This winter, we’re looking forward to a series of engaging conversations on Sister Deborah by Scholastique Mukasonga (Jordan Stump, Archipelago Books); The Propagandist by Cecile Desprairies (Natasha Lehrer, New Vessel Press); Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo (John Sturrock,…

Albertine's operating hours are now Thursday to Tuesday from 10am – 6pm. The bookstore will be closed on Wednesdays.

On May 20, join Elaine Sciolino, Paul LeClerc, and Guillaume Kientz for a special conversation on Sciolino’s latest book, "Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World’s Most Famous Museum."

This spring, four remarkable novels in translation —Accords Suspendus by Helen Garner, L'Inventaire des rêves by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, L'Age fragile by Donatella Di Pietrantonio, and Perle by Sian Hughes — have become available to Francophone readers. They ntricately explore the…

On May 27, join Villa Albertine for a special talk on the role of museums in promoting extra-European arts with Emmanuel Kasarhérou, Director of the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac in Paris, Museum of African, Oceanian, Asian, and…

The title La guerre par d'autres moyens encapsulates the central conflict of the story: a war fought not on battlefields, but through ambition, ego, and emotional sabotage. Power comes in many forms—and every character wants a taste.

This Mother's Day, what about we honor the mothers, grandmothers, and mother figures who raised us on stories—with stories?