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
Paper Book
*Shortlisted for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay* Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 by the Financial Times, Guardian, New Statesman, Observer, The Millions and Emerald Street 'Fl...
The French Revolution and what went wrong
Clarke, Stephen
Paper Book
*** An entertaining and eye-opening look at the French Revolution and what went wrong, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde *** Legend has it that, in a few busy weeks in July 1789, a despotic king, his...
How the French won Waterloo : (or think they did)
Clarke, Stephen
Paper Book
Published in the 200th Anniversary year of the Battle of Waterloo a witty look at how the French still think they won, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde. Two centuries after the Battle of Waterloo, the French...
The last hours in Paris
Druart, Ruth
Paper Book
'Wonderful... A heartbreaking story of the power of love and forgiveness' JILL MANSELL 'A tender yet thrilling story of love and family secrets in time of war' RACHEL HORE 'I was so engrossed. Wonderful, moving and uplifting' LESLEY PEARSE 'Love, loss,...
The Paris library
Skeslien Charles, Janet
Paper Book
HEROISM CAN BE FOUND IN THE QUIETEST PLACES - HOW LIBRARIANS DEFIED THE NAZIS THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 'A wonderful novel celebrating the power of books and libraries to change people's lives' JILL MANSELL '<...

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