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A panorama of French-Canadian literature
For any book nerd, ending up at a book festival is pretty much heaven. At least when you get there. Then, it becomes purgatory as…
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Four Libraries You Should Visit for National Shelfie Day
National Shelfie Day is an annual celebration where people share photos of their bookshelves on social media. It promotes literacy, community, and the love of…
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Alan’s coup de cœur : “ La prochaine fois que tu mordras la poussière” by Panayotis Pascot
There is nothing quite like reading an inspiring book during the holiday season. Taking time out for reading is a cathartic experience that can make…
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Memories of Paris: Rereading Balzac’s Le Père Goriot
Where do you keep your souvenirs? Mine are in my own personal memory book: a dusty old scrapbook filled with unsent postcards, diary entries, and…
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"La rentrée littéraire", a French Classic
For any Francophone book nerd there is nothing more exciting than la rentrée littéraire in September – except la rentrée littéraire in January. It’s a…
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Thirty thousand books later...
Sonia says "au revoir"! I first started working for the French Library in the early fall of 2021. Covid variants were still very much making…
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The FL staff's favorite Fables de La Fontaine
Last week, the French Library book club met to discuss some of La Fontaine’s famous Fables. This prompted much discussion among staff members about which…
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Why Annie Ernaux’s Nobel Prize is good news
I was surprised at how moved I was when I learnt, on a banal Thursday morning last month, that Annie Ernaux was awarded the Nobel…
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Remembering Sempé
This month, the French Library was saddened by the loss of Jean-Jacques Sempé, famous French cartoonist of The New Yorker magazine, Le Petit Nicolas and…
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A different kind of summer reading
Summer reading is often thought of as having to be “light”: romance novels are marketed as being ideal for the beach, as are quick thrillers…
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