November 27, 2011
Le Caveau des Légendes
922, rue Jacob 75006, Paris
Hymne à Piaf — Left Bank jazz club soirée with chanteuse Caroline Nin.
July 14, 2011
NPR Critics Lists 2011– Dive Into Fiction with Alan Cheuse
National Public Radio
Carolyn reads an excerpt from No Regrets on critic Alan Cheuse's national segment on NPR.
March 29, 2011
Catalina Jazz Club
6725 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood
Carolyn talks about No Regrets with singer Jil Aigrot, vocalist for the movie La Vie en Rose.
May antipodean tour
May 13-14, 2011
Auckland Writers & Readers Festival
May 13: No Regrets — Join Carolyn for a journey through Piaf's life, music, and Paris in the first half of the twentieth century. ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre.
May 14: Life-writing: Research and Texture — A biography workshop; Carolyn shares her research techniques, and talks about how to get the most out of what is revealed. Goodman Fieder Room, Level 4, Aotea Centre.
May 19-21, 2011
Sydney Writers' Festival
May 19: Je Ne Regrette Rien — Carolyn has uncovered new material to add further dimensions to the tragic life of the beloved French chanteuse. An hour of words and music. Pier 2/3 Club Stage, Pier 2/3, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay.
May 20: French Kissing — Piaf encapsulates our fascination with all things French, as her biographer so aptly demonstrates. Sydney Dance Company, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay.
May 21: The Artist's Life — A conversation about biography with Carolyn Burke, Suzanne Falkiner and Jacqueline Kent. Sydney Dance Company, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay.
April whirlwind tour
April 5, 2011
New York University Maison Française
16 Washington Mews, New York
Reading and signing, accompanied by an exhibition of Hugues Vassal's Piaf photographs.
April 6, 2011
Barnes & Noble, NY
150 East 86th Street, New York
Carolyn discusses Piaf's years in New York; Q & A, signing.
April 13, 2011
Restaurant des Beaux-Arts, Paris
80 rue Mazarine
Metro Odéon. Tickets: 20 euros (with charcuterie & wine).
April 14, 2011
Abbey Bookshop, Paris
29 rue de la Parcheminerie
Drinks, talk and conviviality at one of Carolyn's favorite bookshops.
April 16, 2011
The Vortex, London
11 Gillett Square
Carolyn will read from her mesmerising biography, No Regrets, accompanied by internationally acclaimed singer Barb Jungr.
San Francisco Bay Area
March 28, 2011
San Carlos Library
610 Elm Street, San Carlos
Thirty-minute talk followed by Q & A and book signing.
April 28, 2011
Mechanics' Institute Library, San Francisco
57 Post Street, San Francisco
Talk followed by Q & A and book signing.
May 4, 2011
Bookshop Santa Cruz
1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz
Carolyn speaks about Piaf, followed by Q & A, book signing, and singing.
May 5, 2011
West Portal Books, San Francisco
111 West Portal Avenue, San Francisco
Talk followed by Q & A and book signing.
June 22, 2011
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street, San Francisco
Reading and signing, with Cara Black.