Villa Albertine Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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In honor of the centennial of Marcel Proust’s passing, visit @albertinebooks and @LadureeUS's New York City boutiques to discover a madeleine-macaron crafted by Ladurée and inspired by Proust’s iconic masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time 💫 https://t.co/lz5dOhdX8D

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Writer @olivierguez, who penned the extraordinary novel The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (ed. @VersoBooks, tr. Georgia de Chamberet) will be on tour on the East Coast in early November of this year! Want to organize a talk during his stay? Learn more 👇 https://t.co/xOtbi0AJG1

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French interdisciplinary vocalist Clotilde Rullaud and Brooklyn-based pianist and keyboardist Chris McCarthy are performing in #NewYork May 25—tomorrow!— & May 29! Their "Pieces of a Song" is inspired by Beat Generation poetess Diane di Prima. Learn more: https://t.co/9qpEAWnnNp

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Then, on July 8, @filmsonthegreen will show Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, based on director Dai Sijie's novel of the same name, at Seward Park in #NewYork. Learn more: https://t.co/T513X51IzP https://t.co/xvifsCsTfz

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Then, on July 8, @filmsonthegreen will show Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, based on director Dai Sijie's novel of the same name, at Seward Park in #NewYork. Learn more: https://t.co/T513X51IzP https://t.co/xvifsCsTfz

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Delighted to read @CamhiLeslie’s poignant coverage of The Postcard, inaugural winner of the US Goncourt Prize Selection last year. This year, author Anne Berest served as honorary chair at our 2nd annual US Goncourt ceremony, hosted at Villa Albertine HQ. Congrats, @AnneBerest! https://t.co/49tTrNEFHn

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Thrilled to support our friends at @MoliereBKPark, who will be presenting a free staged reading of Molière's The Learned Ladies in Prospect Park, December 16-17. ⭐️https://t.co/UXzlLK4gUb https://t.co/jOkZukaMTI

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This fall, we're welcoming author Estelle-Sarah Bulle on tour across the East Coast, following the publication of the English translation of her book Where Dogs Bark with Their Tails (ed. @fsgbooks, tr. Julia Grawemeyer)! Request a talk during her tour: https://t.co/cLEeyFigRG

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📚 No weekend plans? Don't miss @DAMendelsohnNYC in convo with @edouard_louis this Sun, Oct 25 @ 2PM EDT at @albertinebooks ! They will discuss Mendelsohn's new book, THREE RINGS, where #autofiction, #memoir, #history, and #criticism meet. 👉RSVP here: https://t.co/ytsvUEZ9iO

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This week at @FilmsOnTheGreen: David & Stéphane Foenkinos' Delicacy, starring Audrey Tautou and François Damiens! The film follows beautiful widow Nathalie who finds her zest for love rekindled by her coworker Markus… Catch it July 29 at @RiversideParkNY: https://t.co/PNkVt5pzW8