Patriotism vs. Nationalism: Ideals for a New Social Contract

What moral, social and political ideals can guide us through these troubled times and into the future? Join Adam Gopnik,...

Paris Underworld: A True Belle Époque Story

The Brooklyn Rail and Albertine Books team up and explore the underworld in an evening celebrating the newly released Vice,...

Nomadland: Looking at The Casualties of The Great Recession

From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon’s CamperForce program in...

The Albertine Book Club Reads Disoriental by Négar Djavadi

Join us for a lively conversation with Caroline Weber, author and professor, and Ondine Cotto, Program Officer at the Book...

France in the World: A New Global History

Join us for a panel discussion to celebrate the release of France in the World, the English-Language translation of the...

Rick Moody Discusses Barthes’ A Lover’s Discourse

Join author author Rick Moody and Albertine bookseller Adam Hocker for a conversation on Barthes’ A Lover’s...

Facebook Made Me Do It: Social Media and Democracy | The Alliance Series

As part of the Alliance Series at Albertine, Joan Donovan, Célia Zolynski, and Judith Rochfeld will dissect the topic of...

We, the Robots: Freedom in the Era of Artificial Intelligence | The Alliance Series

As part of the Alliance Series at Albertine, Hod Lipson and Michalis Vazirgiannis will dissect the topic of artificial...

A Gardener’s Journey

Join us for a discussion of the work of Pascal Cribier, one of the most important French landscape gardeners of his generation.

I’m Writing You from Tehran

Join French journalist and author Delphine Minoui as she presents I’m Writing You from Tehran, an unforgettable, moving view...