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French Friday ~ My Favorite French Links

September 4, 2015 By Deanna Piercy 6 Comments

I’m a lifelong Francophile and am forever collecting French-related resources. Since I know a number of my readers share my passion for all things French, I thought I’d share. If you have any books, films, blogs, etc. to recommend, please share in the comments. I’m giving this post its own page in the drop-down menu on the header for easy access in the future. I will periodically update it so check back now and again.

French Friday ~ Living the Good Life

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My French-themed Pinterest boards:

Follow Life With Dee’s board Paris ~ France on Pinterest.

Follow my French Chic board on Pinterest.

Yahoo Group:

I’ve been a member of the French Chic Yahoo Group since 2004 and moderator for several years. It used to be very active but with the departure of our beloved moderator, “Marline” the group has become rather quiet. Periodically someone would try to start the conversation again but without success.

I finally decided to start a French Chic group on Facebook and it is doing so well! Click here to join:

French Chic Facebook Group

 

Our Trip to Paris:

  • Paris, je t’aime
  • Paris est magnifique!
  • The Scent of a Woman
  • Jimmy Page in Paris
  • Two Days in London

French Friday Posts:

  • July 11, 2014 – Forever Chic (Chapter 6)
  • June 13, 2014 – Forever Chic (Chapter 5)
  • January 31, 2014 – Forever Chic (Chapter 4)
  • January 17, 2014 – Forever Chic (Chapter 3)
  • January 3, 2014 – Forever Chic (Chapter 2)
  • October 25, 2013 – Forever Chic (Chapter 1)
  • October 18, 2013 – Book Club
  • September 20, 2013 – Take a Walk
  • September 13, 2013 – Designing My Life
  • September 6, 2013 – Aging Gracefully
  • July 19, 2013 – Girls Movie Afternoon
  • June 14, 2013
  • June 7, 2013
  • October 15, 2010 – While you were sleeping 
  • October 8, 2010 – Rest and Restore 
  • October 1, 2010 – Anti-intellectualism
  • September 24, 2010 – Sort of
  • September 17, 2010
  • September 10, 2010 – My special day
  • September 3, 2010 – Dreaming of Paris
  •  August 20, 2010 – An Intentional Life
  •  August 13, 2010 – Parlez-Vous Français?
  •  August 6, 2010 – Amélie
  •  July 30, 2010
  •  July 23, 2010
  •  July 16, 2010
  •  July 2, 2010
  •  June 25, 2010
  •  June 18, 2010 
  •  June 11, 2010

Favorite French-themed Films:

  • Amélie
  • La Vie En Rose
  • The 400 Blows
  • Jean de Florette
  • Manon of the Spring
  • Le Divorce
  • Sabrina
  • My Father’s Glory
  • My Mother’s Castle
  • Chocolat
  • Le Bonheur
  • Henry and June
  • Blue
  • Le fils de l’épicier (The Grocer’s Son)
  • The Double Life of Veronique

Favorite French-themed books:

  • French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano

  • French Women For All Seasons by Mirielle Guiliano

  • All You Need to Be Impossibly French by Helena Frith Powell

  • Entre Nous by Debra Ollivier

  • When in France, Do As The French Do by Ross Steele

  • Chic and Slim by Anne Barone

  • Chic and Slim Encore by Anne Barone

  • Chic and Slim Techniques by Anne Barone

  • Joie de Vivre by Robert Arbor

  • Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik

  • French Impressions by John S. Littell

  • Almost French by Sarah Turnbull

  • French Spirits by Jeffrey Greene

  • A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle

  • Encore Provence by Peter Mayle

  • French Lessons by Peter Mayle

  • The Paris Wife by Paula McLain 

  • French or Foe? by Polly Platt (out of print)

French book wish-list:

  • Women, Work and the Art of Savoir Faire by Mireille Guiliano
  • Lessons From Madame Chic: The Top 20 Things I Learned…by Jennifer L. Scott
  • French By Heart by Rebecca S. Ramsey
  • Fatale: How French Women Do It by Edith I. Kunz
  • Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth Bard
  • French Women Don’t Sleep Alone by Jamie Cat Callan
  • Pardon My French: Unleash Your Inner Gaul by Charles Timoney
  • Chocolate and Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen by Clotilde Dusoulier
  • Words in a French Life by Kristen Espinasse
  • Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
  • True Pleasures: A Memoir of Women in Paris by Lucinda Holdforth
  • At Home in France by Ann Barry
  • The Art of French Country Living by Jean Naudin and Colette Gouvian
  • Bringing it Home: Creating the Feeling of France…by Cheryl MacLachlan
  • A Well-Kept Home: Household Traditions…by Laura Fronty
  • We Could Almost Eat Outside by Phillippe Delerm and Sarah Hamp

French Links: 

  • Mireille Guiliano
  • French Women Don’t Get Fat
  • Anne Barone’s “Chic and Slim”

French Blogs: 

The blogs below are partially or entirely dedicated to some aspect of French living.  If you have other favorites that are missing from this list, please share!

  • Bonjour Paris
  • Polly-Vous Francais?
  • Secrets of Paris
  • Hip Paris Blog
  • Parisienne Farmgirl
  • Tongue in Cheek
  • how to be chic
  • La Bella Figura
  • Une femme d’un certain age
  • Paris on the Cuyahoga
  • A Woman’s Paris
  • Vicki Archer ~ French Essence
  • Parisian Fields
  • Ann Mah
  • French Word-A-Day
  • David Lebovitz
  • Mais Oui Paris
  • My French Country Home
  • Prêt à Voyager
  • Mademoiselle Poirot
  • The Daily Connoisseur
  • Classy Local
  • Belle Provence Travels
  • The Simply Luxurious Life
  • Karen Le Billon
  • Chez Bonne Femme
  • A Well Styled Life
  • Chic Provence
  • Tonya Leigh ~ French Kiss Life
  • Pastry in Paris
  • The Paris Blog
  • Paris By Mouth
  • Paris Through My Lens

Podcasts:

  • The Simple Sophisticate
  • French Kiss Life
  • Tranquility du Jour

YouTube:

  • The Daily Connoisseur
  • Mademoiselle

My Wish List:

French Inspiration Amazon Wish List

My Spotify Playlist ~ La Musique

I hope you find this list helpful and will share your own favorite resources with me.

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Comments

  1. Chic Mummy says

    September 6, 2015 at 7:04 am

    I highly recommend adding At Home with Madame Chic by Jennifer L Scott to your wishlist – i loved her second book even more than her first, and am eagerly awaiting her third. Also, while I’m sure you are already familiar with them, just in case they have slipped under your radar, Jennifer has a great YouTube channel, the Daily Connoisseur, and the Simply Luxurious LIfe has a wonderful podcast that i often listen to on my from or to picking up the kids from school.

    Reply
    • Deanna Piercy says

      September 6, 2015 at 9:35 am

      Thank you for your wonderful suggestions! I don’t have Jennifer’s book on the list in this post but I do have it in my Amazon Wish List. I’m about ready to add another French-inspired book to my collection and your recommendation has moved this one to the top of my list. I do watch her YouTube channel occasionally. I ought to look for and share more resources from there. Finally, I found The Simply Luxurious Life podcast a couple of months ago and I LOVE it! I’ll add these to the links in the post. Thanks again for your recommendations.

      Reply
  2. Krista says

    September 8, 2015 at 11:41 am

    I had no idea you had this fabulous blog! I LOVE it. Just signed up. Oh and you must read Paris Letters by Janice Macleod. One of my new favorites 🙂 Krista (from Paris)

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  3. Krista says

    September 8, 2015 at 11:43 am

    I had no idea you had this fabulous blog. I LOVE it!! Just signed up. Oh and you must read Paris Letters by Janice Macleod. One of my favorites! Krista (from Paris)

    Reply
    • Deanna Piercy says

      September 8, 2015 at 11:54 am

      I’m so happy you found me. I have blogged elsewhere for years but just launched this site last week. I’ll be ready for a new book soon. I think I’ll bump Paris Letters to the top of the list since you recommend it. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Eka says

    May 12, 2016 at 10:24 pm

    Love it! Thank you so much xx

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