To celebrate the re-release in a 4K restauration of the trailblazing La Haine a special programme in September will be further exploring the

During the Comics Apéro, we discussed how health has been depicted in comics over the years and we touched upon both mental and physical

While the European Refugee Crisis is a particularly contemporary and pressing topic, migration has been depicted in comics since the start

The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana is the latest novel from the grande dame of Caribbean literature.

During the last Comics Apero, we looked at urban sketches and how comic book artists have drawn cities over the years

Ahead of the French Comics Apéro taking place on the 2nd of June at 6 P.M on Zoom, let's take a closer look at the state of press cartoons

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun gained international recognition with Bye Bye Africa (1999, best first film, Venice Film Festival).

As promised, we have compiled below a list of the many comics that were mentioned during our First French Comics Apero

You’ll find below our selection of five picture books proving that friends achieve better things when they are together! GOGO ET GOLO SON...

From 11 to 24 May 2020, Beyond Words – The French Institut's literature festival – is back and takes place online

On Tuesday 19th May at 6 P.M, the Mediatheque is organising an on-line “Drink & Draw” workshop with comic books artist Sébastien Vassant.

Comic books are an essential part of French society and the Ministry of Culture has announced that 2020 would be dedicated to the 9th art

Content about nature and the environment cherry-picked by the librarians of the Médiathèque and the Quentin Blake Library.

Meanwhile the Médiathèque and the Bibliothèque Quentin Blake of the Institut are closed, we've compiled a list of streaming platforms

Until we can all meet together face to face again, our traditional reading group is switching online via Zoom.

Adeline Dieudonné's debut novel Real Life was published in France in summer 2018 and has now been translated into English

Let’s celebrate spring with these five picture book chosen by our librarians

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.

How do we become something other than what the world has made of us? It’s a simple question that has been around for a long time.