Author Visit - Elaine Sciolino

Northwest Regional Library invites you to a special afternoon with author Elaine Sciolino to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. Author of The New York Times best seller, "The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs," and a contributing writer for The New York times, Sciolino joins us to discuss her new book. 

In the spring of 1978, as a young journalist in Paris, Sciolino was seduced by a river. In The Seine, she tells the story of that river through its rich history and lively characters—a bargewoman, a riverbank bookseller, a houseboat dweller, a famous cameraman known for capturing the river’s light. She patrols with river police, rows with a restorer of antique boats, discovers a champagne vineyard, and even dares to swim in the Seine.

Sciolino’s keen eye and vivid prose bring the river to life as she discovers its origins on a remote plateau of Burgundy, where a pagan goddess healed pilgrims at an ancient temple. She follows the Seine to Le Havre, where it meets the sea.  Braiding memoir, travelogue, and history through the Seine’s winding route, Sciolino offers a love letter to Paris and the river at its heart and invites readers to explore its magic.