What better season than summer to read old favorites all over again? Why do we re-read the same books? Which ones ? How could we define the pleasure we take in revisiting beloved narratives? What if failing was substantial to the act of writing? Can a reader exhaust a book? Can an author exhausted a subject? How should one write an…

Here's 5 top notch graphic novels for your summer: a psychological thriller by Timothé le Boucher; an autobiographical narrative from Pénélope Bagieu, bestselling author of Culottées; the poetic account of the coming of age of a trans young adult, and the tragic destiny of Mama’ Cass Elliot, elegy of The Mamas & The Papas (by Pénélope Bagieu).

As we celebrate the freedom of more than 250,000 enslaved African Americans in the state of Texas some 159 years ago, we put together a selection of great works of fiction that tackle the poisonous legacy of slavery head one.

This spring, French novelists Sylvie Gracia and Cécile Reyboz have each released a novel in which they explore middle age with a deep and riveting honesty. Their narrative whose tone, voice and atmosphere couldn't be more different, look back at all that needs to be let go, forgotten, in order to become free, at last. In Quand Cécile, Philippe Marczewski…

Spring is on its way! It's time to discover our new favorite releases for kids.  From funny ghosts stories to books with beautiful illustrations, this selection is specially made for our little readers.

To celebrate Spring, you may want to read books with flowers on the cover, or try one of our April picks!

Wondering what we've been reading this March? Thomas Schlesser's Les Yeux de Mona, aka the most buzziest novel of this year so far; La Fille de Lake Placid, an hymn to Lana Del Rey; Diaty Diallo's breathtaking debut, Deux Secondes d'air qui brulent (Points/Seuil); and Sororité, a collective take on sisterhood led by French novelist Chloé Delaume. Which one will…

As we celebrate, this month, the richness and diversity of cultures within the French speaking world, we've listed our favorites among the recent world fiction in French.

If you are wondering what we’ve been reading this January, our answer will be great books mostly! We first turned loyally to old flames, and those of you who enjoyed Fugitive parce que Reine (The Book of Mother) and Rose Désert will be happy to hear that Les Monuments de Paris (Gallimard) is another tour de force by Violaine Huisman.