LIT BITS
A selection of literary events for the month. Share your news items with us.
THE AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS
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Tuesday 2 May, 7:30-8:30 pm (hybrid)
Writing to the Moon with Fatoumata Kébé
The moon has been the subject of human fascination since the dawn of recorded history. Celebrated in epic poetry and sacred texts, spanning ancient mythology and modern physics, it has been the object of awe, worship, investigation, and analysis across every era of civilization. In Letters to the Moon, Astronomer and moon expert Fatoumata Kébé considers these many stories that have been told about the moon over millennia.
Tuesday 16 May, 7:30-8:30 pm (hybrid)
Jami Attenberg and Lauren Collins on Writing Through Life
Jami Attenberg discusses life in transit, the creative process, and finding a home in herself in new memoir I Came All This Way to Meet You.
Tuesday 16 May, 7:30-8:30 pm (hybrid) WORD FOR WORD IS BACK!
Word for Word 2023 at Théâtre Le Ranelagh (Paris 16)
After a three year hiatus, the San Francisco-based performing arts company Word for Word will be returning to Paris with their performance of HOME by author George Saunders.
Tuesday 23 May 23, 7:30-8:30 pm (hybrid)
Cécile Wajsbrot, Tess Lewis, and Anne Weber on the Task of Translation
Three translators reflect upon their movements between different languages and times in a discussion of Cecile Wajsbrot's new, Virginia Woolf-inspired work, Nevermore.
THE GUARDIAN LIVE EVENTS
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Wednesday 3 May, 9-10 pm, Paris time
Laura Bates in conversation with John Harris
The award-winning author of Everyday Sexism will join us for an event to talk about her new book, as well as the rise in online misogyny. Fix the System, Not the Women by Laura Bates is an impassioned fight for clarity and justice in the face of rising gender-based violence, and an urgent examination into how women are perceived.
Thursday 18 May, 9-10 pm, Paris time
Emma Cline: The Guest
Emma Cline, the author of The Girls, will join us to talk about her highly anticipated second novel in this livestreamed event. In The Guest we meet Alex, a listless young woman teetering on the edge of disaster. When she disgraces herself at a dinner party on Long Island, the older man she's been staying with dismisses her – but, rather than return to the city, she stays on the island, drifting through a rarified sun-drenched world, trailing destruction in her wake.
Tuesday 23 May, 9-10pm, Paris time
Artificial intelligence: Should we be worried or excited?
The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 made headlines, with users marvelling at its ability to generate everything from news articles, speeches, student essays – and even songs. ChatGPT is just one of a few AI tools that are set to transform how we live and work - but are they a force for good or for misinformation on an epic scale?
Wednesday 24 May, 9-10 pm, Paris time
Samantha Irby in conversation with Elizabeth Day
Join bestselling author Samantha Irby for a livestreamed event to introduce her new essay collection, Quietly Hostile.
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
