Albertine’s 10th Anniversary Celebration

Join Prix Goncourt-winner Patrick Chamoiseau and Yale Professor Kaiama L. Glover for a conversation about spaces and identities in Atlantic literature, spanning America, France, and the Caribbean.

Photos credits: © DR / © DR

On Friday, November 15, join us for an evening celebrating the American writer Paul Auster. Hear tributes to Auster’s work, listen to excerpts from his novels, and learn about his impact on both sides of the Atlantic, in conversation with writer Colum McCann, publisher Françoise Nyssen, and journalist Laure Adler, moderated by Megan Nolan.

With the participation of Siri Hustvedt, Philippe Petit, Professor Florent Masse, and Princeton University students Chloé Zhu, Clément Génibrèdes, Gil Joseph and Eddie Kong.

Photo credit: © Spencer Ostrander

Join former French Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak and American academic and librarian Emily Drabinski for a conversation on book bans and censorship, moderated by Maris Kreizman.

 Photos credits: © DR / © Thibaut Chapotot

Join 2021 US Goncourt Choice–winning author Anne Berest and American writer A.M. Homes for a conversation about family, history and identity, moderated by Adam Dalva.

 Photos credits: © DR / © Beowulf Sheehan

Join Egyptian author Alaa Al Aswany and French journalist Laure Adler for a conversation on Al Aswany’s latest novel, The Trees Walk in Alexandria (Knopf).  

Photos credits: © JF Paga / © Abdallah Hassan

Join Prix Goncourt-winner Hervé Le Tellier and writer Katie Kitamura for a conversation on using fiction as a strategy for understanding reality, moderated by Laurence Marie. 

Photos credits: © Francesca Mantovani – Editions Gallimard / © CL 

On Saturday, November 16, Albertine and The New York Review of Books present a festive and original event to celebrate the rich literary history of the bookstore with live illustration battles, music, food, and drinks. Curated and hosted by the writer and critic Merve Emre, and The New York Review of Books. With the participation of Antonin Baudry, former Cultural Counselor, and illustrators Joanna Avilez, Tamara Shopsin, Jason Fulford, Paul Sahre, Nicholas Blechman, Hugo Guinness, Tom Bachtell and Leanne Shapton. Food & cocktails created by Benoit x Alain Ducasse, New York.

Join 2024 Prix Albertine Jeunesse winning illustrator Anne-Lise Boutin for a drawing workshop. 

The event is open to all but recommended for children ages 6 to 12. 

Photos credit: (c) Freres Zzli by Anne-Lise Boutin

Join Académie des Beaux-Arts member and comic author Catherine Meurisse, author and artist Nora Krug, and moderator Philippe Labaune for a conversation on illustrating healing and the art of comics as a pathway through trauma.

Photos credits: © Rita Scaglia / (c) Nina Subin

Join French-American economist Esther Duflo and reporter Mona Chalabi for a discussion on the democratization of knowledge, moderated by journalist Alice Fulwood. 

Photos credits: © Collège de France – Patrick Imbert / © Lizzy Johnston