French Version

Forthcoming Author Events:
So we can assure proper set-up for our
author events, please don't forget to RSVP!
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Please note:
Due to the summer holidays,
there is no Kids' Club in July
or August. Thank you for
your understanding.

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September Kids' Club
Wednesday 8 September 2010
3.30 p.m.

Featuring "Cave Baby"
written by Julia Donaldson
Illustrated by Emily Gravett

Cave Baby

Two of the world's pre-eminent picture book talents have come toegher for the first time to create a story of rare quality: a visual feast and a joy to read aloud.


To RSVP for this event, please send an email with the child's name, age and English level to books (at) whsmith (dot) fr with 'September Kids' Club RSVP' as the object of the message. Your child's name will automatically be registered on our guest list.

Kids' Club is a free monthly reading in English
for children ages 4 to 8 held on the second Wednesday of every month, except July and August.

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Author Event
Tuesday 28th September - 7 p.m.

In conjunction with the Grand
Palais Claude Monet exhibition,
the first major Monet exhibition
in Paris in over 30 years,
(22nd Sept. 2010 - 24 Jan. 2011),
Elizabeth Murray will present & sign
the new edition of her book
"Monet's Passion: Ideas,
Inspiration & Insights from
the Painter's Garden"

MonetsPassion

Author, photographer, painter, and garden designer Elizabeth Murray assisted in the restoration of Claude Monet's gardens in Giverny, France, and has been photographing them annually for more than twenty-five years. Her work is housed in several museums and private collections, including the De Young Museum of San Francisco and the New Orleans Museum of Art. Murray is the author of numerous gardening and art books, including Painterly Photography: Awakening the Artist Within and Cultivating Sacred Space: Gardening for the Soul. She resides in Monterey, California, where she designs gardens as healing spaces and teaches creativity classes using photography, painting, and flowers.

To RSVP, please send an email with the number of guests and your contact information to books (at) whsmith (dot) fr with 'Elizabeth Murray Event RSVP' as the object of the message. You will not receive a confirmation, but your name will be registered on our guest list.

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Author Event
Tuesday 5th October - 7 p.m.


Uché Okonkwo will present & sign
her most recent book "Luxury Online:
Style, Strategy, Systems"

LuxuryOnline

Luxury Online is the first book that analyses the luxury business in the context of the Internet and new technologies. It extensively evaluates luxury e-Business approaches and brings into perspective relevant complex issues that are linked to the paradox of creating a luxurious experience through the Internet media as well strategies for e-Communications, e-Commerce, e-CRM, e-Merchandizing, e-Client analysis and Mobile luxury. Written from a strategic and insightful and timeless business perspective and presented in full-colour with ample illustrations and references.

To RSVP, please send an email with the number of guests and your contact information to books (at) whsmith (dot) fr with 'Uche Okonkwo Event RSVP' as the object of the message. You will not receive a confirmation, but your name will be registered on our guest list.

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October Kids' Club
Wednesday 13 October 2010
3.30 p.m.

To RSVP for this event, please send an email with the child's name, age and English level to books (at) whsmith (dot) fr with 'October Kids' Club RSVP' as the object of the message. Your child's name will automatically be registered on our guest list.

Kids' Club is a free monthly reading in English
for children ages 4 to 8 held on the second Wednesday of every month, except July and August.

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Thomas the Tank Engine Kids' Club
Wednesday 10 November 2010
3.30 p.m.

To RSVP for this event, please send an email with the child's name, age and English level to books (at) whsmith (dot) fr with 'November Kids' Club RSVP' as the object of the message. Your child's name will automatically be registered on our guest list.

Kids' Club is a free monthly reading in English
for children ages 4 to 8 held on the second Wednesday of every month, except July and August.

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Christmas Kids' Club
Wednesday 8 December 2010
3.30 p.m.

To RSVP for this event, please send an email with the child's name, age and English level to books (at) whsmith (dot) fr with 'December Kids' Club RSVP' as the object of the message. Your child's name will automatically be registered on our guest list.

Kids' Club is a free monthly reading in English
for children ages 4 to 8 held on the second Wednesday of every month, except July and August.

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January Kids' Club
Wednesday 12 January 2011
3.30 p.m.

To RSVP for this event, please send an email with the child's name, age and English level to books (at) whsmith (dot) fr with 'January Kids' Club RSVP' as the object of the message. Your child's name will automatically be registered on our guest list.

Kids' Club is a free monthly reading in English
for children ages 4 to 8 held on the second Wednesday of every month, except July and August.

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February Kids' Club
Wednesday 9 February 2011
3.30 p.m.

To RSVP for this event, please send an email with the child's name, age and English level to books (at) whsmith (dot) fr with 'February Kids' Club RSVP' as the object of the message. Your child's name will automatically be registered on our guest list.

Kids' Club is a free monthly reading in English
for children ages 4 to 8 held on the second Wednesday of every month, except July and August.

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March Kids' Club
Wednesday 9 March 2011
3.30 p.m.

To RSVP for this event, please send an email with the child's name, age and English level to books (at) whsmith (dot) fr with 'March Kids' Club RSVP' as the object of the message. Your child's name will automatically be registered on our guest list.

Kids' Club is a free monthly reading in English
for children ages 4 to 8 held on the second Wednesday of every month, except July and August.

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April Kids' Club
Wednesday 13 April 2011
3.30 p.m.

To RSVP for this event, please send an email with the child's name, age and English level to books (at) whsmith (dot) fr with 'April Kids' Club RSVP' as the object of the message. Your child's name will automatically be registered on our guest list.

Kids' Club is a free monthly reading in English
for children ages 4 to 8 held on the second Wednesday of every month, except July and August.

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May Kids' Club
Wednesday 11 May 2011
3.30 p.m.

To RSVP for this event, please send an email with the child's name, age and English level to books (at) whsmith (dot) fr with 'May Kids' Club RSVP' as the object of the message. Your child's name will automatically be registered on our guest list.

Kids' Club is a free monthly reading in English
for children ages 4 to 8 held on the second Wednesday of every month, except July and August.

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June Kids' Club
Wednesday 8 June 2011
3.30 p.m.

To RSVP for this event, please send an email with the child's name, age and English level to books (at) whsmith (dot) fr with 'June Kids' Club RSVP' as the object of the message. Your child's name will automatically be registered on our guest list.

Kids' Club is a free monthly reading in English
for children ages 4 to 8 held on the second Wednesday of every month, except July and August.

_____________________________

Please note:
Due to the summer holidays,
there is no Kids' Club in July
or August. Thank you for
your understanding.

_____________________________

September Kids' Club
Wednesday 8 June 2011
3.30 p.m.

To RSVP for this event, please send an email with the child's name, age and English level to books (at) whsmith (dot) fr with 'September Kids' Club RSVP' as the object of the message. Your child's name will automatically be registered on our guest list.

Kids' Club is a free monthly reading in English
for children ages 4 to 8 held on the second Wednesday of every month, except July and August.

 

Past Events

"Swimming"
Nicola Keegan

Thursday 17 June

"Ready for Dessert"
David Lebovitz

Wednesday 19 May

"1000 Years of Annoying the French"Stephen Clarke
Thursday 25 March

"Lunch in Paris: A Love Story
with Recipes"

Elizabeth Bard

Thursday 11 March

Discussion about Napoleon
and his book "Clisson & Eugénie"

led by Peter Hicks & Steven Englund

Thursday 21 February

I Know How To Cook
Clotilde Dusoulier

Tuesday 17 November

Dorothy Stapleton
Philippe Excoffier
et Francis Hammond
A La Table de l'Ambassadeur :
Les Recettes de la Résidence
de l'Ambassadeur Américain à Paris

Thursday 15 October

Charles Timoney
A Certain... Je Ne Sais Quoi:
The Ideal Guide to Sounding, Acting
and Shrugging Like the French
Thursday 8 October

Jean-Loup Chiflet
The New Yorker:
L'Humour des Livres

Tuesday 22nd September

Jamie Cat Callan
French Women Don't Sleep Alone:
Pleasurable Secrets to Finding Love
Wednesday 16th September

June Kids' Club
with David McKee

author of the ELMER series
Wednesday 24 June 2009

Matthew Cobb
"The Resistance:
The French Fight Against the Nazis"
11 June 2009

D Day: The Battle for Normandy
7 June 2009


David Lebovitz
"The Sweet Life in Paris:
A Recipe for Living in the
World's Most Delicious City"
Tuesday 19th May 2009


Francisca Mattéoli
"American Hotel Stories
et Flee Markets Around the World"
Tuesday 28 April 2009

Vanina Marsot
"Foreign Tongue:
A Novel of Life & Love in Paris"
Tuesday 7 April 2009

Michael Katakis
"Traveller: Observations
from an American in Exile"
Foreword by Michael Palin
Thursday 12th March 2009

Joël Robuchon
"The Complete Robuchon"
11 December 2008

Trish Deseine
"Trish's French Kitchen"
9 December 2008

Carla Coulson
"Paris Tango"
4 December 2008

Heather Stimmler-Hall
"Naughty Paris: A Lady's Guide
to the Sexy City"
2 December 2008

Evelyne Resnick
"Wine Brands: Success Strategies for New Markets, New Consumers and New Trends"
25 November 2008

Alastair Campbell
"All in the Mind"
24 November 2008

Rudy Chelminski
"I'll Drink to That:
Beaujolais and the French Peasant
Who Made It the World's Most Popular Wine"
20 November 2008

Clotilde Dusoulier
"Clotilde's Edible Aventures in Paris"
18 November 2008

Laurel Zuckerman
"Sorbonne Confidential "
14 October 2008

Annabel Simms
"An Hour From Paris"
9 October 2008

Rebecca Perry Magniant
"Chic Shopping Paris"
2 October 2008

Anita Shreve
"Testimony"
29 September 2008

David Lodge
"Deaf Sentence"
19 September 2008

Alec Lobrano
"Hungry for Paris:
The Ultimate Guide to the City's
102 Best Restaurants"
18 September 2008

Charla Krupp
"How Not to Look Old"
30 July 2008"

Claude Izner
"The Montmartre Investigation"
19 June 2008

Kathleen Flinn
"The Sharper Your Knife,
The Less You Cry"
10 June 2008

Alistair Campbell
"The Blair Years:
The Alastair Campbell Diaries"
28 May 2008

Catherine Sanderson
"Petite Anglaise"

Gregor Dallas
"Metrostop Paris"

Avivah Wittenberg-Cox
& Alison Maitland
"Why Women Mean Business"

Susan Schiefelbein
"The Human, the Orchid and the Octopus"
co-authored by Jacques Cousteau

Mark Ovenden
"Transit Maps of the World"

Bryce Corbett
"A Town Like Paris:
Living & Loving in the City of Light"

Lin Arison, author,
Neil Folberg, photographer
"Travels with Van Gogh & the Impressionists:
Discovering the Connections"

Denise Affonçco
"To the End of Hell: One Woman's Struggle to Survive Cambodia's Khmer Rouge"

Thirza Vallois
"Aveyron: A Bridge to French Arcadia
"

Uche Okonkwo
"Luxury Fashion Branding:
Trends, Tactics, Techniques"

Dana Thomas
"Deluxe: How Luxury Losts its Lustre"

Robin Lent & Genevieve Tour
"88 Luxury Selling Strategies"

Laura Lâm
"Late Blossom: Memories of life,
loss & love in Viet Nam"

Harry Potter Party & Kids' Club

Check out our party photos!


"Merde Happens"
Stephen Clarke

Bill Scheft
"Time won't let me..."

Andrew Hussey
"Paris The Secret History"

Charlotte Puckette
and Olivia Kiang-Snaije
"The Ethnic Paris Cookbook"

Clare Ferguson
"Flavours of Provence"

Jacqueline Friedrich
"Wines of France: The Essential
Guide for Savvy Shoppers"

Michael Sadler
"An Englishman Amoureux"

Stephen Clarke and Agnès Poirier
"Talk to the Snail" & "Touché"

Carole Drinkwater
"The Olive Route"



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