants will have a chance to get to know other teens in the community as you participate in this college admissions essay workshop. \nThis event will be hosted by guests from Class Elite Tutoring Services. Find out more about the guest hosts here.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1709040324351{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nThis event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. All visitors are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. \nQuestions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D381242|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/writing-yourself-into-the-future-oct-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261006T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261006T203000
DTSTAMP:20260903T123902Z
CREATED:20260826T094029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T123902Z
UID:80284-1791315000-1791318600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:They Stole a City with Lauren Collins
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D37c57086-d810-42e5-aa79-ae1642c2ee41%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F82001320866|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join Lauren Collins for a conversation about her New York Times bestselling book They Stole a City\, which traces the lives of four Wilmington\, North Carolina\, families—two Black\, two white—across 125 years following the 1898 white supremacist massacre and the only successful coup d’état on American soil. Written in collaboration with living descendants of the families\, the book combines archival research with personal testimony to uncover how one largely forgotten act of political violence reshaped a city\, undermined democracy\, and continues to reverberate across American life today. \nThis conversation will be moderated by author and professor\, Jonathan Levy. \nAbout the speakers: \nLauren Collins is a staff writer for The New Yorker. Her subjects have included Michelle Obama\, Emmanuel Macron\, Demna\, the street artist Invader\, French tacos\, the refugee crisis\, and equal pay. Since 2015 she has been based in Paris\, covering stories mainly from France. She is the author of When in French: Love in a Second Language\, which the Times named as one of its 100 Notable Books of 2016. They Stole a City: Wilmington’s White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live With Its Legacy was released in July 2026 is a New York Times bestseller. \nJonathan Levy is professeur des universités at Sciences Po\, Paris and Visiting Professor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. A historian of the United States\, among other books he is the author of Ages of American Capitalism: A History of the United States.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/collins26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261007T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261007T203000
DTSTAMP:20260903T102015Z
CREATED:20260826T094227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T102015Z
UID:80286-1791401400-1791405000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:A Life in Letters with Virginia Evans
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D4382f8af-41b9-494e-bd41-80bb623efa06%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F83543274466|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event is part of Letters Home\, our series of curated programs celebrating the many ways we imagine\, remember\, and return to home from afar.\nLearn more → \nJoin Virginia Evans for a conversation about her acclaimed debut novel\, The Correspondent\, a moving testament to the power of the written word. Through the story of an avid letter writer whose correspondence becomes the archive of a life\, Evans explores memory\, family\, forgiveness\, and the enduring connections forged through letters across generations. \nAbout the speaker: \nVirginia Evans’ debut novel The Correspondent is a #1 New York Times bestselling novel that has sold in more than 25 countries. Raised on the East Coast of the United States\, she attended James Madison University for her bachelor’s in English literature\, as well as Trinity College in Dublin\, Ireland\, for her masters of philosophy in creative writing. She lives in Winston-Salem\, North Carolina\, with her husband\, two children\, and her Red Labrador\, Brigid. \nThe Correspondent won the 2026 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel\, the Women’s Prize for Fiction\, the inaugural James Patterson & Bookshop.org Prize which celebrates debut authors\, and the Indies Choice Book Award for Adult Fiction. It was a Best Book of the Year for NPR\, the Washington Post\, Boston Globe\, Elle\, Christian Science Monitor\, Amazon\, She Reads\, and was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick. It was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\, and the Andrew Carnegie Medal. The Correspondent has been translated into more than 35 languages\, including Albanian\, French\, Latvian\, Polish\, Mongolian\, and Vietnamese. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/evans26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Letters Home
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261008T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261008T203000
DTSTAMP:20260914T141501Z
CREATED:20260914T141501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T141501Z
UID:80857-1791487800-1791491400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Defending Democracy with Skye Perryman
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D47836e58-0dc7-4118-b8ce-d418fbf79309%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F89168506184|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Skye Perryman\, TIME 100 honoree and CEO of Democracy Forward\, joins the American Library to discuss her New York Times bestselling book\, Ordinary People\, Extraordinary Times\, an urgent and practical guide to taking action in defense of democracy. Drawing on her frontline experience challenging threats to voting rights\, public education\, and democratic institutions\, Perryman combines personal stories with concrete strategies for finding courage\, building community\, and making a difference. \nAbout the speaker: \nSkye Perryman serves as President and CEO of Democracy Forward\, a nonpartisan\, national legal organization that promotes democracy and progress through litigation\, regulatory engagement\, policy education\, and research. She is a TIME 100 honoree\, was named one of the fifty people shaping American society in 2026 by The Washington Post. Under her leadership\, Democracy Forward has been heralded as a “human rights hero” by the American Bar Association. Perryman is the author of the instant New York Times and USA Today national bestseller Ordinary People\, Extraordinary Times: How to Reclaim Your Power\, Fight for Freedom\, and Reimagine Democracy.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/perryman26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261013T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261013T203000
DTSTAMP:20260901T155941Z
CREATED:20260901T155941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T155941Z
UID:80288-1791919800-1791923400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:The History of Diversity with David Oppenheimer and Isabelle Hanne
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D5acd3b11-e629-4777-8a17-58f96efb3f09%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F87532127322|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]How did diversity become a defining principle of higher education\, scientific inquiry\, and democratic society? What do we make of today’s backlash against it?  \nJoin David B. Oppenheimer\, professor at the University of California\, Berkeley School of Law\, for a conversation about the two-hundred-year history of the diversity principle\, from the Enlightenment and the first modern research universities to the concept’s influence on thinkers including John Stuart Mill\, Thurgood Marshall\, Ruth Bader Ginsburg\, and Pauli Murray.  \nModerated by journalist Isabelle Hanne of Libération\, the discussion will examine the philosophical foundations of diversity and what today’s political backlash reveals about its future in education\, public life\, and democracy. \nAbout the speakers: \nDavid B. Oppenheimer is a Clinical Professor of Law at the University of California\, Berkeley School of Law\, and Co-Director of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law. He holds a JD degree from Harvard. In his clinical work he has consulted on over 100 discrimination and harassment cases in Asia\, Europe\, North America\, and Latin America. He is the author or editor of ten books on US and global discrimination law. His newest book\, The Diversity Principle: The Story of a Transformative Idea\, was published in 2026 by Yale University Press. \nIsabelle Hanne is a French journalist for Libération\, where she covers international affairs. From 2017 to 2021\, she was the newspaper’s U.S. correspondent\, reporting extensively on American politics and society\, from voters’ polarization to reproductive rights\, race\, gun violence\, culture wars and the deep transformations reshaping the country. She is the author of Le Choix (éditions Goutte d’or\, 2022)\, a novel about abortion in the United States\, exploring the personal and ideological stakes of the issue. She now lives in Paris but continues to travel regularly to the U.S.\, including for a book about American foodways.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/oppenheimer26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261015T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261015T203000
DTSTAMP:20260923T101102Z
CREATED:20260901T155753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T101102Z
UID:80290-1792090800-1792096200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Inside the Midterms with Sam Tanenhaus\, Maya Kandel\, and Martin Gelin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D429f582e-3d45-46c1-8152-33dc1e407c95%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F85146830062|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]What can we expect in the U.S. Midterm elections? As Americans head to the polls\, what are the key issues\, races and political forces that will shape the outcome?  \nJoin Sam Tanenhaus\, leading expert on American conservatism and biographer of William F. Buckley Jr.\, and Maya Kandel\, a journalist and scholar of American foreign policy\, for a discussion of the state of the MAGA movement\, the battle for Congress\, and the roles of immigration\, the Supreme Court\, geopolitics\, and the economy in this pivotal election. This panel will be moderated by journalist and author Martin Gelin\, President of the Anglo-American Press Association. \nAbout the speakers: \nSam Tanenhaus\, the former editor of the New York Times Book Review\, is the author of the national bestsellers Whittaker Chambers: A Biography (winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize) and The Death of Conservatism. His feature articles and essays have appeared in the Atlantic\, New Yorker\, New York Times Magazine\, New York Review of Books\, Vanity Fair\, and many other publications in the United States and abroad. His new book\, Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America\, was published to wide acclaim in 2025. \nMaya Kandel is an independent researcher specializing in the United States. She works as an analyst\, consultant\, speaker\, and expert commentator. Trained as a historian\, she has worked as a journalist and at Policy Planning in the French Foreign Ministry\, and is an affiliated researcher at Sorbonne Nouvelle University. She is the author of four books\, most recently Une première histoire du trumpisme (Gallimard\, 2025). More information about her work is available on her blog\, Froggy Bottom. \nMartin Gelin is a Swedish-American journalist and the author of seven books on American politics\, foreign affairs and culture. His latest book\, Why Soft Power Matters in Hard Times\, will be published in English in 2027. He has written for the Guardian\, Foreign Policy\, Washington Post\, and New York Magazine. After two decades in New York\, he now lives in Paris\, where he is also the president of the Anglo-American Press Association\, the oldest foreign press organization in France.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: Please note the early start time of this event. The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/aapa26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261020T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261020T203000
DTSTAMP:20261001T103145Z
CREATED:20260928T134457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T103145Z
UID:80980-1792524600-1792528200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:De Gaulle: A Certain Idea of France with Julian Jackson and Simon Kuper
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Db6367667-aa4f-470d-bf8b-ecbe661df379%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F81306746267|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]What made Charles de Gaulle such a defining figure of modern France? Award-winning biographer and historian Julian Jackson joins the Financial Time‘s Simon Kuper to explore de Gaulle’s political legacy\, his enduring influence on France and transatlantic relations\, and the ideas that shaped his vision of the country.  \nJackson’s 2018 biography\, A Certain Idea of France\, won the American Library in Paris Book Award and was recently adapted by director Antonin Baudry into two biographical films\, now playing in French cinemas.  \nAbout the speakers: \nJulian Jackson is Emeritus Professor of History at Queen Mary\, University of London and one of the foremost British scholars of twentieth-century France. He is the author of A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle and\, most recently\, France on Trial: The Case of Marshal Pétain. His de Gaulle biography served as the basis for director Antonin Baudry’s two-part biopics about de Gaulle currently breaking box office records in French cinemas. The book also won the American Library in Paris Book Award in 2018\, while France on Trial was shortlisted for the award in 2023. His book The Fall of France\, which won the Wolson History Prize in 2003\, has just been published in French by Seuil as La Chute. \nSimon Kuper (born in Kampala\, Uganda in 1969) is an author and Financial Times writer. He is a British-French dual citizen\, and lives in Paris. His recent books include The Happy Traitor\, his biography of the double agent George Blake (2021); Barça: The Rise and Fall of the  Club that Invented Modern Football (2021\, winner of Britain’s Sunday Times award for Football Book of the Year); Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK (2022); Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century (2024) and World Cup Fever: A Footballing Journey in Nine Tournaments (2025).[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/jackson26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261021T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261021T203000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20261012T080631Z
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SUMMARY:Cinema at the edge of History with Writer-in-Residence Howard A. Rodman and Tom Sancton
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D948a81ce-7dca-425a-9631-242cda110edd%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F85697967542|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Howard A. Rodman\, current Writer-in-Residence at the Library and acclaimed screenwriter\, discusses with journalist and author Tom Sancton the reissue of his novel Destiny Express. Originally published in 1990 and now returning in a new edition from Rare Bird Books/Unnamed Press\, the novel follows filmmakers Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou as the Reichstag burns and the Nazi regime rises to power. Drawing on Rodman’s deep engagement with cinema—including his work as a screenwriter and former president of the Writers Guild of America West—Destiny Express explores the collision of art\, ambition\, love\, and political power at a defining moment in film history. \nAbout the speakers: \nHoward A. Rodman is the author of the novels Destiny Express and The Great Eastern. As a screenwriter\, his films include Joe Gould’s Secret; August with Josh Hartnett\, Rip Torn\, and David Bowie; and Savage Grace with Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne. On television\, he’s written for Fallen Angels and staffed on HBO Max’s The Idol. He’s a vice president of the Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences\, a member of the Screenwriters Hall of Fame\, and was knighted by the Republic of France as an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He lives in Los Angeles. \nTom Sancton is a journalist\, author\, and jazz musician. He grew up in New Orleans\, graduated from Harvard\, and took a doctorate in Modern History at Oxford University\, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. A former writer\, editor\, and foreign correspondent for TIME magazine\, he has written or co-written seven books of fiction and non-fiction. In 2014\, the French government named him a Chevalier (Knight) in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His books include THE LAST BARON: THE PARIS KIDNAPPING THAT BROUGHT DOWN AN EMPIRE (Dutton\, 2022) and THE BETTENCOURT AFFAIR (Dutton\, 2017).[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/rodman26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261028T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261028T203000
DTSTAMP:20261008T111628Z
CREATED:20261005T144657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261008T111628Z
UID:81177-1793215800-1793219400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Seminar) The Screenwriter’s Craft with Howard A. Rodman
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Dc02ba717-d617-40ec-be72-a73a49abfbb0%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]What makes a screenplay work\, and what does it take to bring one to the screen? Join our current Writer-in-Residence\, acclaimed screenwriter and novelist Howard A. Rodman for a wide-ranging seminar on the art and practice of screenwriting. Drawing on his experience as a writer\, professor at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts\, and artistic director of the Sundance Screenwriting Labs\, Rodman will explore the creative process\, the relationship between writing and directing\, and the challenges of developing stories for film and television. \nAbout the speakers: \nHoward A. Rodman is the author of the novels Destiny Express and The Great Eastern. As a screenwriter\, his films include Joe Gould’s Secret; August with Josh Hartnett\, Rip Torn\, and David Bowie; and Savage Grace with Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne. On television\, he’s written for Fallen Angels and staffed on HBO Max’s The Idol. He’s a vice president of the Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences\, a member of the Screenwriters Hall of Fame\, and was knighted by the Republic of France as an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He lives in Los Angeles. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/rodman26-seminar/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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