For the sixth year in a row, the French Library is delighted to host author talks through the Boston Book Festival, thanks in part to the Regroupement des éditeurs franco-canadien and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy.

All events are free and open to the public, registration recommended. Books will be available for purchase at the event for signing. Please contact the librarian at librarian@frenchlibrary.org if you would like to purchase the book(s) in advance.

About the Boston Book Festival

Founded in 2009, the Boston Book Festival celebrates the power of words to stimulate, agitate, unite, delight, and inspire by holding year-round events culminating in an annual, free festival that promotes a culture of reading and ideas and enhances the vibrancy of Boston.


About the Cultural Services at the French Embassy

The Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S. provides a platform for exchange and innovation between French and American artists, intellectuals, educators, students, the tech community, and the general public. Based in New York City, Washington D.C., and eight other cities across the US, the Cultural Services develop the cultural economy by focusing on six principal fields of action: the arts, literature, cinema, the digital sphere, French language and higher education.


About the Regroupement des Éditeurs Franco-Canadien

The French-Canadian Publishers Group known as the Regroupement des éditeurs franco-canadiens (REFC) includes 17 publishers from French-speaking Canada. The group has set its goals on letting the world know and learn about its publishers and authors who hail from various areas and backgrounds. In the USA, thanks to its partnership with the American wholesaler Ingram, the group has built a collection of 100 titles intended for teachers, librarians, and the general public.

Event Schedule

Lecture

Julia Malye: Writing Across Histories and Languages

AUTHOR TALK SERIES IN COLLABORATION WITH MIT

Thursday, May 1, 2025 5:30 PM To 7:30 PM
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Join us for an evening with Julia Malye, author, translator, and rising literary voice, as she discusses her latest novel, Pelican Girls—a sweeping historical epic that brings to light a little-known chapter of French and American history.

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