Au Revoir à Paris, la Ville Lumière

I read 50 books during Paris in July, including novels, nonfiction, mysteries, and children's books.

title	author
The Provocative Colette	Goetzinger, Annie
The Paper Girl of Paris	Taylor, Jordyn
The Readers' Room	Laurain, Antoine
Waiting For Monsieur Bellivier	Röstlund, Britta
E is for Eiffel Tower: A France Alphabet	Wilbur, Helen L.
Dreamer from the Village: The Story of Marc Chagall	Markel, Michelle
25 Great French Films: Ebert's Essentials	Ebert, Roger
I Love You Too Much	Drake, Alicia
Colorful Dreamer: The Story of Artist Henri Matisse	Parker, Marjorie Blain
My Wish List	Delacourt, Grégoire
Impressionism: 13 Artists Children Should Know	Heine, Florian
Confessions of a French Baker: Breadmaking Secrets, Tips, and Recipes	Mayle, Peter
French Rhapsody	Laurain, Antoine
French Cooking for Beginners: 75+ Classic Recipes to Cook Like a Parisian	de Mélogue, François
Monet Paints a Day	Danneberg, Julie
Vincent	Stok, Barbara
A Dash of Magic (The Bliss Bakery, #2)	Littlewood, Kathryn
The Stranger: The Graphic Novel	Ferrandez, Jacques
A Book for Escargot	Slater, Dashka
Bonjour, Happiness!: Secrets to Finding Your Joie de Vivre	Callan, Jamie Cat
The Whole Fromage: Adventures in the Delectable World of French Cheese	Lison, Kathe
Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa	Scotti, R.A.
You Wouldn't Want to Be an Aristocrat in the French Revolution!: A Horrible Time in Paris You'd Rather Avoid	Pipe, Jim
Ooh-la-la: Max in Love	Kalman, Maira
Meet Paris Oyster: A Love Affair with the Perfect Food	Guiliano, Mireille
750 Years in Paris	Mahé, Vincent
Seven Ages of Paris	Horne, Alistair
King Louie's Shoes	Steinberg, D.J.
Bees in the City	Cheng, Andrea
Dinner Chez Moi: 50 French Secrets to Joyful Eating and Entertaining	Bard, Elizabeth
Painting Pepette	Lodding, Linda Ravin
Let's Visit Paris!	Manzione, Lisa *
Come Fly with Me	Ichikawa, Satomi
Zarafa: The Giraffe Who Walked to the King	St. George, Judith
French Exit	deWitt, Patrick
Kiss Me in Paris	Rider, Catherine
The Paris Librarian (Hugo Marston #6)	Pryor, Mark
Pablo	Birmant, Julie
Five French Hens	Leigh, Judy
French Pastry Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #21)	Meier, Leslie
Who Was Napoleon?	Gigliotti, Jim
Dodsworth in Paris	Egan, Tim
The Story of Diva and Flea	Willems, Mo
Barefoot in Paris	Garten, Ina
Fromage à Trois: Paris. Love. Cheese.	Brownlee, Victoria
Dinner in French: My Recipes by Way of France: A Cookbook	Clark, Melissa
Dirt: Adventures, with Family, in the Kitchens of Lyon, Looking for the Origins of French Cooking	Buford, Bill
Impressions of Paris: An Artist's Sketchbook	Seto, Cat
Who Was Claude Monet?	Waldron, Ann

My favorite books read were the children's books about French artists, the history of Paris called The Seven Ages of Paris, the graphic novel The Stranger, the mystery called The Paris Librarian, and the light novels set in Paris by Antoine Laurain.

I watched thirteen movies during Paris in July. Here's the list:

To Catch a Thief...Alfred Hitchcock mystery with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly

Grand Illusion...Class relationships between French officers in POW camp in WWI

DaVinci Code...Corruption dealt with by Tom Hanks

April and the Extraordinary World...Animated Paris in the future

Les Miserables...Fabulous film made from fabulous stage play made from fabulous book

Breathless...Amoral man and woman aimlessly go through their days

LeDivorce...Two sisters and love troubles

Sunday in the Park with George...Musical based on Seurat painting

An American in Paris...Amazing dancing

Gigi...A courtesan in training

Ratatoullie...A rat wants to become a chef

Mr. Hulot's Holiday...Gentle classic comedy

The Pink Panther...A detective who has trouble entering a room without falling

My favorites were Grand Illusion, An American in Paris, Les Miserables, and Mr. Hulot's Holiday. 

I shared thirteen posts during Paris in July, with weekly summaries in addition to these posts:

Dinner in French: My Recipes By Way of France by Melissa Clark

Authors I'd Urge You to Read Who Write About France

Barefoot in Paris: Croque Monsieur

Books About Paris That Make Me Smile

Meet Paris Oyster: A Love Affair with the Perfect Food

Some Bookish Places in Paris I Have Visited

French Cooking for Beginners: 75+ Classic Recipes to Cook Like a Parisian

In Paris, When the Pandemic Is Over...

Dinner Chez Moi: 50 French Secrets to Joyful Eating and Entertaining

I practiced my French on Rosetta Stone; prepared Croque Monsieur, Moroccan Mint Tea, Quiche Lorraine, and Roasted Pork Loin with Rosemary; and put together a Paris puzzle.

And to wrap up my trip I spent a day visiting Paris virtually. SoloSophie oh-so-kindly compiled this excellent list of Virtual Paris Tours.

I spent a wonderful virtual holiday in Paris. Thank you, Tamara, at Thyme for Tea, for Paris in July. And now I'll put away my Eiffel Tower for another year.

It's time for another Classics Club spin. I have sixteen books left to read on my list, but two of them are books I am already reading and one book is over 700 pages, too long to finish in a month. Also, I don't have copies of all of the books on my list. I shall only list books I have access to right now.

1, 11. Main Street          6, 16. The Razor's Edge

2, 12. Heat of the Day.         7, 17. Mary Barton

3, 13. Selected Stories of O. Henry.         8, 18. Around the World in 80 Days

4, 14.The Winter's Tale.         9, 19. Wives and Daughters

5, 15. Tom Brown's Schooldays.         10, 20. Washington Square

The spin number will be announced on Sunday, August 9th.

Let's have a few good things now, shall we?

Good Thing #1: Our library now checks out DIY items. You can check out power washers, carpet cleaners, cake pans, a sewing machine, a telescope, a record player, Legos, a metal detector, Monopoly, a digital film and slide scanner, a loom, inflatable sprinklers, rock collections, a photo light box, and much more. 

Good Thing #2: Dewey's Reverse Readathon is coming next weekend. It begins on Friday, August 7 at 7 pm CST and runs through Saturday, August 7 at 7 pm. I'll be manning the helm at 9 pm CST for an hour, and I'll also be hosting a mini-challenge to name a mood-boosting book, with a prize of a free book from BookDepository. I hope you will join in.

Good Thing #3: Bonnie at Bonnie's Books shared a fun site on her blog last week and I couldn't resist spending time there. It's WindowSwap, and it will allow you to look out a window all over the world. Explore. 

What good things have you experienced this week?

I'm very happy you found your way to the Sunday Salon. There are no requirements for linking up at Sunday Salon. Sunday Salon is simply a place for us to link up and to share what we have been doing during the week. Sunday Salon is a great way to visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there. 

Some of the things we often talk about at the Sunday Salon:

• What was your week like?
• Read any good books? Tell us about them.
• What other bookish things did you do? 
• What else is going on in your life?

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