In last week’s post we tried to explain what the rentrée littéraire was. Now, however, the rentrée has truly begun, and the time for...

In the last decade or so, Pierre Lemaitre has established himself as one of the leading French crime novelists, having won the Prix...

The 4th edition of the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival is fast approaching! Taking place in Kendal, Cumbria, during the weekend...

If you have been chatting with French friends or reading French news lately, you will have at one point or another heard the “rentrée...

This competition is an opportunity for young people in Europe to test their translating skills - and the Book Office, of course, would...

This Guest Post was written by Marie Klimis, author of La Maison. La Maison – The House, in French – is a new novel by Belgian writer...

Michel Butor passed away on Wednesday 24 August, aged 89. The Book Office would like to pay tribute to one of the great writers of...

For our last post on the Women in Translation month, the Book Office will now spotlight a few French women who write and/or draw stories...

Continuing our series of posts about French writers for the Women in Translation Month, this time we'll be talking about authors who...

August is this year’s women in translation month, and so it’s the perfect opportunity to showcase the many French women who are excellent...