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Anne Trager talks at the Frankfurt Book Fair

Anne Trager, founder and president of Le French Book, will be talking at Contec Frankfurt business breakfast on Tuesday, October 4, right before the Frankfurt Book Fair opens.

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Crossing the Line Book Tour and Giveaways

Check out France Book ToursCrossing the Linevirtual tour and giveaway—10 books are up for grabs.

Go here for all the details.

Here's the schedule. Thanks for supporting these bloggers.

Tuesday, September 16
Review + Giveaway atMommasez…

Wednesday, September 17
Review+ Giveaway atFinding Time To Write

Thursday, September 18
Review+ Giveaway atThe Discerning Reader

Saturday, September 20
Review+ Giveaway atValli’s Book Den

Wednesday, September 24
Review + Giveaway atBooks Are Cool

Thursday, September 25
Revi...

Crossing the Line in Bookstores

Crossing the Line, a Paris Homicide Mystery by Frédérique Molay, hits bookstores today.

International mystery fans will be happy to hear about thisnew book release: another Paris police procedural by award-winning author Frédérique Molay. She’s been called “the French Michael Connelly,” and this second in the series, Crossing the Line, confirms her talent in portraying France’s elite detectives solving crimes in the French capital.

Crossing the Line has been called "highly entertaining" (Think...

Crossing the Line Praise Continues

Crossing the Line by Frédérique Molay hits bookstores this week, and the blog tour continues with more praise for this Paris Homicide Mystery. Please do visit the bloggers who are supporting what we are doing.

For all the stops and giveaway opportunities run by France Book tours, click here.

For first blog tour stops, click here.

Stop 4:Criminal Element – Fresh Meat

“I fell in love with Chief Nico Sirsky when I met him the first time inThe 7th Woman. I’m happy to delve more into his life withCros...

Frédérique Molay a Guest at Mystery Fanfare

Top crime writer Frédérique Molay

Award-winning novelist Frédérique Molay, author of the Paris Homicide mystery series, discusses the challenges of rewriting at the blog Mystery Fanfare. Check out the post here: Mystery Fanfare: Frédérique Molay on Rewriting Challenges

Crossing the Line Blog Tour – 1

I want to give a special shout out to France Book Tours, which has put together a great blog tour forCrossing the Line by Frédérique Molay, with lots of giveaway opportunities.

Make sure you visit the site here for a full list of stops. And don’t forget to check out the other books on tour.

Here are the first two stops. I’ll post the other stops as they happen.

Stop 1: Mommasez

“Author Frederique Molay does a brilliant job of breathing life into all of her characters, minor and major. In doing so...

La Rentrée: Book Giveaway and Discounts

La rentrée is the French word for the back-to-school period we are currently in, but it’s meaning is vaster. It evokes the excitement and despair kids feel going back to school, the frowns (and relief) everyone else feels going back to work (after the vacation months of July and August), the return to frantic schedules with activities and meetings, and even the publication of about half the year’s books (la rentrée littéraire)in the next few months. Here, at Le French Book, it means a book gi...

Calissons and the art of smuggling

What is the most French smuggling stash you can think of? That question came to mind just the other day in Aix-en-Provence, when I walked by this shop.

Their specialty iscalissons d’Aix,a delicious almond-based treat. You can order some here:http://www.leonard-parli.com/

So what does this have to do with spies and smuggling? Well, for that, you’ll have to read The Greenland Breach, by Bernard Besson. Below are a fewcalisson-relatedexcerpts. John is our lead spy.

On the way home, John stopped...

Noël Balen Shares Favorite Paris Wine Bar List

Noël Balen, who writes the Winemaker Detective series with Jean-Pierre Alaux, shares his list of favorite Paris wine bars on the site Sweat Leisure. The post begins likes this:

“Noël Balen grew up sure of two things: what he wanted to do with his life—music and writing books—and what he didn’t want to do—all the rest.

He has certainly achieved his goals.

Noël is not only a musician, music critic, director and producer, but also a well-known author.His writing career began with a whodunit, and,...

Calissons and the art of smuggling

What is the most French smuggling stash you can think of? That question came to mind just the other day in Aix-en-Provence, when I walked by this shop.

Their specialty iscalissons d’Aix,a delicious almond-based treat. You can order some here:http://www.leonard-parli.com/

So what does this have to do with spies and smuggling? Well, for that, you’ll have to readThe Greenland Breach, by Bernard Besson. Below are a few calisson-relatedexcerpts. John is our lead spy.

On the way home, John stopped at...