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Les Livres français au English Book Room
Comme Bill & Rosa’s English Book Room est en France nous mettons en avance parfois des livres qui nous plaisent en français. Et quand il s’agit des livres sur l’art, la musique et les mots nous en sommes particulièrement ravis. Voici une belle brochette. UNE HISTOIRE DU VELVET UNDERGROUND En 1964, rien ne laisse présager […]Read More - Lire la suite
My French Neighbor and the Palais Royal Cannon
From the Traveling Note-book of GEOFFREY CRAYON, GENT. My French Neighbor, The Crayon Papers by Washington Irving, 1825 My French Neighbor I often amuse myself by watching from my window (which, by the bye, is tolerably elevated) the movements of the teeming little world below me; and as I am on sociable terms with the […]Read More - Lire la suite
Get Out of Town to Cergy-Pontoise and La Défense
The connection between Cergy-Pontoise and La Défense Sometimes getting out of town means just going to the suburbs. Here’s two daytrips Cergy-Pontoise and La Défense, both just outside Paris to the west that are linked by monumental art, villes nouvelles construction and that you can see one from the other. L’Axe majeur at Cergy-Pontoise In […]Read More - Lire la suite
English Books Paris: New at Bill & Rosa’s Book Room
Each week in the Book Room online, we recommend newly published English books that we love. Here’s Bill & Rosa’s selection of books to present some of the best of life in Paris. FRENCH PASTRY MADE SIMPLE Unleash your inner pastry chef with Molly Wilkinson’s approachable recipes for all of your French favorites. Trained at […]Read More - Lire la suite
The Saints on the map of Paris
Whether you walk across Paris or look at the metro or street map, you often see places named after a Saint. Such familiar names as St Genevieve, St Denis, St Vincent de Paul etc… Have you ever wondered who were these saints on the map of Paris and what their history was? We did! Here […]Read More - Lire la suite
The Encyclopedia of Thriller writers
At the Book Room, we know the importance of a good thriller and especially, the right thriller at the right time, so to help you choose we wrote a short encyclopedia of thriller writers, some background about each one, their writing style and their best-known characters and series. All you have to do is decide […]Read More - Lire la suite