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Literary lunch hosted by author John Baxter in his historic Paris home

Jul 22, 2019
4 min

Literary lunch hosted by author John Baxter in his historic Paris home

Watching acclaimed author Umberto Eco sucking delectable juice from the heads of shrimp while discussing his first best-selling novel ‘The Name of The Rose,’ later to be a Hollywood movie starring Sean Connery. Sitting with crime writer John Grisham at the Bouillon Racine restaurant in the Latin Quarter of Paris discussing lawyers and murder. Chatting with famed Italian film-maker Federico Fellini’s sister as she did her washing on the balcony of her small Rimini apartment. J

Why Oh Why, Do I Love Paris?

Jul 13, 2019
3 min

Why Oh Why, Do I Love Paris?

‘A magnet,’ a ‘Mecca,’ an ‘incubator,’ a ‘hothouse’ for writers – all these things Paris has been called, and rightly so.’ This is the opening line of an enticing, well-researched book by Connecticut-born author David Burke entitled ‘Writers in Paris: Literary Lives in the City of Light.’ Dedicated to his lovely wife, a long-time film producer and editor, whom he describes simply as ‘the marvelous Joanne,’ David’s book is perhaps the most detailed of its kind and was one of t

Jul 20, 2018
1 min

Paris, Ireland and the Black Sea - a world of writing awaits you

Summer greetings from the sun-drenched shores of northwest Donegal (yes, believe it or not, northwestern Ireland has been warmer that southern Spain in recent weeks). As we prepare for our last writing week of the year this September (only three places still available so hurry and sign up), we are also making plans well in advance for 2019. With hard work, determination and a bucket-full of enthusiasm, we are delighted to announce that we will host a total of FIVE separate wr