1 Upcoming Author Talk

Author Talk

Café Philo: Down to Earth by Bruno Latour

Led by Pierre-Laurent Boulanger

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 6:00 PM To 7:30 PM
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Explore how philosophy and ecology help us rethink life on a shared planet.

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8 Past Author Talks

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 6:00 PM To 7:30 PM

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

Thursday, November 6, 2025 7:15 PM To 9:00 PM

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

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 5:30 PM To 7:00 PM

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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French Voices at the Boston Book Festival

In Partnership with Villa Albertine

Saturday, October 25, 2025 11:00 AM To 3:00 PM

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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Thursday, October 16, 2025 6:30 PM To 8:30 PM

Join Bruno Perreau for a conversation on how minority experiences foster responsibility and revitalize democracy.

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025 7:00 PM To 8:30 PM

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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