For the Paris launch of her book PRECARIOUS LEASE, a reported essay that tells the story of, among other things, a squat called Le Bloc that was open in Paris in 2012 and 2013, Jacqueline Feldman will be joined for a conversation with writer Joanna Walsh; former residents of Le Bloc and other squats will present their own accounts of what went on there.

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Jacqueline Feldman, a writer from Connecticut in the United States, is the author of a pair of books that deal with her experiences of France and the French language. Precarious Lease is the product of years of reporting in squats, or occupied buildings, in the Paris region while On Your Feet: A Novel in Translations features her translation of a story by Nathalie Quintane. 

Joanna Walsh is a multidisciplinary writer for print, digital and performance, and the author of 12 books (several co-written with DIY AIs that she coded), including Amateurs! How We Built Internet Culture and Why It Matters, that as a mater of fact will be launched at After 8 Books the next day. Walsh is also the creator of the digital narratives, seed-story.com and miss-communication.ie; she founded and directed the online activist projects @read_women (2014-18), and @noentry_arts (2019-24).