With a gentle melancholy, Florence Seyvos recreates the atmosphere of the 80s with the character of a man as flamboyant as he is eccentric, straight out of a Philippe de Broca film. This story of two teenage girls who discover the extreme vulnerability of adults has the colors of old Polaroids, both tender and heartbreaking.

Forest writes beautifully about the power of art, its magic, its ability to revive hope despite everything. Perhaps that's why "Et Personne ne sait" offers so much solace.

This is a spare and gorgeous meditation on Gaudy’s father, on family and memory, and on the landscapes that are intertwined with our identities.

No other writer embraces the absurdity and inner chaos as AM Homes does, with a sense of humor that borders on mischief and an ability to face our darkest and most terrifying truths.

One of Alice Kaplan's merits is her ability to capture the historical context of the period. The author of Looking for The Stranger: Albert Camus and the Life of a Literary perfectly depicts artistic life in Paris in the immediate post-war period, with the first uprisings in Algeria and their political repercussions in France. “For my part, thanks to Baya's story, I'll…

In short, this dictionary invites you on a voyage of discovery for novice and seasoned readers alike. With the gift-giving season just around the corner, we're sure that this Dictionnaire amoureux de la littérature américaine will be a hit under the tree.

Édouard Louis in Monique s’évade reveals his mom’s bravery. She is finally choosing herself and deciding that she does not deserve this. “This” is verbal abuse and daily insults flying out of her tormentor’s mouth once his whiskey drink is finished. 

Un désir démesuré d'amitié is an invitation to an open conversation about the ever-widening gap between the variety and profound hybridity of the ties that bind us to those closest to us, and the inability of institutions to recognize the power of these ties. The child of 3 parents, all three heterosexual, Hélène, who describes herself as very close to…

“La célébrité est ma vie. Celle que je savais que j’aurais, celle que j’ai fait en sorte d’avoir. Est-ce que j'étais préparée à un tel succès? Bien sûr que oui.” [Fame is my life. The thing I knew I would have and did everything to have. Was I prepared for this kind of success? Yes, of course.]