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NPR: 'The Paris Novel' revels in a good meal, a beautiful dress and a romantic city

A plane ticket to Paris, a vintage Dior dress and a spectacular first-ever oyster — these three things upend the life of Stella, the sheltered, cautious protagonist at the heart of The Paris Novel, a ...

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'The Paris Novel' revels in a good meal, a beautiful dress and a romantic city

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WRIC: Bestselling author of ‘The Paris Novel’ coming to public library for All Henrico Reads

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The New York Times-bestselling author of “The Paris Novel” will discuss her featured book during a community reading program with the Henrico County Public Library next ...

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Bestselling author of ‘The Paris Novel’ coming to public library for All Henrico Reads

WFAE: Ruth Reichl's 'The Paris Novel' is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Paris

Ruth Reichl has written a novel that includes, art, fashion literature, the shadow of buried trauma and awakening to the joy of food in 1980s Paris. Let's ask the author to read from a genuine love ...

Ruth Reichl's 'The Paris Novel' is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Paris

Ruth Reichl talks with J.T. Ellison about her book THE PARIS NOVEL. In Ruth Reichl’s THE PARIS NOVEL, a shy copy editor, Stella inherits a one-way ticket to Paris from her estranged mother and is ...

In “The Paris Novel,” Ruth Reichl is a glutton for wish fulfillment. By Mattie Kahn Mattie Kahn is the author of “Young and Restless: The Girls Who Sparked America’s Revolutions.” When you purchase an ...

Monica Burton is the former deputy editor of Eater.com where she covered restaurants and food culture from 2017 to 2025. Ruth Reichl’s The Paris Novel is a fantasy. Sure, it’s absent supernatural ...