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Spotify announces new audiobook offer in France

The move is the company’s first non-English-speaking offer in Europe

Reading - a tool for language acquisition: 5 French books for 2024

Reading is one of the most straightforward ways to establish and maintain a good vocabulary in French

What help for 2.5 million people in France struggling with illiteracy?

We list some of the main organisations that support adults and children with reading, writing and numeracy

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What is French Prix Goncourt and who is the new winner?

Prestigious literary award is often seen as equal in stature to Nobel Prize for Francophone authors

Why French author Marc Levy is making his new book free in Russia

The plot centres on a child abduction and looks at the relationship between Russia and Ukraine

Readers' feedback on French publisher altering classic books

Two Connexion readers agree that books are a snapshot of the time and should not be altered for a modern audience

Readers recommend: Favourite books for improving your French skills

From classics to memoirs, Connexion readers give their top tips

How to stay in touch with French culture when living in UK or US

There are plenty of links to France all over the world - it is just knowing where to find them

The best books to read to children and improve your own French

From the classics to the lesser-known titles, we look at the children’s books that can help improve your French language skills

‘Offensive’ parts of Agatha Christie novels in French to be changed

Death on the Nile and La Mystérieuse Affaire de Styles are two of the books being revised

Books related to France: Our September 2022 picks

For our reviews, each book gets 20 minutes’ reading time

Have fees changed for Kindle book downloads in English?

There has been no change concerning prices, VAT or other taxes in recent months for buying English Kindle books

French-based books to read in the upcoming month

This month we have an extraordinary true tale of escape from Nazi occupied Paris and two reads that delve into and explore the French psyche

French-themed books to read in April 2021

Three much-needed escapism reads this month: A witty guide to French living, an insider's travel guide to the Canal du Midi and a romance set in Paris

Noël 2020: December's French-themed book review

The Connexion's December book reviews featuring books with links to France

April 2020 Book reviews

This month, the team read Don’t be Deceived by the French, Philodog and Other Stories, and French for Divorce

We read recent releases with a link to France. To be fair, each gets 20 minutes’ reading time. This month, we will look at the man that changed gambling forever, a Josephine Baker biography and New Wave cinema

March 2020 book reviews

We read recent releases with a link to France. To be fair, each gets 20 minutes’ reading time. This month, we will look at The Killing of the Iron Twelve, The Private World of Edouard Vuillard, and City of Dark

November 2019 book reviews

We read recent releases with a link to France. To be fair, each gets 20 minutes’ reading time. This month, we will look at Lullaby , The Art Lover’s Guide to Paris , The Kommandant’s House , and A Nice Cup of Tea

January 2020 book reviews

We read recent releases with a link to France. To be fair, each gets 20 minutes’ reading time. This month, we will look at Isabella of Angouleme, The Seine River and Matisse’s Poets

October 2019 book reviews

We read recent releases with a link to France. To be fair, each gets 20 minutes’ reading time. This month, we reviewed Isabella of Angoulême , Love and Invention , Minced, Marinated, and Murdered , and Number Ten

September 2019 book reviews

We read recent releases with a link to France. To be fair, each gets 20 minutes’ reading time. This month, The Tree of the Toraja, If I but knew..., The Sin of Abbé Mouret, and Fight to the Finish: The First World War - Month by Month

Focus is to be firmly on three Rs

Reading, writing and arithmetic will be the priorities for the 2019/20 academic year.

June 2019 book reviews

Connexion journalists read the latest French releases. To be fair, each gets 20 minutes’ reading time. This month: As Twilight Fades Away, Requiem in Yquem, Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses, and The Barefoot Girl

‘British literati can look down at crime writing’

Scottish crime author Peter May briefly puts his pen down to speak to The Connexion about writing inspiration, the importance of research, British literary snobbery, and life in rural Lot...

May 2019 book reviews

Connexion journalists read the latest French releases. To be fair, each gets 20 minutes’ reading time. This month: The French girl, La Débâcle, Memories and Poems from a Sunny Clime, Same Circus Different Clowns, Zazou and Rebecca

April 2019 book reviews

Connexion journalists read the latest French releases. To be fair, each gets 20 minutes’ reading time. This month: French Farce, Playing the martyr, Mad enchantment, D-Day, and a stranger in Paris

March 2019 book reviews

Connexion journalists read the latest French releases. To be fair, each gets 20 minutes’ reading time. This month: Casanova and the faceless woman, Big Pig Little Pig, Golden Ghetto and a French Exit