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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...

✨ 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,...

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...

  What an incredible week in Paris for the Journées des Libraires Francophones and the Festival du Livre! It was a true global gathering organized by the CNL, France Livre, and the AILF. I felt so privileged to hear from legendary publishing houses like Actes Sud and Gallimard about their upcoming lineups and to meet literary superstars like Rachid Benzine, Bernard Minier, Didier Decoin, Jérôme Ferrari, Hemley Boum, and Lilia Hassaine. I was honored to represent the Americas alongside Julieta Salgado from Mexico City and our colleagues from Bogotá and São Paulo. 🌍🤝 The best part, though, was bringing all...

✨ What a Night! ✨A huge Merci Beaucoup to everyone who joined us last night for our event with the talented author, Domnica Rădulescu! The live readings from her books « Tu viens du pays des vampires » and « un train pour Trieste » and bilingual discussion were absolutely fascinating. 🇫🇷📚A special note of thanks goes to Domnica Rădulescu for her inspiring and generous presentation, and to Aurélie Breton, our Events Manager, for her warm welcome and engaging bilingual moderation.We also recognize Melissa Fast, our Store Manager, whose commitment ensures our bookstore remains a consistently warm and inviting community...