3 Books to Take On Flight (and 13 More to Devour)
These new reads will make you look forward to a few hours stuck on a crowded plane or at an airport. Bonus: The hardcover versions also block out the sneezes of your fellow passengers.
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How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are
By Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Sophie Mas, Caroline De Maigret
272 pages;
Doubleday
Because every flight needs a little
transatlantic glamour.
Whether you're headed to Paris, France or
Paris, Texas, you'll still end up using the breezy, surprisingly commonsense
advice in this joie-de-vivre primer. Addressing such topics as dinner
parties, dating, parenting and fashion, the authors suggest ways to add French
elegance, panache and ease to your everyday—including the holidays.
Some of their ideas simply allow you to do what you've always wanted to do,
guilt-free: Why slave over dessert when bakeries exist? Why not let your kid
nap at the party instead of running home? Others open your mind to new
(hilarious!) habits. By the time you hit the tarmac, you may just be resolved
to: Go
all gray or cover it up entirely ("Salt and pepper is for the
table."); wear a black bra under a white shirt ("like two notes on a
sheet of music."); and, embrace your flaws, since aiming for perfection
reflects "a lack of self-confidence." Our one caveat? However much
the book compels you, resist the temptation to use
the feloniously expensive airplane wi-fi
in order to buy tickets to an outré theater production.
— Stephanie Klose
Published 12/04/2014