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When: Sunday, March 29, 2026 | 3:00 - 4:30pm Where: AFL Meeting Room -- 9505 Williamsburg Plaza, Louisville KY Price: Free for Members • $15 for Non-Members Description: Le parcours d'une autrice indépendante Diana K. Ilunga, Paris, France L’Alliance Française de Louisville a le plaisir d’accueillir l’autrice française Diana K. Ilunga pour une rencontre exceptionnelle autour de son livre « Et tu ne le sais pas ». Lors de cette conférence, elle partagera son parcours d’écriture et son expérience de l’autoédition, tout en présentant l’histoire et les thèmes de son ouvrage. La discussion sera interactive et permettra aux participants d’échanger directement avec l’autrice. La conférence se déroulera entièrement en français. Entre rigueur juridique et passion littéraire, Diana N. Katalayi Ilunga navigue avec aisance. Diplômée d'un Master en Droit des Affaires, d'un Master en Corporate Law et et d'un Master en Assurances, cette juriste de métier est aussi une autrice qui fait bouger les lignes. Convaincue que la littérature doit être le miroir de notre société, elle crée en 2021 Les Supers Ilunga pour que chaque enfant puisse s'identifier et croire en l'impossible. Elle poursuit cette quête d'inclusion avec son premier roman, « Et tu ne le sais pas », un thriller-romance où se croisent des destins venus des quatre coins du monde. À travers ses récits, elle redonne vie à des valeurs humaines profondes, portées par un fil conducteur immuable : l'amour. -
Same Meaning, Different Images: English Idioms Through a French Lens Divine Mosaka, AFL Instructor
Date: Saturday, April 11th, 2026 Time: 10 AM - 12 PM Location: AFL Office | 9505 Williamsburg Plaza, Conference Room Price: $35 for AFL Members | $45 for non-members Join AFL Instructor Divine Mosaka for an interactive Immersion Workshop exploring the richness and quirks of French idiomatic expressions. Dive in, practice, and discover how these phrases bring the language to life. Learning a language is more than learning vocabulary and grammar. It is learning how a culture thinks. Idioms are powerful linguistic tools because they compress centuries of history, belief systems, literature, and daily life into a few words. These differences are not mistakes in translation; they are windows into cultural imagination. By comparing images rather than simply translating words, you will discover that language is not only a system, it is a worldview and idioms are linguistic fossils. To understand idioms is to understand how a society imagines the world. -
Speaker Series: The French Kitchen
Join us on Sunday, April 19 from 3:00–4:30 PM, for a special Speaker Series event with USA TODAY bestselling author Kristy Cambron, who will discuss her 2025 historical novel The French Kitchen. Set across dual timelines in World War II–era France and 1952 Paris, The French Kitchen weaves together a story of secrets, espionage, and resilience. The novel follows women whose lives intersect through wartime intelligence networks and a postwar cooking class led by the legendary Julia Child, revealing how the past continues to shape their futures. This engaging talk will offer readers and history lovers alike a behind-the-scenes look at Cambron’s research, writing process, and the real historical figures who inspired the story.Kristy Cambron Biography
Kristy Cambron is a USA TODAY bestselling author who writes from the space where beauty, art, and history intersect. She's a Christy Award-winning author of historical fiction, including her internationally bestselling novels, The Butterfly and the Violin and The Paris Dressmaker, as well as nonfiction titles. Her work has been named to Cosmopolitan's Best Historical Fiction Novels, Publishers Weekly Religion and Spirituality TOP 10, Library Journal's Best Books, and has been featured at People Magazine, Once Upon a Book Club Box, Frolic, Book Club Girl, BookBub, and Country Woman Magazine. Her novels have been translated into eight languages. Kristy holds a degree in art history/research writing and spent fifteen years in education and leadership development for a Fortune 100 corporation where she partnered with such companies as the Disney Institute, IBM/Kenexa, and Gallup before stepping away to pursue storytelling. She also served as Vice President and literary agent for Gardner Literary Agency, where she was named ACFW Agent of the Year in 2024. Kristy enjoys yoga, walking and hiking, and is an avid traveler always on the hunt for stories from the past. She lives in Indiana with her husband and three sons, where she can probably be bribed with a peppermint mocha latte and a good read.This event will be held in the first-floor conference room at 9505 Williamsburg Plaza, Louisville, KY 40222. Free for current AFL members | $15 for non-members -
When: Saturday, March 21, 2026 | 11 am - 1 pm Where: AFL Office -- 9505 Williamsburg Plaza, Suite 101, Louisville KY Price: Free for Members • $15 for Non-Members Description: Join us this winter for the Alliance Française de Louisville’s Book Club as we read « Et tu ne le sais pas » by French author Diana N. Katalayi. We’ll gather at the AFL Office on March 21 from 11 AM–1 PM for a guided discussion in French led by AFL Board Members Victoria Boggs and Megan Scott. Light refreshments will be served. Diana N. Katalayi will also be the featured guest at our March Speaker Series on March 29 from 3:00–4:30 PM, offering attendees a special opportunity to continue the conversation and engage with her about the novel. This event is free for AFL members and $15 for non-members. Please note that each participant is responsible for purchasing their own copy of the book, and the entire novel should be read prior to our March 21 meeting. Link to the book: ET TU NE LE SAIS PAS: un thriller-romance époustouflant aux personnages drôles et attachants (French Edition)
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