Carolyn Campbell contributed an essay on the sculptors and architects who designed the remarkable tombs in the famed Père Lachaise Cemetery as part of City Secrets Paris by Fang Duff Kahn Publishers. This popular book brings together the recommendations of artists, writers, historians, architects, chefs, and other experts whose passionate opinions and highly informed perspectives illuminate well-known sites as well as overlooked treasures. These expert travel companions share their favorite little-known places and activities, including restaurants, cafés, art, architecture, shops, outdoor markets, strolls, day-trips, and all manner of cultural and historic landmarks. Clothbound, elegant, and pocket-sized, City Secrets Paris features a subtle, non-guidebook design and detailed maps. Available on Amazon for $19.95 https://goo.gl/XsYk4h  Reviews: Pauline Adamek, Sarah Spitz, LARB.

An enthusiastic group of about 90 people traveled to Paris through the words of authors Carolyn Campbell, Lea Endres and George Stoll who read their essays describing some of their favorite places in Paris published in the Fang Duff Kahn book, “City Secrets Paris: The Essential Insider’s Guide”. A special thanks to those who helped make the evening possible: Antonia Rigaud and Adelaide Barbier, Cultural Attachees in the French Consulate Los Angeles; Nayiri Partamian and Michele Druon, Alliance Française of Pasadena and Jennifer Ramos and Jeremy Radin at Vroman’s Books in Pasadena. And last but not least Fiona and Robert Kahn.

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