Join us for an intimate literary event with Kathryn Stockett, whose debut novel The Help (La couleur des sentiments, Actes Sud) sold over 15 million copies worldwide. She returns with her instant New York Times bestseller The Calamity Club (Le Calamity Club, Robert Laffont) — set in 1933 Mississippi, where a group of women form an unexpected sisterhood to cope with mounting struggles and injustices. The emotional core of the novel is an orphan girl whose fortitude and voice are both heartbreaking and hilarious. The Calamity Club will make you laugh, cry, and cheer — an epic testament to resilience and friendship. Oprah Daily called it “so immersive, exciting, and downright fabulous, you never want it to end.”
Come and hear about Stockett’s literary process, inspirations, and life, ask your own questions, and get your book personally inscribed and signed.
This event, offered in English, is presented in partnership with Festival America, Éditions Robert Laffont, WICE, AAWE and co-organized by Pauline Lemasson, Partnerships Director at INSPIRELLE, and Cherilyn Parsons, founder of the Bay Area Book Festival, who will moderate the interview with Kathryn Stockett.
Book sales and signing of the English and French editions to follow, courtesy of the Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore and Librairie Compagnie.
Seating is limited and RSVP is required. Ticket includes a welcome drink (wine or soft drink) and shared platters of appetizers — all enjoyed aboard Nanna, Paris’s one-of-a-kind literary péniche at the foot of Notre-Dame. Book your ticket before the end of July and enjoy a reduced price (15€).
Doors open at 6:30 PM and the program starts promptly at 7:00 PM.