From Podcast to Page: Oliver Gee and Lina Nordin Gee on their Newest Book!

At Online via Zoom

One year after our conversation about his book, Paris on Air, we are very excited to welcome Oliver Gee back! This time, Oliver is accompanied by Lina Nordin Gee, his wife and the illustrator of Kylie the Crocodile.

We will discuss the process of transforming a successful podcast episode for young and older francophiles into a children’s book. Oliver and Lina will also share some positive stories from Paris’s strict summer lockdown.

The author/illustrator talk will be followed by a live Q&A from Paris, so come ready with your questions!

Everyone who registers for this event will recieve by email a unique behind the scenes into Kylie's Paris!

Online event in English

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$12

About Oliver Gee and Lina Nordin Gee

Oliver Gee is the host of the popular Paris podcast The Earful Tower. Originally from Australia, Oliver has lived in Paris since 2015 and currently lives in Montmartre. Paris On Air, a memoir telling the often laugh-out-loud stories from his past five years in the French capital, is his first book.

Lina Nordin Gee is a Swedish shoe and handbag designer based in Paris. Lovers of the City of Light might be familiar with Parisian Postcards, featuring Lina’s beautiful prints and original watercolors from around Paris. Kylie the Crocodile is her first book.

About Kylie the Crocodile in Paris

The book is based on a true story: that of the elderly woman who released a crocodile in the canal a few years back. She admitted it right here on The Earful Tower podcast.

We used that setup as the basis for the rest of the story, where we imagined how a crocodile grew too big for a Paris apartment, how she was released into the canal, and then what a crocodile would get up to if she lived in Paris.

Where to Find the Books

Purchase Kylie the crocodile in Paris HERE
Oliver's memoir can be purchased online (eBook, paperback, or audio experience): www.theearfultower.com/memoir or by visiting his website.

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