Paris Bound

marieclx Host

4 participants (15 books)

17 Jan 2025—30 Jan 2026

Overview

In preparation for an upcoming trip to Paris, this challenge includes history, memoirs and fiction to be immersed and ready for Parisian culture.

Challenge Books

1

The Bonjour Effect: The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed by Julie Barlow, Jean-Benoit Nadeau

The Bonjour Effect: The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed

Julie Barlow, Jean-Benoit Nadeau

2

City of Light, City of Shadows: Paris in the Belle Époque by Mike Rapport

City of Light, City of Shadows: Paris in the Belle Époque

Mike Rapport

3

Paris from the Ground Up by James H.S. McGregor

Paris from the Ground Up

James H.S. McGregor

4

Untold Paris: The Secret History of the City of Light by John Baxter

Untold Paris: The Secret History of the City of Light

John Baxter

5

Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century by Simon Kuper

Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century

Simon Kuper

6

I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris by Glynnis MacNicol

I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris

Glynnis MacNicol

7

Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism by Sebastian Smee

Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism

Sebastian Smee

8

The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue

The Paris Express

Emma Donoghue

9

Paris: The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd

Paris: The Novel

Edward Rutherfurd

10

The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris by John Baxter

The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris

John Baxter

11

Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris by Graham Robb

Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris

Graham Robb

12

Mastering the Art of French Eating: Lessons in Food and Love from a Year in Paris by Ann Mah

Mastering the Art of French Eating: Lessons in Food and Love from a Year in Paris

Ann Mah