| Bastille Day Formally known as “French National Celebration,” Bastille Day is a holiday that is celebrated in France and its overseas territories every year on July 14th. This day marks the anniversary of a key event during the French Revolution-the storming of the Bastille-which happened in Paris in 1789 and ultimately led to the end of the monarchy in France. Its precursor was the Fête de la Fédération (Festival of the Federation), a celebration conceived just a year after the storming of the Bastille to honor the Revolution, the new form of government and the newly established political peace. This day became an annual celebration after 1880, when it was brought back as a holiday to honor the French Republic and commemorate both the Festival of the Federation and the storming of the Bastille. The fortress, a symbol of the revolution, was torn down by the revolutionaries not long after it was seized. Today, the place is known as “Place de la Bastille,” a popular and often touristy site in the heart of Paris. Check out these titles |
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| Books on the Air An overview of talked-about books and authors. This weekly update, published every Friday, provides descriptions of recent TV and radio appearances by authors and their recently released books. See the hot titles from the media this week. |
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| Shari Lapena SHARI LAPENA is the #1 internationally bestselling author of six suspense novels including The Couple Next Door, A Stranger in the House, An Unwanted Guest, Someone We Know, The End of Her, and Not a Happy Family. A former lawyer and English teacher, Shari now writes full time from a farm in Ontario, where she lives with her husband. Her first thriller, The Couple Next Door, was a runaway global bestseller, selling 4 million copies worldwide. She doesn't want you to be able to put her books down. Check out her books here. |
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| July Book Club Picks R.F. Kuang's publishing parody 'Yellowface' is a Reese's Book Club pick, Thao Thai's 'Banyan Moon' gets the Read with Jenna nod, and more. Here's what the nation's biggest book clubs are reading this month. Check them out here |
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| When trouble strikes, head to the library. You will either be able to solve the problem, or simply have something to read as the world crashes down around you.-Lemony Snicket
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