Tuesday, September 16, 2025 From 7:00 PM To 8:30 PM Add to Calendar 2025-09-16 19:00:00 2025-09-16 20:30:00 Abdellah Taïa on Living in Your Light & Salvation Army: A Conversation with Benoit Landon 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. Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States America/New_York
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Benoit Landon is a journalist and librarian at the French Library, where he hosts book clubs and literary talks. He has interviewed authors such as Éric Chacour, Sophie Divry, Étienne Kern, and Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers.
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