If you’re thinking about visiting or moving to France, you may find the following resources helpful (or at least interesting):
Web Sites
- Chocolate & Zucchini
- Consulates of France in the United States
- David Lebovitz
- Dispatches from France
- Expatica France
- French Word-a-Day
- The Paris Blog
- Polly Vous Francais?
- RFI Langue française
- Secrets of Paris
- Slow Travel France
Books
Almost French: Love And A New Life In Paris by Sarah Turnbull
Au Contraire: Figuring Out the French by Gilles Asselin and Ruth Mastron
C’est La Vie: An American Woman Begins a New Life in Paris and—Voila!—Becomes Almost French by Suzy Gershman
Cultural Misunderstandings: The French-American Experience by Raymonde Carroll
Savoir-Flair: 211 Tips for Enjoying France and the French by Polly Platt
French or Foe? by Polly Platt
Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong by Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow
Talk to the Snail: Ten Commandments for Understanding the French by Stephen Clarke
In the Merde for Love by Stephen Clarke
Merde Actually by Stephen Clarke
A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
Toujours Provence by Peter Mayle
Encore Provence by Peter Mayle
French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew by Peter Mayle