LIT BITS
A selection of literary events for the month. Share your news items with us.
THE AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS
Tuesday 7 February, 7:30pm - 8:30pm RSVP
(Hybrid) Laurence Engel and Elaine Sciolino on the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
President of the Bibliothèque nationale de France Laurence Engel speaks with journalist Elaine Sciolino about the role of the library in France's intellectual history, present, and future.
Wednesday 15 February, 7:30pm - 8:30pm RSVP
(Hybrid) Caroline Fourest on the Offended Generation
From canceling Dostoevsky to firing professors at will, Fourest uncovers a self-cannibalizing instinct at the heart of leftism which is eating the movement from the inside. This fight against offense has finally arrived in France, she argues, and brought with it its entourage cultural police turned thought police.
Wednesday 22 February, 7:30pm - 8:30pm RSVP
(Online) Deesha Philyaw on The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, a debut short story collection from author Deesha Philyaw, places Black female desire on proud display. The work, currently being adapted for television by HBO Max with Tessa Thompson executive producing, is populated by a rich cast of voices spanning multiple generations in the South of the United States.
THE GUARDIAN LIVE EVENTS
Monday 13 February 2023, 9pm-10pm Paris time
Book Club with Carol Ann Duffy - Tickets £7.92
The former poet laureate will talk about her new anthology of love poems in this special livestreamed event. She has won many awards, including the Whitbread, the Forward, the Costa Poetry and the T.S. Eliot prizes. In 2021, she was awarded the Golden Wreath, an international recognition for her achievements in poetry.
Sunday 26 February 2023, 6pm–7:30pm Paris time
Bernie Sanders in conversation with Owen Jones - Tickets £10
In his new book, It's OK to be Angry About Capitalism, Sanders takes on the 1%, arguing that uncontained greed has fuelled a system rigged against ordinary people. Our economic order allows three billionaires to control more wealth than the bottom half of our society, the super-rich can buy elections, and our energy system rewards the very corporations causing the climate crisis. How can we allow this? And what is the way forward?
Monday 27 February 2023, 9pm-10pm Paris time
Sebastian Barry: Old God's Time - Tickets £7.92
Sebastian Barry, the award-winning novelist, will introduce his new novel, Old God's Time.
Two of his previous works were shortlisted for the Booker prize. He has won the Costa Book of the Year award twice, and between 2018 and 2021 was the Laureate for Irish Fiction.
ENGLISH BOOKSTORES IN PARIS
Abbey Bookshop
29 Rue de la Parcheminerie, 75005
Smith & Son
248 Rue de Rivoli, 75001
Librairie Galignani
224 Rue de Rivoli, 75001
Shakespeare and Co
The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore
San Francisco Book Co
17 Rue Monsieur le Prince, 75006
