• All About Love
• Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
• Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee
• Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
• Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
• A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor

Paris is a city that has been immortalized for centuries in the written word. One great way to gain a grasp on Parisian culture and history is to read up on the many books written about the city. Here are some popular choices that will help you understand Paris' past as well as the Paris of today.

• A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway

Books, Baguettes and Bedbugs is the memoir of a struggling writer who spends a short time living at Shakespeare and Company, an English-language bookshop in Paris that has been in business since 1919. The quirky bookshop allows writers to exchange labor for a place to stay, as long as they promise to read a book a day. Mercer's autobiographical account is a fascinating take on what it's like to live as a struggling writer in the City of Light. Many college paper writing services use this books for writing and editing.