AdminJul 19 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.
AdminMay 191 minMahamat Saleh-Haroun discusses his filmmaking careerMahamat-Saleh Haroun gained international recognition with Bye Bye Africa (1999, best first film, Venice Film Festival).
AdminMay 12 minDrink & Draw with Sébastien Vassant On Tuesday 19th May at 6 P.M, the Mediatheque is organising an on-line “Drink & Draw” workshop with comic books artist Sébastien Vassant.
AdminApr 233 minInterview with comic book artist Jean-Marc RochetteAn interview with the alpinist and comic book writer Jean-Marc Rochette.
AdminApr 171 minLove French Literature? Why not participate in our monthly READING GROUPUntil we can all meet together face to face again, our traditional reading group is switching online via Zoom.
AdminApr 727 minInterview with Frédéric Beigbeder Frederic Beigbeder's last novel translated into English by Frank Wynne is A Life Without End (Une vie sans fin).
AdminApr 623 minInterview with Adeline DieudonnéAdeline Dieudonné's debut novel Real Life was published in France in summer 2018 and has now been translated into English
AdminMar 114 minThree French Philosophers to watch out for Claire Marin, Elsa Dorlin and Barbara Cassin are philosophers respectiviely working on notions of rupture, defense and nostalgia.
AdminFeb 281 minA selection of kids' albums: stories by Michael Escoffier The Quentin Blake Library in South Kensington holds many kids' albums by the talented French writer Michael Escoffier.
AdminApr 23, 20191 minAuthor & Pop-Up Artist Paul Rouillac, guest at Quentin Blake LibraryThe talented author and pop-up artist Paul Rouillac was invited to present his work at the French Institute and he ran marvellous worksho...
AdminNov 2, 20182 minIllustrator Kris Di Giacomo, guest at the South Ken Kids Festival 2018Illustator Kris Di Giacomo was invited to present her work at the Bibliothèque Quentin Blake, as part of the South Ken Kids Festival. Bor...
AdminOct 29, 20183 minGoncourt prize winner Mathias Enard, guest at the Institut français du Royaume Uni Mathias Enard is in London to launch Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants, his novel translated by Charlotte Mandell and published ...
AdminOct 18, 20182 minA tribute to Anthea BellAnthea Bell, a grande dame of literary translation, died today age 82. She was particularly known for her translations of Franz Kafka's b...
AdminOct 5, 20181 minIllustrator Joe Todd Stanton, guest at the South Ken Kids Festival 2018Let's introduce Joe Todd Stanton's magical drawings! He will be a guest at the South Ken Kids festival this year. Brighton-born illustrat...
AdminSep 25, 20182 minIllustrator Tor Freeman, guest at the South Ken Kids Festival 2018If you don't know British illustrator Tor Freeman, it is time for you to learn more about her wonderful books and comics! Tor Freeman liv...
AdminSep 10, 20181 minAuthor and illustrator Chris Haughton, guest at the South Ken Kids Festival 2018Children’s books author and illustrator Chris Haughton is one of our guests at the South Ken Kids Festival this year. Chris Haughton is ...
AdminAug 17, 20184 minALCEST at Meltdown Festival 2018The French atmospheric metal band Alcest played at the Southbank Centre in London as part of the 2018 Meltdown Festival, a series of even...
AdminFeb 21, 20184 minAneesa Abbas Higgins on translating Seven Stones by Vénus Khoury-Ghata Aneesa Abbas Higgins, translator of "Seven Stones" published by Jacaranda Books, tells us more about her perception of the novel and her...
AdminAug 26, 20163 minFrench female children’s writers starting to make themselves known in BritainThe Book Office will now spotlight a few French women who write and/or draw stories for children, and who have recently been published in...
AdminJul 19, 20163 minWho is Barroux? Barroux is a household name in contemporary French illustration. He was born in Paris but grew up in Morocco, returning to France to stud...
