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Keeping literature human (and what’s coming up at Bonjour Books) 🌺✨
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Version Française / French Version Chères et chers ami·e·s, Il y a deux ans, j’ai eu l'honneur d'assister à un déjeuner avec le maître de la littérature martiniquaise Patrick Chamoiseau, juste avant notre propre événement en sa compagnie. Tout au long du repas, peu importe le sujet abordé autour de la table, Chamoiseau souriait et offrait le même conseil : « Demandez à ChatGPT ». Voir un géant du prix Goncourt — célèbre pour sa prose riche, complexe et ancrée dans la tradition orale — si fasciné par l'IA était saisissant. J'en avais entendu parler à l'époque, mais je ne...
Programme d'automne & rendez-vous communautaires chez Bonjour Books
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Chers amis, La Rentrée est officiellement là—cette saison spéciale de nouveaux départs, de nouvelles routines et de merveilleux nouveaux livres ! Compte tenu de tout ce qui se passe dans le monde en ce moment, la communauté est devenue essentielle. Que vous cherchiez un refuge chaleureux pour échapper au stress quotidien ou un espace accueillant pour discuter de livres (et de tout le reste !), nous vous faisons de la place (littéralement—nous retirons une bibliothèque roulante ce mois-ci pour ajouter plus de sièges autour de la table !). Voici un aperçu rapide de ce qui vous attend cet automne. Cliquez...
Celebrating America 250: Intersecting Gazes & Long Weekend Savings!
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Celebrating America 250: Intersecting Gazes Bonjour les ami.e.s! This weekend marks a truly historic milestone: America’s 250th anniversary. To honor this momentous occasion and celebrate the deep, complex history shared between the Francophone world and the United States, we are thrilled to unveil a very special curation: our America 250: Regards Croisés collection. Whether you are looking to dive into profound historical reflections or want to celebrate the long weekend with some fantastic French reading, we have something special waiting for you. 📚 Featured Spotlight: America 250: Regards Croisés (Intersecting Gazes on the American Experiment) We have brought together some...
An Afternoon with Stanislas Roquette: Insuline & Magnolia Book Signing
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✨ Thank you for a wonderful weekend! / Merci pour ce beau week-end ! ✨ Yesterday, we had a fantastic afternoon hosting author Stanislas Roquette for a meet-and-greet and signing of his book, Insuline & Magnolia. He was joined by his colleague, talented actress and playwright Nil Bosca, who is performing at the Maison Française this week! As always, our multinational, multilingual community turned out beautifully. The shop was full of great conversations bridging poetry, theater, and psychology, alongside spontaneous read-alouds, language exchanges, and meaningful personal check-ins. A big thank you to Stanislas and Nil for their warmth and generosity,...
Reflecting on the Night of Ideas: Reclaiming Thought in a World of Soundbytes
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Bonjour community! I am still processing the incredible energy from last Thursday’s Night of Ideas (Nuit des Idées) at NYU Washington, DC. We were deeply honored to curate a selection in English and in French of reading materials to accompany this ambitious evening organized by Villa Albertine Director Lynda Frenois and her dedicated team. "In an era defined by seconds-long video reels and shrinking attention spans, the concept of this event is a necessary antidote." While our daily existence often limits us to absorbing soundbytes, the Night of Ideas challenges us to do the opposite: to sit with leading minds and process...