29 October 2008

November Readings in Paris... for the cruellest month!

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READINGS LIST ORDER:
PART I) Readings & events in chronological order: asterisks for book-related events

PART II) Courses in Creative Writing in France in Nov/Dec
PART III) News Reviews & Reviews News—publications & calls for submissions.
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I) READINGS & EVENTS in PARIS in Nov 2008:

Ongoing to 2 Nov: Don't miss: After their successful English Rep in Paris 2007 programme, Mondaysat7 is back again with their fantastic new show Sweet Ladies in English and in French in Paris at the Theatre de l'Epouvantail, after the 2008 Bath Fringe Festival première. An exploration of the relationship between two contemporary women unable to communicate except with Shakespeare's words or songs and nursery rhymes! Translated into French by actresses Diana Stewart-Rossiné and Georgina Ridealgh, whose improvisations with Director Kit Leonard gave birth to the English script. To November 2nd every Thursday at 7pm and Sunday at 3pm in English; every Friday and Saturday at 7pm in French. Box office 01 43 55 14 80. "2 for €18" ticket offer. School bookings welcome. http://www.mondaysat7.com/. Or info@Mondaysat7.com

Ongoing to 15 Nov: NorthEastWest show, organized by Paul Kahn and the NEW review, is now on display at galerie Lavignes Bastille. I hope you find a time to view the work of these wonderful artists from France, US, Estonia, Finland and Denmark. You can also have a look at the website for the show:
http://www.new-mag.com/events/081014_lavignes/index.html

Ongoing to 17 nov : Expo hours : Mardi et dimanche : 16h-19h, Mercredi à samedi : 13h-19h Exposition at dorothy's gallery: “Barack Obama in Paris” 30 artistes ~ 60 œuvres inspirés par Barack Obama… des créations inédites réalisées pour l’exposition : peinture, dessin, photographie, sculpture, projection vidéo AT : dorothy’s gallery, 27, rue Keller Paris 75011, tél 01 43 57 08 51,
M° Bastille or Voltaire.

* 2 Nov: 8PM. Come to a WRITERS’ GROUP: Meets on the First Sunday of the month, Daydream Believers at Night Writers Group, all welcome, upstairs AT: Shakespeare & Company, 37 rue de la Bucherie, 75005 Paris. M°: St Michel.

2 Nov: Patricia La Plante Collins' Paris Soirees meet every Sunday, starting this one! Dinnertime tonight: Paris Soirees will feature author Linda Lappin (http://www.lindalappin.net/) '"Katherine's Wish" & "The Etruscan". Also with Jazz & Soul with Singer Tamara Coleman & Bassist Tommie Lee McKenzie. AT: Paris Soirees Dinner Chez Patricia. EUR 20 (includes dinner). Reservations parissoirees@gmail.com / 06 43 79 35 18 for address

*3 Nov 7pm Linda Lappin & Alain Arias-Misson Reading. Lappin will read from her new novel Katherine's Wish which deals with the last five years of Katherine Mansfield's life and her retreat to G.I. Gurdjieff's Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man at the Prieurè in Fontainebleau. Sections of this novel were nominated for the Pushcart Prize in fiction and short-listed for the Hoffer prize in fiction in 2008. For more see
http://www.theetruscan.com/ or http://www.lindalappin.net/. Alain Arias-Misson will be reading from his fourth novel The Theatre of Incest. Alain has published stories, reviews and novels since 1965. If viewed as allegory of filial love gone amuck, Theatre of Incest is a dream-telling that Kafka might have written in his notebook as a young man—yet it exists here, a document, a story, a confession, a sometimes-opaque sometimes-translucent diary of psycho-sexual obsession. AT: Shakespeare & Company; 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, Tel: +33 (0)1 43 25 40 93 http://www.shakespeareco.org/ M°: St Michel.

*3rd November –9.30 till late. OPEN MIKE / SPOKEN WORD: come share some poems, texts, stories, etc that include a piece of furniture, or not! (theme not obligatory, just for fun!) AT: Le Cabaret Populaire "Culture Rapide", 103 rue Julien Lacroix 75020, M° Belleville (& walk up rue de Belleville) or Pyrénées (& walk down rue de Belleville) It's on the corner of rue de Belleville and rue Julien Lacroix. There's a giant billboard that reads ''Il faut se méfier des mots.''
http://spokenwordparis.blogspot.com/

*5 nov à 19h : Rencontre avec Eugène Green à l’occasion de la parution de son livre « La reconstruction » aux éditions Actes Sud. AT : La librairie Compagnie, 58, rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris, Tél. 01 43 26 45 36,
libcompagnie@wanadoo.fr ou http://www.librairie-compagnie.fr/ Métros Cluny, St Michel, Odéon, RER Luxembourg ou Cluny/St Michel

5 Nov 19h30 Evenings with an Author invites Clotilde Dusoulier and others to speak on French gastronomy. AT: The American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, tel. 01.53.59.12.60. M°: Ecole Militaire or Alma Marceau, or RER C at Pont de l'Alma.


5 nov thru 17 déc, à 18h - réservation indispensable : 01 58 52 10 30 Visites de la Bibliothèque patrimoniale. Parmi toutes les bibliothèques qui peuplaient les nombreux collèges, couvents et monastères de la Montagne Sainte-Geneviève jusqu'à la fin du 18ème siècle, la Bibliothèque patrimoniale du Collège des Irlandais est l'une des seules qui ait subsisté jusqu'à aujourd'hui. These visits provide a rare opportunity to see the Old Library and its treasures. AT: Centre Culturel Irlandais, 5 rue des irlandais, 75005 Paris. Reserve your place via : adoherty@centreculturelirlandais ou 01 58 52 10 30

*6 Nov: 7pm. David Sedaris returns to the Village Voice Bookshop & will read from his new book, “When You Are Englufed in Flames”. "David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art," (The Christian Science Monitor) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book. Trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of associations takes him from the French countryside to a hilariously uncomfortable memory of buying drugs in a mobile home in rural North Carolina. In essay after essay, Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life-having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger on a plane or armoring the windows with LP covers to protect the house from neurotic songbirds-to the most deeply resonant human truths. Culminating in a brilliant account of his venture to Tokyo in order to quit smoking, David Sedaris's sixth essay collection is a new masterpiece of comic writing from "a writer worth treasuring" (Seattle Times). AT: Village Voice Bookshop, 6 rue Princesse, 75006. M° Mabillion/St Germain de Près.
http://www.villagevoicebookshop.com/

6th, 7th et 8th Nov: International Players production of "April in Paris" by John Goodbar. Book early via their website
http://www.internationalplayers.co.uk/ or by phone 06 31 58 62 85 and please spread the word!

*8 et 9 nov at 19h : grande salle FESTIVAL DU GROUPE ZNYK : La poésie ivre d’oralité # 2Un festival de petites formes à l’issue d’ateliers de recherche où comédiens et poètes auront expérimenté l’oralité de la poésie. AT : Maison de la Poésie, Passage Molière,157, rue Saint Martin, 75003 Paris, Métro / RER :: Rambuteau / Les Halles.

*9 NOVEMBER 7pm Agenda Magazine's 50th Birthday Celebration for Greg Delanty, featuring Maurice Riordan and Kathyrn Maris. Shakespeare & Co. presents the launch of Agenda magazine's most recent edition – a celebration of Greg Delanty's verse and dedicated to the poet's 50th Birthday. We are joined by Delanty himself, along with a long-standing friend and poet, Maurice Riordan (Faber), and guest Kathryn Maris. Along with publishing a collected poems with Carcanet in 2006, Greg Delanty has won numerous awards (including the Austin Clarke Centenary Poetry award and the National Poetry Competition) and is cited as a poet who 'illuminat[es] greater truths about the world and the politics of living through the ties that bind us'--TLS. Maurice Riordan has published three collections of poetry – A Word from the Loki, Floods and The Holy Land . he’s also editor of 'Poetry London'. Kathryn Maris is a New York poet based in London. Her first collection, The Book of Jobs, will be published in October by the American press, Four Way Books. AT: Shakespeare & Company; 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, Tel: +33 (0)1 43 25 40 93
http://www.shakespeareco.org/ M°: St Michel.

*9th Nov at 7.30pm MOVING PARTS presents a reading of a play by Ken Mackenzie "Paris Adventures" AT: Carr's Pub & Restaurant, 1 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris, M° : Tuileries

*9 Nov At Paris Soirees Michelle Clark will preview her forthcoming book on Jim Morrison & the Doors: (http://www.thedoors.com/) "Paris Pilgrimage to Jim Morrison". AT: Paris Soirees Dinner Chez Patricia. EUR 20 (includes dinner). Reservations parissoirees@gmail.com / 06 43 79 35 18 for address


*10 Nov 7pm Michael Genelin will be reading from his Siren of the Waters, a captivating novel filled with suspense. Jana, a commander in the Slovak police force tracks the mastermind of a murderous international criminal operation. Her investigation takes her across Europe in a hunt for the ruthless criminal and the beautiful Russian woman he is determined to capture or destroy. Genelin served in the US Department of Justice in Central Europe, has written for film and has been an adviser to television series. He lives in Paris. AT: Shakespeare & Company; 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, Tel: +33 (0)1 43 25 40 93

http://www.shakespeareco.org/ M°: St Michel.

*12 nov à 21h: POETRY & MUSIC show: "it doesn't matter" : with NYC author Steve Dalachinsky (poésie) & musician Didier Lasserre (batterie)
http://didierlasserre.free.fr/ à voir sur youtube : http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=2R3rlfUrIgw AT: librairie apsara 44 rue daguerre paris 14, m° denfert-rochereau - paf : 5 euros http://www.librairie-apsara.com/

*12 nov à 18 h : Rencontre autour du livre « Le roman, quelle invention : Assises du roman 2008 » aux éditions Christian Bourgois. (parution le 6 novembre) AT : La librairie Compagnie, 58, rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris, Tél. 01 43 26 45 36,
libcompagnie@wanadoo.fr ou http://www.librairie-compagnie.fr/ Métros Cluny, St Michel, Odéon, RER Luxembourg ou Cluny/St Michel

*12 Nov 19h30 ALP’s Evenings with an Author invites Ted Widmer to read from and discuss his book 'Ark of the Liberties: America and the World.' AT: The American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, tel. 01.53.59.12.60. M°: Ecole Militaire or Alma Marceau, or RER C at Pont de l'Alma.


*12 nov à 19h : rencontre avec LOUIS-GEORGES TIN pour la parution de son essai L'invention de la culture hétérosexuelle (Autrement). Le monde est tout entier obsédé par l'imaginaire du couple hétérosexuel : contes, magazines, cinéma, télévision, publicité, chansons... C'est l'empire invisible, la nature la plus "naturelle". Or Louis-Georges Tin (qui a dirigé le Dictionnaire de l'homophobie) montre que les sociétés n'ont pas toujours accordé au couple homme-femme cette place éminente dans les représentations culturelles. AT : la librairie Violette and Co, 102 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, M° Charonne ou Faidherbe-Chaligny. www.violetteandco.com/librairie/

*13 Nov: 7:30pm A celebration reading for Issue #10 of Upstairs at Duroc at the American Library in Paris with four invited authors Timothy Bradford, Jennifer K. Dick, Nicholas Manning and Michelle Noteboom, & work by Floyd Skloot. Please come out and support these authors, the magazine, the library! BIOS: Timothy Bradford received the Koret Foundation's Young Writer on Jewish Themes Award in 2005 for his novel-in-progress based on the history of the Vélodrome d'Hiver in Paris. He has had poems published in Bombay Gin, CrossConnect, DIAGRAM, RUNES and other journals. Jennifer K. Dick is the author of Fluorescence (University of Georgia Press, 2004), the art chapbook Retina/Rétine (Estepa Editions, Paris 2005) and the eBook Enclosures (BlazeVox, 2007). She teaches at EHESS & l’Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, & co-curates IVY Writers reading series. Nicholas Manning, author of chapbooks, Novaless I-XXVI (Achiote), & the forthcoming Hi Higher Hyperbole, (Ypolita), teaches comparative poetics at the University of Strasbourg. He’s also editor of the online video poetics site The Continental Review. Michelle Noteboom won the 2006 Heartland Poetry Prize for her first book Edging (Cracked Slab Books), and recent work has appeared in Verse, Fence, Boston Review, Sentence, Columbia Poetry Review. She co-curates the IVY Writers in Paris, translates poetry and works as a freelance audiovisual translator. Floyd Skloot has published 7 collections of poetry, 4 memoirs and 4 novels, won the PEN USA Literary Award and the Independent Publishers Book Award, and has been included in 2 editions of The Best American Essays and The Best American Science Writing. AT: The American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, tel. 01.53.59.12.60. M°: Ecole Militaire or Alma Marceau, or RER C at Pont de l'Alma.

*13 nov 19h, en anglais : MEET & Hear the hilarious, well-known author Roddy Doyle. Booker Prize winner In 1993, for “Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha”, Roddy Doyle reads in the CCI in the context of the Franco-Irish Tandem Project in the Saison Culturelle Européenne. Cet automne, ses romans La femme qui se cognait dans les portes - réédité aux Editions Robert Laffont pour l’occasion - et Paula Spencer sont adaptés pour le théâtre dans le cadre du projet « tandem » de la Saison culturelle européenne. AT: Le Bouffe du Nord Theater, Paris. For complete info, contact : adoherty@centreculturelirlandais ou 01 58 52 10 30

*13 Nov 7-9pm SCBWI France Event: Marie Wabbes (Author/illustrator) Talk at Parsons, See website for more on SCBWI:
http://scbwifrance.com/

*14 novembre à 19h: The Red Wheelbarrow invites you to come hear Anne Marsella for a reading from her novels “Patsy Boone” (Editions de la Différence) et “Remedy” (Portobello Books). Lecture suivie d’une dédicace autour d’un pot AT: The Red Wheelbarrow, 22 rue Saint Paul, 75004 Paris, M° Saint Paul

14 nov à 20h Concert with Jay Gottlieb, pianist. AT: Centre Culturel Canadien 5 rue de Constantine 75007 Paris Claude Vivier, Info/rés: 01 44 43 21 90
http://www.canada-culture.org/

14 nov à 19h : Vernissage de l'exposition de photos de MARTHA AMOROCHO "Cela est mon corps". À travers ce travail sur le corps l'artiste explore les frontières entre ce qui est réel et ce qui est représenté, ce qui est de l'ordre du vécu et ce qui est imaginé. (exposition du 11 novembre au 7 décembre). AT : la librairie Violette and Co, 102 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, M° Charonne ou Faidherbe-Chaligny.
www.violetteandco.com/librairie/

*15 nov à 19 h Bilingual Reading dans le cadre des BELLES ETRANGERES avec JENNY BORNHOLDT et GREGORY O’BRIEN Pour les 20 ans des Belles Étrangères, la Maison de la Poésie accueille deux poètes de Nouvelle-Zélande, Jenny Bornholdt et Gregory O’Brien. dans le foyer AT : Maison de la Poésie, Passage Molière,157, rue Saint Martin, 75003 Paris, Métro / RER :: Rambuteau / Les Halles.

*16 nov à 16h : Rencontre avec CHRISTINE DELPHY pour la parution de Classer, dominer. Qui sont les "autres" ? (La Fabrique). L'déologie dominante nous enjoint à tolérer l'Autre. Il est question dans ce livre de divers Autres, de groupes opprimés et stigmatisés, les femmes, les homos, les Arabes, les Noirs... Leurs modes d'oppression ont un point en commun : leur statut inférieur s'explique par leur altérité. Écrits dans un style offensif, incisif et souvent drôle, ces textes nous forcent à déplacer notre regard, à mettre en lien des événements toujours cloisonnés. Christine Delphy est directrice de recherche émérite au CNRS, docteure en sociologie et philosophie. AT : la librairie Violette and Co, 102 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, M° Charonne ou Faidherbe-Chaligny.
www.violetteandco.com/librairie/

**17 nov à 19h. IVY WRITERS (Série de lectures par des poètes internationaux) PRÉSENTE une lecture-rencontre (READING) en français & In English avec les auteurs George Vance et Marco Boubille. Bios: Ohio-born poet, George Vance, is most recently involved in experiments with word/image fusion, tags, & street art. His hybrid language & image video installation, “HEIGHTS”, was exhibited in Brussels in 2006, & he recently designed a ‘totem’ sculpture with a Kanak artist. Author of Bent Time, a chapbook, his poems have appeared in Paris in Pharos & Upstairs at Duroc. Marco Boubille a fait du théâtre, du cinéma et de la philosophie avant de devenir professeur. Loi n (Les Petits matins, octobre 2008) est son premier livre après avoir été publié en revue (notamment dans Passage d'encre et Hypercourt). Loi n est un diptyque en forme d'enquête poétique qui permet à l'auteur mais aussi au lecteur de retrouver l'enfant qu'il fut, mais définitivement « de loin ». Voir des critiques de Loi n sur poézibao de Florence Trocmé ou sur Remue.net de Pierre Ménard. Boubille tient un blog :
http://i-prefer-not-to.over-blog.com/ AT : Le Next, 17 rue Tiquetonne 75002 Paris, M° Etienne Marcel / RER Les Halles ivywritersparis@gmail.com ou http://ivywritersparis.blogspot.com/ for more. Gratuit! Free!

*17 Nov 7pm Prize-winning author Jonathan Trigell will be reading extracts from his two novels and a short story written for BBC radio. Jonathan's first novel, Boy A, won the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and also the Waverton Award, for best first novel. 'In his second,novel Cham, he shows that he may well offer the likes of David Mitchell and Ian McEwan some serious competition.' The Mail and Guardian, South Africa. Jonathan now lives in Chamonix, where he is writing his third novel, Genesis. AT: Shakespeare & Company; 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, Tel: +33 (0)1 43 25 40 93
http://www.shakespeareco.org/ M°: St Michel.

*17th November – 9:30pm to Late: Follow IVY or Shakespeare with an evening of OPEN MIKE / SPOKEN WORD: read your own work on any theme or the theme of the night, which is “work”! AT: Le Cabaret Populaire "Culture Rapide", 103 rue Julien Lacroix 75020, M° Belleville (& walk up rue de Belleville) or Pyrénées (& walk down rue de Belleville) It's on the corner of rue de Belleville and rue Julien Lacroix. There's a giant billboard that reads ''Il faut se méfier des mots.''
http://spokenwordparis.blogspot.com/

*18 Nov: 7pm. Poet Jorie Graham returns to the Village Voice Bookshop and will read from her collection of poems Sea Change. Sea Change is a poetry of the tipping point, when what is lost and damaged in our world and our humanity is forever irrecoverable and time itself has disintegrated. Jorie Graham, acclaimed as one of America's most innovative poets, writes in her new book words for the 'silence-that-precedes' the once-unimaginable future in which the only ways of being human we have ever known can no longer be sustained. With a luminous formal beauty, Sea Change brings us to the threshold of a terrifying silence and affirms the fragile tenacity of a human essence that binds us to the world. It is poetry urgent and essential. AT: Village Voice Bookshop, 6 rue Princesse, 75006. M° Mabillion/St Germain de Près.
http://www.villagevoicebookshop.com/

*18 nov à 18 h : Rencontre avec Michel Arrive à l’occasion de la parution de son livre « Le linguiste et l’inconscient » aux éditions PUF. (parution le 19 octobre) AT : La librairie Compagnie, 58, rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris, Tél. 01 43 26 45 36,
libcompagnie@wanadoo.fr ou http://www.librairie-compagnie.fr/ Métros Cluny, St Michel, Odéon, RER Luxembourg ou Cluny/St Michel

*18 Nov at 8pm. Live poets presents a reading with three poets, including William Strangmeyer & Vivienne Vermes. Organizer & presenter of the series, JOHN KLIPHAN. AT: THE HIGHLANDER PUB, 8 RUE DE NEVERS, 75006 PARIS, M°s ODEON or Pont Neuf plus a crossing of the bridge. TEL: 01.43.26.54.20 http://www.the-highlander.fr/, donation 5e.

*19 Nov 19h30 Evenings with an Author invites Diane Johnson to present her new novel 'Lulu in Marrakech.' She is the author of ‘Divorce’ and other works. Not to miss!!! AT: The American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, tel. 01.53.59.12.60. M°: Ecole Militaire or Alma Marceau, or RER C at Pont de l'Alma.

*19 nov à 19h : Rencontre avec ELIANE VIENNOT pour la parution de La France, les femmes et le pouvoir, vol. 2 (Perrin). Après l'Invention de la loi salique (Vè-XVIè siècle), le second volume porte sur les deux siècles qui vont de l'arrivée au pouvoir d'Henri IV à la veille de la Révolution française. Deux siècles marqués par une certaine émancipation des femmes en même temps que se profile le déclin annoncé de leur rôle dans la vie politique. Ce nouvel opus s'ouvre sur les deux régences de Marie de Médicis et d'Anne d'Autriche. AT : la librairie Violette and Co, 102 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, M° Charonne ou Faidherbe-Chaligny. www.violetteandco.com/librairie/

20 Nov 19h30: Talk about Art at ALP! Michael Herrman on Jean Nouvel and modern architecture. AT: The American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, tel. 01.53.59.12.60. M°: Ecole Militaire or Alma Marceau, or RER C at Pont de l'Alma.


*20 Nov at 7:30pm: Rudy Chelminski will present and sign his latest book “I'll Drink to That: Beaujolais and the French Peasant Who Made It the World's Most Popular Wine” Francophile Chelminski (The Perfectionist) offers up a feisty defense of Georges Duboeuf, who singlehandedly put Beaujolais, the grape and the region, on the culinary map. Beaujolais Nouveau wine graciously provided by Mr. Georges Duboeuf! AT: WHSmith - 248, rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris - M°Concorde Free. RSVP at books@whsmith.fr .


*20 nov à 18 h : Rencontre avec Jacques RANCIERE à l’occasion de la parution de son livre « Le spectateur émancipé » aux éditions La Fabrique. AT : La librairie Compagnie, 58, rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris, Tél. 01 43 26 45 36,
libcompagnie@wanadoo.fr ou http://www.librairie-compagnie.fr/ Métros Cluny, St Michel, Odéon, RER Luxembourg ou Cluny/St Michel

*23 Nov 6pm San Francisco's celebrated Poet Laureate Jack Hirschman will read a selection of his poetry at Shakespeare & Company. Hirschman is a poet, translator, and editor. His powerfully eloquent voice set the tone for political poetry in America many years ago. Hirschman has taken the free exchange of poetry and politics into the streets where he is, in the words of poet Luke Breit, 'America's most important living poet.' He is the author of numerous books of poetry, plus some 45 translations from a half a dozen languages, as well as the editor of anthologies and journals. Among his many volumes are Endless Threshold, The Arcanes, All That's Left and Lyripol . There are also bilingual editions of his work published by les temps des cerises. AT: Shakespeare & Company; 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, Tel: +33 (0)1 43 25 40 93
http://www.shakespeareco.org/ M°: St Michel.

*23rd Nov at 7.30pm MOVING PARTS presents a Playreading in French of a play by Marcella Bissonnet "Tina" AT: Carr's Pub & Restaurant, 1 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris, M° : Tuileries

*24 Nov at 7pm: Ben Crystal shares his modern appreciation of Shakespeare with his book Shakespeare on Toast: Getting a Taste for the Bard. Ben is the son of famous linguist, David Crystal with whom he co-authored, Shakespeare's Miscellany in 2005. Ben reclaims Shakespeare from the shelves of academia, putting it into the hands of people for whom Shakespeare - in his day - would have been relevant. AT: Shakespeare & Company; 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, Tel: +33 (0)1 43 25 40 93
http://www.shakespeareco.org/ M°: St Michel.

*24 Nov at 7:30pm: Alastair Campbell author of "The Blair Years" will present and sign his first novel “All in the Mind”, but only by special invite, so write in to get yours!!! AT: WHSmith - 248, rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris - M°Concorde Get invite at
books@whsmith.fr

*25th Nov at 7pm: Authors and translators Jonathan Beverley Bie Brahic, Elizabeth Haukaas & Jonathan Regier will be reading at The Red Wheelbarrow. BIOS: Poet and translator Beverley Bie Brahic lives in Paris and Stanford. She will read from her collection “Against Gravity”, and her translations of Hélène Cixous’s “Portrait of Jacques Derrida as a Young Jewish Saint”, “Manhattan”, “Dream I Tell You” (Columbia University Press), as well as from “Unfinished Ode to Mud”, her new selection of prose poems by Francis Ponge (CB Editions, UK) For more:
www.redroom.com/author/beverley-bie-brahic. Elizabeth Haukaas will be reading from her new poetry collection, Leap.Leap won the Walt McDonald First-book Award for Poetry and is being published by Texas Tech University Press. Haukaas’s poems have appeared in The New England Review, The William and Mary Review, New Millennium Writings, and Agenda Poetry, among others, and have won numerous literary awards. She lives in New York City. Jonathan Regier will be reading from his new book of poetry, “Three Years from Upstate” (Six Gallery Press, 2008). He lives and works in Paris, where he is also a graduate student in the philosophy of science. His work has been published in the United States, Canada and France, and this is his second reading in Paris. AT: The Red Wheelbarrow, 22 rue Saint Paul, 75004 Paris, M° Saint Paul

*25 nov 08, 19h30, entrée libre, en anglais. La Médiathèque rencontre… Nuala Ní Chonchúir. Author of 2 story and 2 poetry collections. Nuala Ní Chonchúir is a writer who is committed to peeling back the veneer of ordinary lives to display the sometimes unfathomable choices people make and the collaborative cruelty in love relationships. AT: Centre Culturel Irlandais, 5 rue des irlandais, 75005 Paris. Reserve your place via : adoherty@centreculturelirlandais ou 01 58 52 10 30

*25 nov à 18 h : Rencontre avec Sasa STANISIC à l’occasion de la parution de son livre « Le soldat et le gramophone » aux éditions Stock. AT : La librairie Compagnie, 58, rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris, Tél. 01 43 26 45 36,
libcompagnie@wanadoo.fr ou http://www.librairie-compagnie.fr/ Métros Cluny, St Michel, Odéon, RER Luxembourg ou Cluny/St Michel

*25th Nov at 7:30pm: Evelyne Resnick will present and sign her book “Wine Brands: Success Strategies for New Markets, New Consumers and New Trends” AT: WHSmith - 248, rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris - M°Concorde Free. RSVP at
books@whsmith.fr . http://www.whsmith.fr/

25 November 19h30 ALP invites you in for a talk and discussion organized by AAWE and MESSAGE@The Library: “The Oppositional Child: Adolescents-Surviving or thriving?” AT: The American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, tel. 01.53.59.12.60. M°: Ecole Militaire or Alma Marceau, or RER C at Pont de l'Alma.

*26th Nov. at 3:30 p.m. November Kids' Club: Theme: Pop-up books, starring the new Gruffalo Pop-up book! AT: WHSmith - 248, rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris - M°Concorde Free. RSVP with name, English Level & age of child at books@whsmith.fr . http://www.whsmith.fr/

*26 Nov 19h30 Evenings with an Author invites novelist Michael Genelin in to read from his thriller, 'Siren of the Waters.' AT: The American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, tel. 01.53.59.12.60. M°: Ecole Militaire or Alma Marceau, or RER C at Pont de l'Alma.


*26 Nov: SCBWI France Event: Thanksgiving potluck dinner Show & Tell! See website for more on SCBWI: http://scbwifrance.com/ RSVP to Sarah Towle at stowle.paris@gmail.com. Tell her what you'd like to contribute to dinner, and she'll give you the address and door code for the event.

*26 nov à 19h : Rencontre avec KATHERINE ROUSSOS pour son essai Décoloniser l'imaginaire. Du réalisme magique chez Maryse Condé, Sylvie Germain et Marie NDiaye. (L'Harmattan, Bibliothèque du féminisme). Le réalisme magique, genre littéraire originaire d'Amérique latine, repris aujourd'hui par des auteurs postcoloniaux, est né de la rébellion contre l'oppression colonisatrice : il s'agit de s'affranchir des oppressions politiques et culturelles en quittant la réalité "colonisée". On a peu étudié le rôle important des romancières qui ont utilisé ce genre pour remettre en cause la domination masculine. Cet ouvrage leur rend justice et montre comment elles ont fait appel au surnaturel pour envisager les possibilités d'une autonomie des femmes au-delà des rapports de pouvoir entre sexes, races et classes. AT : la librairie Violette and Co, 102 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, M° Charonne ou Faidherbe-Chaligny.
www.violetteandco.com/librairie/

28 nov à 20h30 Concert with Jay Gottlieb, pianist. AT: Fondation des Etats-Unis
15 boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris Carter, Ives, Cowell, Dutilleux, Jolas, Messiaen
Info/rés: 01 53 80 68 87



*29 Nov: the venerable Fay Weldon will be giving a conference at the Salon Anglo-Saxon in Fontainebleau. Contact Reel Books in Fontainebleau for more info. It’s just an RER ride!

*2 Dec at 7pm. A BILINGUAL reading with Stephen Rodefer & Eric Sucheré. Organized by Double Change. At: Point Ephemere, 200 quai de Valmy, m° Juares, behind the big building or go inside along Canal St Martin & to the right of the bar space there is a staircase leading upstairs, take that & then go all the way down the hall to the studio space for the event.

*7th Dec 7.30pm MOVING PARTS presents a reading of a play by Gwyneth Hughes "Sunshine and Shade" (the new title of "In the Greenhouse", up for its second reading) AT: Carr's Pub & Restaurant, 1 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris, M° : Tuileries


PART II: CREATIVE WRITING COURSES in Paris & France in NOV/ DEC, Listed by start dates:

1 Nov. : 10am–1pm: TAPPING INTO THE SPIRIT OF PLACE: A CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP FOR : poets, memoirists, fiction & nonfiction writers at all phases of their careers TAUGHT BY LINDA LAPPIN, author of two novels, The Etruscan & Katherine's Wish. Complete listing on OCT Listings. AT: Boulevard Saint Germain, 75 euros (includes follow-up manuscript critique via email) CONTACT Linda Lappin linda.lappin@gmail.com

ALL Saturdays in November: 3-5pm. The OTHER WRITERS' GROUP” meets upstairs at Shakespeare & Co. An informal, friendly place to get feedback on your creative writing. (Poetry or prose.) Bring something of your own & 5 copies. Or just come to listen & give your reaction – what worked, what didn’t, what moved you, what made you feel "yes, that’s just how it is…" AT: Shakespeare & Company, 37 rue de la Bucherie, 75005 Paris. M°: St Michel. 5 euros. More Information at:
http://www.shakespeareco.org/other_writers_group.htm

6th Nov for 7 weeks on Thursdays, 7-9pm. Susannah Pabot WRITING BY THE SEINE: a new Fiction Writing Workshop in Shakespeare & Company's Upstairs Library. 50 euros. In this workshop we will divide our time between discussing the craft of fiction as we read short excerpts from authors who have lived & worked in France, & workshopping our own writing in a warm & supportive atmosphere. For beginning & intermediate writers! Email Susannah Pabot, at
writingbytheseine@gmail.com for more details.

17-20 November “Travel Writing with Thirza Vallois”: Whilst visiting local sites , Thirza will show you how to observe the world around you from different angles, then in the classroom, you will acquire the skills of the craft that will enable you to turn a place & an encounter into a living painting & an animated story. Held at St Jacques B&B in Sologne, 90 min.s south of Paris. Prices from 400€. For details write
TheAmericanFrog@aol.com or see http://www.theamericanfrog.com/ & http://theamericanfrog.typepad.fr/

25 Nov-3 Dec : ACTING/THEATER/CIRCUS Workshops with « Théâtre Quantum: Du Slapstick à Shakespeare » : Classes de maître et ateliers. Quantum Théâtre offre à tous les artistes (acteur, danseur, circassien, clown, directeur, ou chorégraphe) une chance de revigorer leurs pratiques artistiques et leur créativité.Les méthodes du Quantum Théâtre amène chaque individu vers leur essence propre en tant qu’artiste et au cœur de leur performance. Le travail est organique, direct et utilise des principes universels articulés par des sources multiculturelles. Le créateur du Théâtre Quantum: Du Slapstick à Shakespeare, Ira Seidenstein, à œuvrer dans plusieurs domaines: du théâtre classique au cirque et de l’opéra jusqu’à la danse. Grâce à ses méthodes Ira participera à la fondation d’institutions aussi prestigieuses que : The Commedia School à Copenhague, The Actors Centre,The Theatre of Image et la compagnie nationale The Bell Shakespeare Company en Australie. Ira, vous convie à ses classes de maître et à ses ateliers du 25 novembre au 3 décembre, à Paris. Il sera assisté de son inventive partenaire Marie-Soleil Fortin, la créatrice du spectacle duo intitulé Un Filet d’Amour. Fortin est diplômée en Arts-plastiques et en Arts du cirque à L’école National de Cirque de Montréal. Workshop contact is Caspar at
supercaspar@yahoo.fr or for more info, see: http://www.iraseidenstein.com/

4-7 December & then again 15-18 December. “IMMOVEABLE FEAST; A PARIS CHRISTMAS” John Baxter will be giving you insights on turning your story into your own personal "feast". Mornings discussing the pleasures & challenges of writing personal literature, & afternoons either in one to one with John or if you wish visiting the region. December workshops Held at the Saint Jacques the B&B run by Kristi Anderson the founder of Tea & Tattered Pages, in Sologne. Prices start at 400€. For more details write
TheAmericanFrog@aol.com or see http://www.theamericanfrog.com/ & blog http://theamericanfrog.typepad.fr/ See Oct listings for more info as well.

PART III: Reviews News & New Reviews —submit/just out, residencies, etc.

Sylvia Plath said, "Everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise." (Quote from Oct "Writers' Almanac", NPR online)

SUPPORT, READ, SUBMIT, SEE: “FULCRUM”, the new exciting international annual lit mag. It’s a one-of-a-kind annual anthology that publishes the best poetry (and poetry criticism) from the entire English-speaking world. It provides a map of what is happening in English-language poetry from Alaska down to New Zealand, from India to the Caribbean, from Australia to Canada, from the UK and Ireland and Singapore. Incredibly, at 700+ beautifully printed pages, FULCRUM is made available at a charitable, artificially low price. http://fulcrumpoetry.com/ IN THE CURRENT ISSUE: unpublished master works by Samuel Beckett, Robert Frost, Octavio Paz, a debate between John Kinsella and Rosanna Warren about poetry, criticism by Christopher Ricks, a collection of poems and essays exploring the relations between poetry and myth, and much, much more! Explore http://fulcrumpoetry.com/
(Click the "Issues" tab to see the complete table of contents.)

JOB in CREATIVE WRITING: Assistant Professor in Creative Writing sought. The English Department of Eastern Michigan University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Creative Writing. The Creative Writing Program includes undergraduate and MA studies emphasizing interdisciplinarity. We are seeking literary writers who work in more than one medium and / or take new approaches to genre: documentary poetics, text and image, performance, collaborative and community arts projects, digital arts & electronic media. Candidates must hold a graduate degree and demonstrate evidence of excellence in teaching, a significant publication record, and promise of continuing excellence in publication. Send letter of application and dossier (CV, letters of reference, representative 30 page work sample or equivalent) to Christine Hume, English Department, 602C Pray Harrold, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 by November 15. For more information, contact Christine Hume at
chume@emich.edu
.

SUBMIT! : The Paris literary journal Upstairs at Duroc seeks submissions for its Issue #11. We publish English language poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and translations. Send no more than 5 poems, or prose pieces not exceeding 2000 words. Include a cover sheet with name, address, phone number, email address, word count for prose, and a short bio. Send snail mail submissions to the WICE office. Send email submissions to
wice@wice-paris.org with "Upstairs Submission" in the subject line. Copies of Upstairs at Duroc can be obtained at our readings or at the WICE office (7 cité Falguière, 75015 Paris, open Mon-Tues-Thurs-Fri 10 AM to 3 PM). For samples of published work, see our Web page at http://www.wice-paris.org/
. We prefer email submissions. Deadline: January 31, 2009.

NONFICTION EDITOR OFFER: Carolyn Burke is happy to offer her editorial services as a consultant for non-fiction (especially biography & memoir), book proposals, and similar projects. Her most recent book, Lee Miller, A Life (Knopf/ Bloomsbury/ Autrement) was nominated by the National Book Critics' Circle for their biography prize and chosen by the New York Times as a notable book of the year. She is currently working on a life of Edith Piaf. Fee to be arranged. Contact her at:
cburke@ucsc.edu
with “editorial services” in subject line of your email.

SUBMIT TO: COLERE, a journal celebrating cultural exploration. It welcomes thought-provoking, poetry, fiction, essays, and artwork. Please limit submissions to 8 poems or 20 pages on experiences abroad or at home. Submissions (deadline: January 15, 2009) or subscriptions ($5 annually) to Colere, Coe College, 1220 1st Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.

LAST DAYS ONLINE: for this exciting pre-election literature project! Check out: Wave Books’ Second 25 days of PoetryPolitic: A Blog in 50 Days presenting news from the intersection between poetry and politics. Visit PoetryPolitic here:
http://www.poetrypolitic.com/
. Running from September 15th through Election Day, November 4th, PoetryPolitic has been offering a spectrum of critical and imaginative thinking, through poems, audio and video recordings, essays, interviews and reviews. The work on PoetryPolitic represents the ways in which poetry might respond to the complexity of the times. Featured poets have included Hayden Carruth, Don Mee Choi, Matthea Harvey, Andrew Joron, Hoa Nguyen, Alice Notley, Reginald Shepherd, Rod Smith, among many others. PoetryPolitic commenced its second 25 days with "America," a poem by Joseph Lease, with recitation, video and links. You’re invited to take a look at the work of this important poet, & all those who have followed!!! Thanks very much, and good reading to you!

Support UGLY DUCKLING PRESSE: By getting a Full Presse subscription for 2009! They’re on sale now, and they're going fast. By becoming a subscriber you not only get an incredible deal on UDP's entire list for one year, you also become a sustaining member of the UDP community. Think of it as Community Supported Publishing-and without it, we would not be able to survive. We aren't the only press offering a subscription. If you don't subscribe to UDP, we hope you will pick another press to support. UDP SUBSCRIPTIONS: $100 Basic Subscription (all books of the 2009 season, approx. 30 different titles) $150 Supporting Subscription (all books as above; be listed as a supporter; deduct $50 from yr taxes) $250 Library / Institutional subscription (all books as above) Go here to subscribe:
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ANNOUNCEMENT : Inventaire-invention press annonces : Nos parutions de septembre 2008: « Le monde est beau, il est rond » de Suzanne Doppelt . « Peint en rouge » un ouvrage collectif réalisé par Suzanne Doppelt avec Emmanuelle Bayamak-Tam, Aïcha Liviana Messina, François Matton, Jean-Christophe Bailly, Georges Aperghis, Frédéric Boyer, Cole Swensen, Suzanne Doppelt, Avital Ronell. « s'il tranche », de Florence Pazzottu. « Les lois de l'hospitalité » d'Olivia Rosenthal. « DE ÇA » de Vladimir Maïakovski, précédé de « L'adresse à Vladimir » d'Henri Deluy - Ouverture, traduction et notes Henri Deluy. Et puis : « 3 Fonctionnement. Nutrition, excrétion » cinquième extrait de Description de l'omme, Jacques Rebotier. All this and more on
http://www.inventaire-invention.com/

APT SOUGHT: Mature student seeking a place to live starting 15 November, a studio or share would be great. As I am a student, my maximum budget is 500 euros per month. Housesitting would be fantastic, too! If you or anyone you know is looking for a roommate or housesitter, renter or subletter, please get in touch.
jennyhuxta@gmail.com

NEW IN PRINT & CD: Pierre Joris’ work, new and previous, CDs and more, available online via the press’ site:
http://tawilproductions.com/

SUBMIT FICTION & POETRY: to ANOTHER CHICAGO Magazine, Chicago Literary Awards: Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Another Chicago Magazine are given annually for a poem and short story. Submit up to 3 poems or 1 short story with a $12 entry fee, payable to Chicago Literary Awards, by December 31, 11:59 pm. Additional poems may be submitted for $5 each, short stories for $10. Matthew Zapruder will judge poetry, Michael Martone for fiction. Include a SASE for contest results. Chicago Literary Awards, Another Chicago Magazine, 3709 N. Kenmore, Chicago, IL 60613. Web site:
http://www.anotherchicagomagazine.org/

JUST OUT en français: Cyrille MARTINEZ « BIBLIOGRAPHIES : 5e République, Premiers ministres & présidents » Editions Al Dante, ISBN 978-2-84761-982-9, 15 Euros.

FICTION CONTEST announced: THE BALTIMORE Review announces its 2008 Short Fiction Competition, deadline: December 1. Prizes: $500/$250/$100. Send 1 story and $20 entry fee or $25 for fee and subscription to TBR/2008 Short Fiction Competition, P.O. Box 36418, Towson, MD 21286. For details, see
http://www.baltimorereview.org/
.

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CONCOURS NOUVELLES : Writing in French ? Here is your chance!!!: Escales hivernales : un concours de nouvelles Dans le cadre de la 3ème Fête du Livre de Lille escales hivernales, qui réunira à la CCI Grand Lille les samedi 13 et dimanche 14 décembre 2008 de nombreux écrivains, le Centre Littéraire Escales des Lettres vous propose un concours de nouvelles sur le thème « déracinés ». Les textes, d’une longueur maximale de 5 pages, sont à envoyer uniquement par mail (
escalesdeslettres@wanadoo.fr ). La date limite de participation est fixée au 15 novembre 2008. Le jury, composé d’écrivains et de représentants du monde littéraire, désignera trois lauréats qui seront présentés lors de la Fête du Livre. Les nouvelles primées seront publiées sur le site. Règlement complet du concours sur http://www.escalesdeslettres.com/


NOW OUT: By Brandon Shimoda, his book, “THE INLAND SEA”, a long poem, is available now through Tarpaulin Sky Press. All information, with inland sea image, here:
http://www.tarpaulinsky.com/Press/Shimoda/index.html
THE INLAND SEA is a single movement within a larger movement never-ending; it is also the final section of O BON, a book, a festival, a commitment --- written primarily in Montana, secondarily in ashes.

SUPPORT, SUBMIT, READ: BlazeVox Books, one of America’s most exciting little presses, makes both print books available at exciting prices, as well as a large array of eBooks by new & known authors. See their catalogue, read some books online, and support them by purchasing books for yourself or your friends!!!
http://www.blazevox.org/catalog.htm


JUST OUT: "King of a Hundred Horsemen". Étienne, Marie (Author) Nov 2008. 256 p. Farrar, hardcover, $25.00. (9780374181185). 843. “Not previously available in English, Étienne's work is well known in France, where she is a prominent contributor to literary life as both a poet and a novelist. Brought up in what was then French Indochina and is now Vietnam, she remains deeply connected to the southeast Asian culture that nourished her, and as deeply affected, or afflicted, by memories of the wars she lived through as a soldier's child. She defies easy geographical categorization, and in this book she writes in an ambiguous genre poised between poetry and prose that reads as much like a surreal novel as a book of prose-poems. Vaguely defined characters appear and disappear. Pastiches of other writers' work alternate with the pseudo-diary of an unknown narrator. Translator Hacker, who won the first Robert Fagles Translation Prize from the National Poetry Series for this book, calls it a "mosaic of shattered mirrors." Hypnotic and elusive, Étienne's words and images embed themselves in memory.” — Patricia Monaghan I put a small review of it on my own blog Oct 28th at http://jenniferkdick.blogspot.com/

JUST OUT: Caramboles, by Alexander Dickow, is now available! The book is a bilingual French/English poetry collection: in Parisian bookstores such as Tschann, Gibert Joseph or the Fnac des Halles. I put a small review of this book on my own blog Oct 28 at
http://jenniferkdick.blogspot.com/ To save on shipping, you can also order it in the US, by telephone or email from BookPeople of Moscow, Idaho:
http://www.bookpeople.net/OrderForm.htm If you have difficulty ordering the book, please get in touch with the author directly: Alexander Dickow alexdickow9@yahoo.com. See his blog, too, at www.alexdickow.net/blog/

READ/ SUBMIT: to the interesting international online journal, “Studio”, out of York University in Canada... The current issue includes excerpts from Paris author Margo Berdeshevsky's “Tsunami Notebook”:
http://ccfi.educ.ubc.ca/publication/studio/v02n01/studio8.html and much else to see! the Studio home site is: http://ccfi.educ.ubc.ca/publication/studio/v02n01/index.html

CHECK OUT : Richard Nahem’s blogsite EYEPREFERPARIS (and tours of Paris) online at
http://www.eyepreferparis.com/ and http://www.eyepreferparistours.com/. This blog, posted 4x a week, includes a ton of cool art, sites, film, food and other events. I also put it here because I am the proud once-a-month invited post-person writing on artists and their work/studios/lives in Paris (ie, see post from Oct 14th, 2008 on Kate Van Houten by Jen Dicki, and TONS of cool stuff the rest of the time by Richard!)

SUBMIT POETRY, HYBRID TEXT, ETC & READ : The Diagram is at it again ! See issue 8.5 online now and submit poetry, text, reviews, schematics, etc, for their next issue!!! Check it out and see guidelines as well online at http://thediagram.com/ .


IN PRINT: “The Alps”, a book by Brandon Shimoda, is out and available in print!!! Order or for more info on the press, see: flimforum.blogspot.com and flimforum.com.

SUBSCRIBE: To Poets & Writers, and certainly appreciate the work they do keeping up their online database of lit mags & constant calls for work or contests. They just added a bunch these past months. To see the database, go to:
http://www.pw.org/literary_magazines?apage=* and to subscribe to Poets & Writers, go directly to: https://www.kable.com/pub/poet/subDom.asp where they have a special rate for those in the states at 50% off right now. For us, well, write in to see!

06 October 2008

OCTOBER Readings & Events in Paris

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LIST ORDER:
I) Readings & events: asterisks mark book-related events

II) Courses in Creative Writing in France in Nov/Dec
III) News Reviews & Reviews News—publications & calls for submissions, etc.
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I) READINGS & EVENTS in PARIS in Oct 2008:

*5 octobre, 18h HOMMAGE à Mahmoud DARWICH (1941 – 2008) avec Safaa FATHY, Nancy HUSTON, Kadhim JIHAD, Elias SANBAR, SAPHO, Habib TENGOUR et Farouk MARDAM BEY AT: Reid Hall (La Grande Salle) 4, rue de Chevreuse, 75006 Paris m° Vavin, entrée libre

* 6 OCT 7pm Welcome Daniel Mendelsohn, reading from his new book of essays ‘How Beautiful It Is And How Easily It Can Be Broken’. A frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books, Mendelsohn’s books include international bestseller “The Lost”, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award & the Prix Médicis. Other awards include a National Book Critics Circle Award for book reviewing & the George Jean Nathan Prize for Drama Criticism. Writing with a lively intelligence & arresting originality, Mendelsohn brings his distinctive combination of scholarly rigour & conversational ease to bear across eras, cultures, & genres, from Roman games to video games. AT: Shakespeare & Company; 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, Tel: +33 (0)1 43 25 40 93 http://www.shakespeareco.org/ or http://www.festivalandco.com/

*6th October at 9.30: YOU READ as Spoken Word Starts again (theme: Intoxication, but all subjects welcome). Starting the 6th, Spoken word will then be on Monday every 2 weeks, ie 20th Oct then 3rd Nov etc. Note the New venue - the Culture Rapide/Cabaret Populaire - Spoken Word Plus (poems, stories, songs, etc) moves to Belleville: Open mic/scène ouverte: Performance poetry. Lire vivant. Poésie sonore. Stand up. Monologue. Stories. Beat poetry. Spoken word. English. Français. Your own original texts. Old texts from Rimbaud to Dr Seuss, Beowulf to Gil Scott-Heron. There's only one rule – make the words come alive. Theme - Intoxication + Off-topic texts & songs welcome. Beer - cheap. AT: Cabaret Populaire "Culture Rapide" 103 rue Julien Lacroix (Walk up rue de Belleville from Belleville m°. It's on the right on the corner with rue Julien Lacroix. A giant sign reads ''Il faut se mefier les mots.'') http://www.culturerapide.com/index2

*7 Oct 19h30 Talk about Art: Chris Boïcos on Gertrude Stein: An Extraordinary American in Paris. A lecture & slide show. AT: The American Library in Paris, 10, rue du General-Camou, 75007 Paris, M°: Ecole Militaire. Free & open to the public. For program details, visit http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/

*7 Oct at 7pm: Daniel Mendelsohn returns to the Village Voice Bookshop to discuss his new collection of essays, « How Beautiful It Is & How Easily It Can Be Broken”. Whether he's on Broadway or at the movies, considering a new bestseller or revisiting a literary classic, Daniel Mendelsohn's judgments over the past fifteen years have provoked & dazzled with their deep erudition, disarming emotionality, & tart wit. These thirty brilliant & engaging essays passionately articulate the themes that have made Daniel Mendelsohn a crucial voice in today's cultural conversation: the aesthetic & indeed political dangers of imposing contemporary attitudes on the great classics; the ruinous effect of sentimentality on the national consciousness in the post-9/11 world; the vital importance of the great literature of the past for a meaningful life in the present. “How Beautiful It Is And How Easily It Can Be Broken” makes it clear that no other contemporary thinker is as engaged with as many aspects of our culture & its influences as Mendelsohn is, & no one practices the vanishing art of popular criticism with more acuity, humor, & feeling. AT: Village Voice Bookshop, 6 rue Princesse, 75006. M° Mabillion/St Germain de Près. http://www.villagevoicebookshop.com/

*8 Oct 19h30 Evenings with an Author: Alan Cowell, of the New York Times, speaks about the Alexander Litvinenko case & his just-published book, The Terminal Spy: A True Story of Espionage, Betrayal & Murder. AT: The American Library in Paris, 10, rue du General-Camou, 75007 Paris, M°: Ecole Militaire. Free & open to the public. For program details, visit http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/

*8 oct à 19h BILINGUAL : Chaque année la Maison de la Poésie reçoit un grand poète du monde. La saison dernière nous avions accueilli Mahmoud Darwich. Cette saison c’est Tony Harrison, à l’occasion de la création française du poème « V. », qui entre dans nos murs. A ses côtés Leslie Kaplan, Armand Gatti et Jacques Darras, trois poètes français. Leur rencontre se fera à travers la poésie, des lectures de leurs propres poèmes, les uns répondant aux autres. Followed by projections of Harrison’s films on the 9th. AT : Maison de la Poésie, Passage Molière,157, rue Saint Martin, 75003 Paris, M° / RER :: Rambuteau / Les Halles.

*8 oct à 18h : Rencontre avec Hélène LENOIR à l’occasion de la parution de son livre « La Folie Silaz » aux Editions de Minuit. AT : La librairie Compagnie, 58, rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris, Tél. 01 43 26 45 36, libcompagnie@wanadoo.fr ou http://www.librairie-compagnie.fr/ M°s Cluny, St Michel, Odéon, RER Luxembourg ou Cluny/St Michel

8 oct 21h-23h CONCERT: paul james & philippe germaine playing GREAT AMBIANCE, GREAT DRINKS, NO COVER! AT: pomme d' eve, 1, rue laplace 5e paris. m°: maubert-mutualite'

9 Oct : 18h-21h. VERNISSAGE + show the 10th-12th from 14h-20h daily. for Daphne Gamble, Kate Van Houten, Noriko Fuse & Joele Cauchoix as part of the portes ouvertes ateliers du Xe arrondissement ART KANAL 10 2008 show. This exciting quartet of contemporary artists is really not to miss ! AT: 50 rue du Faubourg du Temple 75011 Paris, m° République or Goncourt. For full program of many ateliers : http://artkanal10.free.fr/

*9 Oct : Lecture au Musée Zadkine avec Patrick Mauriès. This interesting French series invites one author per month to read a short selection of their own work as well as a short selection of work by someone they admire. Often very interesting to hear the range of work selected by these exciting contemporary French authors! Curated by Jérôme Mauche, author & publisher of Les Petits Matins books. AT : Musée Zadkine. 100 bis, rue d'Assas, 75006 Paris, Tél : 01 55 42 77 20

*9 Oct - 7:30 p.m. Annabel Simms will present & sign the brand new edition of her bestselling book “An Hour From Paris” AT: WHSmith - 248, rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris - M°Concorde Free. RSVP at books@whsmith.fr . http://track.splio.com/l/1133186722941555/1190906207851358

*9 oct à 18h : Rencontre avec Laurence LACOUR à l’occasion de la parution de son livre « Le chant sacré – une histoire du sang contaminé 1955-1983 » aux éditions Stock. AT : La librairie Compagnie, 58, rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris, Tél. 01 43 26 45 36, libcompagnie@wanadoo.fr ou http://www.librairie-compagnie.fr/ M°s Cluny, St Michel, Odéon, RER Luxembourg ou Cluny/St Michel

*9, 10, 11 octobre, entrée libre, en anglais Lire en Fête. Poésie et Prose de l’Irlande : 30ème anniversaire de Poetry Ireland, with Derek Mahon, Harry Clifton, Paula Meehan, Dairena Ní Chinnéide, Medbh McGuckian, Gerry Smyth, Theo Dorgan, John F. Deane, Joseph Woods, Rory Brennan, et des écrivains Sorj Chalandon, Ronan Bennett, Claire Kilroy, Deirdre Madden, Dermot Bolger. This literary festival welcomes poets & writers to celebrate 30 years of Poetry Ireland. Davantage de détails seront bientôt disponibles sur notre site dans la rubrique « Littérature ». AT: Centre Culturel Irlandais, 5 rue des irlandais, 75005 Paris. Reserve your place via : adoherty@centreculturelirlandais ou 01 58 52 10 30

*10 OCT at 6pm. Tobias Hill will be reading from his new novel, “The Hidden”, published by Faber & Faber in January 2009. Set in Sparta, The Hidden is an extraordinary novel of ancient secrets, modern conflicts & what it costs to belong. Tobias Hill is the acclaimed writer of three previous novels, “Underground” (1999), “The Love of Stones” (2001) & “The Cryptographer” (2003), three award-winning collections of poetry, plus a collection of short stories, “Skin”, which won the 1998 PEN/MacMillan Award for Fiction. Born in London in 1970, Tobias Hill has won many awards for his writing & was made the inaugural poet in residence at London Zoo in 1998. He is the Royal Society of Literature Fellow at Sussex University. AT: Shakespeare & Company; 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, Tel: +33 (0)1 43 25 40 93 http://www.shakespeareco.org/ or http://www.festivalandco.com/

*FOR TEENS: 10 October : Poetry & Writing Café for Teens from19h00-20h30, for young adults 12& over. With Novelist & Nonfiction writer Janet Sikelian Charles. AT: The American Library in Paris, 10, rue du General-Camou, 75007 Paris, M°: Ecole Militaire. Free & open to the public. For program details, visit http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/

*10 Oct, 19h à 23h : la « Nuit de l’écrit » soirée ouverte par Michel Deguy et modérée par Magda Carneci et Jacques Darras (Renseignements au 01 47 05 15 31) Parmi les écrivains : Marie-Claire Bancquart, Claude Ber, Laure Cambau, Sylvestre Clancier, Ioana Craciunescu, Daniela Crasnaru, Jacques Darras, Michel Deguy, Rodica Draghincescu, Marie Etienne, Liliane Giraudon, Gil Jouanard, Christophe Marchand-Kiss, Alain Lance, Luis Mizon, Pierre Oster, Pascale Petit, Jean Portante, Lionel Ray, Eric Sarner, Sebastian Reichmann, Grete Tartler, Anca Visdei et quelques surprises. AT : Reid Hall ­ Columbia University à Paris 4 rue de Chevreuse, 75006 Paris.*10 octobre à 19h BILINGUAL French & English POETRY READING: Lectures des derniers poèmes inédits tirés du recueil « Collected Poems » et performance publique de Tony Harrison. En français par Gérard Watkins. Traduction des poèmes Cécile Marshall, Claire Hélie et Marc Porée. AT : Maison de la Poésie, Passage Molière,157, rue Saint Martin, 75003 Paris, M° / RER :: Rambuteau / Les Halles.

*10 octobre à 19h : Rencontre avec ANNE RAMBACH à l'occasion de la parution de son roman policier « Parfum d'enfer » (Panama). AT : la librairie Violette & Co, 102 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, M° Charonne ou Faidherbe-Chaligny. Bus 46, 56, 76, 86. tél : 01 43 72 16 07 www.violetteandco.com/librairie/

*Du 10 au 12 octobre ALL DAY : Le 18e Salon de la revue : Un salon en mouvement : plus de 700 revues de toutes disciplines (littérature, poésie, art, sciences humaines et sociales, psychanalyse, débats et idées) 200 revues étrangères (Belgique, Québec, Suisse, Espagne, Italie, Israël…) 15 nouveaux exposants, de l'École Française d’Extrême-orient aux Presses universitaires du Septentrion ; Le Visage vert, La Nouvelle revue théologique, les Périphériques vous parlent, Frictions, Sakamo, Utile, Geste, Papiers nickelés, Liselotte, Quatre, Fora, La Corne de Brume, Revue Giono… 10 nouvelles revues : Ananda, Criticat, Contraste, Journal de Quinzinzinzili, Résonance générale, Ricochets-poésie, La Roulette russe, TINA, Utile, Et donc à la fin… 30 animations, tables rondes et débats, dialogues et lectures à l'Espace d'animations des Blancs-Manteaux, 48, rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75004 Paris

*11 octobre 2008 : de 14h30 à 2h INAUGURATION DU CENTQUATRE pour de grands moments, artistiques et festifs ! This NEW SITE for Art, literary reviews & events in mult languages, but most of all French, is launching its exciting space by inviting everyone INSIDE for a day of packed visits, artistic & literary interventions. Including Melik Ohanian’s : Installation monumentale, « Seven minutes before » est constituée par sept plans séquences de vingt minutes projetés simultanément sur sept écrans et liés entre eux par un même événement final.AT : 104 rue d'Aubervilliers / 5 rue Curial 75 019 Paris See their site for more, & a call for artists seeking studio space, too ! En RER : lignes B et D En m° : lignes 2, 5, 7 - station Stalingrad (bd de la Villette, sortie n°2) or ligne 7 - stations Crimée ou Riquet http://www.104.fr/fr

*FOR KIDS: 11 October: 15h00-16h00 KIDS 6-12, come out to Celebrate Lire en Fête with a talk on South American Seasons & Senses, with author Ann Morddel. This talk is for children 6-12 years of age. AT: The American Library in Paris, 10, rue du General-Camou, 75007 Paris, M°: Ecole Militaire. Free & open to the public. For program details, visit http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/

*12th Oct at 7.30pm MOVING PARTS presents a reading of a screenplay by Alexis Niki NIGHT-TIME NELLIE: When most sixteen-year-olds are fast asleep, Nellie looks after her sleepwalking family & does homework. Her monotony is relieved when a cute boy moves in next door & a mysterious new tutor shows up. But Nellie soon realises her new friends harbour a treacherous secret — & soon her skills as a guardian become a matter of life & death. Starring NELLY BUCHET-DEAK, PEGGY SMITHHART, ISAAC GOLLISH, EMMETT RAHN-OAKES; SIMON GOLLISH, JESSE MOUSSY, SONIA BACKERS, PAUL CAVIN; BILL DUNN, DAVID HOVIS. AT: Carr's Pub & Restaurant, 1 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris, M° : Tuileries

*12 octobre, 14h30Michel André et David Rothenberg : Le monde sonore des baleines De l’échange à la musique AT : Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle Amphithéâtre des Galeries de Paléontologie et d’Anatomie comparée 2 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris

13 OCT à 20h A reading of stories by JOE ASHBY PORTER from his new collection « All Aboard » Organised by l'Observatoire de la Littérature Américaine (ODELA) / Université Paris 7-Diderot. Joe Ashby Porter is the author of 3 novels (Eelgrass, Resident Aliens, The Near Future) & 4 collections of short stories (The Kentucky Stories, Lithuania, Touch Wood, All Aboard).Under the name Joseph A. Porter, he teaches at Duke University, & is a known Shakespeare specialist, having published the critical work “The Drama of Speech Acts: Shakespeare's Lancastrian Tetralogy et Shakespeare's Mercutio.” He’s also been guest professor at l'Université de Tours & writer in residence at the prestigous Brown University writing program. AT : RED WHEELBARROW 22, rue Saint Paul - 75004 Paris - M° Saint Paul

*13 OCT 7pm Leonard Pitt will be discussing his latest book Paris un voyage dans le temps. Faithful to his idiosyncratic method of teasing out the history of lost Paris in hundreds of archival photos of the city, Leonard Pitt reveals a Paris we never knew existed. Pairing these with photos of the same spot today & recounting the history of the transformation, our appreciation & knowledge of this great city deepens. Walking the same old streets becomes a new & richer experience. Leonard Pitt has been nurturing his love for Paris since he landed here in 1963 to study mime with Etienne Decroux. A resident for seven years, he returned to the US in 1970 but visits France regularly. His first book Walks Through Lost Paris (Promenades dans le Paris Disparu) became a bestseller. He is also author of A Small Moment of Great Illumination, about the life of the 17th century Irish healer Valentine Greatrakes. AT: Shakespeare & Company; 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, Tel: +33 (0)1 43 25 40 93 http://www.shakespeareco.org/ or http://www.festivalandco.com/

*14 Oct - 7:30 p.m. Laurel Zuckerman will present & sign the long-awaited English version of her popular French title “Sorbonne Confidential” AT: WHSmith - 248, rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris - M°Concorde Free. RSVP at books@whsmith.fr . http://track.splio.com/l/1133186722941555/1190906207851358

*14 Oct 19h30 WICE@The Library - Writers on Writing: Victoria Zackheim, author of For Keeps: Women Tell the Truth About Their Bodies, Growing Older, & Acceptance shares the unique challenges & joys in compiling the personal essays of twenty-seven gifted authors. AT: The American Library in Paris, 10, rue du General-Camou, 75007 Paris, M°: Ecole Militaire. Free & open to the public. For program details, visit http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/

14 October: The opening of NorthEastWest, an exhibition of 6 artists published in NEW, at galerie Lavignes Bastille, Paris (through 16 November)

*14 Oct à 19 h dans le foyer de la maison de la poésie : « La République des Poètes, N° 9 » : Une fois par mois, Marc Blanchet propose une revue parlée : présentations, lectures, dialogues, à propos de l’actualité de la poésie. AT : Maison de la Poésie, Passage Molière,157, rue Saint Martin, 75003 Paris, M° / RER :: Rambuteau / Les Halles.

*14 Oct at 8pm. THE LIVE POETS SOCIETY, the longest running poetry reading series in Paris, PRESENTS A POETRY READING featuring CHRIS AMES & RICHARD HALPERIN alongside the Organizer & presenter of the series, JOHN KLIPHAN. AT: THE HIGHLANDER PUB, 8 RUE DE NEVERS, 75006 PARIS, M°s ODEON or Pont Neuf plus a crossing of the bridge. TEL: 01.43.26.54.20 http://www.the-highlander.fr/, donation 5€

*15 Oct 19h30 Evenings of American Culture: The stakes in the US presidential election. A conversation with journalist Ted Stanger & other participants to be announced. AT: The American Library in Paris, 10, rue du General-Camou, 75007 Paris, M°: Ecole Militaire. Free & open to the public. For program details, visit http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/

*16 oct à partir de 19h. A l'occasion de la parution des nouvelles traductions de « Les aventures de Tom Sawyer » et de « Aventures de Huckleberry Finn » de Mark Twain (Editions Tristram) et de « A ma guise, chroniques 1943-1947 » de George Orwell (Editions Agone) rencontre avec le traducteur Bernard Hoepffner. AT : Librairie Michèle Ignazi, 17, rue de jouy, 75004 Paris, tel : 01 42 71 17 00. M° St Paul/ Hotel de Ville ou Pont-Marie.

16 Oct 18h-22h. VERNISSAGE then show 16-20 Oct: 11h-19h: with the Salon D’automne. See Susan Cantrick’s work at the Salon this year! Many of you writers have seen work in Upstairs at Duroc or with WICE, but now you have the opportunity to see work shown at 2 big Paris expos this fall, first at the Salon D’Automne & then group show in November at the Salon du Dessin et de la Peinture à l'Eau at the Grand Palais. AT: Salon d’autome, ESPACE AUTEIL, 75016 Paris. Entrée 10e.

*16 Oct at 7pm: Authors Lou Rowan & Leslie Kaplan will present a joint reading. Lou Rowan's “My Last Days” takes us deep inside the American myth of Superman & Clark Kent where no prior version of our naturalized heroic savior's ineradicable story has dared to go. Be prepared for a wild ride on the back of the man of steel's poignant confessional autobiography into a satirical maelstrom of hilarity & moral outrage. A native of Southern California, Lou Rowan began his writing career in New York City, where he earned his living as teacher & as an institutional investor. He’s currently working on a sequel to My Last Days, stories, & his editorial duties at Golden Handcuffs Review.Leslie Kaplan is the author of “Les Amants de Marie”. AT: Village Voice Bookshop, 6 rue Princesse, 75006. M° Mabillion/St Germain de Près. http://www.villagevoicebookshop.com/

*17 oct à 18h30 : Rencontre avec Mathias ENARD à l’occasion de la parution de son livre ‘Zone’ aux éditions Actes SudAT : La librairie Compagnie, 58, rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris, Tél. 01 43 26 45 36, libcompagnie@wanadoo.fr ou http://www.librairie-compagnie.fr/ M°s Cluny, St Michel, Odéon, RER Luxembourg ou Cluny/St Michel

*18 Oct : 12pm to 4pm. GIANT CHARITY BOOKSALE !!! This annual event to sponsor SOS Help (http://www.soshelpline.org/ for more on them) This sale is a great place to get books starting at 1euro !!! You can also donate books for the sale on site or in advance. At St Joseph’s Church, 50 ave HOCHE, 75008 Paris, m° Etoile.

*19 Oct à 17H15 PERFORMANCE LECTURE INÉDITE avec CLAUDE BER/ FRÉDÉRIQUE WOLF-MICHAUX. Dans le cadre de l¹exposition et de la parution de la Revue Arts Scènes AT : Cabinet d'avocats 4, place Denfert Rochereau 75014 Paris. Pluds d’infos sur Site : http://www.claude-ber.org/ ou via http://www.claude-ber.org/

*20 OCT 7pm Poets Cherry Smyth & Heather Hartley will be reading from their recent work. Cherry Smyth is an Irish writer whose poetry collections include “When the Lights Go Up” & “One Wanted Thing”. Cherry's work was selected for Best of Irish Poetry 2008, & the forthcoming « 24 Contemporary Irish Poets”. She also writes for the visual art magazines Modern Painters, Art Monthly, Art Review & Circa. Heather Hartley is the Paris Editor of Tin House Magazine & her poetry manuscript Knock Knock was a finalist in the 2007 National Poetry Series & for the Dorset Prize 2008. Her poems have appeared in Post Road, The Los Angeles Review, POOL, Tin House, Forklift Ohio & elsewhere. Other writing appears in the 2007 Best American Nonrequired Reading, Food & Booze: A Tin House Literary Feast & The World Within: Writers Talk Ambition, Angst, Anarchy, . . . & her poetry is forthcoming in Satellite Convulsions: Poems from Tin House. AT: Shakespeare & Company; 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, Tel: +33 (0)1 43 25 40 93 http://www.shakespeareco.org/ or http://www.festivalandco.com/

*21 Oct at 7pm: Novelist Geraldine Brooks will read from & discuss her work “People of the Book”. Australian-born Geraldine Brooks is an author & journalist who grew up in the Western suburbs of Sydney, & attended Bethlehem College Ashfield & the University of Sydney. She worked as a reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald for three years as a feature writer with a special interest in environmental issues. In 1982 she won the Greg Shackleton Australian News Correspondents scholarship to the journalism master's program at Columbia University in New York City. Later she worked for The Wall Street Journal, where she covered crises in the the Middle East, Africa, & the Balkans. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in fiction in 2006 for her novel “March”, & her novel “Year of Wonders” is an international bestseller. She is also the author of the nonfiction works “Nine Parts of Desire” & “Foreign Correspondence”. AT: Village Voice Bookshop, 6 rue Princesse, 75006. M° Mabillion/St Germain de Près. http://www.villagevoicebookshop.com/

*21 oct à 18h : Rencontre avec Pascal Quignard à l’occasion de la parution de son livre « Boutès » aux éditions GaliléeAT : La librairie Compagnie, 58, rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris, Tél. 01 43 26 45 36, libcompagnie@wanadoo.fr ou http://www.librairie-compagnie.fr/ M°s Cluny, St Michel, Odéon, RER Luxembourg ou Cluny/St Michel

21, 23 et 24 Octobre : à 20H30 PLAY in FRENCH : Vous êtes déjà peut-être venus écouter et voir Les Présidentes: elles vous ont amusés, ennuyés, dégoûtés, touchés, alors revenez et invitez vos amis...ou...vos ennemis... Vous n'êtes pas encore venus? Ne tardez plus: Les Présidentes de Werner Schwab Seront de retour pour 3 jours seulement !!! Vous pouvez visionner quelques minutes du spectacle sur notre blog: http://www.whiskytime.over-blog.com/ AT : L'ESPACE BEAUJON, 208 RUE DU FAUBOURG SAINT HONORE, 75008 PARIS, Réservations: 01 42 89 17 32, Prix des places: 13euros (tp)/ 11euros (tar réd) M°: Ternes/ Charles de Gaulle Etoile (l.1)/ Saint Philippe du Roule (l.9) http://www.ebeaujon.org/

22 Oct 4-5pm : Kids' Club Special Event ! Halloween Party Come costumed to win prizes & have a lot of fun. Activities - Make Up - Games AT : Brentanos, 37 avenue de l'Opéra 75002 Paris mailto:brentanos@brentanos.fror http://www.brentanos.fr/

*23 OCT 6pm One of Scotland's most acclaimed writers, Alasdair Gray, will read the prologue to his new verse translation of Goethe's “Faust”, a riotous dialogue between God & Satan. Extracts from other translated work will be read in French. As the Guardian says, 'After decades of struggling as an artist & writing TV & radio plays, Gray's first novel, the loosely autobiographical, blackly fantastical Lanark, changed the landscape of Scottish fiction, opening up the imaginative territory inhabited today by writers such as AL Kennedy, James Kelman & Irvine Welsh. It led Anthony Burgess to hail him as "the most important Scottish writer since Sir Walter Scott" '. Other books include Something Leather; A History Maker; Old Men in Love; 1982; Janine, a novel which he still considers his best; & the Whitbread-winning Poor Things. He has also published short stories, poetry, essays & polemics (including a book on Scottish home rule, Why Scots Should Rule Scotland). At 8pm Alasdair will continue the soirée at the pub Auld Alliance (rue François Mignon). AT: Shakespeare & Company; 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, Tel: +33 (0)1 43 25 40 93 http://www.shakespeareco.org/ or http://www.festivalandco.com/

*23 oct à 18h30 : Rencontre avec Luc Boltanski a l’occasion de la parution de son livre « L’idéologie dominante » aux éditions DémopolisAT : La librairie Compagnie, 58, rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris, Tél. 01 43 26 45 36, libcompagnie@wanadoo.fr ou http://www.librairie-compagnie.fr/ M°s Cluny, St Michel, Odéon, RER Luxembourg ou Cluny/St Michel

23 Oct - 7:30 p.m. T-Ka Singer & former WH Smith marketing manager will present & sign her first CD "And maybe a tree will rise out of me"AT: WHSmith - 248, rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris - M°Concorde Free. RSVP at books@whsmith.fr

*26th Oct 7:30 Moving Parts is producing a 5-act play of ROY LISKER's (and not by me, sorry for the confusion in the email announcements!) entitled "Hamlet's Psychiatrist". A new character is added to the cast of Shakespeare's "Hamlet", the psychiatrist Dr. Maximillian Nice. Nice & Claudius conspire in the murder of Hamlet's father. When Hamlet finds out about this, Nice persuades him to act mad,or "put on the antic disposition". When he does so, Nice has him incarcerated in a mental hospital, & tries to murder him with electroshock.It goes on from there, with major roles for Polonius , Ophelia, Laertes, Claudius, Gertrude, & many minor roles (Cast of 18) In brief, the play is thoroughly sophomoric &, in the author's opinion, quite funny. AT: Carr's Pub & Restaurant, 1 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris, M° : Tuileries

*27 OCT 7pm---The inimitable John Baxter will present “Immovable Feast”. John Baxter is an acclaimed film critic & biographer. His subjects have included Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick & Robert De Niro. He is the author of « A Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict”, & the memoir “We'll Always Have Paris: Sex & Love in the City of Light”. Born in Australia, he now lives in Paris. AT: Shakespeare & Company; 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, Tel: +33 (0)1 43 25 40 93 www.shakespeareco.org/ or www.festivalandco.com/

29th Oct. at 3:30 p.m. KIDS CLUB, Theme: HalloweenAT: WHSmith - 248, rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris - M°Concorde Free. RSVP with name & age of child at books@whsmith.fr . http://track.splio.com/l/1133186722941555/1190906207851358

*29 oct à 18h : Rencontre avec Michel PASTOUREAU à l’occasion de la parution de son livre « Le noir, histoire d’une couleur » aux éditions du Seuil (parution le 16 octobre). AT : La librairie Compagnie, 58, rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris, Tél. 01 43 26 45 36, libcompagnie@wanadoo.fr ou http://www.librairie-compagnie.fr/ M°s Cluny, St Michel, Odéon, RER Luxembourg ou Cluny/St Michel

*30 Oct, 7-9pm SCBWI France Event: Marjane Satrapi gives a Talk at Parsons. See website for more on SCBWI: http://scbwifrance.com/

31 oct au 3 nov : Violette & Co tient une table de vente au Festival international du film lesbien et féministe organisé par Cineffable au Trianon. Les pass, tickets "découverte" et entrées pour la fête sont en vente à Violette & Co dès maintenant. Info : http://www.cineffable.fr/

*3 Nov: 7 pm.Linda Lappin will be reading from her new novel, Katherine’s Wish,
(Wordcraft of Oregon, 2008) dealing with the latter phase of Katherine Mansfield’s life, her friendship with Virginia Woolf, and her contact with PD Ouspensky and the Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man founded by G.I. Gurdjieff. The final chapter was nominated for a Pushcart Prize .Lappin is the author of The Etruscan She will be introduced by Heather Hartley. For more information about the author see www.theetruscan.com or www.lindalappin.net AT : AT: Shakespeare & Company, 37 rue de la Bucherie, 75005 Paris. M°: St Michel.

5 novembre - 17 décembre 08, tous les mercredis à 18h - réservation indispensable : 01 58 52 10 30 Visites de la Bibliothèque patrimoniale. Parmi toutes les bibliothèques qui peuplaient les nombreux collèges, couvents et monastères de la Montagne Sainte-Geneviève jusqu'à la fin du 18ème siècle, la Bibliothèque patrimoniale du Collège des Irlandais est l'une des seules qui ait subsisté jusqu'à aujourd'hui. These visits provide a rare opportunity to see the Old Library & its treasures. AT: Centre Culturel Irlandais, 5 rue des irlandais, 75005 Paris. Reserve your place via : adoherty@centreculturelirlandais ou 01 58 52 10 30

*6 Nov: 7pm. David Sedaris returns to the Village Voice Bookshop & will read from his new book, “When You Are Englufed in Flames”. AT: Village Voice Bookshop, 6 rue Princesse, 75006. M° Mabillion/St Germain de Près. http://www.villagevoicebookshop.com/

PART II: CREATIVE WRITING COURSES in Paris & France Listed by start dates:

Oct 8th : 6:30-9pm “A World of Images”, Workshop led by Orel Protopopescu. This Metaphors & Similes workshop is a chance for writers & illustrators to learn how to use all of the senses to create better images, express emotions & convey meaning. Orel Protopopescu is an award-winning author & poet, & her book Two Sticks (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) is on Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year 2008 list. She will be leading us through writing exercises & a discussion designed to develop our skills in the art of analogies. You're welcome to bring work to share & lots of questions. We'll be having a potluck dinner as well, so cooking & wine-selecting abilities should be freely flaunted. Cost: 10 euros for SCBWI members15 euros for nonmembers Place: in the 17th, m°: Monceau, line 2 For directions RSVP to: advisor@scbwifrance.com. For more details & information about the pre-assignment, please visit: http://scbwifrance.com/events/index.htm.

10 October : Poetry & Writing Café for Teens from19h00-20h30, for young adults 12& over. With Novelist & Nonfiction writer Janet Sikelian Charles. AT: The American Library in Paris, 10, rue du General-Camou, 75007 Paris, M°: Ecole Militaire. Free & open to the public. For program details, visit http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/

11 Oct & ALL Saturdays in Sept: 3-5pm: (the 6th & 27th with David Barnes & with Conor on the 13th & 20th). The OTHER WRITERS' GROUP” meets upstairs at Shakespeare & Co. An informal, friendly place to get feedback on your creative writing. (Poetry or prose.) Bring something of your own & 5 copies. Or just come to listen & give your reaction – what worked, what didn’t, what moved you, what made you feel "yes, that’s just how it is…" AT: Shakespeare & Company, 37 rue de la Bucherie, 75005 Paris. M°: St Michel. 5 euros. More Information at: http://www.shakespeareco.org/other_writers_group.htm

1 Nov. : 10am–1pm: TAPPING INTO THE SPIRIT OF PLACE: A CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP FOR POETS, MEMOIRISTS, FICTION & NONFICTION WRITERS TAUGHT BY LINDA LAPPIN All writers have their secret spiritual geographies. In this workshop, writers & poets will retrace those inner itineraries & attempt to unlock the voices & impressions hidden in places of the past. Through special exercises we will learn to evoke & recreate atmospheres of those remote, exotic, or intimate spaces & make them come alive through words. Linda Lappin is the author of two novels, The Etruscan (http://www.theetruscan.com/) & Katherine's Wish (http://www.lindalappin.net/) She has taught creative writing for the Kenyon Review Italy program & for the University of Nevada USAC Italy program. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers Workshop at the University of Iowa. She directs the writing workshops at Centro Pokkoli, Vitorchiano, Italy http://www.pokkoli.org/ PLACE Boulevard Saint Germain COST : 75 euros (includes follow-up manuscript critique via email) FOR : poets, memoirists, fiction & nonfiction writers at all phases of their careers CONTACT Linda Lappin linda.lappin@gmail.com

6th Nov for 7 weeks on Thursdays, 7-9pm. Susannah Pabot WRITING BY THE SEINE "Writing, like life itself, is a voyage of discovery." Henry Miller "A writer is a foreign country." Marguerite Duras Join a new Fiction Writing Workshop in Shakespeare & Company's Upstairs Library. Cost: 50 euros for the entire workshop. Writers of the English language have long been drawn to Paris. In this workshop we will divide our time between discussing the craft of fiction as we read short excerpts from authors who have lived & worked in France, & workshopping our own writing in a warm & supportive atmosphere. This workshop is perfect for beginning & intermediate writers, though writers at all levels are most welcome! Please email the workshop leader, Susannah Pabot, at writingbytheseine@gmail.com for more details. Susannah Elisabeth Pabot is a writer & freelance editor based in Paris. An American who grew up in Europe & the US, she hold an MA in Literature & spent over five years working as a journalist & editor in London for publications including the Bookseller Magazine & the Children's Bookseller.Susannah has studied fiction writing at the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, Castle Hill in Truro & UCLA & has worked on the editorial board for the popular literary e-zine Literary Mama. Her fiction, creative nonfiction, essays & literary criticism appears or is forthcoming in magazines, journals & anthologies in Europe & the US.

17-20 November “Travel Writing with Thirza Vallois”, This course is designed for those who wish to extend their wanderlust & travelling experience. Whilst visiting local sites , Thirza will show you how to observe the world around you from different angles. Back in the classroom, you will acquire the skills of the craft that will enable you to turn a place & an encounter into a living painting & an animated story. You will learn how to grab your reader's attention, how to compel him or her into wanting to read you to the end. You are encouraged to bring along your own writing to the workshop. Thirza is the well-known author of the series, Around & About Paris, & the highly acclaimed Aveyron, A Bridge to French Arcadia Held at the Saint Jacques the B&B run by Kristi Anderson the founder of Tea & Tattered Pages, located in Sologne just 90 minutes south of Paris. Prices start at 400€. For more details write TheAmericanFrog@aol.com or take a look at our website http://www.theamericanfrog.com/ & blog http://theamericanfrog.typepad.fr/

4-7 December & then again 15-18 December. “IMMOVEABLE FEAST; A PARIS CHRISTMAS” John Baxter will be giving you insights on turning your story into your own personal "feast". Mornings will be spent in discussing the pleasures & challenges of writing personal literature in all its forms, from memoirs & autobiographies to personal essays, diaries, even letters. Afternoons either in one to one with John or if you wish visitAttendees are encouraged to bring examples of their own work. John, codirector of the Paris Writers Workshop, is an acclaimed film critic & biographer. He is the author of biograhpies on Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg among others, in addition to his own autobiograhpical We’ll Always Have Paris. We will be celebrating his latest Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas during his December workshops Held at the Saint Jacques the B&B run by Kristi Anderson the founder of Tea & Tattered Pages, located in Sologne just 90 minutes south of Paris.Prices start at 400€. For more details write TheAmericanFrog@aol.com or take a look at our website http://www.theamericanfrog.com/ & blog http://theamericanfrog.typepad.fr/

PART III: Reviews News & New Reviews
—submit/just out, residencies, etc.

Read abroad at MIDNIGHT POETRY: "If you are into poetry, song texts, writing a novel or short stories & wish to present your work to an interested crowd - midnight poetry is the right place for you to be! please send your application to kat via mail (kat@midnight-poetry.net). you will find more details about our concept at the website http://www.midnight-poetry.net/

TWO LINES Call for Submissions: TWO LINES World Writing in Translation is currently accepting submissions for its sixteenth volume, guest edited by award-winning translators MARGARET JULL COSTA & MARILYN HACKER. DEADLINE: October 31, 2008.
TWO LINES World Writing in Translation publishes original translations into English of writing from any literary genre. Translations from any language will be considered, & works from outside Europe are especially sought. - Previously unpublished work only. - The translator cannot also be the author of the piece unless it is a co-translation. - We generally publish one to four poems from a single submission, but we will read up to a maximum of ten pages. - The average prose submission is about 2500 words, but we do publish shorter & longer pieces (1000-4000 words). Short stories are preferable to novel excerpts. However, novel excerpts will be considered if thoughtfully excerpted to stand as independent pieces (to the extent possible). - In order to be considered, submissions must include a brief introduction (400-500 words) with information about the original author, the background of the piece, & unique issues that the translation process presented. - All submissions must include a copy of the original text. - Translators are expected to acquire copyright permission for all work not in the public domain. Electronic submissions are preferred, but hardcopy submissions are also accepted. For electronic submissions, please save your documents as RTF (Rich Text Format). If you would like your materials returned, please send an appropriately-sized SASE. Send submissions to submissions@catranslation.org or to the postal address below. TWO LINES 35 Stillman Street, Suite 201, San Francisco, CA 94107 We highly encourage everyone who submits to TWO LINES to read a copy before submitting. Translators will be notified of editorial decisions by February 1, 2009. We offer a complimentary copy of TWO LINES to translators & living authors whose work is chosen for publication as well as a nominal honorarium.

NEW Paris WRITERS’ GROUP: Meets on the First Sunday of the month, Daydream Believers at Night Writers Group, all welcome, 8PM, upstairs AT: Shakespeare & Company, 37 rue de la Bucherie, 75005 Paris. M°: St Michel.

CONCOURS NOUVELLES : Writing in French ? Here is your chance!!!: Escales hivernales : un concours de nouvelles Dans le cadre de la 3ème Fête du Livre de Lille escales hivernales, qui réunira à la CCI Grand Lille les samedi 13 et dimanche 14 décembre 2008 de nombreux écrivains, le Centre Littéraire Escales des Lettres vous propose un concours de nouvelles sur le thème « déracinés ». Les textes, d’une longueur maximale de 5 pages, sont à envoyer uniquement par mail (escalesdeslettres@wanadoo.fr). La date limite de participation est fixée au 15 novembre 2008. Le jury, composé d’écrivains et de représentants du monde littéraire, désignera trois lauréats qui seront présentés lors de la Fête du Livre. Les nouvelles primées seront publiées sur le site. Règlement complet du concours sur http://www.escalesdeslettres.com/

SUBMIT NONFICTION & JOURNALISM to The Feature Editors of STOCKYARD., a new cultural magazine scheduled to debut in the city of Chicago in the early months of autumn, are currently accepting unsolicited reportage, commentary, & narrative nonfiction. The writer of each feature-length work should ensure that his piece range from 3500 to 6000 words & include a paragraph-long abstract with his submission. Please visit the "Contact" page of http://www.stockyardmagazine.com/ in order to obtain the contact information of our Writing Department. As might be expected, the nature & length of each submission will dictate its writer's monetary compensation.

LES PARUTIONS Inventaire/Invention en librairie à partir du 29 septembre 2008 !: Le monde est beau, il est rond Suzanne Doppelt ; Peint en rouge 8 auteurs réunis par Suzanne Doppelt, avec Emmanuelle Bayamak-Tam, Aïcha Liviana Messina, François Matton, Jean-Christophe Bailly, Georges Aperghis, Frédéric Boyer, Cole Swensen, Suzanne Doppelt, Avital Ronell ; Les lois de l'hospitalité Olivia Rosenthal ; s'il tranche, Florence Pazzottu ; DE ÇA Vladimir Maïakovski précédé de L'adresse à Vladimir d'Henri Deluy (Ouverture, traduction et notes Henri Deluy).

READ ONLINE TODAY: Gently Read Literature October Issue, Number 7 is now online at: http://www.gentlyread.wordpress.com/

SUBMIT NOW: VERSAL IS OPEN for submissions of poetry, prose, & art for its 7th issue due out in May, 2009. Internationally acclaimed literary annual published in Amsterdam; perfect bound, 100 pages of the urgent, involved, & unexpected. See website for guidelines & to submit: http://versal.wordsinhere.com/. Inquiries (only): versal@wordsinhere.com. Deadline: January 15, 2009.

WRITERS GROUP: "Marais Writers Group looking for novelists, memoirists well into their first draft or working on their second draft of a novel etc, to meet once a week in the Marais to workshop their work & get feedback on craft, structure, consistency & development. Serious inquiries only. We are looking for 2-3 people writing in English as their first language to fill out a group of 5-6 people. (Playwrights & screenwriters will be considered as well.)" chauncey@girlonthestreet.com

SUBMIT & READ: Lauren Elkin announces Hitotoki Paris, an online literary project collecting stories of singular experiences tied to specific locations in cities around the world. "Hito-wha?" I know, weird name. The word itself is a Japanese noun comprised of two components: hito or "one" & toki or "time," & is often translated as "a moment." We first launched last year in Tokyo (thus the name), & have since spread to New York, London, Shanghai, & Sofia, with several others in the works. We're accepting submissions of stories, photos, & illustrations on an ongoing basis. So what are you waiting for? Send us something! We'd also like to launch a French version of the site, & so are looking for a French editor. Contact me if you're interested. Come check us out, & spread the word, or submit! Lauren Elkin, Hitotoki Paris Editor http://hitotoki.org/paris/
SUBMIT FOR POETRY PRIZE: coffee-house poetry at the troubadour… second annual poetry prize judged by: jo shapcott & stephen knight 1st prize £1000, 2nd £500, 3rd £250, plus 20 commendations @ £20 each & a coffee-house poetry reading for all prizewinning & commended poets. DEADLINE: 10th october. ReQ: Poems in English, 45 lines or one page of A4 max, not previously broadcast or published (in print or online); No limit on n° of poems submitted. Fees: EITHER £5 or €7 or $10 per poem if less than 4 poems OR £4 or €5 or $8 per poem if 4 or more poems submitted; payment by cheque or money order payable to “Coffee-House Poetry” with entry name (&/or e-mail Entry Ref) written on back. Submissions by E-mail: poems in body of e-mail (no attachments) to CoffPoetry@aol.com; entries should be preceded by Name, Address, Phone, Titles & Number of Poems & email; Acknowledgement will be sent to entrant’s e-mail address showing Entry Acknowledgment Reference; send payment by post quoting Entry Acknowledgement Reference; entries included only when payment received at Troubadour Poetry Prize, Coffee-House Poetry, PO Box 16210, LONDON, W4 1ZP postmarked on or before the 10th October 2008. Prizewinners notified by 21st November. Prizegiving : 1st December at Coffee-House Poetry at the Troubadour.