France | Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road

Literary Quotes About France

A few of my favorite quotes about one of my favorite places in the world…more to come…

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France Bookshelf: Some Good Books About France

An idiosyncractic, beginning list of titles of books written (mostly in English) about France, or that take place in France (outside of Paris.) For books about Paris, see my Paris Bookshelf.

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Demystifying the French: A Reading List

A reading list for those who would like to understand French people and culture better, and particularly how to bridge the cultural differences between la France and les États-Unis…

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Why Paris? Reason #6

Many of the everyday annoyances of life can be cured very simply by spending an hour or two in a Parisian café, watching the world go by, or move on, around you.

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My Lovely Little Village in the Heart of France

My little village in the heart of France offers a kind of peaceful and deeply satisfying daily life that is quite common in many little French villages–and hard to find many other places in the world. In Essoyes the connection between past, present and future is easier to feel, somehow–in the continuity of traditions as well as in the slow, inexorable change that is one of life’s constants.

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Five Tips for Americans Studying Abroad

What does it take to make the most of study abroad? Here are a few tips to help maximize the experience.

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Why Paris? Reason #4

In Paris, people take the time to enjoy living. Why don’t we all?

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Discovering France’s Wines the Old-Fashioned Way

My French-speaking Australian friend Lincoln Siliakus celebrates his love of bicycling, the French countryside, and French wines in a wonderful new, prize-winning book, Visages de Terroir. Check it out!

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