Local Authors

Showcasing a mix of English-language titles written by Paris-based authors.

Updated May 29, 2024
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Flâneuse : women walk the city in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London
Elkin, Lauren
Ebook
FINALIST FOR THE PEN/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD FOR THE ART OF THE ESSAY A New York Times Notable Book of 2017 The flâneur is the quintessentially masculine figure of privilege and leisure who strides the capitals of the world with abandon....
La seduction : how the French play the game of life
Sciolino, Elaine.
Paper Book
The hidden truth about the French way of life: it's all about seduction: its rules, its pleasures, its secrets.France is a seductive country, seductive in its elegance, its beauty, its sensual pleasures, and its joie de vivre. But Elaine Sciolino, the longtime Paris bureau chief of The New York...
My Paris kitchen : recipes and stories
Lebovitz, David.
Paper Book
A collection of stories and 100 sweet and savory French-inspired recipes from popular food blogger David Lebovitz, reflecting the way Parisians eat today and featuring lush photography taken around Paris and in David's Parisian kitchen. In 2004, David Lebovitz packed up his most...
The Paris library
Skeslien Charles, Janet
Paper Book
An instant New York Times, Washington Post, and USA TODAY bestseller--based on the true story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris during World War II--The Paris Library is a moving and unforgettable "ode to the importance of libraries, books, and...
Sarah's key
Rosnay, Tatiana de
Paper Book
Now a major motion picture! From beloved international sensation and #1 New York Times bestselling author Tatiana de Rosnay come's her celebrated novel Sarah's Key. Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by...
Self-portrait in black and white : unlearning race
Williams, Thomas Chatterton
Paper Book
A reckoning with the way we choose to see and define ourselves, Self-Portrait in Black and White is the searching story of one American family's multigenerational transformation from what is called black to what is assumed to be white. Thomas Chatterton Williams, the son of a "black" father from...

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