Proust Weekend

Join us for a festive weekend celebrating French author Marcel Proust’s remarkable body of work through performance art,...

Nicolas Mathieu on 2021 Albertine Prize Finalist ‘And Their Children after Them’

In a country that cherishes literary quarrels as much as France, a novel unanimously praised by the literary press from Le...

Pauline Delabroy-Allard on 2021 Albertine Prize Finalist ‘They Say Sarah’

In the fall of 2018, French readers discovered the scope of Pauline Delabroy Allard’s talent with the publication of Ça...

Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam on 2021 Albertine Prize Finalist ‘Arcadia’

Read our conversation with Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam about Arcadia (tr. Ruth Diver, Seven Stories), her cruel tale about the...

Emmanuel Dongala on 2021 Albertine Prize Finalist ‘The Bridgetower Sonata’

Inspired by the music and complex history of the Congo, dictatorship, and the fate of women, his body of work is as powerful...

Louis-Philippe Dalembert on 2021 Albertine Prize Finalist The Mediterranean Wall

Over the summer, Louis-Philippe Dalembert virtually sat with us to discuss ‘The Mediterranean Wall’ (tr by Marjolijn de Jager,...

Seeking a Bookseller

Albertine is in need of a Bookseller. The Bookseller would enter into a local contract with the French Embassy. The Bookseller...

At Night All Blood is Black Wins the 2021 International Booker Prize!

On June 3, French-Senegalese writer David Diop became the first francophone writer to be awarded the International Booker...

Remembering Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Like everyone in the culturally inclined world, we here at Albertine have been marked by the passing of Lawrence Ferlinghetti...

French Story Time on Facebook Live

We’re thrilled to announce weekly Facebook Live Story Time sessions on Saturday mornings!