The Les Frenchies Female Travelers Book Club is reading some fantastic picks! We’ll keep adding more and more books, so be sure to check back, and check the Calendar tab for our virtual book club meetups!
 | A Murder Most French (An American In Paris Mystery) April 2026 Bool Club We’ll be reading the second book in the An American in Paris series. You can find the book here: https://amzn.to/4aLmxKj Here is the Zoom link for the meeting on April 26th at 11am EST: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81663348930?pwd=ynY20mPiXv82b3NT8amCdniVGpcDhx.1 |
A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City
March 2026 Bool Club
An evocative portrait of the underbelly of contemporary Paris as seen through the eyes of a young waiter scraping out a living in the City of Light. You can find it here: https://amzn.to/4q0qe4l and links to the Zoom meetings on our Les Frenchies Female Travelers Facebook page.
Mastering the Art of French Murder
February 2026 Bool Club
Join Julia Child’s fictional best friend as they navigate food, friendship…and murder! The first in the “An American in Paris Mystery” series, it is sure to be a great read. You can find it here: https://amzn.to/3Z0Gask and links to the Zoom meetings on our Les Frenchies Female Travelers Facebook page.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
January 2026 Bool Club
The Elegance of the Hedgehog is a novel by the French novelist and philosophy teacher Muriel Barbery. The book follows events in the life of a concierge, Renée Michel, whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse. We will meet on Sunday, January 25, via Zoom; see links to the meetings and to purchase the book on our Facebook page.
The Seine is a love letter to Paris
November 2025 Bool Club
Blending memoir, travelogue, and history, The Seine is a love letter to Paris and the river that determined its destiny. Master storyteller and longtime New York Times foreign correspondent Elaine Sciolino explores the Seine through its lively characters—a bargewoman, a riverbank bookseller, a houseboat dweller, a famous cinematographer—and follows it from the remote plateaus of Burgundy through Paris and to the sea. The Seine is a vivid, enchanting portrait of the world’s most irresistible river.
The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris: A Novel in Recipes
October 2025 Book Club
Award-winning author Jenny Colgan takes her charming romances to Paris in this heartwarming, bittersweet story of life, love and chocolate.
Anna Trent may be a supervisor in a chocolate factory…but that doesn’t necessarily mean she knows how to make chocolate. So when a fateful accident gives her the opportunity to work at the most elite chocolatier in Paris―Le Chapeau Chocolat―Anna expects to be outed as a fraud. After all, there is a world of difference between chalky, mass-produced English chocolate and the gourmet confections Anna’s new boss creates. While she may never match him in the kitchen, Anna thinks she might be able to give him a second chance at love. And with a bit of luck and a lot of patience, Anna’s learning that the sweetest things in life are always worth working for.
The French Ingredient: Making a Life in Paris One Lesson at a Time; A Memoir (August 2025 Book Club Pick)
What if the recipe for a new life was hidden in a pinch of courage, a dash of heartbreak, and a generous helping of butter? In The French Ingredient, Jane Bertch trades corporate chaos for Parisian kitchens, discovering that mastering French cuisine—and life—comes one imperfect lesson at a time. Full of charm, grit, and mouthwatering moments, this memoir is a feast for anyone who’s ever dreamed of starting over in the City of Light. Bon appétit!
The Little Paris Bookshop (July 2025 Book Club Pick)
On a floating bookshop moored on the Seine, Jean Perdu has a gift for prescribing the perfect novel to mend broken hearts—except his own. But when a long-lost letter shatters the quiet life he’s built, Jean sets sail on a soul-searching journey through the heart of France. The Little Paris Bookshop is a tender, whimsical tale of love, loss, and the healing power of stories. Let the adventure—and the heartache—begin.