It’s the first week of Février, which means it’s also the perfect time to snuggle up and catch up on some reading. Since this is the time of year best known for l’amour and Black history, why not revisit some favorites from last year’s French book club to fit both themes?

Book Club: 5 French February Reads for Valentine's Day & Black History Month

Famed Black expatriate James Baldwin brings us a moving, LGBTQ semi-autobiographical romance, set among the backdrop of the 1950s Paris nightclub scene, while notable Black actor and musician Gordon Heath shares a memoir of the illustrious career that brought him to Paris where he eventually finished out his life.

Women’s rights advocate Monique Y. Wells takes us on a tour of the rich Black history woven into the fabric of Parisian arts and culture, through a series of historical walking tours with co-author Christian Anderson.

Screen legend Olivia de Havilland’s juicy memoir recounts meeting her French husband at the Cannes Film Festival, seeing her days as an American suddenly Gone With the Wind as she relocates to Paris with her young son, while Kati Morton shares a touching tale of love and loss throughout chapters of her own life in France.