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Learn about the city that provided the setting for some of France's best crime-fiction, including Jean-Claude Izzo's Marseilles Trilogy
From The Guardian: Earlier this year, the advertising branch of SNCF (French Rail) refused to run a billboard campaign for a book. Rose Sang, set in Marseille, is the tale of a journalist trying... -
Meet Marc Levy, author of the best-selling thriller REPLAY, during his June book tour across the US
New York City: June 4, 7:00 pm at McNally Jackson, Soho In conversation with Eric Schine of Bloomberg News Intro, Reading, conversation, audience Q&A, signing. Followed by refreshments... -
International Crime Month Events!
May 27, 7:00 pm: Center for Fiction – Discussion and Reading with noir authors Marco Malvaldi and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, publisher Dennis Johnson of Melville house, moderated by artist and writer Jonathan... -
Sara Levine's TREASURE ISLAND!!! brought to life in a new stage production by Theatre Passe Muraille
“If you can think of Sara Levine’s very funny and winning fictional debut as one of those quickie Hollywood elevator pitches, maybe as Robert Louis Stevenson (obvious) meets Holden... -
GoodReads ranks Muriel Barbery's THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG as one of the best books ever written by a French author
Of the 450 works of French fiction ranked by goodreads contributors, THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG was voted #33, right between classics by Zola and Stendhal. See the full list here. -
Elena Ferrante's THE STORY OF A NEW NAME Makes the Shortlist for the Best Translated Book Award
Congratulations to Ann Goldstein, translator of Elena Ferrante's The Story of a New Name, for making the Best Translated Book Award Fiction Shortlist! The final winner will be announced April 28th-... -
Full Stop's Interview with Algerian-Italian Author Amara Lakhous
"We need scholars and critics who study the works of writers like me, writers who come from other cultures and other languages — they absolutely must give more attention to language. Because... -
International Crime Month 2014
Held every year in June, International Crime Month is a celebration of crime fiction from foreign shores. Four of America’s most prominent independent publishers—Grove Atlantic, Akashic Books... -
The New Yorker calls Dan Rhodes' MARRY ME "...addictive... beguiling..."
The New Yorker springs ahead for Dan Rhodes' MARRY ME. In the March 24 issue, "Briefly Noted" praises Rhodes' flurry of 72 stories. Not just a Valentine's amuse-bouche, The New Yorker looks... -
Europa Editions author takes home the Oscar!
Last night, Europa Editions author Paolo Sorrentino took home the Oscar for Best Foriegn Language Film for his picture, The Great Beauty. This is Italy's first Academy Award win in 15 years! Three...