2022 DATES (I’m baaaaack!)

MAY

PARIS, FRANCE: Saturday, May 21, 2022, 4:00pm
Bill & Rosa’s Book Room, 42 Rue du Chemin Vert, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris 92100
Tel +33 1 46 09 99 92 | Space is limited. Please reserve: brbookroom@gmail.com
Join author Lisa Anselmo for an intimate discussion about taking a risk to move to Paris in order to find purpose after loss—the challenges, the triumphs—and how she ended up working with Paris City Hall to preserve the historic bridges of she city she loves. Lisa will be signing and selling books at the event. Limited to 15 people. Please reserve your spot here. 

JUNE

NICE, FRANCE: Saturday, June 11, 2022, 3:00-5:30pm
Meet the Authors Book Event, La Havane, 32 Rue de France
Author Lisa Anselmo joins several top France-based authors for a lively afternoon of sharing (and swapping) stories at this popular annual event, held during Nice’s Festival du Livre. Learn more.

PAST EVENTS (VIEW RECAP PHOTOS)

2020

VIRTUAL: Saturday, November 14, 2020
Bloom Where You’re Planted Expat Orientation Seminar
Author Lisa Anselmo (My Part-Time Paris Life) joins Craig Carlson (Pancakes in Paris; Let them Eat Pancakes) and Lindsay Tramuta (The New Paris, The New Parisienne) to discuss “Living the Creative Life in the City of Light: American Authors in Paris”—what inspires them, what challenges they face. Moderated by journalist Carita Rizzo.

2019

PARIS, FRANCE: Saturday, October 5, 2019
Bloom Where You’re Planted Expat Orientation Seminar
Author Lisa Anselmo shares her tips to thrive vs. survive in your first year in France. She shares her own experiences from her popular memoir, from dating to doing laundry—and what you need to know now.

BUFFALO, NEW YORK: Thursday, April 4, 2019, 6pm
Burchfield Penney Art Center at SUNY Buffalo State, 1300 Elmwood Avenue
Join author Lisa Anselmo for an intimate conversation about how she found purpose in Paris after the loss of her mother. 10 autographed copies will be available for sale. 

2018

NEW YORK: Tuesday, March 27, 2018, 6pm
Rizzoli, 1133 Broadway @ 26th St.

Travel+Leisure editor Nina Ruggiero will moderate a lively discussion about Paris vs. New York: Culture and myth busting about the City of Light, with:
Lisa Anselmo, blogger, creative director, and author of My (Part-Time) Paris Life: How Running Away Brought Me Home
Jessie Kanelos Weiner, illustrator and co-author of Paris in Stride: An Insider’s Walking Guide
Nichole Robertson, bestselling author of Paris in Color, Paris in Love, New York in Color
Amy Thomas, writer and author of Paris My Sweet and Brooklyn in Love: A Delicious Memoir of Food, Family, and Finding Yourself
Kristen Beddard, founder of The Kale Project, and author of Bonjour Kale: A Memoir of Paris, Love, and Recipes

2017

PARIS, FRANCE: Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 6-9pm
Club Rayé
26 Rue Dessoubs, 2nd Arrondissement
Club Rayé’s Salon Sessions welcomes Lisa Anselmo, writer, blogger and creative director, who will talk about the journey that led to her memoir, and how the strokes and slaps of expat life in Paris helped her find her true self. Anselmo will be signing copies of her memoir, which will be on sale. Details, here.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Thursday, May 18, 2017, 6:30pm
Alliance Française de San Francisco (415.775.7755)
1345 Bush Street
Meet author Lisa Anselmo as she talks about the journey that led to her memoir, and how the strokes and slaps of expat life in Paris helped her find her true self. Anselmo will be signing copies of her memoir, which will be on sale. Details, and to reserve/buy tickets

BUFFALO AREA, NY: Saturday, May 6, 2017, 12-2pm
Barnes and Noble Amherst (716.837.7209)
1565 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Amherst, 14228 (Boulevard Consumer Square)
Stop by and meet Buffalo-born author and travel show host, Lisa Anselmo, and hear the story behind her new memoir My (Part-Time) Paris Life: How Running Away Brought Me Home (Thomas Dunn Books/St. Martin’s Press). Anselmo will be signing copies of her book, which will be on sale.

NEW YORK CITY: Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 6:00-7:00pm
Kinokuniya Bookstore NYC (212.869.1700)
1073 6th Avenue (40th & 41st Sts.)
Join author Lisa Anselmo for an intimate conversation about how she found purpose in Paris after the loss of her mother. Anselmo will be signing copies of her memoir, which will be available for sale. Recap here.

HARTFORD, CT: Sunday, April 23, 2017, 3:00pm
Alliance Française de Hartford (860.340.0837)
75 Charter Oak Ave. #202
Meet author and travel show host, Lisa Anselmo, and hear the story behind her new memoir My (Part-Time) Paris Life: How Running Away Brought Me Home (Thomas Dunn Books/St. Martin’s Press). From dating to homeownership in a foreign country, Anselmo shares her heartwarming—and sometimes heartbreaking—tales of learning to live like a local in the City of Light. Anselmo will be signing copies of her memoir, which will be available for sale at the event.

NEW YORK CITY: Wednesday, April 5, 2017, 6:30pm
New York Public Library, Mid-Manhattan Library (212.340.0837)
455 Fifth Avenue, 6th floor
See images here. This illustrated lecture explores one woman’s search for peace and meaning, and how the ups and downs of expat life in Paris taught her to let go of fear, find self-worth, and create real lasting happiness in the City of Light. View presentation here.