Laurel Zuckerman's Paris Weblog

Vicki Lesage on That's Paris: An Anthology of Life, Love and Sarcasm in the City of Light

We talk with author Vicki Lesage about the making of the just-released anthology: That's Paris: An Anthology of Life, Love and Sarcasm in the City of Light. 

 

A Paris Writers News interview

Killed over a parking space: tragically common in the USA

It is only natural that people are outraged at the idea that three young people can be murdered for something as stupid as a parking space. And yet, a quick Google search reveals this is tragically common in America.

Literary events, talks, workshops and submissions in Paris Feb 2015

Paris Writers News is taking a little break this month, but writer events, classes, interviews with authors and new books in Paris have never been more exciting.

For information about what's on in Paris, we recommend:

• Jen Dick's outstanding event list,

http://parisreadingsmonthlylisting.blogspot.com/2015/01/literary-paris-february-2015.html

Revenge of the Twitterverse: Best Nationwide "Because I Died" Tweets

In these dark times, a big thanks to Nationwide for inviting us to laugh at their dreadful Superbowl ad.

Lizzie Harwood on Gone Girls and Complicated Women

Lizzie Harwood, the talented Paris writer and editor originally from New Zealand, knows something about the expat life. Before settling down to raise a family in Paris she worked in many unusual places, the kind of places that, in challenging identity, can push a girl "beyond the pale".  In her highly entertaining debut, Triumph: Collected Stories of Gone Girls and Complicated Women, Lizzie draws inspiration from this experience to the delight of readers.

A talk with Lizzie Harwood, author of Triumph: Collected Stories of Gone Girls and Complicated Women

a Paris Writers News interview

Coffee to Float a Book: a Writer Reflects on National Novel Writing Month

reflections on NaNoWriMo by Mary Ellen Gallagher

Terrible attacks in Paris, March in honor of the victims this Sunday

My heart is too full to speak of these events at present. I can only hope that the appropriate response will be found. People in France and in many cities around the world are marching in solidarity, and this is heartening. But the darkness is very dark.

Why I love the Kindle Paperwhite

Nine reasons why I prefer the Kindle Paperwhite to all other reading devices

(except an actual book beautifully printed on high quality paper) 

My daughter rolled her eyes when I got her a new Paperwhite to replace her old Kindle (purchased years ago when first invented), but new research on sleep disruption due to backlit screens (iphones, ipads, computers) makes me an even stronger partisan of the Kindle Paperwhite. It's simply much nicer to read on than the ipad, Kindle Fire, smartphones, PC or Mac screens or any tablet I've tried.

Best Books about Language: nine authors share their favorites

In searching for Christmas gifts for book lovers , I turned to some of my favorite Paris authors for help. What, I asked, is your favorite book about language?

Many thanks to authors Lisa Vanden Bos, Clotilde Dusoulier, Marie Houzelle, Alan Riding, Cara Black,  Anne Korkeakivi, Anne Marsella, Alice K Boatwright and C. Jon Delogu for their excellent suggestions! 

Nancy Green on The Other Americans in Paris. Businessmen, Countesses, Wayward Youth 1880-1941

Nancy L. Green is the author of The Other Americans in Paris. Businessmen, Countesses, Wayward Youth 1880-1941, (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2014).  Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and Cleveland, Ohio,  Nancy first came to Paris to do research for her dissertation and, after comings and goings, settled here in the 1980s. She earned a doctorate from the University of Chicago and a doctorate d’Etat ès-lettres from the University of Paris 7. She is professor of history at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, and author of numerous books and articles.  In this interview, authors Ellen Hampton and Nancy Green talk about immigration, elites, and the evolution of Americans in Paris.

 

a Paris Writers News interview