Benoit Landon

Librarian

There is a book for everyone. It may take a while to find it, but eventually you'll get hooked. I would be happy to help you through the process.

Bio

After studying journalism in France, Benoit began his career in Paris where he lived and worked for over a decade. In 2018, he crossed the Atlantic for a research project on a typewriter he bought at a flea market. He ended up in Hartford, Connecticut, where he met his wife by accident. Many administrative forms later, he settled in Greater Boston. As an avid reader, Benoit is delighted to be surrounded by books and to stay in touch with the French culture he loves. Come say hello at the circulation desk!

Articles by Benoit Landon

Twice a year, it's the same struggle for any French book lover. Hundreds of books come out in the space of a few weeks, and…

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The United States has the Superbowl, France has the Tour de France. It’s the same thing if you replace the ball with a bike and…

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My best tips for reading in a foreign language A lot of non-French-native visitors come to the French Library and ask me how to start…

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Over the last few weeks, I have been asked many times by visitors attending our drop-in event Pause Café how they could improve their French.…

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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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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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