Book Log 2016 #33: The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs by Elaine Sciolino

Paris seems more than most cities to be defined by its neighborhoods, and this book does an excellent job of showing how that works and the ways in which Parisians work and struggle to keep their neighborhoods alive and vibrant. Scioloino is a former New York Times bureau chief for Paris, and the book does an excellent job showing her love (and understanding) of this corner of the city

(NOTE: a couple years after reading this I actually visited Paris, and managed not to visit this street even though our hotel was literally two streets over. I am an idiot).