Now seems like as good a time as any to take inventory of the collection of books in my Paris bookcase; my upcoming trip will present many opportunities to purchase more I’m sure. Despite the name I’ve aptly given it, the case also contains books pertaining to other areas of France and French culture as a whole. I’m open to recommendations and disagreements in the comments section. A library should be highly curated after all.
Style
- How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are // Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline De Maigret, and Sophie Mas
- Dress Like a Parisian // Alois Guinut
- Older But Better, But Older // Caroline De Maigret, and Sophie Mas
- Parisian Chic // Ines de la Fressange and Sophie Gachet
- BCBG // Thierry Mantoux
Scenic Paris
- Eyewitness Travel Guides: Paris // Alan Tillier
- The Louvre // Alexandra Bonafante-Warren
- Bright Lights Paris // Angie Niles
- The Napoleon III Apartments // Anne Dion-Tenenbaum
- The Only Street in Paris // Elaine Sciolino
- The Little(r) Museums of Paris // Emma Jacobs
- Treasures of the Musee D’Orsay // Francoise Cachin (Introduction) and Xavier Carrere (Introduction)
- Paris Sketchbook // Jason Brooks
- The Little Pleasures of Paris // Leslie Jonath and Lizzy Stewart
- The New Paris // Lindsey Tramuta and Charissa Fay
- Paris aquarelles // Yves Simon and Fabrice Moireau
The Table
- The Bistros, Brasseries, and Wine Bars of Paris // Daniel Young
- Georges Perrier Le Bec-fin Recipes // George Perrier and Aliza Green
- A Table in Paris // John Donohue
- Mastering the Art of French Cooking Vol. I // Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, and Simone Beck
- Mastering the Art of French Cooking Vol. II // Julia Child and Simone Beck
- French Kids Eat Everything // Karen Le Billon
- Diner à la Maison // Laurent Buttazzoni and Sofia Coppola
- Cook Like a Local in France // Lynne Martin and Deborah Scarborough
- Wine Folley // Madeline Puckette and Justin Hammack
- French Women Don’t Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure // Mireille Guiliano
- The Wines and Vineyards of France // Pascal Ribereau-Gayon
- The Food Lover’s Guide to Paris // Patricia Wells
Biography and Memoir
- Paris to the Moon // Adam Gopnik
- Marie Antoinette // Antonia Fraser
- Paris Memories // Isabelle Bronk
- Inspired by Paris // Jordan Phillips
- My Life in France // Julia Child
- My Paris Dream // Kate Betts
- The New Parisienne // Lindsey Tramuta and Joann Pai
- (Not Quite) Mastering the Art of French Living // Mark Greenside
- Bringing Up Bébé // Pamela Druckerman
- French Lessons // Peter Mayle
- A Year in Provence // Peter Mayle
History and Culture
- Home Sweet Maison // Danielle Postel-Vinay
- Entre Nous: A Woman’s Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl // Debra Ollivier
- The Seine // Elaine Sciolino
- La Seduction // Elaine Sciolino
- The Discovery of France // Graham Robb
- Cahiers du Cinéma, The 1950s // Jim Hillier (Editor)
- Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong // Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoit Nadeau
- The Bonjour Effect // Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoit Nadeau
- French Kids Eat Everything // Karen Le Billon
- Flâneuse // Lauren Elkin
- Salut!: France Meets Philadelphia // Lynn Miller and Therese Dolan
- Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste // Pierre Bourdieu and Richard Nice (Translator)
- F Is for France // Piu Marie Eatwell
- Fragile Glory // Richard Bernstein
- A History of the French New Wave Cinema // Richard John Neupert
- Talk to the Snail // Stephen Clark
Language Learning
- The Penguin French Phrasebook // Jill Norman, Henri Orteu, and Silva De Benedictis
- Larousse Unabridged French Dictionary
- Entre nous 1 // Neige Pruvost, Frédérique Courteaud, Sonia Gómez-Jordana, et al.
- Le Petit Nicolas // René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé
- Les Vacances Du Petit Nicolas // René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé
- Le Petit Nicolas a des ennuis // René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé
- Le Petit Nicolas Et Les Copains // René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé
- Le Petit Nicolas : Le ballon et autres histoires inédites // René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé
- Short Stories in French: New Penguin Parallel Text // Richard Coward
- Getting Started with French // William E. Linney and Brandon Simpson
- La Clef. Introduction Au Francais Elementaire // Yvette De Petra and Eldon Dedini
Further Reading