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âOur talented local authors!â
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âFor a truly unique gift: how about a book by one of our talented local authors!ââWe are huge supporters of local authors who have written books in French or books in English about France, the French language and related topics.đWe even have an entire section in the store devoted to them which we like to call "Les Ăcrivains du Coin"From murder mysteries to autobiographies --there are so many styles and genres to choose from. See a brief list and description below and swipe left to see some of the covers.En FrançaisJoe Biden - THE French language biography of reference of...
A window into the childhood that formed the future intellectual, feminist and French national treasure.
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Les InsĂ©parables by Simone de Beauvoir.This is the novel Simone de Beauvoir wrote in 1954 but was never publisher during her lifetime. Essentially autobiographical, it is story of Simone's friendship with her school friend Zaza (Sylvie and Andree in the book) from around age 10 through early adulthood.I am loving de Beauvoir's simple, thoughtful writing about her family, teachers, and the relationships and experiences that shaped her thinking on religion, identity, men and women.A window into the childhood that formed the future intellectual, feminist and French national treasure.Fantastic reading! Â
Book Signing + Wine Tasting @ Kensington Antique Row Holiday Open House THIS Friday 7-9pm!
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Join us this Friday December 2 from 7-9pm during the Kensington Antique Row Holiday Open House!đ·đ§ŸThis year we are excited to be partnering with our neighbors at the Deli Club restaurant for a special evening of French books and wine! Receive a 10% coupon to spend at Deli Club when you purchase from Bonjour Books, and vice versa!At Bonjour Books, we will have all our best books and other gift items out for holiday shipping inspiration: Paris, Asterix and Little Prince, Maxim's chocolates, Henaff, Lu, & other French gourmet treats, unique items from our favorite Parisian makers and much, much more!Deli Club...
Marc Levy Visit --c'etait FANTASTIQUE!
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Yesterday at 5pm Marc Levy talked to our captive audience of local customers and fans about the real life characters that inspired his childrenâs book series, Le Petit Voleur dâOmbres, then mingled with everyone while signing books.(A special thanks to our amazing Kensington neighbors @girls.who.paint for renting us their fantastic space for this event!)Then we were off to the the French Embassy where Carole Geneix engaged Marc in a fascinating discussion of his career, after the showing of the film Mes Amis, Mes Amour (adapted from Marcâs book).Throughout the evening attendees browsed our selection of hundreds of Marc Levy books for sale...
Marc Levy is coming on November 17!
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 Dear Friends of Bonjour Books DC, After many months of planning, we couldn't wait another day to tell you the fantastic news! Marc your calendars for November 17 for an evening and book signing at the French Embassy with bestselling author Marc Levy! Be on the lookout for an event announcement with details very soon from us, the French Embassy, or both.  Many, many thanks to Cultural Attaché Denis Quenelle for his tireless efforts to help make this happen!   About Marc Levy Since publishing his first novel in 2000, Marc Levy has written 23 more that have been translated into 50 languages and sold 50 million copies worldwide, making...