9.5 1920s Paris was for the Writers and the Gays

In this week’s bonus episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss the “Lost Generation” -  American writers who came to Paris in the 1920s to dance, drink, and craft their novels. Topics include the origin of the label, the famous Shakespeare and Company bookstore, and…the weather.Books, etc. discussed in this episode:The Paris Bookseller by Kerri MaherShakespeare and Company by Sylvia BeachSylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties by Noel Riley FitchThe Paris Wife by Paula McLainA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayMidnight in Paris (2011, dir. Woody Allen)Hemingway (2021, documentary by Ken Burns)Check out the Sheakspeare and Company website HERE The Cafe de Flore and les Deux Magots in ParisResources Kayla used in this episode:https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lost-Generation   https://www.discoverwalks.com/blog/the-parisian-artists-of-the-lost-generation/ https://lithub.com/the-boxer-and-the-professor-friendships-of-the-lost-generation/ https://shakespeareandcompany.com/35/history/95/sylvia-beachs-shakespeare-and-company-1919-1941 Follow us on Instagram @literatureandlibationspod.Visit our website: literatureandlibationspod.com to submit feedback, questions, or your own takes on what we are reading. You can also see what we are reading for future episodes! You can email us at [email protected] leave us a review and/or rating! It really helps others find our podcast…and it makes us happy!Purchase books via bookshop.org or check them out from your local public library. Join us next week as we discuss The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin.Here is the cocktail recipe for next week’s episode if you want to drink along with us!Oolong Old Fashioned via Palais de ThésINGREDIENTS0.4 oz oolong tea leaves8.5 oz filtered water2 oz bourbon1 sugar cube3-4 drops angostura bitters1 orange zestIce cubesDIRECTIONS