Blog Feed: Laurel Zuckerman Paris Weblog

What France needs, more than a man of incessant action, is a calm yet steely explainer-in-chief, someone who can put France's troubles in context, carefully showing how France got into them and how France can get back out. But for that to happen, Fra

Paris Writers News May 2013 Literary Events, Reading and New Books in Paris

Published on 2013-05-04 02:41:55

This month, news from Peter Gumbel, Barry Kirwan, Nancy Kricorian, Roderick d'Entrac, Cathy Altman Noquet, Douglas Kennedy, Nathalie Bassand, Edward Rutherfurd, Ann Saul, Rupert Thomson, Elena Nesti, Elliot Perlman, Elena Nesti, Ben Fountain, Kate N

Jennie Fields, author of The Age of Desire, talks with Anne Korkeakivi, author of An Unexpected Guest

Published on 2013-04-18 14:44:20

Jennie Fields, author of "The Age of Desire", talks with Anne Korkeakivi, author of "An Unexpected Guest", about Paris, women in publishing, and the challenges of making Edith Wharton have sex. A Paris Writers News interview.

How to ensure that young people hate and fear poetry - lessons from a French middle school

Published on 2013-04-18 02:16:31

How to ensure kids loath poetry and will never attempt to write another line? It's easy. A private French middle school shows us how in four easy steps.

Paris Writers News: April 2013 Update

Published on 2013-04-01 06:15:04

Literary events, workshops, and new books from Paris Writers : April 2013 update

An Angiogram that costs 2430 USD in the USA costs only 264 USD in France

Published on 2013-03-29 03:23:00

Health care costs three to ten times more in the USA than in France. Angiograms, routine office visits, angioplasty, bypass surgery - the list goes on and on. Ezra Klein summarizes health care cost differents in Twenty One Graphs.

Digital Currency: ten years before Bitcoin, Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon

Published on 2013-03-26 10:11:17

Since the Cyprus crisis, download of Bitcoin apps has exploded. What is a digital currency? Ten years before Bicoin was invented, Neal Stephenson gives us a foretaste in Cryptonomicon.

Jessica McCann, author of All Different Kinds of Free, on the story of Margaret Morgan, a free woman of color kidnapped and sold into slavery

Published on 2013-03-21 03:21:05

Winner of the Freedom in Fiction Prize with nearly 100 five star reviews on Amazon, All Different Kinds of Free is Jessica McCann's debut novel. A Paris Writers News interview.

Happy to be back in Paris!

Published on 2013-03-17 00:16:06

Paris may be cold and gray, but it seduces with terrific literary events, efficient mass transit, and chickens so fresh they're scary.

Paris Literary Events, Readings and Workshops March 2013

Published on 2013-03-01 09:02:25

GlassesThis month, news from Marilyn Hacker, Alfred Corn, Jennifer K. Dick, Will Inrig, Kate Noakes, Joshua Marie Wilkinson, Dot Devota, Brandon Shimoda, Zachary Schomburg, Jenny Colgan , Roger Hoeberichts, Roderick Ford, Angela Bartie, Eleanor Bel

Stuart Nimmo on Perilous Moon, Occupied France 1944 The End Game

Published on 2013-02-18 12:24:32

When Neil Nimmo hauled back on the joystick to point the nose of his Lancaster bomber into the night sky on April 10, 1944, the average life expectancy for RAF bomber crew was just two weeks .In Perilous Moon: Occupied France 1944, Neil Nimmo's eldes

Top images from European horsemeat scandal

Published on 2013-02-11 03:28:38

Horsemeat scandal - Facebook and twitter users mock agribusiness' pretentions to quality in these images.

Berna Huebner, editor of I Remember Better When I Paint, on advocating for Alzheimer's patients

Published on 2013-02-06 09:45:29

Berna Huebner's documentary film I Remember Better When I Paint, broke new ground in exploring how art can improve the lives of Alzheimer's patients. Berna and her co-producers have been advocating tirelessly in the past three years in the Alzheimer'

Barbara Navarro, author of Amazon Rainforest Magic, on the Yanomami, indigenous peoples and art

Published on 2013-01-28 06:11:48

Barbarro Navarro's decades-long interest in the peoples of the Amazon rain forest inspired her first illustrated book for children, "Amazon Rainforest Magic: The Adventures of a Yanomami Boy". Based on her experiences with the Yanomami communities l

Peter Silverman, author of Leonardo's Lost Princess, on discovering a masterpiece that art experts had missed

Published on 2013-01-17 05:01:07

Art collector Peter Silverman has an eye. And it told him that a "German, early 19th century" portrait was not what experts said. He bet $19,000 on this intuition, and, in a development that stunned the art world, was proved right. Leonardo's Lost P

Help me get rid of my books! I'm drowning here!

Published on 2013-01-16 04:12:38

With Paris real estate prices being what they are, my books should pay rent. If they won't, I'm afraid they'll have to go. Help! Adopt a book?

Why is France in Mali? Libération explains

Published on 2013-01-15 01:10:50

Why is France in Mali? Journalist Thomas Hofnung of the French daily Libération explains.

Paris Writers News January 2013 Literary Events in Pairs

Published on 2012-12-31 02:10:22

This month, news from Anne Carson, Kati Marton, Cameron Silver, Cynthia Morris, Lisa Reznik, Theasa Tuohy, Tracy Metz, Rosemary Flannery, Timothy Jay Smith, Fred Coleman, Philip Labro, The Young Authors Fiction Festival, The American Library in Paris

Happy Holidays!

Published on 2012-12-23 00:12:24

When teachers invest in guns used to kill children: Sandy Hook Tragedy wake-up call

Published on 2012-12-21 03:41:00

What does the massacre of little children have to do with teachers' pensions? Only this: the California State Teachers’ Retirement System.was a major investor in the company that funded - and profited from - the manufacture and sale of the murder w

A couple sweet X-mas gift ideas from Paris

Published on 2012-12-16 02:08:00

Some Christmas gift ideas on books from Paris.

Memoirs of a French City Councilor: the good will dinner (after the 2005 riots)

Published on 2012-12-14 03:18:04

Once a year, in November, the elected councilors of our little French town, their spouses and key city functionaries dress up fancily and climb in a bus together to be whisked (if a bus whisks) to an undisclosed location to visit something of interes

Last Moving Parts Reading in Paris before end of the world: Andrew Auerbach's The Writers DEC 16TH

Published on 2012-12-12 03:51:37

Sunday, 16th December 2012 at 7.30 pm MOVING PARTS presents the second reading of a play by Andrew Auerbach The Writers Carr's Pub & Restaurant 1 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris Metro : Tuileries. Paris Events

Literary events, workshops and new books in Paris December 2012

Published on 2012-12-10 04:07:35

This month, news from the White Review, Parislitup, the American Library in Paris Book Award, Linda Lappin, Thirza Vallois, Jacques Testard, Adam Biles, Benjamin Eastham, Fred Coleman, Christian Lorentzen, Craig Taylor, Heather Hartley, Jacques Emil

Linda Lappin talks with Pam Leavy about writing, ereaders, and the new reality in publishing

Published on 2012-12-08 07:59:24

Award-winning author of “Katherine’s Wish” and “The Etruscan,” Linda Lappin talks with Pamela Leavy about inspiration, writing and the immense impact of ebooks on publishing. A Paris Writers News interview.

Nominations open for best book in English about France or the French American encounter

Published on 2012-12-05 06:28:00

THE AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS BOOK AWARD will be given to the best book of the year in English about France or the French-American encounter. Nominations are now open for books published between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013. 5000 USD prize.

Adam Biles, author of Grey Cats, on story-telling, humor and Paris at night

Published on 2012-12-03 03:51:58

Adam Biles is the author of GREY CATS (3 AM Press), runner-up in the 2011 Paris Literary Prize for best novella and of THE DEEP (bilingual edition by Editions de la Houle). In this interview, he talks with Paris Writers News about

New Paris Lit Up Magazine call for submissions. Deadline 28th February 2013

Published on 2012-12-02 02:44:34

FLASH: The new Paris Lit Up Magazine is putting out a call for submissions. Deadline date is 28th February 2013. More information on the Paris Lit Up site: http://parislitup.com/publications/

Fred Coleman on the quiet heroism of a young French couple during the German Occupation of France in WWII

Published on 2012-11-27 03:02:15

In The Marcel Network Fred Coleman tells the true story of a young French couple in German-occupied France who saved 527 children from Nazi gas chambers.

Say Oui to the worst ad campaign ever for France

Published on 2012-11-26 02:26:59

France launches an ad campaign to attract foreign investors while at the same time threatening to drive them out of the country and nationalize their factories.

Paris Writer John Pearce on Treasure of Saint Lazare and WWII looted art

Published on 2012-11-20 02:35:36

Paris writer John Pearce is the author of the bestselling TREASURE of SAINT-LAZARE, "a novel of murder, betrayal, and greed -- and of love lost and found". This week we talk with John about looted art, seventy-year old mysteries, and the art of wri

Should airlines charge passengers by the pound, like freight?

Published on 2012-11-13 14:51:23

The question : "How should airlines treat larger passengers?" is anything but simple. Readers of The Economist propose solutions.

If it's good enough for the president of France, it's good enough for me.

Published on 2012-11-09 04:23:53

Eager to adapt her epistolary practices to those of the French President, our correspondent resolves to sign all letters "Friendly" from now on.

Paris Writers News November Update 2012

Published on 2012-11-05 09:26:16

This month, news from Alice Notley, Joe Ross, Amy Hollowell, Elyane Dezon-Jones, Lillian Allen, Rosemary Flannery, Sassafrass Lowrey, Sousan Hammad, Alena Mealy, Jackson Connor, Chloe Rash, Rachel Neilsen, Lucy Hopkins, Bill Griffin, Dr. Michael Conn

The fight against air pollution in Paris

Published on 2012-11-03 01:33:26

Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe wants to ban older cars. But his critics say focusing on heavy polluters might lower pollution rates faster.

New books from Paris writers this fall

Published on 2012-10-31 03:35:41

Paris writers, do not despair that France's bestselling book is currently Cinquante Nuances de Grey. Despite this blow there is much cause for celebration. A sampling of exciting books coming out in English this fall from Paris writers. Angels of

French safety expert Joël Guillemain refuses 2 years life-cycle tests for genetically modified crops.

Published on 2012-10-29 04:06:16

French safety agency refuses to replicate Professor's Séralini's study of Monstanto NK603 corn, saying it's too difficult to study the number of rats necessary for statistically valid results over a two year period. Joël Guillemain "expert à l'Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire," denounced Séralini's two year study of of genetically modified Monstanto NK603 corn as statistically inconclusive because it followed only 200 rats, while saying studies of the necessary number of rats would [..]

Interview with Guillaume Serina, author of Obama, face aux 9 plaies de l’Amérique

Published on 2012-10-24 03:32:33

Guillaume Serina, a French journalist based in LA, has covered the Obama campaign for numerous publications. His newest book, "Obama face aux 9 plaies de l’Amérique," analyses the most urgent challenges facing the president. Interview by Dominique Godrèche.

French Academies of Agriculture, Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences, and Technology publish UNSIGNED declaration against French OGM Study - on the internet

Published on 2012-10-21 01:00:00

In an unsigned declaration, six French academies (Agriculture, Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences, Technology, Veternary Something) claim they do not need to conduct an "expertise approfondie" into Professor Séralini's study of Monsanto's NK603 because "studies have already been carried out by specialized institutions. Who signed this declaration? Which commission within each academy was responsible? Was there a report? Did the members of each academy vote? (Were they even informed?) Who, exactly, ar [..]

Romnesia: the power of one poetic word

Published on 2012-10-20 01:09:24

If you thought that poetry had lost its power or that twitter was just a fad for young people - look again. To sum up in one word all the changes of position of presidential candidate Mitt Romney, someone coined "Romnesia". Twitter has, in an instant, transformed itself into the world's largest poetry slam, as tweeters (twitternauts? twit?) rival each other in ingeniosity.

Superstar French pin-up boy - and his patriotic blender!

Published on 2012-10-19 04:19:02

In a new career move, Arnaud Montebourg models for Made in France. But who will hassle Indian billionaire investors, small French manufacturers, dying car industries and world company profiteers while he's busy posing?

France's genetically modified bombshell: Monsanto's NK603 genetically modified corn implicated in tumors in test rats

Published on 2012-10-08 01:39:17

Professor Séralini, author of Tous Cobayes, a book denouncing health dangers of GM corn In a two-year study, a team of French researchers led by Professor Gilles-Eric Séralini found that rats fed Monsanto’s “Roundup Ready” corn developed significantly more tumors...

Paris Writers News October 2012

Published on 2012-10-01 06:45:43

TThis month, news from Anca Metiu, D.T. Max, Marjorie Williams, Anne Korkeakivi, Adam Biles, Anne Marsella, Stephen Dau, Gerald Fleming, Kate Noakes, Laurel Zuckerman, Bloom Where You Are Planted, Claude Moisy, Paula Deitz, Syvia Whitman, Krista Halverson, Jema Brinel, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky, Kate Kemp-Griffin, Anne Marsella and Stephen Dau, and poet Gerald Fleming, Liza Klaussmann Lisa Samuels, Rémi Bouthonnier and Sunjeev Sahota. In honor of the upcoming presidential elections [..]

How much debt from Europe's PIIGS falls due within next three years?

Published on 2012-09-30 04:23:19

The PIIGS have a lot of debt coming due in next three years. More, possibly, than the ECB could deal with. Dauphine professor Jean-Yves Lefevre asks why markets seem so upbeat in such a context. Are we heading towards a new 1929?

Love letter to the French Health Care System: Part One

Published on 2012-09-29 01:30:00

The French health care system is not perfect, but it is very, very good. It covers basically everyone, lets you choose your doctors, and either reimburses or pays up front a large portion of all necessary care - including outstanding coverage of major health catastrophes. A single payer system, its administrative costs are low.

Kate Noakes, poet, talks with Lisa Burkitt about writing, inspiration and working cash jobs

Published on 2012-09-26 21:34:58

Kate Noakes is a prize-winning and widely published poet who set up Boomslang Poetry to facilitate poetry readings and workshops in the UK. Kate’s first collection, Ocean to Interior, was published by Mighty Erudite Press in December 2007 and Kate’s second collection, The Wall Menders, is published by Two Rivers Press in 2009. Interview by Lisa Burkitt for Paris Writers News.

Paris: 7 Creative Writing Classes at WICE Starting in October!

Published on 2012-09-24 04:31:00

Writing classes in Paris. Registration is now open for WICE's fall session of creative writing classes in English. Classes include: write-in, writing science fiction, travel writing, tools of the trade, writing about Paris, give the reader what he/she wants, and flash fiction.

Terrific literary event near Paris : Festival America in Vincennes

Published on 2012-09-19 03:20:44

FESTIVAL AMERICA : SEPTEMBER 20-23, 2012 Nobel-Prize winning author Toni Morisson at 2012 Festival America Festival America ranks with the best literary events in Paris - even though it takes place in the nearby town of Vincennes! Top authors from...

TF1 News Report "Why are we so terrible in English" September 17, 2012 20h

Published on 2012-09-17 14:12:56

TF1 News Report "Why are we so terrible in English" September 17, 2012 20h

Visit special sites in Paris September 15 - 16 during European Heritage Days (Journées du Patrimoine)

Published on 2012-09-13 23:44:02

Paris visitors, don't miss this opportunity to visit behind the scenes at some of Paris greatest - and most elusive - sites during the famous "Journées du Patrimoine", this Saturday September 15 and Sunday September 16!

Was NYT Roger Cohen Duped by the Pesticide Industry?

Published on 2012-09-07 23:27:45

It is perfectly understandable that the agribusiness, drug and chemical industries prefer not to focus on the health impact of consuming pesticides, hormones and antibiotics in our food. What is not clear is why NYT writer Roger Cohen fell for it.

Paris Writers News September 2012

Published on 2012-09-05 05:14:16

This month news from the Paris Literary Prize, Festival America, Joanna Biggar, Stephen Clarke, Marie Houzelle, Jane Handell, Noel Riley Fitch, the PAN Art Show, Russell Shorto, Joanna Biggar, Lex Paulson, Stephen Clarke, Mary Duncan, Mel Chase, and much, much more. (Update ongoing....)

Last days to submit to the Paris Literary Prize for best novella. 10,000 euro prize!

Published on 2012-09-04 23:56:33

The deadline for submission to the 10,000 euro Paris Literary Prize for best novella has been extended to September 15, 2012.

Paris Travel Tips: Ten Things to Know About the French

Published on 2012-08-13 01:07:59

Ten tips for getting the most out of your trip to Paris: restaurant rules, saying hello and goodbye, how to make requests, strange French beliefs

Who is writing François Hollande's tweets?

Published on 2012-08-07 01:26:37

François Hollande's twitter account Social media rules! At least that's what politicians have heard. Including French ones. So François Hollande, president of France, has a twitter account. 434,078 followers, hanging on every tweet. How cool is that? The challenge is:...

God's Middle Finger, Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre. Richard Grant Interview

Published on 2012-08-02 02:36:11

French journalist Dominique Godrèche talks with Richard Grant, author of God's Middle Finger: Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre, recently published in France by the acclaimed French indie publisher 13E Note Editions as Un Gringo dans la Sierra Madre.

Janet Hulstrand founder of Writing from the Heart, talks with journalist Pamela Leavy

Published on 2012-07-31 23:37:53

Janet Hulstrand, educator, author, and founder of Writing from the Heart offered in Essoyes, France talks with journalist Pamela Leavy on teaching, coaching and the writer's craft

European capital haven for women baiting, insults, verbal aggressions and veiled violence

Published on 2012-07-31 11:02:40

Video of a young woman being harassed and verbally agressed by men as she walks through a "poor neighborhood" in Brussels. Women's rights under attack every day in Europe, and no government is lifting a finger to stop it.

Americans in Paris: Register to vote today July 12! 3 - 7 pm @Shakespeare and Company Bookstore

Published on 2012-07-12 03:18:48

Paris Expats come register to vote in the 2012 American Presidential Elections! At Shakespeare's and Company Bookstore Today! Thursday, July 12, 2012 3:00pm until 7:00pm

Graphic designer Lydia D'moch on creating an original book cover

Published on 2012-07-09 15:06:06

Lydia D'moch's lovely design won the Best Paris Stories cover contest and generated such enthusiasm that we wanted to learn more about her process. Interview with graphic designer Lydia D'moch on the creation of a winning book cover.

Stephen Clarke on French history, Paris bookshops and Paul West's debt to DSK

Published on 2012-07-05 03:35:03

For Paris writers, Stephen Clarke needs no introduction. The author of the bestselling “Merde” series (A Year in the Merde, Merde Actually, Merde Happens, etc), he is the icon of success for self-published authors and a witty presence on the Paris literary scene. A Paris Writers News interview

Fiction workshop from August 6-10 at La Porte Peinte Centre Pour les Arts in Noyers sur Serein

Published on 2012-07-04 00:24:33

American writer Ann Slater will be in France this August teaching a fiction workshop focusing on the short story, in Noyers sur Serein. The cost is 750 € August 6 - 10, 2012

AUP Summer Writing Events 7/3, 7/10, 7/17 Paris

Published on 2012-07-03 08:16:53

Just this in from Jeffrey Greene of the American University in Paris: Summer Creative Writing Institute. All events will be 6 p.m. Grand Salon, 31 avenue Bosquet, 75007. The first event with creative writing is tomorrow at 6 p.m. with...

The truth about ebooks in France

Published on 2012-06-25 01:59:57

Are the French "shunning" ebooks? Has France found the magic bullet to protect its bookstores? The NYT and the Guardian have recently published two feel-good articles about ebooks in France that would have you believe so. But the reality of Paris bookstores is less promising.

Dexia is suing France 2 for this report about the link between toxic loans and municipal bankruptcies

Published on 2012-06-23 08:17:00

Dexia, the Franco-Belgian bank that has lost billions and is demanding billions more from European taxpayers, is now suing French TV France 2 for its investigative journalism denouncing the banks methods in selling toxic debt to French municipalities.

Corneliu Mitrache, playwright, on the controversial sequel to Waiting for Godot, soon in Paris and Avignon

Published on 2012-06-22 00:47:18

Corneliu Mitrache, playwright and novelist, is a Romanian writer who now lives in France. His entertaining and controversial sequel to Waiting for Godot will be performed in Paris and Avignon this June

The truth about Rom gypsies in Paris - and how criminal gangs train children to rob tourists

Published on 2012-06-21 01:00:51

Paris travel: Criminal gangs from Romania press gypsy children into service stealing iphones and wallets from Paris tourists. As minors the children are systematically released by the French police after a few hours. They are trained to give false names and refuse photographs and fingerprints. The French police is working together with the Romanian police to identify and arrest the adults in charge of these operations. According to France 24 a "Romanian" child can steal five iphones a day.

So you want to understand the European financial crisis? funny video from Clarke and Dawe

Published on 2012-06-16 09:58:18

Wonderfully funny video on the European debt crisis by Clarke and Dawe

FLASH: Paris Writers' Workshop Events June 25 -28

Published on 2012-06-11 02:15:00

Join the Paris Writers' Workshop for a dynamic program of afternoon panels and lectures from June 25–28—from tools of the trade, to getting published, to the new world of self-publishing and e-books to blogs and social media to the role of the literary agent.

Cigarettes: French Women's Secret Weapon for Staying Slim?

Published on 2012-06-06 01:59:15

French women don't get fat? Unfortunately, this is partly because food isn't the only think they put in their mouths. French women smoke. What better way to keep the kilos off? In middle school, ONE IN THREE French girls smoke (bravo Philip Morris!) That's more than the boys. Pregnant women in France smoke at higher rates than pregnant women elsewhere - despite overwhelming evidence on the dangers for the fetus.

Lest Ye Be Judged… Serving on the Editorial Board of Best Paris Stories by Mary Ellen Gallagher

Published on 2012-06-04 00:55:34

To select the short stories for Best Paris Stories, the Paris Short Story Contest assembled a Dream Team of Judges and Editorial Committee members from Paris writing community. Their mission: pick what you love. As simple as this sounds, for a serious writer, the exercise can be fraught. What do I love? What is good? Is it the same thing? Does it matter? In this essay, Mary Ellen Gallagher - novelist, journalist, editor and, for writers who have had the pleasure of working with her, a most ex [..]

@pariswriters hits 1000 followers on Twitter ! #sm #books #writers #paris

Published on 2012-06-03 11:05:51

Paris Writers News (@pariswriters) is delighted to welcome its thousandth follower on Twitter - @AnaMSandes from Paris and Madrid ! Thank you Ana!

Paris Writers News Update June 1 to 7

Published on 2012-06-01 08:57:08

This month news from Odile Hellier, Cara Black, Sheila Kohler, Patricia Wells, Peter Conradi, Thirza Vallois, Stephen Clarke UPSTAIRS AT DUROC, MICHELLE NAKA PIERCE, CHRIS PUSATERI, ALEXANDER DICKOW. Marilyn Hacker, Pam Leavy Ellen Hinsey, Jeffrey Green, Heather Hartley, Margo Berdeshevsky David Barnes. Paris Writers Workshop, International Photography Competition, Novella Contest. and more (update ongoing)

Notes from a Short Story Contest by Thirza Vallois, author of Around and About Paris

Published on 2012-05-27 09:04:43

Thirza Vallois, noted expert on Paris and author of the acclaimed Around and About Paris series, shares her reflections on what she learned from evaluating submissions to the Paris Short Story Contest. In this essay, she reveals how she connected with the stories through personal experience and a love of history.

Discover Best Paris Stories free today on Kindle & ipad w kindle app

Published on 2012-05-26 03:53:08

Download Best Paris Stories anthology for free May 26, France, USA, UK, Italy, Germany, Spain

I love Eurobonds and shared liability because Christine Lagarde says I should, but I have a couple questions

Published on 2012-05-23 22:29:51

Eurobonds: What do we talk about when we talk about "shared liability"? The question becomes urgent as Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, joins the OECD and just about everybody else in calling for Europe to jointly guarantee the debts of its member nations. What if no one really knows?

Julia Mary Lichtblau, author of "Désolée, Monsieur", talks with Mary Duncan, author of Henry Miller is Under My Bed

Published on 2012-05-17 07:47:08

Writers Mary Duncan and Julia Mary Lichtblau talk about the French Holocaust, the role of family history and research, the move from reporting to fiction, and the importance of community for writers

Sexual harassement not a crime in France

Published on 2012-05-14 00:21:40

France's highest court struck down its anti-sexuual harassement law at the request of Gérard Ducray, former high government offical (Sécretaire d'Etat) and convicted sexual harasser.

Select your favorite feed: Paris Writers News, Mysteries of France, Education News, Ecology News are finally separate!

Published on 2012-05-11 15:35:16

The problem with indulging in multiple interests is that not everyone shares the same mix of obsessions. Also, it messes with your rss feeds. Thus in the past if you wanted to subscribe to Paris Writers News you were astonished to discover weird ramblings about toxic killer seaweed on the French coast (the photos were good) or incomprehensible meanderings into that unfragrant pit that is the French nuclear industry. Oh, and education? Don't get me started. (What happens at the Sorbonne does n [..]

Harriet Alida Lye, editor of Her Royal Majesty, on launching a literary magazine in seven cities, simultaneously

Published on 2012-05-08 09:02:33

Her Royal Majesty will launch Issue 12, the Exotic, in Paris on May 11. Paris Writers News talks with founder and editor, Harriet Alida Lye, an energetic and innovative force for literature in France, and beyond.

Paris Writers News May 2012 Update !

Published on 2012-05-02 03:13:20

This month news from Her Royal Majesty, Lauren Elkin, Alan Cowell, Lisa Burkitt, Thirza Vallois, Deborah Levy, Jane M. Handel, Anne Korkeakivi, Ashley Perez, Corneliu Mitrache, Harriet Lye, Cydette de Groot, Best Paris Stories, and the Paris Writers Workshop...and so much more that this update will be gradual and on-going...

Shocked to learn that Nutella is not health food

Published on 2012-04-27 20:43:48

On a recent visit to the USA, I frantically stuffed my suitcase with French delicacies in the hope of consoling Paris-raised offspring struggling to adapt to horrors of American cuisine. Confit de canard, foie gras, green lentils of Puy, French wine, fresh macaroons, fancy boxed chocolate, real Dijon mustard and, as a wink at the fleeting joys childhood, that ultimate delight : Nutella. Little did I know the awful truth.

Anne Korkeakivi, author of An Unexpected Guest, talks with Paris Writers News

Published on 2012-04-24 19:39:36

A Paris Writers News Interview with Anne Korkeakivi, author of the critically acclaimed bestseller, An Unexpected Guest.

BEST PARIS STORIES: May 29th at the American Library in Paris !

Published on 2012-04-12 05:43:17

May 29, 2012 19:30 - at the American Library in Paris : Come meet the prize-winning authors of BEST PARIS STORIES. Best Paris Stories features a constellation of talented authors including Lisa Burkitt, Nafikote Tamirat, Marie Houzelle, Jim Archibald, Jane Verwijs, Bob Levy, Jo Nguyen, and Editorial Committee Prize winner Julia Litchtblau. Please join us for an evening of lively discussion. What makes a great short story? How best to capture the multitudinous facets of a great city like Paris [..]

Will Bruno Michel Iksil, the London Whale, join Fabrice Pierre Tourre and Jerome Kerviel as French fall guys in financial scandals?

Published on 2012-04-08 01:38:20

A French-born J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. employee named Bruno Michel Iksil has unsettled credit default swap markets with his gigantic bets on the solvability of certain companies. According to the Wall Street Journal, Iksil, dubbed "The London Whale" for his enormous bets, has made $100 million for Morgan in the past few years. How big are the French traders' bets? WSJ says big enough to move the index. It is frankly impossible to imagine that Iksil took these crazily risky positions without perm [..]

Stephen Clarke's God Save Ze President Featured on Amazon.fr Kindle ebooks first page

Published on 2012-04-07 10:58:38

Kindle ebooks have really and truly arrived in France! Check out Amazon.fr's Kindle ebook page and you will see a first class presentation of the kind most authors only dream about for expat humorist Stephen Clarke's new book. This is the kind of marketing authors should pay attention to. Beautiful presention, and an innovative proposal: "From the 11th of April, discover a new episode each week...special launch price of 0.99 centimes." Kudos to Mr Clarke's team for this classy and innovative [..]

Paris Writers News April 2012 Update

Published on 2012-04-04 02:48:38

This month, news from Anne Korkeakivi, Cara Black, Best Paris Stories, Her Royal Majesty, Lisa Burkitt, Mark Strand, Gilles Weinzaepflen, Sean Cole, Stephane Hessel, Elaine Sciolino, Tom Byrne, Spoken Word, Tama Carol, Margo Hammond, Nachid, Rachlin, Marilyn Waite, Zoë Skoulding, Lily Tuck, Darren Frey, Edward Giradet, Kate Tempest, Jeanette Winterson, Chris Pavone, Kate Staples, SOS Help, David Lebovitz, Cat Jahnke, Heather Stimmler-Hall, and the Paris Writers Workshop!

France: The Obin Report on Religious Signs and Manifestations in French Schools

Published on 2012-04-01 00:26:10

The Obin Report, submitted to the Minister of Education in 2004 by Jean-Pierre Obin, General Inspector of Education, studied the impact of religious signs and manifestations in French public schools. Its conclusions regarding the spread and impact of Islam on education and national cohesion were so alarming that the report was shelved. Fortunately, thanks to internet, we can read the original PDF file in French and, using Google translate, in any other language, including English.

Calls for submissions ! Her Royal Majesty, Tale of Three Cities, Paris Literary Prize Novella Contest

Published on 2012-03-29 06:28:42

Writers! Here are three calls for submissions that may interest you. Her Royal Majesty - Deadline: March 31, 2012; Tale of Three Cities - Deadline April 18, 2012; Paris Literary Prize - Deadline September 1, 2012

Call for submissions: a writing contest you can sink your teeth into, deadline April 8

Published on 2012-03-25 05:06:01

Call for submissions. 600 word essay on "why it is ethical to eat meat". A nationwide contest for the omnivorous readers of The New York Times. Deadline : April 8, 2012. Judges: Peter Singer, Michael Pollan, Mark Bittman, Jonathan Safran Foer, Andrew Light

A talk with Paris Writer Denyse Beaulieu, author of The Perfume Lover on writing, scent and seduction

Published on 2012-03-19 03:07:00

Paris Writers News talks with Denyse Beaulieu, author of The Perfume Lover: A Personal History of Scent. I had the pleasure of meeting Denyse at the American Library in Paris' fascinating Passion Panel on perfume, wine and cheese with Robert Camuto (wine) and Sister Noella Marcellina (cheese). It was a remarkably delightful and informative discussion, due to a successful blend of knowledge, wit and an unusual level of articulateness. I was particularly struck by Denyse's passion for scent (her [..]

French bank Société Générale has quietly lost more value than Greece

Published on 2012-03-08 02:53:53

Holders of Greek debt are preparing to take a 75% loss on their investment. Meanwhile shareholders in the French bank Société Générale have seen the value of their stake decline by nearly half in the past year, and over 80% in the past five years (from 139 on May 7, 2007 to 23 today). Unlike Greek debt, that loss is not realized unless shareholders sell, of course. But like Greek debt, it may not have hit bottom yet....

Paris Writers News March 2012 Update

Published on 2012-03-04 03:24:56

This month, news from Gwyneth Hughes, Amy Thomas, Barry Kirwan, CaraBlack, Best Paris Stories, Denyse Beaulieu, Anne Korkeakivi, Paris Writers Workshop, Margo Berdeshevsky, Marco Panzani, Lisa Immordino Vreedlnd, Lisa Pasold, Upstairs at Duroc, Guillaume Klossa, AUP Young writers and translators, Kelly Jakes, Heather Hartley, Rilla Askew, Sasha Dugdale, Jane Draycott, Mimi Khalvati, Olivia McCannon, Stephen Romer, Moving Parts, Bookclub at LeCarmen, Le Printemps des Poètes, Caroline Brothers a [..]

How Dangerous is the Franco Belgian Financial Blackhole Named Dexia?

Published on 2012-02-25 10:27:11

Dexia will be the biggest default in French banking history. And there is no end in sight. What is the nature of Dexia's assets? What is the extent of its losses? How much will French taxpayers end up paying? What has been the role of its leaders in this catastrophe? And why it this not front page news with an official, and perhaps criminal, investigation for mismanagement and possible fraud?

Paris Writers Workshop June 24-29, 2012 Now Open for Early Bird Registration

Published on 2012-02-25 01:25:17

The 2012 edition of the celebrated Paris Writers' Workshop will take place from June 24–29, 2012. The Paris Writers Workshop offers a creative week of practical guidance and inspiration, as well as real-world tools for the craft of writing, staying current in publishing trends, getting noticed and getting published. This year’s writers-in-residence faculty are: Samantha Chang (Novel), Kate McMullan (Writing for Children/Young Adults), Mimi Schwartz (Creative Nonfiction), Kathleen Spivack ( [..]

How Amazon Kindle facilitates the transmission of ideas (in English)

Published on 2012-02-22 06:23:47

This house believes that bringing the finest in literary and intellectual expression to the masses is a good thing to be celebrated, not vilified. Greater availability and lower prices for the best books published in the English language in 2011. Can this be a bad thing? A price comparison using The Economists Best Books in 2011.

How many homosexuals were deported from France under the Occupation?

Published on 2012-02-18 05:37:49

How many homosexuals were deported from France under the Occupation? Sources exist. Historians have studied the question. But can one ask? The outcry over an obscure French deputy's comments shed light on a particularly fascinating French taboo.

Why I love the Geneva Writers Conference

Published on 2012-02-14 06:08:41

The Geneva Writers Conference, organized by many passionate writers under the gentle but firm guidance of Susan Tiberghien*, needs no advertizing. It's fully booked and always will be. But I would like to pause a moment to consider just why it is so good.

1320 deaths attributed to Mediator drug in French medical scandal that threatens to hit Sarkozy's UMP

Published on 2012-02-09 07:42:11

When the Mediator scandal broke last year, Jacques Servier, founder and CEO of Laboratoires Servier, dismissed rumors with a wave of his hand: "Mediator, it's only three deaths" Servier told his employees.The intrepid researcher who broke the story placed the number at 500. Now, according to Le Monde, two researchers at Inserm are estimating the number of dead at 1320.

The true cost of top French prepas : higher education in France

Published on 2012-02-07 05:05:10

American universities cost an arm and a leg. French prepas are free. So it's a no brainer, isn't it? Not according to Le Monde. France's newspaper of record for teachers, the most conservative of all French publication when it comes to changing education, has gone public with a shocking article on how elite prepas treat top French students. In "Prépas, Excellence au Prix Fort" Marie Desplenchin, winner of the prestigious Prix Médicis for her essayl La Vie Sauve, denounces the brutal exper [..]

Paris Writers News February 2012: literary events, new books, workshops

Published on 2012-02-02 06:38:35

This month, news from the Geneva Writers Conference, Upstairs at Duroc, The Young Authors Fiction Festival, Fred Leebron, Cynthia Haven, Tracie Morris, Judy Pou, Lance Tait, Fernanda Eberstadt, Monique Wells, Donald Morrison, Robert Camuto, Noella Marcellino, Denyse Beaulieu, Philip Caputo, Pamela Druckerman, John Morris, Fred Weissler, Elyse Michaels-Berger, Sallie Chaballier, JANE COPE, KIT FRYATT, PANSY MAURER-ALVAREZ, JOE ROSS and more...

Paris Writers News February 2012 : spotlight on the American Library in Paris

Published on 2012-02-01 02:34:49

This month, we begin with literary events at the American Library of Paris which is featuring authors Fernanda Eberstadt, Monique Wells, Donald Morrison, Robert Camuto, Noella Marcellino, Denyse Beaulieu, Philip Caputo, Pamela Druckerman, John Morris, Fred Weissler, Elyse Michaels-Berger, Sallie Chaballier and the 2012 Young Authors Fiction Festival (deadline for submission April 1) . New books and events at other venues will be added throughout the month....The fabulous Geneva Writers' Conferen [..]

Paris Writers News: literary events, readings, workshops in January 2012

Published on 2012-01-27 05:04:32

Paris Writers News : This month, news from the Geneva Writers Conference, David Lodge, Kartik Singh, Florence Valero, Kristin Espinasse, Jennifer L. Scott, Vahram Muratyam, Charles Wood, Thomas Huber, Jean Claude Gautrand, John Baxter, Sarah Meade, Jeffrey Greene, Barry Kirwan, Sheila Kohler, Best Paris Stories, Charles Glass, Margo Berdeshevsky, Jim Bitterman, Jean Lesieur, the American Library in Paris, Shakespeare and Co, Village Voice, WH Smith, NYU Paris, WICE, Lionel Shriver, Eugève Nico [..]

Obama taps young French talent to compose official 2012 campaign song What's More

Published on 2012-01-23 07:25:25

Accoding to Le Figaro, United States President Barak Obama has chosen two French composers from Bordeaux (yes, France!) to write his campaign theme song. The ditty, entitled What's More, was written by Tony Jazz and Mathieu Billon, who, in addition to being young, very young, are immensely talented and energetic. Raised in the infamous 9-3, Jazz at 26 had already racked up credits at Universal and Sony and founded his own communications company specializing in musical design. Billon, also ridic [..]

Veolia poised to extend shuttle monopoly lobbied for by mayor's lover after council disqualifies rivals

Published on 2012-01-19 09:22:54

Veolia Transportation's dealings with the city of Phoenix are under investigation by the Federal Transit Administration because Veolia's lobbyist, Elissa Mullany happened to be in a "romantic relationship" with then-Mayor Phil Gordon during the hot summer when the council awarded to Veolia a five-year, $385 million contract for managing most of the city's bus routes.

Ecologist Presidential Candidate Wants to Add Holidays for L'Aid El Kebir and Yom Kippour

Published on 2012-01-12 05:11:45

French ecologist presidential candidate Eva Joly appeals for two additional holidays, one for Muslims and one for Jews, as a matter of fairness, while a longtime ecologist longs for a discussion of ecology.

Paris Writers News July 2011 Update

Published on 2011-07-05 06:28:48

This month, news from Rosa Rankin-Gee, Elaine Sciolino, The Rhizome Society, Ellyn Maybe, David Hare, Lorin Stein, Sheila Kohler, Deborah Landau, Le Carmen, Nathan Englander, Rachel Zucker, Mattheuw Rohrer, Richard Nahem, Todd Zuniga, Sebastien Marx,

How to keep cool in Paris this summer

Published on 2011-07-05 02:09:00

When the sun comes out, Paris can be hot, hot, hot. Here are some tips to beat the heat--and even to enjoy it! For tourists, expats and locals...

Fake jobs and useless government commissions in France

Published on 2011-07-01 08:37:25

The French, The Economist observes, have an unusually large number of pointless committees.697 to be exact. This information has become public in a strange way. Not as the result of an audit, but as part of an attack against former Education Minister

Sheila Kohler, author of Love Child, on writing, teaching and not interfering with the director

Published on 2011-06-26 22:57:41

Paris Writers News talks with Sheila Kohler, the award-winning South African novelist, short story writers and teacher. Sheila will be the featured author at the PAN Writer Series July 12 at 6:30 pm. in Paris. Author of ten books and winner of the O'

Janet Skeslien Charles interviews Geeta Kothari, Fiction Editor of The Kenyon Review

Published on 2011-06-21 23:56:41

Janet Skeslien Charles, author of Moonlight in Odessa, interviews Geeta Kothari, award-winning writer, teacher and fiction editor of The Kenyon Review. They met at the Geneva Writers Conference, where Geeta taught a much admired class on writing fict

Ann M Mah, author of Kitchen Chinese and Mastering the Art of French Eating, on writing food

Published on 2011-06-21 12:08:04

Interview with Ann M Mah. Ann Mah is a journalist and author of a novel, Kitchen Chinese. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, the International Herald Tribune and other publications. She lives in Paris with her husb

French intellectuals debate the DSK affair. Edifying!

Published on 2011-06-13 09:08:33

I got a tweet from BHL. Public debate June 12: Topic: “What does the DSK affair teach us?” What, I wondered, indeed. “Do go, Laurel,” a friend Facebooked me, “and give him a slap for me.” This proved to be impossible, as BHL wasn’t ph

A talk with Thirza Vallois, lecturer, essayist, historian and author of Around and About Paris

Published on 2011-06-11 05:35:29

This week, we talk with Paris expert Thirza Vallois, whose elegant series Around and About Paris has just been updated and issued as an e-book! Thirza has lived in Paris most of her life and holds the agrégation and several other post-graduate

From Print to Digital Media: Why I Made the Shift by Sarah Towle

Published on 2011-06-05 04:11:00

The story of Sarah Towle's journey from "print" writing to writing apps is a fascinating one--and, I think, especially exciting for travel writers. It's a whole new world out there. And Sarah is one of the pioneers. From Print to Digital Media: Why

Paris Writers News June 2011 Update!

Published on 2011-06-04 03:00:02

This month, news from Sarah Towle, The Tower Theatre Company, David Barnes, The Paris Short Story Contest, Shakespeare and Company’s Paris Literary Prize for a novella, Bloomsday, Cara Black, Caroline de Margerie, English Theater with WordsUp, Kat

Paris Short Story Contest announces Winners - To be published this Fall!

Published on 2011-06-01 05:03:30

Winners of the Paris Short Story Contest are: A Pinch of Tarragon by Lisa Burkitt; Brazzaville by Jo Nguyen; Désolée, Monsieur by Julia Mary Lichtblau (Editorial Committee 200 euro Prize); Frank stands his ground, in Belleville by Mary Byrne; Horte

France in shock as Germany vows to abandon nuclear power

Published on 2011-05-30 09:17:53

Japan, Switzerland, Italy and now Germany have called into question their nuclear power programs. Despite similarities in the industrial organisation of the French and Japanese nuclear industries, real debate has barely begun to appear in France. Ho

Paris Short Story Contest announces winner of the Editorial Committee Prize

Published on 2011-05-27 07:28:43

PARIS SHORT STORY CONTEST is delighted to announce the winner of the Editorial Committee Prize "DESOLEE MONSIEUR" by Julia Mary Lichtblau. Stories Nominated for the prize were: MY SUNDAY WITH GOD by Bob Levy I THINK THEREFORE I AM by Ham

French history professors tested on wrong text, but Luc Chatel maintains exam

Published on 2011-05-25 02:53:26

Candidates for the agrégation d'histoire were given an "authentic journal" from 1415 that was actually compiled in 1964. France's Education Minister Luc Chatel (whose background is in Marketing, PR and HR) decided to continue with the exams, even t

Fukushima: 5 leçons urgentes pour la France

Published on 2011-05-18 11:53:16

L'accident nucléaire de Fukushima nous apporte des leçons urgentes : - Ne pas risquer ce qu'on ne peut pas se permettre de perdre - Les conflits d'intérêt sont mortels pour la sécurité - Les experts se sont trompés hier et se tromperont demain

Fukushima nuclear accident: five crucial lessons for the world

Published on 2011-05-11 07:25:32

While nuclear engineers, scientists and technical risk assessment experts debate where to install back-up generators, spent fuel rods, and remote controls, Fukushima offers five major lessons for us all.

Paris Writers News May 2011 Update !

Published on 2011-05-06 09:57:13

This month, news from The Paris Short Story Contest, Cara Black, James Shapiro, Mary Ellen Gallager, Kai Meristad, Tatiana de Rosnay, David Barnes, Joy Anna Becvarik, Bob Levy, Former US Ambassador Craig Stapleton, Edith Sorel, Mademoiselle London, P

Can I say it involves a bearded dialysis patient? Jon Stewart jokes about events in Abbottabad

Published on 2011-05-03 03:00:11

The Daily Show's Jon Stewart on the good news for "human people". (Attention: This video is not suitable for conspiracy theory nuts.) "I suppose I should be expressing ambivalence about the killing of another human being, but...nope..." - Jon Stewar

PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE : Paul Schmidtberger, author of Design Flaws of the Human Condition

Published on 2011-04-29 08:43:01

Originating in an English-language confession album, this personality questionnaire caught Marcel Proust’s fancy in his teens. Today, Anne Marsella questions Paul Schmidtberger, author of Design Flaws of the Human Condition.

Interview with Cara Black, author of MURDER IN PASSY

Published on 2011-04-26 08:45:33

This week, author Christopher Vanier talks with Paris murder mystery expert Cara Black . A Paris Writers News, authors on authors interview Cara Black is a San Francisco Library Laureate and a member of the Paris Sociéte Historique in the Marais.

PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE : Heather Hartley, author of Knock Knock

Published on 2011-04-26 04:01:00

Paris writer Anne Marsella, author of The Baby of Belleville, Remedy, Patsy Boone and The Lost and Found and Other Stories, had the excellent idea of asking Paris-based writers to answer the Proust Questionnaires. Succinct, personal and slightly w

Faut-il avoir peur de Claude Allègre ?

Published on 2011-04-22 08:39:29

Claude Allègre deserves to be given every chance to express himself in his native tongue: vitriol. While attacking ecologists, media, and other enemies of progress, it is interesting to note that M. Allègre fails to address any of the specific conc

Paris Writers News April Update 2 (April 18 - 30, 2011)

Published on 2011-04-18 05:02:15

This week, news from Paris Writers Alexis Niki, L'Inébranlable, Katy Masuga, Anne Marsella, Gallimard, Cara Black, Jamie Cat Callan, Carolyn Burke, Jennifer Butler, Gary Lee Kraut, Constance Borde, Sheila Malovany-Chevallier, David Lebovitz, Leslie

PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE Janet Skeslien Charles, author of Moonlight in Odessa

Published on 2011-04-18 04:00:39

Succinct, personal and slightly whimsical, the Proust Questionnaire offers a glimpse into the personality and work of writers who have made Paris their home. To start off the series, Anne Marsella interviewed novelist Janet Skeslien Charles.

The Proust Questionnaires with Anne Marsella, for Paris Writers News !

Published on 2011-04-10 12:36:04

Paris Writers News talks with Gary Lee Kraut about travel writing, submissions, and revisiting France

Published on 2011-04-07 08:37:52

This week Laurel Zuckerman talks with Gary Lee Kraut, writer, blogger, editer--and intrepid biker, about Paris, a Paris Writers News Interview.

Everyone in France lives next to a nuclear power plant

Published on 2011-04-01 03:25:06

Unlike previous nuclear disasters, Fukushima is contaminating a high density population center of 127 million (337 inhabitants per km2) Three Mile Island occurred in the vast United States of America (33 inhabitants per m2). Chernobyl hit the former

Paris Writers News April 2011 Update! (April 1-15)

Published on 2011-03-30 05:02:43

This month (April 1-15), news from Jennifer Butler, The Second Sex, Sheila Malovany-Chevallier, Alan Riding, Constance Borde, Jeffrey Greene, Paula McLain, Marie de Hennezel, Gabriel Josipovici, Luc Simonnet, Ros and Chloe Schwartz, Word for Word, th

JENNIFER BUTLER on content, design, and passion, a Paris Writers News Interview

Published on 2011-03-28 01:54:00

This week Paris Writers News talks with Jennifer Butler, author of the extraordinary James, Jennifer Georgina, which tells the story of a family's survival in a battle against alcoholism. In collaboration with the acclaimed designer Irma Boom, Jenni

Paris Writers News talks about Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex with Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany Chevalier

Published on 2011-03-23 05:10:48

This week, Laurel Zuckerman talks with two remarkable women, Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany Chevallier, who recently completed the new and critically accaimed translation of Simone de Beauvoir's landmark work: The Second Sex. Professors, politic

Laurel Zuckerman talks with David Lebovitz about writing, food and living the sweet life in Paris

Published on 2011-03-16 04:03:29

This week, we talk with professional chef, author and master Paris food blogger, David Lebovitz. David worked for 13 years at Alice Water's legendary Chez Panisse restaurant and was named one of the Top Five Pastry Chefs in the Bay Area by the San F

Paris Writers News talks with Peter Conradi, co-author of The King's Speech, on the challenges of writing non-fiction

Published on 2011-03-09 04:05:06

Peter Conradi, journalist for The Sunday Times and veteran non-fiction writer, co-wrote the book The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy with Mark Logue, the grandson of Lionel Logue, speech therapist to King George VI who ascended

Paris Writers News talks with Barry Kirwan, author of The Eden Paradox, about Sci Fi, Bookgroups and Men with Pens

Published on 2011-03-07 03:58:07

Laurel Zuckerman talks with Barry Kirwan about Eden, science fiction and the craft of writing for Paris Writers News. Barry Kirwan’s The Eden Paradox is the first novel in the Eden science fiction trilogy. When he is not writing, Barry earns his k

Interview with Berna Huebner on art, Alzheimer's and generosity of Olivia De Havilland who narrated I Remember Better When I Paint

Published on 2011-03-06 08:15:45

The American Library in Paris will screen the remarkable documentary I Remember Better When I Paint on March 22 at 19h30 in the presence of Olivia De Havilland. In honor of this exceptional event, Paris Writers News is pleased to repost the interview

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