This blog post was written by Antoine Marlio-Marlette, a young student who has come to the French Book Office in London to discover how...

In the run-up to the EU referendum, independent publisher Dedalus launched the "Reading Europe" project. Its aim? To "take the...

On 10th June, Dr Anna-Louise Milne was invited to the Balham Literary Festival to present her recent book, 75, published by Gallimard....

Father's Day is over, I know. But here at the French Book Office, we will never get tired of family drama... And this week, we recommend...

It’s that time of year again; time to dig out your tent, wellies, best festival frocks and head down to Glastonbury, the largest...

Gary Pulsifer was a pioneering independent publisher, who founded Arcadia in 1996. French Books UK, along with many actors of the...

If you are an avid reader of this blog, Riad Sattouf is no longer a stranger to you. He was a the Institut Français last April, to...

This week, French literature meets Spanish history thanks to flamboyant writer Lydie Salvayre! Cry Mother Spain, beautifully translated...

Often, Africans are portrayed as an anonymous mass without individuality- for example, in Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’, which is...

To celebrate the fact that superstar French actress Isabelle Huppert will be gracing the Institut francais with her presence this week,...