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THIS RAGGED GRACE WITH OCTAVIA BRIGHT
Tuesday, April 9 2024 - 7:00 p.m. -The Red Wheelbarrow


Octavia Bright will be joining us at The Red Wheelbarrow to discuss her debut memoir This Ragged Grace. From the co-host of the popular BBC Literary Friction podcast, This Ragged Grace tells the story of Octavia’s journey through recovery from alcohol addiction, and the parallel story of her father’s descent into Alzheimer’s. Looking back over this time, each of the seven chapters explores the feelings and experiences of the corresponding year of her recovery, tracing the shift in emotion and understanding that comes with the deepening connection to this new way of life. Over the course of this seven-year period, life continues to unfold. Paths are abandoned, people fall ill, waters get choppy, seemingly impossible things are navigated without the old fixes. As Octavia moves between London, the island of Stromboli, New York, Cornwall and Margate, each place offers something new but ultimately always delivers the same message: that wherever you go, you take yourself with you.



 

LEAP FOR JOY! February 29th, 2024 Geoffrey Finch launches 'THE HIDDEN VINEYARDS OF PARIS'

Join Geoffrey Finch to celebrate the publication of his book on ‘The Hidden Vineyards of Paris’, which tells the untold story of wine in Paris through the 31 vineyards that now flourish in the parks and gardens of almost every district of the city.

The history of the city’s vineyards today is a testament to the city’s past and provides a rich, multi-layered narrative that continues to evolve, just like its vineyards. There is poetry in wine and the whole history of civilisation in a living vineyard. Getting to know the Parisian vineyards is therefore another way of getting to know Paris.

Geoffrey Finch has been sharing his passion for wine and gastronomy in France for over 30 years. Teacher, translator, wine educator, and professional guide, he operates a series ofhistoric walks through Paris’s hidden vineyards, recounting the extraordinary story of the city’s origins through the perspective of a wine glass.

Thursday 29 February between 6:30-9pm at The Red Wheelbarrow Bookshop, 11 rue de

Medicis, 75006 Paris

RSVP to: parisredwheelbarrowbookstore@gmail.com

A Career in Books -- A Book Launch

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Hello friends,

Join us on October 2 at 4 PM for the book launch of A Career in Books, Kate Gavino’s newest graphic novel. This novel is for anyone who has always wanted to “work with books” and had NO idea what it entailed. It’s for those who were taken aback by that first paycheck. It’s for those who wanted a literary career even in the face of systemic racism, who dealt with the unique challenges of coming from an immigrant family, and whose group chat is their lifeline.

This event is free and open to the public. It will be held at 11 rue de Medicis 75006. To register for the event, please send us an email at parisredwheelbarrowbookstore@gmail.com.

Event with the WICE-Paris Writers Workshop Group on June 30

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Hello friends, we are very pleased to invite you an event with the Paris Writers Workshop authors and students on June 30 at 6PM. The event will take place at 11 rue de Medicis, 75006. The writers joining us are:

Jennifer K. Dick for poetry. Jennifer is the author of That Which I Touch Has No Name (Black Spring Press Group, London, 2022), Lilith: A Novel in Fragments (Corrupt, 2019), Circuits (Corrupt, 2013) and Fluorescence (University of GA Press, 2004) as well as 6 chap/artbooks.

Janet Skeslien Charles for novel ( who has kindly agreed to step in to replace Lauren Groff, who had to bow out due to circumstances beyond her control). Janet is the award-winning and New York times bestselling author of Moonlight in Odessa and The Paris Library. Her work has been translated into thirty five languages. Her shorter work has appeared in revues such as Slice and Montana Noir.

Alecia McKenzie for short story. Alecia is the author of six books. Her first collection of short stories, Satellite City, and her novel Sweetheart have both won Commonwealth literary prizes. Sweetheart has been translated into German (Schätzchen) and French (Trésor) and was awarded the 2017 Prix Carbet des lycéens.

Jeffrey Greene for creative non fiction. Jeffrey is the author of a memoir, four personalized nature books, a book of mixed genre writing, and five collections of poetry. His work has been supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, and Rinehart Fund, and he was a winner of the Samuel French Morse Prize, the Randall Jarrell Award, and the "Discovery"/ The Nation Award.

The event is free but please let us know you are coming by sending an email at parisredwheelbarrowbookstore@gmail.com

Red Wheelbarrow Crowdfunding Project

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Hello friends,

As you know, we launched a crowdfunding campaign to help us raise funds for painting our store facade, putting our name on the new store location (No. 11 rue de Medicis) and turning our No. 9 location into a fully bilingual French-English Children’s bookstore. We are so close to reaching our goal! There are only a few more days left in the campaign. Please consider donating to the crowdfunding and help us achieve our goals.

You can donate via this link:

Zeste Red Wheelbarrow Crowdfunding Project

Thank you friends, your help is very much appreciated!

June events

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Hello friends,

We are very pleased to announce a wonderful line up of in-store events at our No. 11 rue de Medicis location! Write these dates down in your calendars because they are all going to be great!

June 23 18:30PM - Book launch of Dinner for One by Sutanya Dacres. Dinner for One is the heartfelt and funny memoir of how Sutanya rebuilt her life after her Parisian fairy tale fell apart starting with cooking meals for herself .

June 24 19H-A Conversation with Clara Oropeza and Sylvie Reid-Blum on Anaïs Nin and the Women of the Left Bank. Clara Oropeza is the author of Anais Nïn: A Myth of Her Own. Sylvie Blum-Reid is the author of Traveling in French Cinema and East-West Encounters, Franco-Asian Cinema and Literature.

June 26 15H - A book signing and talk with Nita Wiggins, author of Civil Rights Baby: My Story of Race, Sports, and Breaking Barriers in American Journalism. This is the intriguing true story of abuses inside American television and sports journalism. Civil Rights Baby was accepted into The Carter Center in Atlanta (the presidential archives of Jimmy Carter) in early 2022.

As always, our events are free but please register for them so we know to expect you. Please register by sending an email at parisredwheelbarrowbookstore@gmail.com


Anais Nin and the Women of the Left Bank

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Hello friends, save the date of June 24 for an in store event with Clara Oropeza Ph. D and Sylvie Blum-Reid on Anaïs Nin and the Women of the Left Bank! They will discuss Anaïs Nin’s Paris years on the Left Bank as well as other Left Bank modernist women writers in the 1930s.

Clara Oropeza is the author of the book Anaïs Nin: A Myth of Her Own published in 2019. She is a Professor of English Literature and Composition at Santa Barbara City College. Sylvie Blum-Reid teaches French and film at the University of Florida. She is the author of Traveling in French Cinema (published in 2016) and East-West Encounters: Franco-Asian Cinema and Literature (published in 2003).

As always this event is free but please register for the event by sending us an email @parisredwheelbarrowbookstore@gmail.com. Thank you to Dr. Oropeza for generously donating any proceeds of sale of her book to the Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore fundraising project.

The Red Balloon Launch Party

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Hello friends,


We are very excited to invite you all to the launch party of The Red Balloon bookstore, our bilingual French-English children’s bookstore on SUNDAY, May 15. Festivities start at 2 PM. We will be joined by local authors Oliver Gee and Lina Nordin Gee, the duo behind the Kylie the Crocodile and Roger the Liger, Jion Sheibani author of the Worries: Sohal finds a friend and Jaz and the New Baby and many others!

There will also be storytime, face painting and other fun activities for the children. The event is free but please register by sending an email at parisredwheelbarrowbookstore@gmail.com

See you then!

Cara Black is back at the Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore

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Hello friends! After her successful event with us last September, Cara Black is back as promised with her newest novel - Murder in the Porte de Versailles. She will be in store to chat and sign her books on Wednesday, April 27 at 5 PM.

Her latest is the 20th installment of perennial favorite Aimee Leduc, a Parisian private investigator. This time around, Aimee is caught in a dangerous web of international spycraft and terrorist threats in Paris’ 15th arrondissement. As Aimee’s scours the streets to arrive at the truth, she finds herself also wrestling with the idea of moving out of her beloved Paris. Critics are calling this latest installment, taut, vivid, smart, rich in humanity and addictive momentum!

The event is free but please register by sending us an email at parisredwheelbarrowbookstore@gmail.com. Event will take place at our 11 rue de Medicis location.


Book Launch of Sweet Paris by Frank Adrian Barron

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Good morning bookish friends! We are so excited to announce that we will be hosting Frank Adrian Barron for the exclusive launch of his book Sweet Paris on Saturday April 23 at 4 pm. He will be joined in conversation by Lindsey Tramuta, author of The New Parisienne and The New Paris.

Frank’s book is a dazzling cookbook featuring 59 seasonal dessert recipes with American and French influences, accompanied by exquisite photographs and tips on serving and hosting with French flair for any occasion, from a casual afternoon teatime to an intimate dinner party to a festive holiday gathering.

In Sweet Paris, Frank brings together the best elements of French style and American baking. Inspired by the tradition of l’heure du goûter, a daily French tradition similar to British teatime, and autour de la table, the idea of gathering around the table with good friends and delicious food, Sweet Paris is a love letter to the sublime world of desserts and the City of Light.

This event will be Frank’s only event in Paris so we hope you will join us then! To register for the event, please send us an email at parisredwheelbarrowbookstore@gmail.com

Reserve your copy of the book now which you can pick up on the day of the event! To pre-reserve your copy, please click on the link:

Sweet Paris event

Book Launch on April 3

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Hello friends,

We are very pleased to host the Paris book launch of Light in Dark Times on Sunday, April 3 at 16H (4pm).

Light in Dark Times is the new graphic novel written by Alisse Waterston and illustrated by Charlotte Corden. The book weaves together philosophy, art and anthropology to explore weighty themes. The beautiful illustrations serve to underscore its ultimately hopeful message and takes the reader on an unforgettable journey.

The launch will be moderated by Kate Gavino, author and illustrator of Sanpaku, Last Night’s Reading and the soon to be published novel A Career in Books.

The launch will be held at our No. 11 rue de Medicis location. The event is free but please register for the event by emailing parisredwheelbarrowbookstore@gmail.com.

See you then!