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About the Author:

Author Scott Dominic Carpenter teaches French literature and creative writing at Carleton College (MN). He is the winner of a Mark Twain House Royal Nonesuch Award (2018) and the author of French Like Moi: A Midwesterner in Paris (winner of a Next Generation Indie Book Award), This Jealous Earth: Stories, and Theory of Remainders: A Novel (a Kirkus Best Book of 2013), which is currently in development to become a major motion picture. Carpenter splits his time between St. Paul and Paris.

About the Book:

Following his hilarious introduction to Paris in French Like Moi, Midwesterner Scott Dominic Carpenter returns to the scene of the crime with more tales of intrigue.

This time, though, the story starts with sorrow as Carpenter's wife struggles with dementia. Humor may be the best medicine, but even the antics of a vandal in their building can't cement the tiles of her memory for long. Before he expects it, the author finds himself alone in a capital that is also blighted by the pandemic.

It's against this backdrop that the city comes roaring back to life. From bizarre encounters on the Metro to comical clashes with authority figures, and even a quixotic battle against a flock of migrant parrots, Paris Lost and Found unveils sides of the great city that are as quirky as they are authentic. With his unique blend of wit, insight, and wistfulness, Carpenter charts a path through his new labyrinth of solitude--only to emerge on the other side, squinting into the bright light of hope and new beginnings.

About the Conversation Partner:

A former television journalist, Bridgette Borst Ombres is now a global media strategist who provides communications, thought leadership, and training for worldwide brands and executives. Bridgette, her husband, and her daughter are proud to call Pittsburgh home.