Readers of the GLM (Grand Livre du Mois/Great Book of the Month)  Club recently voted Chrysis (English title: The Memory of Love) their favorite book of 2013.  For me as a writer, it is always most gratifying when a book wins an award given by consensus of actual readers rather than by a panel of literary Read More >

The Museum of Hunting and Nature  (Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature ) is one of the most unique and extraordinary museums in Paris. It was founded in 1964 by a wealthy French industrialist, François Sommer (1904-1973) and his wife Jacqueline, both of whom were avid hunters and conservationists. The foundation was set Read More >