What's on Your Reading List for the Paris Olympics?

Are you ready for the Paris Olympics? Have you been counting the hours until the Opening Ceremony takes place along the Seine River? Have you been checking out the broadcast schedule so that you'll be able to watch your favorite sports live?

As the world turns its attention to the French capital and the thousands of athletes who will compete in a myriad of sports, there's something else you can do while you enjoy the Olympics and afterward: read a book that features the city of Paris as a central character.

SHARE THIS: Walking Paris is often described as reading, as though the city itself were a huge anthology of tales. It exerts a magnetic attraction over its citizens and visitors. ~Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust #DebbieLaskeysBlog

Since I've found many spellbinding and immersive books that will appeal to bibliophiles of all ages, I invite you to check out my list:

TRAVEL GUIDE:

Rick Steves Pocket Paris by Rick Steves (c. 2023)

PHOTOGRAPHIC TOUR, MUSEUMS, AND A MEMOIR:

Doorways of Paris by Raquel Puig (c. 2017)

and

111 Museums in Paris That You Shouldn't Miss by Anne Carminati and James Wesolowski (c. 2023)

and

Art Hiding in Paris: An Illustrated Guide to the Secret Masterpieces of the City of Light by Lori Zimmer (c. 2022)

and

The French Ingredient: Making a Life in Paris One Lesson at a Time; A Memoir by Jane Bertch (c. 2024)

FICTION:

The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel (c. 2023)

and

Paris Is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay (c. 2020)

and

The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl (c. 2024)

and

The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood (c. 2022)

and

Murder at the Paris Fashion House by Nancy Warren (c. 2024)

and

The Room on Rue Amelie by Kristin Harmel (c. 2018)

and

The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George (c. 2013)

and

The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Mahler (c. 2022)

and

Paris by the Book by Liam Callanan (c. 2018)

and

The Last Dress from Paris by Jade Beer (c. 2022)

and

The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff (c. 2019)

and

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain (c. 2011)

and

The Paris Assignment by Rhys Bowen (c. 2023)

and

The Paris Apartment by Kelly Bowen (c. 2021)

KIDS' BOOKS:

Sophie & Stephie: The Travel Sisters: Hello France! by Ekaterina Otiko (c. 2024)

and

Penny's Paris Tour by Bailey Clark (c. 2024)

and

The Girl with the Magic Ponytails: French Tales by Karen J. Young (c. 2024)

and

Two Mice at the Eiffel Tower by Donna McIndoe Dalton and illustrated by David Pfendler (c. 2019)

What's YOUR favorite book about the amazing city of Paris? Chime in and share. Merci beaucoup - and enjoy the upcoming Olympics!

SHARE THIS: Paris is always a good idea. ~ Audrey Hepburn #DebbieLaskeysBlog

SHARE THIS: What you don't know about Paris, is that when you live there, over time, an invisible thread forms around your heart, and so when you leave, it always tugs you back ~Robert Black, Novelist #DebbieLaskeysBlog

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Did you know that Paris has the most museums of any city in the world?

https://www.postcardsandplaces.com/stories/museums-in-paris