Admin5 days ago7 minBook of the week: PAINTING TIME by Maylis de Kerangal 'A coming-of-age novel like no other: an atmospheric and highly aesthetic portrayal of love, art and craftmanship from the acclaimed auth...
AdminJan 134 minReading NightsThe French Reading Nights, taking place from Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 January 2021, were created by the Ministry of Culture to celebrate ...
AdminDec 15, 20203 min2020 | Best children's books (6+) Discover our favourite picks for older kids and teenagers, from stories empowering women in our nowaday world or in the prehistory, to ad...
AdminDec 15, 20203 min2020 | Best music albumsHere is a selection of 2020 releases that helped us get through the year, which you might have missed while you were busy trying to make sen
AdminDec 15, 20204 min2020 | Best children's books (0-6)Here are our librarians' picks for the best picture books of 2020 and there is one for every taste! Younger ones can discover classic or ...
AdminDec 15, 20202 min2020 | Best filmsFor those who missed some of the standout films or those who want to watch them again, our Best of 2020 gathers a selection of 5 of the m...
AdminDec 8, 20203 min2020 | Best fiction in translation From bestselling French crime novelist Olivier Norek dressing a portrait of the suburbs of Paris to a powerful memoir by the talented Ann...
AdminDec 8, 20202 min2020 | Best fiction, autobiography and memoirsThe best novels of 2020 highlight empowered women’s voices: Vanessa Springora reclaims her own story after being abused by famous French w...
AdminDec 8, 20202 min2020 | Best non-fiction writingThe best essays of 2020 are ineluctably linked to world news, our questions and doubts. Therefore in this list you will find books tackli...
AdminDec 8, 20202 min2020 | Best comics and graphic novels 2020 has been dedicated to the 9th art as the French Ministry of Culture with BD 2020 helped independent shops, schools and cultural inst...
AdminNov 12, 20201 min5 PICTURE BOOKS ABOUT KINDNESSThe 23rd edition of the South Ken Kids Festival is starting on Monday 16th, November 2020! Get ready for this week of online fun by readi...
AdminAug 27, 20203 minLa Haine and the legacy of a Rebel GenerationTo celebrate the re-release in a 4K restauration of the trailblazing La Haine a special programme in September will be further exploring the
AdminJul 23, 20202 minHEALTH – recommendations from the Comics ApéroDuring the Comics Apéro, we discussed how health has been depicted in comics over the years and we touched upon both mental and physical
AdminJul 2, 20202 minMigration and refugee journeys - recommendations from the Comics AperoWhile the European Refugee Crisis is a particularly contemporary and pressing topic, migration has been depicted in comics since the start
AdminJul 1, 20209 minWRITING IS COLOUR BLIND – An interview with Maryse Condé The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana is the latest novel from the grande dame of Caribbean literature.
AdminJun 23, 20208 minBook of the week: TAZMAMART – 18 YEARS IN MOROCCO'S SECRET PRISON by Aziz BineBineTazmamart – 18 years in Morocco's secret prison by Aziz Bine Bine has been published by Haus Publishing and translated by Lulu Norman
AdminJun 19, 20203 minDrawing the city – recommendations from the French Comics ApéroDuring the last Comics Apero, we looked at urban sketches and how comic book artists have drawn cities over the years
AdminJun 18, 20202 minBook of the week: NAPOLEON AND DE GAULLE. HEROES AND HISTORY by Patrice GueniffeyNapoleon and de Gaulle. Heroes and History by Patrice Gueniffey has been published by Harvard University Press
AdminJun 17, 20201 minTOP 5 PICTURE BOOKS AROUND FREEDOM Discover below a selection of five picture books around freedom chosen by our librarians. Graines de liberté With her walking stick and b...
AdminJun 9, 20201 minBook of the week: MEDICINE: A GRAPHIC HISTORY by Dr. Jean-Noël Fabiani and Philippe BercoviciMedicine: A graphic history by Dr. Jean-Noël Fabiani and Philippe Bercovici has been published by SelfMadeHero and translated by E. Gauvin