Books, Wine and a Ball – Paris at the weekend
Yesterday was one of those crisp, sapphire-blue days that winter often offers to us here in Paris. I spent the …
Category Archives: Books
French Art de Vivre – From the French to Washington and Beyond
As a young woman, Jackie Kennedy came to France to study at the Sorbonne. She was enamored by French culture, …
Lady Chatterley’s Lover – A French Take
I recently finished this classic and controversial novel by D.H. Lawrence. Far from the soft pornographic themes I was expecting, …
Accelerated by Bronwen Hruska – A Review
I recently received an advance copy of Bronwen Hruska’s forthcoming book Accelerated. One rainy afternoon a couple of weeks ago …
Paris Writers’ Workshop Comes to a Close
I just walked in the door from the closing dinner of the Paris Writers’ Workshop which was held at the …
Paris Writer’s Workshop – The Details
As some of you may remember, I am partaking in the Paris Writers’ Workshop this week. What an experience it …
Alain Ducasse, the Legend of French Cuisine Continues…
One of the daily papers here in Paris did a spread on Ducasse in Saturday’s Style & Leisure section. The …
Meeting an Icon
I met Dan Rather last week. He was giving a talk about his recently released memoir entitled Rather Outspoken. For …
Parisian Author Tatiana de Rosnay’s ‘The House I Loved’ – A Review
I’ve just put down Tatiana de Rosnay’s The House I Loved released in March 2012, a novel about one woman’s …
Paris Writer’s Workshop
Becoming Madame will be attending this year’s Paris Writer’s Workshop! Sponsored by WICE, one of the oldest Anglophone organizations in Paris, the Paris …
