Coups de coeur
Coups de coeur
Leonor Grave | July 24, 2026
There are certain novels that demand to be read aloud. As I made my way through Hélène Bessette’s "Twenty Minutes of Silence", with its choral structure and litany of criminal accusations, I couldn’t help but think it should be read shouting. This true crime-inspired murder-mystery novel, is, in typical Bessette fashion, not really a novel, a mystery, or a true…
There are certain novels that demand to be read aloud. As I made my way through Hélène Bessette’s "Twenty Minutes of Silence", with its choral structure and litany of criminal accusations, I couldn’t help but think it should be read shouting. This true crime-inspired murder-mystery novel, is, in typical Bessette…
There are certain novels that demand to be read aloud. As I made my way through Hélène Bessette’s "Twenty Minutes…
Albertine Team | June 15, 2026
Summer is upon us and we have a selection of books for every kind of reader to enjoy by the beach, in the countryside, or on a sweltering city day in the park.
Summer is upon us and we have a selection of books for every kind of reader to enjoy by the beach, in the countryside, or on a sweltering city day in the park.
Summer is upon us and we have a selection of books for every kind of reader to enjoy by the…
Leonor Grave | June 10, 2026
A paranoiac haze pervades The Gangsters, the not-quite policier penned by an early-career Hervé Guibert.
A paranoiac haze pervades The Gangsters, the not-quite policier penned by an early-career Hervé Guibert.
A paranoiac haze pervades The Gangsters, the not-quite policier penned by an early-career Hervé Guibert.
Albertine Team | February 1, 2026
It is cold and snowy in New York and the perfect season to curl up with a book. In honor of Valentine's Day, we have created a list of some of our favorite books about love, spanning fiction, poetry, graphic novels, and essays, both in French and in English. Offer a book to a loved one this romantic season as a…
It is cold and snowy in New York and the perfect season to curl up with a book. In honor of Valentine's Day, we have created a list of some of our favorite books about love, spanning fiction, poetry, graphic novels, and essays, both in French and in English. Offer a…
It is cold and snowy in New York and the perfect season to curl up with a book. In honor…
Albertine Team | October 8, 2025
This October’s reading list features both classics and hidden gems, from short stories to novels, that will help inspire chills and thrills as the days get shorter and the nights get eerier.
This October’s reading list features both classics and hidden gems, from short stories to novels, that will help inspire chills and thrills as the days get shorter and the nights get eerier.
This October’s reading list features both classics and hidden gems, from short stories to novels, that will help inspire chills…
Albertine Team | August 1, 2025
This month, we celebrate Translated Fiction by Women Authors—a tribute to voices that cross borders, resist silence, and reimagine the shape of narrative itself. From epistolary fragments to auto fictional confession, from lyrical meditations to spare monologues, each book in this collection enacts its own quiet defiance: of genre, of expectation, of erasure.
This month, we celebrate Translated Fiction by Women Authors—a tribute to voices that cross borders, resist silence, and reimagine the shape of narrative itself. From epistolary fragments to auto fictional confession, from lyrical meditations to spare monologues, each book in this collection enacts its own quiet defiance: of genre, of…
This month, we celebrate Translated Fiction by Women Authors—a tribute to voices that cross borders, resist silence, and reimagine the…
Albertine Team | July 8, 2025
Whether you're reclining under striped umbrellas or holed up in a breezy café, these books will transport you far beyond the horizon. Take them with you, lt them keep you company.
Whether you're reclining under striped umbrellas or holed up in a breezy café, these books will transport you far beyond the horizon. Take them with you, lt them keep you company.
Whether you're reclining under striped umbrellas or holed up in a breezy café, these books will transport you far beyond…
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