Paris in July 2025 #ParisinJuly2025 (Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr) During this month, our goal is to embrace and honor our French encounters by immersing ourselves in va…

When I shared my pile of possible reads for Paris in July, at the end of June, you might have noticed a particularly chunky book near the bottom; this was the third volume of Marcel Proust’s …

My final read of the month is also my final read for the Paris in July event, which I’ve really enjoyed, and many thanks go to Words and Peace for hosting it – I know how much it takes …

My second book for the Paris In July reading event is a title which I picked up relatively recently; and of course, I just can’t remember where I stumbled across mention of it… 😬 The bo…

🌺 Paris and gardens are two of my favorites subjects, so of course I was delighted to win this book from #ParisinJuly2025 - thanks Emma! Th...

Paris in July 2025 #ParisinJuly2025 (Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr) During this month, our goal is to embrace and honor our French encounters by immersing ourselves in va…

Champs Élysées, Paris, 1939. Ring Roads by Patrick Modiano.  Les Boulevards de ceinture (1972) translated by Caroline Hillier (1974), revised by Frank Wynne (2015).  Bloomsbury Publishing…

Paris in July 2025 #ParisinJuly2025 (Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr) Click on the logo to access all the links Our #ParisinJuly2025 event is over! It was a great success, …

This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, suggest penning a letter to the sea, announce Paris in July 2025, urge readers t…

Paris in July 2025 #parisinjuly2025 (Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter) At France Book Tours we are preparing to welcome you all in Paris in July 2025! Paris in July 2024 was very su…

The Propagandist by Cécile Desprairies Translated from the French by Natasha Lehrer La Propagandiste was first published in French in August 2023 Autobiographical novel Published on October 8, 2024…

Champs Élysées, Paris, 1939. Ring Roads by Patrick Modiano.  Les Boulevards de ceinture (1972) translated by Caroline Hillier (1974), revised by Frank Wynne (2015).  Bloomsbury Publishing…

Paris in July 2025 #parisinjuly2025 (Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter) At France Book Tours we are preparing to welcome you all in Paris in July 2025! Paris in July 2024 was very su…

The Paris in July reading event is great fun, but it’s been really difficult to pick and choose from the many possible reads I have lurking on the stacks when trying to decide my next read. S…

Fifteen Days in Paris by Jon Davey Nonfiction / Travel / Memoir Published on May 8, 2025 Self-published (526 Press) 310 pages Buy the book on the author’s website Amazon.com (free through Kin…

As so often seems to be the case, I made myself a lovely pile of possibilities for reading during the Paris in July event – and the first book I chose to read was one that wasn’t even o…

Sometimes it’s good to be late with billets. For weeks, I’ve been meaning to write this one about three plays I’ve seen. And I’m so late that it’s now Paris In July month! So this billet will be an…

Book Review for “The Portrait” by Antoine Laurain (Translated by Jane Aitken and Emily Boyce). Summary: "Pierre-François Chaumont has promised his wife that he won't spend another centime at the auction house. His collecting habit is out of hand and she refuses to let another antique through the door. With his marriage at stake, he fully intends to keep his word - until he sees an eighteenth-century portrait that looks exactly like him.

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Nova Core: Dans l’ombre de Lucifer [In Lucifer’s Shadow] by Franck Denizot Scifi / Thriller ésotérique May 2, 2025 Self-published at Éditions Fragrance 227 pages When memory becomes a w…

Hay-on-Wye castle gate © C A Lovegrove Strait Is The Gate by André Gide. La Porte étroite (1909) translated by Dorothy Bussy (1934).Twentieth-Century Classics, Penguin Books, 1969. 'How happy must tha...

Book Review for “The First Line (The French List)” by Jean-Marie Laclavetine, (Teresa Lavender Fagan - translator). Summary: "Cyril Cordouan is the beleaguered editor at Fulmen, a distinguished publishing house known for its solid but not particularly popular literary titles. Every day, Cyril faces an avalanche of subpar manuscripts, struggling to find a glimmer of quality amid the piles of drivel.

From the Valley We Rise by Elizabeth Musser (Christian) Historical fiction – WWII Published on June 3, 2025 by Bethany House Publishers 396 pages Buy the book on Bethany House Publishers, Ent…

Nobody Sits Like the French: Exploring Paris Through Its World Expos by Chrles Pappas Nonfiction / Travel guide / History 240 pages Published April 2025 in the UK Luster Publishing August 12, 2025 …