Claire Marin, Elsa Dorlin and Barbara Cassin are philosophers respectiviely working on notions of rupture, defense and nostalgia.

The Quentin Blake Library in South Kensington holds many kids' albums by the talented French writer Michael Escoffier.

The talented author and pop-up artist Paul Rouillac was invited to present his work at the French Institute and he ran marvellous workshops with both childre...

Illustator Kris Di Giacomo was invited to present her work at the Bibliothèque Quentin Blake, as part of the South Ken Kids Festival. Born in Brazil to Ameri...

Mathias Enard is in London to launch Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants, his novel translated by Charlotte Mandell and published by Fitzcaraldo Editi...

Anthea Bell, a grande dame of literary translation, died today age 82. She was particularly known for her translations of Franz Kafka's books and Asterix, th...

Let's introduce Joe Todd Stanton's magical drawings! He will be a guest at the South Ken Kids festival this year. Brighton-born illustrator Joe Todd Stanton ...

If you don't know British illustrator Tor Freeman, it is time for you to learn more about her wonderful books and comics! Tor Freeman lives in London, she st...

Children’s books author and illustrator Chris Haughton  is one of our guests at the South Ken Kids Festival this year. Chris Haughton is an Irish designer an...

The French atmospheric metal band Alcest played at the Southbank Centre in London as part of the 2018 Meltdown Festival, a series of events curated by none o...

Aneesa Abbas Higgins, translator of "Seven Stones" published by Jacaranda Books, tells us more about her perception of the novel and her experience translat...

The Book Office will now spotlight a few French women who write and/or draw stories for children, and who have recently been published in English. Aurélie Gu...

Barroux is a household name in contemporary French illustration. He was born in Paris but grew up in Morocco, returning to France to study architecture at th...