Japanese writer Asako Yuzuki is getting attention abroad for her novel “Butter,” which touches on everything from family ...

In his recently published memoir, he lays himself bare on the altar of self-revelation – describing with searing honesty the ...

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Based on the true story of Marguerite de La Rocque’s sojourn on an island near modern Quebec, Allegra Goodman’s novel takes ...

After closing its last tourist information office, the French capital has urged visitors to be guided by social media. I did ...

There’s now a thriving industry based on expediting heartbreak. The lovelorn can check into a Heartbreak Hotel on London’s Broadway Market; do Yoga with Adriene classes to help them “tend to” their ...

The French Books Mediator has granted Amazon a partial victory in its bid to deliver books free of charge in France.

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Researchers looking into the ‘ Greek Titanic’ have found rare items on the ocean floor near the ship’s wreckage. The Heimara ...

Perspectives, a thrilling epistolary novel by Laurent Binet, sees Giorgio Vasari investigate the murder of a controversial ...

As an American who has lived in France for more than a decade, I often forget about holidays like Presidents Day — that is, ...