5 Upcoming Author Talks

Author Talk

Mothers, Daughters, and the Supernatural: A Conversation with Marie NDiaye

In partnership with Villa Albertine

Saturday, April 25, 2026 5:00 PM To 6:30 PM
At French Library

Don’t miss a rare Boston appearance by Prix Goncourt–winning author Marie NDiaye, one of the most acclaimed voices in contemporary French literature. In conversation with Shuchi Saraswat, she will discuss her latest novel in English The Witch.

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Author Talk

Matisse Across the Atlantic: From Paris to American Modernism

With Art Historian Claude Cernuschi

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 6:00 PM To 7:30 PM
At The French Library Get Directions

From Paris to Boston, Professor Claude Cernuschi explores how Matisse’s radical vision of color and form shaped generations of American artists, from Rothko to Ellsworth Kelly.

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Author Talk

The Monuments of Paris: Rewriting Family History

An Author Talk with Violaine Huisman

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:00 PM To 7:30 PM
At French Library

Join us for an evening with acclaimed author Violaine Huisman as she presents her new novel, The Monuments of Paris, a sweeping exploration of family, memory, and a little-known chapter of French history during the Second World War.

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Author Talk

Ann Scott in Conversation; Queer Paris in the 1990s

Presented in partnership with Harvard Bookstore

Thursday, May 14, 2026 7:00 PM To 8:00 PM
At Harvard Bookstore Get Directions

Join us off-site at Harvard Book Store for a conversation with French author Ann Scott, winner of the 2023 Prix Renaudot, for the release of her cult novel Superstars.

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Author Talk

Café Philo: Down to Earth by Bruno Latour

Led by Pierre-Laurent Boulanger

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 6:00 PM To 7:30 PM
At The French Library Get Directions

Explore how philosophy and ecology help us rethink life on a shared planet.

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1 Past Author Talk

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 6:00 PM To 7:30 PM

Celebrate the release of the new English translation of Soviet Land with Pierre-Henry Gomont. Set in post-Soviet Russia, this tragicomic thriller follows two small-time swindlers navigating the ruins of a vanished utopia.

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