My Paris Reading List - NON-FICTION - Updated 8/1/2023

Photo by Willy Maywald, 1952

Photo by Austeja Gudziunaite

UPDATED - 8/3/2023

 THERE ARE NOW TWO SEPARATE LISTS

FICTION AND NON-FICTION

You can find the Fiction list here

I am going to try to do a better job with updating both lists

Non-Fiction:


Paris: A Curious Traveler's Guide by Eleanor Aldridge

My (Part-Time) Paris Life: How Running Away Brought Me Home by Lisa Anselmo




Paris Peasant by Louis Aragon & Simon Watson Taylor

Joie de Vivre: Simple French Style for Everyday Living by Robert Arbor

Walking Paris Streets with Eugene Atget

The Vanished Collection by Pauline Baer de Perignon

The Gardener of Versailles: My Life in the World's Grandest Garden by Alain Baraton




A Place in the World Called Paris edited by Steven Barclay





Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes by Elizabeth Bard

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Here's one I highly recommend!

Carousels of Paris by Kaye Wilkinson Barley and Don Barley

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Me. Photo taken by Don Barley

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The Bonjour Effect by Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoit Nadeau

Chic & Slim Toujours: Ageing Beautifully Like Those Chic French Women by Anne Barone

Ritz & Escoffier by Luke Barr






Sweet Paris by Frank Adrian Barron

The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris by John Baxter





Montparnasse by John Baxter

Shakespeare and Company by Sylvia Beach

Paris Cocktails: An Elegant Collection of Over 100 Recipes Inspired by the City of Light (City Cocktails) by Doni Belau






Le Petit Paris, French Finger Food by Nathalie Benezet

The Artist Who Loved Cats: The Inspiring Tale of Theophile-Alexandre Steinlein by Susan Bernardo, Illustrated by Courtenay Fletcher






My Paris Dream by Kate Betts

Paris and Her Cathedrals by R. Howard Bloch

Kiki Man Ray by Mark Braude

Paris Sketchbook: Jason Brooks





A Paris All Your Own - Bestselling Women Writers on the City of Light edited by Eleanor Brown - Contributing authors include Paula McLain, Therese Anne Fowler, Melissa Shapiro, Jennifer Coburn, Maggie Shipstead, Lauren Willig, Cathy Kelly, Rachel Hore, Meg Waite Clayton, Ellen Sussman, M. J. Rose, Susan Vreeland , Megan Crane, Michelle Gable, J. Courtney Sullivan, Julie Powell, Jennifer Scott, and Cara Black.

Five Hundred Buildings of Paris by Kathy Borrus and Jorg Brockmann







F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Paris Years by Paul Brody






The Lost King of France by Deborah Cadbury

Hidden Gardens of Paris: A Guide to the Parks, Squares, and Woodlands of the City of Light by Susan Cahill






Parisian Charm School: French Secrets for Cultivating Love, Joy, and That Certain je ne sais quoi by Jamie Cat Callan

The Gargoyles of Notre-Dame by Michael Camille







City of Immortals: Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris by Carolyn Campbell






The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier by Thad Carhart

Pancakes in Paris by Craig Carlson

Paris to the Past: Traveling through French History by Train by Ina Caro





Flâneur: The Art of Wandering the Streets of Paris by Federico Castigliano

The Grand Louvre: From the Fortress to the Pyramid by Catherine Chaine







Hermes: Heavenly Days by Alice Charbin

My Life in France by Julia Child

Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set) by Julia Child

A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm

Hidden Paris: Discovering and Exploring Parisian Interiors by Caroline Clifton-Mogg





Samaritaine: Paris Pont Neuf by Harold Cobert

The Hermes Scarf: History & Mystique by Nadine Coleno

A Parisian Bistro: La Fontaine de Mars in 50 Recipes by Delphine Constantini






A Walk in Monet's Garden: Full Color Pop-Up With Guided Tour by Francesca Crespi









Permanent Parisians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of Paris by Judi Culbertson & Tom Randall






Dinner for One by Sutanya Dacres

In Paris by Jeanne Damas and Lauren Bastide

Strapless by Deborah Davis

Life in a French Country House by Cordelia de Castellane

Five Love Affairs and a Friendship by Anne de Courcy

The Secret Gardens of Paris by Bruno de Laubadere and Alexandra D'Arnoux





100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go by Marcia DeSanctis

Old-Fashioned Corners of Paris by Christophe Destournelles







Forever Paris: 25 Walks in the Footsteps of Chanel, Hemingway, Picasso, and More by Christina Henry de Tessan





City Walks: Paris, Revise

d Edition: 50 Adventures on Foot City Walks by Christina Henry de Tessan

The Hare with the Amber Eyes: a Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal

My Paris Market Cookbook by Emily Dilling

The Best of Doisneau: Paris by Robert Doisneau

Paris Pop-Up by Ehrhard Dominiq












A Table in Paris by John Donohue







A Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light by David Downie

Paris, Paris: Journey Into the City of Light by David Downie and Allison Harris

A Beautiful Fall by Alicia Drake

Tasting Paris by Clotilde Dusoulier

Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London by Lauren Elkin

The 500 Hidden Secrets of Paris by Marie Farman

The Little Book of Paris by Dominique Foufelle





Poems of Paris edited by Emily Fragos

Paris Histories & Mysteries by John A. Frederick

All You Need to Be Impossibly French: A Witty Investigation into the Lives, Lusts, and Little Secrets of French Women by Helena Frith-Powell

Secret Paris by Jacque Garnce & Maude Ratton






Eugene Atget: Paris by Jean Claude Gautrad

Paris Mansions and Apartments 1893 by Pierre Gelis-Didot

Parisian Cocktails by Laura Gladwin

Americans in Paris: Life and Death under Nazi Occupation by Charles Glass

The Maid and the Queen, The Secret History of Joan of Arc and Yolande of Aragon by Nancy Goldstone

Americans in Paris: A Literary Anthology by Adam Gopnik

Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik

DON'T BE A TOURIST IN PARIS by Vanessa Grall

The Story of the Hermes Scarf

City Trails - Paris by Helen Greathead

Paris by Julian Green

A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris by Philip Greene

Baking Chez Moi: Recipes from My Paris Home to Your Home Anywhere by Dorie Greenspan






Around My French Table: More than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan

Au Revoir, Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature by Viv Groskop

French Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano

French Women for All Seasons by Mireille Guiliano

Why French Women Wear Vintage: And other secrets of sustainable style by Alois Guinut

Gail Albert Halaban: Paris Views by Gail Albert Halaban and Cathy Rémy






Shakespeare and Company: A History of the Rag & Bone Shop of the Heart edited by Krista Halverson

Dior in Bloom by Jérôme Hanover, Justine Picardie, Naomi A. Sachs, Alain Stella, and Nick Knight





Paris: Capital of Modernity by David Harvey

EVERY FRENCHMAN HAS ONE by Olivia de Havilland

There's Only One Paris by April Lily Heise

A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway

The Tuileries Gardens, Yesterday and Today: A Walker's Guide by Emmanuelle Héran





Eating and Drinking in Paris: French Menu Translator and Restaurant Guide by Andy Herbach

Paris Is Always a Good Idea by Renee Herrington

Monet's House at Giverny : A Pop-up Carousel by Bob Hersey

Paris: Through a Fashion Eye by Megan Hess

F. Scott Fitzgerald's Taste of France by Carol Hiker

Seven Ages of Paris by Alistair Horne

The Red Widow by Sarah Horowitz

Demystifying the French by Janet Hulstrand

La Vie en Rosé: A Very French Adventure Continues by Jamie Ivey

Paris under Water: How the City of Light Survived the Great Flood of 1910 by Jeffrey Jackson

Paris in Love by Eloisa James

Forever Chic: Frenchwomen's Secrets for Timeless Beauty, Style, and Substance by Tish Jett

I. M. Pei: The Louvre Pyramid by Philip Jodidio






The Little Pleasures of Paris by Leslie Jonath & Lizzie Stewart







Dreaming in French by Alice Kaplan

White Truffles in Winter by N.M. Kelby

The Little Paris Kitchen by Rachel Khoo

Paris Reborn: Napoléon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Quest to Build a Modern City by Stephane Kirkland

A Day with Picasso by Billy Kluver

French Milk by Lucy Knisley

French Love Poems edited by Tynan Kogane

Karl Lagerfeld: Paris Photo by Karl Lagerfeld

Paris in Bloom by Georgianna Lane






The Ceiling of the Paris Opera by Jacques Lassaigne





My Paris Kitchen by David Lebovitz

L'Appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Home in Paris by David Lebovitz

That's Paris: An Anthology of Life, Love and Sarcasm in the City of Light edited by Vicki Lesage

Curiosities of Paris by Dominique Lesbros





The Most Beautiful Villages of France: The Official Guide by Les Plus Beaux Villages De France Assoc.




In a French Kitchen by Susan Herrmann Loomis

Man Ray's Montparnasse by Herbert R. Lottman

A PARIS YEAR by Janice MacLeod

PARIS LETTERS by Janice MacLeod

Mastering the Art of French Eating: From Paris Bistros to Farmhouse Kitchens, Lessons in Food and Love by Ann Mah





A Writer's Paris: A Guided Journey for the Creative Soul by Eric Maisel

King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV by Philip Mansel

Pop-Up Paris (Lonely Planet Kids) by Andy Mansfield





BEMELMANS The Life and Art of Madeline's Creator by John Bemelmans Marciano

My Good Life in France, In pursuit of the Rural Dream by Janine Marsh

My Four Seasons in France by Janine Marsh





Paris: A Love Story by Kati Marton

The Facades of Paris by Dominique Mathez 

A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle (and all those that followed!)

The Hotel on Place Vendome: Life, Death and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris by Tilar J. Mazzeo

The Widow Clicquot: The story of a champagne empire and the woman who ruled it by Tilar J. Mazzeo

The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough

Paris: Panarama Pops by Sarah McMenemy





BOOKS, BAGUETTES AND BEDBUGS by Jeremy Mercer

Time Was Soft There by Jeremy Mercer

ROOFTOPS OF PARIS by Fabrice Moireau and Carl Norac

Timeless Paris: Ateliers Emporiums Savoir Faire by Marin Montagut

60 Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong: Why We Love France but Not the French by Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow

Quiet Corners of Paris Unexpected Hideaways, Secret Courtyards, Hidden Gardens by Jean-Christophe Napias

History of France by John Julius Norwich

Entre Nous: A Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl by Debra Ollivier

What French Women Know: About Love, Sex and Other Matters of the Heart and Mind by Debra Ollivier

Delicious Days in Paris by Jane Paech

Paris by Carousel by Andi Paulin and Ellen K. Gladis

Inspired by Paris: Why Borrowing from the French is Better than being French by Jordan Phillips

American Expatriate Writing and the Paris Moment by Donald Pizer

Home Sweet Maison: The French Art of Making a Home by Danielle Postel-Vinay

FRANCE IS A FEAST: The Photographic Journey of Paul and Julia Child by Alex Prud'homme & Katie Pratt

Doorways of Paris by Rachel Puig

After the Romanovs by Helen Rappaport

Remembrance of Things Paris: Sixty Years of Writing from Gourmet by Ruth Reichl

Spectacular Paris - Rizzoli Classics

Paris in Love by Nichole Robertson

Paris in Color by Nichole Robertson




Literary Paris by Nichole Robertson

The Paris Journal by Nichole Robertson and Evan Robertson





Follow Me Through Paris by Jill Robinson and Michel Delacroix

Enchanting Paris: The Hedonist's Guide (Hedonist Guide) by Hélène Rocco (Author), Sophia van den Hoek (Photographer), Zachary R. Townsend (Translator) 

French Toast: An American in Paris Celebrates the Maddening Mysteries of the French by Harriet Welty Rochefort

How to Read Paris: A Crash Course in Parisian Architecture by Chris Rogers

Communal Luxury: The Political Imaginary of the Paris Commune by Kristin Ross

May '68 and Its Afterlives by Kristin Ross

Paris Was Ours by Penelope Rowlands

Paris by John Russell

Drawing Lessons by Patricia Sands






Be My Guest: At Home with the Tastemakers by Pierre Sauvage (Author), Ambroise Tézenas (Photographer)

Do Not Go Gentle. Go to Paris.: Travels of an Uncertain Woman of a Certain Age by Gail Schilling

Hats by Madame Paulette: Paris Milliner Extraordinaire by Annie Schneider







The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs by Elaine Sciolino

La Seduction: How The French Play The Game Of Life by Elaine Sciolino

The Seine: The River that Made Paris by Elaine Sciolino

Lessons from Madame Chic: 20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris by Jennifer L. Scott

LE PARISIENNES by Anne Sebba

Paris Chic by Alexandra Senes and Oliver Pilcher

Impressions of Paris: An Artists's Sketchbook by Cat Seto

Churches of Paris by Peggy Shannon

Half an Hour from Paris by Annabel Simms




An Hour from Paris by Annabel Simms

Paris Flea Market Style by Claudia Strasser

The Paris Apartment by Claudia Strasser





Paris in 500 photos 500 Photos by Maurice Subervie

Paris: An Architectural History An Architectural History by Anthony Sutcliffe





PARIS, MY SWEET: A YEAR IN THE CITY OF LIGHT (AND DARK CHOCOLATE) by Amy Thomas





A Kitchen in France: A Year of Cooking in My Farmhouse: A Cookbook by Mimi Thorisson

Living Well Is the Best Revenge by Calvin Tomkins

The New Paris by Lindsey Tramuta

The New Parisienne: The Women and Ideas Shaping Paris by Lindsey Tramuta

Almost French: Love and A New Life in Paris by Sarah Turnbull

Everybody Was So Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy: A Lost Generation Love Story by Amanda Vaill

Seven Letters from Paris: A Memoir by Samantha Vérant

Le Grand Hotel & Cafe de la Paix by Laura Verchez

Quiet Paris by Siobhan Wall



In Love With Paris by Anne-Katrine Weber

Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution by Caroline Weber

PARIS IN STRIDE, AN INSIDER'S WALKING GUIDE by Jessie Kanelos Weiner and Sarah Moroz

Atget: Postcards of a Lost Paris by Benjamin Weiss

Our Paris: Sketches from Memory by Edmund White

The Guide to the Architecture of Paris by Norval White

The Historic Restaurants of Paris: A Guide to Century-Old Cafes, Bistros, and Gourmet Food Shops by Ellen Williams


 

Art Hiding in Paris by Lori Zimmer

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Bonne Lecture!

Photo by Paris Photographer Geneviève Thomas of My Joli Coeur Photography