Albertine’s Celebration

Albertine Books will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a series of high-profile conversations and festive events featuring global literary stars.

Convening celebrated voices in contemporary literature and humanities, the celebrations will highlight Nobel Prize winner Esther Duflo, Egyptian writer Alaa Al Aswany, author of the celebrated The Postcard, Anne Berest, Prix Goncourt winners Patrick Chamoiseau and Hervé Le Tellier, bestselling author Marc Levy, comic book author Catherine Meurisse, author and artist Nora Krug, Irish writer Colum McCann, American writer Katie Kitamura, Professors Kaiama Glover and Emily Drabinski, journalists Laure Adler and Mona Chalabi, publisher Françoise Nyssen, writer A.M. Homes, and children’s books author Anne-Lise Boutin, winner of the 2024 Prix Albertine Jeunesse, and many others.

Events will include a variety of panel discussions, a children’s drawing workshop, and a tribute to the late Paul Auster, beloved by French readers.

Villa Albertine acknowledges the generous contributions of donors and partners to the Albertine Books Foundation in support of this event.

Schedule of Events:

Let's Draw! – An Illustration Workshop - 11:00 AM

With Anne-Lise Boutin

Drawing & Healing - 3:00 PM

With Catherine Meurisse and Nora Krug. Moderated by Philippe Labaune.

On Knowledge Democracy: Learning, Thinking, and Acting - 5:00 PM

With Esther Duflo and Mona Chalabi