“Half an Hour From Paris: 10 Secret Daytrips by Train” by Annabel Simms, author of the now-classic “An Hour from Paris”, written in the days when people had...
Tag - Books
The Marché aux Puces at St-Ouen (Porte de Clignancourt) isn't the only flea market in Paris, even if it's the biggest and most famous. Last week I took a...
Travel journalism. It’s a glamorous profession, you probably think. Expense accounts to eat in fancy restaurants, free stays in luxury hotels, endless offers...
New York Times best-selling author of the Aimée Leduc mystery series set in Paris, Cara Black spends a lot of the time in the city interviewing locals to...
Ever wonder if maybe Americans enjoy "being French" more than the French themselves? It's an interesting theory explored with humor by author and part-time...
An American diner serving pancakes and bottomless cups of coffee may be ubiquitous in the US, but in Paris it’s exotic! That’s why every homesick...
In April 2013 I had a very unique tour client, author Mark Sullivan researching the latest detective crime thriller in the "Private" series he co-authors with...
Emily Dilling is a California native who has been living in Paris now for almost a decade, where she’s become known for her blog and podcast Paris...
“They stormed Omaha and Utah Beaches early on June 6, 1944. They’ve been written out of history. Movies don’t show them. Most books...
For this month’s recommended reading list, I’ve got something old, something new, and something that will probably make you want to pack up and...
There are countless books written by Paris expats since Hemingway and the Lost Generation mastered the genre. But there are few that really offer an original...
Whether you're moving overseas, into a smaller space, or simply in the mood for a bit of spring cleaning, Parisian bookworms looking to quickly unload boxes of...


