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Albert Read

@albertread

Standard. Conde Nast. The Imagination Muscle.

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Joined March 2009
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Meet the jury behind the TOURISE Awards for 2027. An independent, cross-sector panel of distinguished global experts spanning travel, culture, cuisine, fashion and wellbeing, united by one mission: to recognize the destinations shaping the tourism agenda.
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The next chapter of TOURISE starts here. Join us live on 16 September at 5:00 PM (GMT+3) for the official launch of TOURISE 2027. Watch live on YouTube: youtube.com/live/0ZkcOyShl38… The World Moves When Leaders Move Together Request your invite to #TOURISE27 TOURISE.com #FutureOfTourism
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How did The Odyssey become non-fiction am I missing something
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Thank you so much to @TheEconomist for this kind review 💫
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@TheEconomistAug 22
Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s portraits might seem like pictures of privilege, but they mask a tragic fate. You will not look at a 19th-century portrait the same way again economist.com/culture/2026/0…
Money, sex and bigotry: what one painting reveals about France

Money, sex and bigotry: what one painting reveals about France

“The Renoir Girls” uses a bright canvas to sketch a sombre history

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Book reviews: ‘Cool Machine: A Novel’ and ‘The Renoir Girls: A Hidden History of Art, War & Betrayal’ theweek.com/culture-life/boo…
Book reviews: ‘Cool Machine: A Novel’ and ‘The Renoir Girls: A Hidden History of Art, War &...

Book reviews: ‘Cool Machine: A Novel’ and ‘The Renoir Girls: A Hidden History of Art, War &...

Colson Whitehead completes his Harlem Trilogy and a look at the persecution of a Jewish family in France

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Whit Stillman@WhitStillmanJul 8
1900s heatwave - head to the water.
(Re)découvrez PARIS, le compte 100% PARIS 🇫🇷 (@parisvisites) profile picture(Re)découvrez PARIS, le compte 100% PARIS 🇫🇷
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Pour échapper à la #canicule, les Parisiens se réfugient en Normandie, à Étretat et sur les plages normandes... vers 1900. #Paris #Etretat #Deauville Paris-visites-guidees.com
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In 1881, Renoir painted the portrait of Élisabeth and Alice Cahen d'Anvers, daughters of a Jewish banking family in Paris. The book, The Renoir Girls, traces their different fates. townandcountrymag.com/leisur…

The Surprising Secret Meaning Behind a Renoir Masterpiece Revealed

Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s portrait of the daughters of a grand Parisian family would become world famous, but its beauty and renown belies the tragic fate of its subjects.

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Short reviews of recent releases. newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
Briefly Noted Book Reviews

Briefly Noted Book Reviews

Short reviews of recent releases.

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Leslie Camhi@CamhiLeslieJul 27
Out of the habit of posting my work here, but here goes. My latest for the NYT nytimes.com/2026/07/25/books…
The Dark Story Behind a Sugary-Sweet Portrait

The Dark Story Behind a Sugary-Sweet Portrait

In “The Renoir Girls,” the English historian Catherine Ostler tells the beguiling, troubling and ultimately heartbreaking story of the Cahen d’Anvers family.

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Peek inside Catherine Ostler's vivid biography of a Jewish family in France navigating changing society, antisemitism, and more in this excerpt. bit.ly/4ywWfqn THE RENOIR GIRLS: A HIDDEN HISTORY OF ART, WAR & BETRAYAL is just out this month! @AtriaBooks
Excerpt — The Renoir Girls: A Hid­den His­to­ry of Art, War & Betrayal

Excerpt — The Renoir Girls: A Hid­den His­to­ry of Art, War & Betrayal

A snow-heavy lowering sky over the courtyard of a military academy; a quivering and drunken crowd, jeering and whistling behind the gates; a quarter to nine in the morning on Saturday, January 5, 1

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"The betrayals in this story are endless. Ostler’s book is one more effort, dogged and impressive, to set the record straight." Brilliant review of @CatherineOstler's #TheRenoirGirls in The New York Times! Get your copy now! @AtriaBooks @simonschusterUK nytimes.com/2026/07/25/books…
The Dark Story Behind a Sugary-Sweet Portrait

The Dark Story Behind a Sugary-Sweet Portrait

In “The Renoir Girls,” the English historian Catherine Ostler tells the beguiling, troubling and ultimately heartbreaking story of the Cahen d’Anvers family.

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The Renoir Girls is an instant New York Times bestseller! Thrilled and so grateful to the brilliant team at S&S/Atria in the US and UK and to the descendants of those beautiful girls who told me their stories. @krisjdoyle, Peter Borland, @GeorginaCapel ♥️ @AtriaBooks
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Amazing to see that @CatherineOstler's #TheRenoirGirls is an instant New York Times bestseller! 🥳 Get your copy now! @AtriaBooks @simonschusterUK nytimes.com/books/best-selle…

Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - The New York Times

The New York Times Best Sellers are up-to-date and authoritative lists of the most popular books in the United States, based on sales in the past week, including fiction, non-fiction, paperbacks,...

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I loved writing this piece about the origins of The Renoir Girls for @voguemagazine with thanks to @ChloeSchama ♥️
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A Paris meeting, a Renoir painting, and a submerged history of antisemitism all came to the fore in research for 'The Renoir Girls.' vogue.com/article/renoir-gir…
A Chance Encounter With Proust’s Goddaughter Unraveled a History of Antisemitism

A Chance Encounter With Proust’s Goddaughter Unraveled a History of Antisemitism

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The Surprising Secret Meaning Behind a Renoir Masterpiece Revealed Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s portrait of the daughters of a grand Parisian family would become world famous, but its beauty and renown belies the tragic fate of its subjects. townandcountrymag.com/leisur… @GeorginaCapel

The Surprising Secret Meaning Behind a Renoir Masterpiece Revealed

Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s portrait of the daughters of a grand Parisian family would become world famous, but its beauty and renown belies the tragic fate of its subjects.

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The Best Reviewed Books of the Week

The Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Sigrid Nunez, Wilmington's white supremacist coup, Julie Buntin, and more

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"...Ostler transforms history’s grand sweep into intimate profile." Fab review of @CatherineOstler's #TheRenoirGirls: A Hidden History of Art, War & Betrayal! @washingtonpost Get your copy now! @simonschusterUK washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Opinion | How Renoir’s ‘Pink and Blue’ faded to black

Opinion | How Renoir’s ‘Pink and Blue’ faded to black

Reading Europe’s fate through the lives of two French sisters in a famous impressionist portrait.

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Another great review of @CatherineOstler's #TheRenoirGirls! @nypost 😍 Out in the US tomorrow! @AtriaBooks You can read the article here 👇 nypost.com/2026/07/12/lifest…
How the lives of Renoir's adorable Belle Époque subjects turned to tragedy

How the lives of Renoir's adorable Belle Époque subjects turned to tragedy

The Cahen d'Anvers sisters were born into unimaginable wealth — then they faced unimaginable brutality.

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Listen to @CatherineOstler on the John Sandoe Books podcast about her new book #TheRenoirGirls! 😍 johnsandoe.com/catherine-ost…
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Fabulous to see @CatherineOstler's #TheRenoirGirls is one of @TandCmag's 46 Best Books to read this Summer 😍 Get your copy now! @simonschusterUK townandcountrymag.com/leisur…
The 46 Must-Read Books of Summer 2026

The 46 Must-Read Books of Summer 2026

Our picks for the standout new releases of June, July, and August.

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