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Janet Skeslien Charles Finds Her Way to Her New Book  February 19, 2021 The American Library in Paris sits in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. Its collection of 100,000 books is spread over three stories. Members from 60 countries can work at long tables or whisper at the coffee machine. As the programs manager, I oversaw the ALP’s weekly Evening with an Author series, hosting journalists, debut novelists, and National Book Award winners. At events, I stood in the back of the reading room, on...

Belgium 22:56 30/12/2020 Twelve months ago today, we published our annual look ahead: "How daily life in Belgium will change in 2020". They were simpler times. Life-changing events on the horizon included rising beer prices in cafes, a ban on disposable cups at music festivals, and new parking rules around Forest National during concerts. Now there are no cafes, no music festivals and no concerts. So, while weve compiled our usual comprehensive list here of what is (expected) to change in Belgi...