French Library Travel Club - December

Wednesday, December 7, 2022 From 6:30 PM To 8:00 PM Add to Calendar 2022-12-07 18:30:00 2022-12-07 20:00:00 French Library Travel Club - December Do you enjoy traveling to France and other French-speaking places? If so, join us for the French Library Travel Club. This month we’ll talk about Bordeaux, as well as its influence in literature. French Library, 53 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA, United States America/New_York

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Do you enjoy traveling to France and other French-speaking places? If so, join us for the next meeting of the French Library Travel Club!

Imagine visiting Bordeaux with Veronique Banzet, a travel agent who knows all the hidden jewels in the city? But now imagine visiting all these amazing places that inspired Montaigne, Montesquieu and Mauriac? To mix travel and literature, we’ll also have the writer Josh Bookman, who wrote the book “To: All the Friends that I Killed” while living in the region. He will share his experience and talk about the difference between being a tourist and being a traveler using the writer’s mind and tools.

You’ll also be able to mingle after the presentations and discuss your favorite topics, while you enjoy a glass of wine (1 per person).
Event in English. Registration is required

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For members + 1 guest per member

FREE

About this Event

At Travel Club you’ll meet people who love to travel like you do. You’ll share your travel experiences and discoveries. You'll trade tips on how to get there, where to stay, what to do, and more. Best of all, you’ll meet and make friends with people who share your passion for traveling to France and other Francophone places. The Travel Club is open to members of the French Library + 1 guest.

Bringing a guest? Great! Please help us plan and register for "2." Want to attend but not a member yet? Sign up here! Please note that you must register for each instance of the Travel Club separately.

About Our Presenters

About Véronique Banzet

Véronique is a French native and worldwide citizen. She has been living in different countries for 30 years. In 2010, she founded VeronicTravel as a voyage designer creating customized travel all around the world to discover the authenticity of local communities in France & world- wide. She works today either from Westchester County in NY State or from the South-West of France, in Arcachon when she is not on the road. France is her country. She was born in Deauville (Normandy), raised in Bordeaux, lived in Paris, Normandy, and Alsace.

About Joshua Kent Bookman

Joshua Kent Bookman (1990) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and reformed by life and work in Sweden, France, and Italy. Previous published works include “Fruits of Mer” (Paulette Éditrice), “close to elsewhere,” “Hitom,” and “Some Reverse American Dreams” (LYS Förlag). “To: All The Friends I Killed” is Bookman’s second novel.

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