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How it works.
Two books: choose one, or choose both! Both books will be discussed during November and December. Everyone is welcome to purchase these book from their preferred retailer, read it, and participate in the discussions.
If an Armchair Traveler does purchase the book through River Dog Book Co., they receive a limited edition tea towel that was made exclusively for independent bookstores featuring a quote from the author of their chosen book(s).
JOIN US for a virtual bookclub meeting on
Saturday, December 15, 2019 at 12 pm EST
with Alex Prud'homme, co-author of the book
and Paul Child's grandnephew!
New this month.
My Life in France is available as an audiobook! For the same price, choose whether you want to read this book as a paperback yourself or listen to it read to you as an audiobook. If you purchase the paperback, both the paperback and the tea towel will be sent to you. If you purchase the audiobook, a download link and instructions will be emailed to you, and the tea towel will be sent to you separately.
Book discussions.
As a virtual bookclub, weekly discussion questions for each group will be posted online in the Facebook group. There will be no in-person MeetUps during November/December due to the holiday schedule.
For My Life in France, a virtual bookclub meeting is being scheduled in December with a very special guest related to the book. Only those Armchair Travel Bookclub members who have purchased the book through River Dog Book Co. will be sent a link to attend.
Virtual Bookclub Meetings.
Thursday, November 15, 7-9 pm CST (8 pm EST/5 pm PST)
My Life in France virtual book discussion and Julia Child "Cooking in Concert" PBS show watch-along
(book discussion 7-7:30pm; show watch-along 7:30-9pm)
You do not have to have finished the book to attend this meeting.
Join us by clicking here.
Thursday, November 29, 7-9 pm CST (8 pm EST/5 pm PST)
A Cook's Tour virtual book discussion and "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown" show watch-along
(book discussion 7-7:30pm; show watch-along 7:30-9pm)
You do not have to have finished the book to attend this meeting.
Join us by clicking here.
Saturday, December 8, 6-9 pm CST (7 pm EST/4 pm PST)
My Life in France virtual book discussion and "Julie & Julia" movie watch-along
(book discussion 7-7:30pm; movie watch-along 7:30-9pm)
You do not have to have finished the book to attend this meeting.
Join us by clicking here.
Thursday, December 13, 7-9 pm CST (8 pm EST/5 pm PST)
A Cook's Tour virtual book discussion and "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown" show watch-along
(book discussion 7-7:30pm; show watch-along 7:30-9pm)
You do not have to have finished the book to attend this meeting.
Join us by clicking here.
Saturday, December 15, 11am-12 pm CST (12 pm EST/9 am PST)
My Life in France* virtual book discussion with Alex Prud'homme, co-author of the book and Paul Child's grandnephew!
You do not have to have finished the book to attend this meeting.
*UPDATE: You DO NOT have to have purchased a copy of My Life in France from River Dog Book Co. in order to attend this meeting.
MY LIFE IN FRANCE by JULIA CHILD with Alex Prud'homme
Although she would later singlehandedly create a new approach to American cuisine with her cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her television show The French Chef, Julia Child was not always a master chef.
"People who love to eat are always the best people." - Julia Child
A COOK'S TOUR: GLOBAL ADVENTURES IN EXTREME CUISINES by ANTHONY BOURDAIN
The only thing "gonzo gastronome" and internationally bestselling author Anthony Bourdain loves as much as cooking is traveling. Inspired by the question, "What would be the perfect meal?," Tony sets out on a quest for his culinary holy grail, and in the process turns the notion of "perfection" inside out.
From California to Cambodia, A Cook's Tour chronicles the unpredictable adventures of America's boldest and bravest chef.