Literature
Summer reading you didn't know you were going to read
For me, summer is the best time to read those books you are always saving for later. Yes, we are talking about that 700-page long…
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Typewriters are not done with us yet!
If you look in your dusty basement or a long-forgotten closet, you might find a typewriter which has been lying there for years. Otherwise, ask…
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Spring: beginnings and endings
Spring—or, more specifically, that first day when you open the window in your office and the smell of blooming magnolias is carried in on the…
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Arthur Rimbaud en quelques mots
Né en 1854 à Charleville-Mézières, dans les Ardennes, Rimbaud a commencé à écrire de la poésie à l’âge de 15 ans et a produit une…
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Dédié à l’étrangeté: The Works of Edward Gorey
The waning days of autumn are a terrific time to visit the realm of the eerie, the imaginative, and the surreal, and this week I’d…
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Why you should read Le Malade Imaginaire
The first Molière play I ever saw was Le Malade Imaginaire. The performance took place at my local theater in Brest, France: “Le Quartz, scène…
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Audiobooks and Podcasts for Kids Ages 2-99
I love reading stories to children, I really do. I love doing all the different voices, as it absolutely awakens the inner actress in me.…
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Free Online Libraries for French Language Learning
The French Library is proud of our library’s physical collection of books, CDs, DVDs, magazines, and games and the fact that it is one of…
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What is la rentrée littéraire?
You may have noticed the term “la rentrée” popping up in your French circles lately. By itself, this refers to the return to post-summer routines…
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Ring in the New Year with Lire Magazine's Best of 2017!
With 2018 swiftly approaching, francophone book lovers just might be wondering: what were the best books of 2017? In response, Lire magazine has published a…
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