American poet Marilyn Hacker reads from her new collection “Squares and Courtyards.” June
6, Village Voice, 6, rue Princesse, Mº Mabillon, tel: 01.46.33.36.47
The American Library in Paris holds its “Nuts about Reading” party to kick off its “Sizzling Summer 2000 Reading Program.”
Stories, songs and crafts. June 14, 10:30am,10, rue du Général
Camou, 7e, Mº Ecole Militaire, tel: 01.53.59.12.60
The 18th annual Marché de la Poésie (poetry market). June 14-18, pl St-Sulpice, 6e, info: 01.44.32.18.68
Alicia Drake talks about the new edition of her book “A Shopper’s Guide to
Paris Fashion” (Metro). June 15, 7.30pm, WH Smith, 248, rue de
Rivoli, 1er, Mº Concorde, tel: 01.44.77.88.99. (See page 6, for
Carol Mongo’s review of Drake’s book, featured in a special style
focus on “decoding French chic.”)
Reading by contributors to the spring issue of Upstairs at Duroc. June 15, 7pm, WICE, 20 bd du Montparnasse, 15e, Mº Duroc, tel:
01.45.66.75.50
African American Literary Soirée Author and Parisian jazz songstress Manda Djinn reads from her
autobiographical collection of short stories “Savannah’s Chronicles.”
June 15, 7:30pm, 36, rue Jacob, 6e, Mº St-Germain-des-Prés, info:
01.42.61.39.35 or parissoirees@cybercable.fr
Bloomsday Celebration Readings from the major works of James Joyce by five guest speakers.
June 16, 6pm, Scarbo, 1 bis, passage St-Sébastien, 11e, Mº St-Sébastien-Froissart,
tel: 01.47.00.58.59, donation 25F.
Doctor Philip Bell will be signing copies of his books “France & Britain 1900-1944:
Entente and Estrangement” and “France & Britain 1940-1994: The
Long Separation” (Addison-Wesley). June 17, 2.30pm, WH Smith,
248, rue de Rivoli, 1er, Mº Concorde, tel: 01.44.77.88.99
The sixth Festival du Roman Policier et du Roman Noir (crime and pulp fiction). June 18-20, pl de la Bastille, info:
Librairie Epigramme, 01.47.00.79.70
San Francisco poet Dee Dee White reads from a selection of her works. June 19, 7pm, Tea and Tattered
Pages, 24, rue Mayet, 6e
Irish poet Harry Clifton reads from his highly-praised book “On the Spine of Italy, A
Year in the Arbuzz.” June 21, Village Voice, 6, rue Princesse,
Mº Mabillon, tel: 01.46.33.36.47
A dramatic reading of The Wanderer, a 9th century anglo-saxon poem. In the original version, with
translation and lute music accompaniment. June 21, 8pm, The Abbey
bookshop, 29, rue de la Parcheminerie, 5e, tel: 01.46.33.16.24
Sara Maitland will be signing copies of her new books “Brittle Joys” (Virago)
and “Gardens of Illusion” (Cassells). June 23, 2.30pm, WH Smith,
248, rue de Rivoli, 1er, Mº Concorde, tel: 01.44.77.88.99
Amelia Bedelia Day 6- to 8-year-olds are invited to meet their favorite story book
character. June 24, 10:30am, The American Library in Paris, 10,
rue du Général Camou, 7e, Mº Ecole Militaire, tel: 01.53.59.12.60
Paris versus London — A tale of two cities A conference with the London Institute of Ideas, publisher of
LM magazine. Three scholars speak on the impact of new technologies
on the future of publishing. June 27, 7pm, Village Voice, 6, rue
Princesse, Mº Mabillon, tel: 01.46.33.36.47
Weekly Wednesday Story Hour for 3- to 5-year-old children. Stories, songs and rhymes. Wed
2:30-3:30pm, The American Library in Paris, 10, rue Général Camou,
7e, Mº Ecole Militaire, tel: 01.53.59.12.60
Paris Writer’s Workshop A full week of writing workshops and literary events. (Register
by June 10 for a 20% early bird discount). July 2-7, info: 01.45.66.75.50
