The Paris Anglophone Book Club

If you love reading, live in Paris, but don't feel up to discussing the finer points of Proust in French, welcome to an English-speaking book club.

We'll meet once a month to discuss the nominated book and our recent reads. The chosen books might be by a classic French author, or might feature France or Paris heavily within the book. You can choose whether to read them in either English or French: the discussion will always be in English.

Members are welcome to nominate each month's book. The first hour of each meeting will be spent discussing that month's read, and the final half hour is open to discussion of any other books we've read that month, whether you love them or loathe them!

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January 19 at 8:00 PM, 25 Readers attended
Monthly Meetup - January
They rated it 5.002 (2 ratings)

This month's book is Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast. It's a very short book, that describes his time in Paris in the 1920s. We'll discuss A Moveable Feast for... Learn more
December 21, 2011 at 8:00 PM, 31 Readers attended
Book-themed Pub Quiz - round 2!
They rated it 5.002 (2 ratings)

In December, we'll have another book-themed trivia night. Like last time, we'll form teams and find out who (like myself) spends far too much time with a book in their... Learn more
December 1, 2011 at 8:00 PM, 17 Readers attended
December monthly meetup
They rated it 4.506 (6 ratings)

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Meetup lively as usual but the venue was too crowded and noisy this time..

—Liz

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This book really needed to be discussed and analyzed. ...

—Vera
November 18, 2011 at 2:00 PM, 5 Readers attended
Experience Jazz Age and pre-Jazz Age Paris at the Grand Palais
For those who were interested in the Paris of Gertrude Stein as discussed in 'The Paris Wife', you may be interested by an exhibition held at the Grand Palais until mid... Learn more
November 16, 2011 at 8:00 PM, 30 Readers attended
Book Exchange!
They rated it 4.005 (5 ratings)

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Lots of nice folks and a great opportunity to get some new reading material! books are expensive here in Paris, so it's nice to share!

—deb cassens

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Thanks, everyone for coming! ...

—Jessica Appleby

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Patrick joined
January 27 at 12:31 PM

"Bonjour, I am French and I work in a bookstore. I lived in London for five years and I miss speaking in English i have been willing to join the bookclub for a while now so i am looking forward to meeting y'all."
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January 26 at 11:40 PM

"Hi, I'm Lily, an erasmus student studying philosophy and Sorbonne IV."
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January 24 at 8:47 PM

"Bonjour! I am a Holistic Health Counselor and a Yoga Instructor who recently moved to Paris. I am an American who just spent a year in Milan, Italy. Hope to meet new friends! Find out more about me at www.peacocksandmoonshine.com."
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Bill commented on Monthly Meetup - January
January 20 at 11:53 AM

"Hemingway Look-A-Likes...see them dance... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhH3wMWSWqk"

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Odessa Dariel wrote a group review
January 20 at 11:52 AM

"It was my first meeting with this book club and I enjoyed it immensely."
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Odessa Dariel attended Monthly Meetup - January
January 20 at 11:52 AM

"Excellent. Had a real nice time and enjoyed the exchanges. Looking forward to the next one."

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