1 Upcoming Author Talk
Café Philo: Down to Earth by Bruno Latour
Led by Pierre-Laurent Boulanger
Explore how philosophy and ecology help us rethink life on a shared planet.
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Winslow Homer and French Painting: Influences and Parallels
With Art Historian Claude Cernuschi
From Paris to Maine: Professor Claude Cernuschi traces how French art shaped Winslow Homer’s vision.
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Ciné Club Series: Nouvelle Vague by Richard Linklater
Co-presented with the Coolidge Corner Theater
Please join us for a special screening of Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague, followed by a conversation with Ericka Knudson and a signing of her new book Nouvelles Femmes: Modern Women of the French New Wave and Their Enduring Contribution to Cinema.
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Thinking with Nature: Thoreau and Tesson in Conversation
A Café-Philo with Pierre-Laurent Boulanger
Reflect on solitude and freedom in a guided conversation that brings together Thoreau’s Walden and Tesson’s Consolations of the Forest; where literature, philosophy, and conversation meet.
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This exciting day of author talks offers a unique chance for readers, literature enthusiasts, and Francophiles to engage directly with some of today’s most celebrated French voices.
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Join Bruno Perreau for a conversation on how minority experiences foster responsibility and revitalize democracy.
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Abdellah Taïa on Living in Your Light & Salvation Army: A Conversation with Benoit Landon
Presented in partnership with Brookline Booksmith
Join us off-site at Brookline Booksmith in Coolidge Corner for a powerful and timely conversation with Moroccan born author Abdellah Taïa, joined by French Library librarian Benoit Landon.
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