The Launch of Paris in July 2019

Henry, Himself: A Novel by Stewart O'Nan

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

I've been waiting for these two books at the library for weeks. One of them I loved. One of them was disappointing. Can you guess which was which? Have you read either? What did you think?

I finished 30 books in 30 days during June. #bookaday #20booksofsummer

I've been saving a stack of books for Paris in July. Here are the books I'm hoping to read:

Eiffel's Tower for Young People by Jill Jonnes

Vango: Between Sky and Earth by Timothee de Fombelle

Moonlight Over Paris by Jennifer Robson

French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France

Love a la Mode by Stephanie Kate Strohm

Bon Appetempt by Amelia Morris

The Paris Project by Donna Gephart

A Walk Across France by Miles Morland

Long Ago in France by M. F. K. Fisher

Mastering the Art of French Eating by Ann Mah

Goodbye, Paris by Anstey Harris

All Paris

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Paris in the Third Reich by David Pryce-Jones

Grim Lovelies by Megan Shepherd

A Star for Mrs. Blake by April Smith

Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris, 1932 by Francine Prose

Murder on the Left Bank by Cara Black

Paris: A Love Story by Kati Marton

Secrets of Paris by Luanne Rice

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre

Swann's Way by Marcel Proust

Arsene Lupin by Maurice Leblanc

The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein

Have you read any of these? Do you have any recommendations for me? Where should I start?

Paris in July 2019 begins on July 1st at Thyme for Tea. Paris in July is a French themed blogging experience running from the 1^st – 31^st July this year.

The aim of the month is to celebrate our French experiences through actual visits, or through reading, watching, listening, observing, cooking and eating all things French!  

There will be no rules or targets in terms of how much you need to do or complete in order to be a part of this experience – just blog about anything French and you can join in! Some ideas might include;

• reading a French themed book – fiction or non-fiction, 

• watching a French movie, 

• listening to French music, 

• cooking French food, 

• experiencing French, art, architecture and travel

If you are interested in being a part of this experience, link up here.

I'm taking a writing class this summer at Imprint in Houston. It's called Flash Nonfiction. I've only read four pieces of flash nonfiction, and so far I'm feeling meh. What am I missing? Am I going to be able to write in a genre I don't like? Maybe I'll just ignore the parameters and write what I want.

After three months of prep and repair and painting, we are finished. We have a painted house. I feel quite happy and proud.

What did you do last week?

Did you start any good books? Share them with us.

Have you seen anything bookish you'd like to tell us about?

I invite you to link up here and/or at the Sunday Salon page on Facebook each weekend (Saturday-Sunday-Monday) and let us know what you have been doing. Visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there.

Other places where you may like to link up are below. Click on the picture to visit the site.

My linkup for Sunday Salon is below.