“I AM HOME”: African-American Writers and Artists in Paris

A Conversation Between Monique Wells and Jake Lamar

Authors

  • Jake Lamar
  • Monique Y. Wells

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18422/79-2799

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Author Biographies

Jake Lamar

Jake Lamar is the author of seven novels, a memoir, numerous essays, reviews and short stories, and a play. Born in the Bronx, New York, he graduated from Harvard University, then spent six years writing for Time Magazine. He has lived in Paris since 1993 and has taught creative writing at one of France's top universities, Sciences Po. In 2024, his crime novel Viper's Dream won Britain's Dagger Award and the translation of one of his earlier books, If 6 Were 9 (Das schwarze Chamäleon), won Germany's Deutscher Krimipreis.

Monique Y. Wells

Dr. Monique Y. Wells is a native of Houston, Texas and a 34-year resident of Paris.  She and her husband, Tom Reeves, founded Entrée to Black Paris (ETBP) tours because of the consistently increasing demand for tours and activities that feature the history, culture, and contemporary life of African Americans and the larger African diaspora in Paris. Dr. Wells is also the founder and CEO of the U.S. nonprofit Wells International Foundation (WIF).  WIF and ETBP are collaborating to offer the ETBP Cultural Awareness program as part of WIF’s mission to cultivate global citizenship through education and culture.

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Published

2026-09-24

How to Cite

Lamar, Jake, and Monique Y. Wells. “‘I AM HOME’: African-American Writers and Artists in Paris: A Conversation Between Monique Wells and Jake Lamar”. New American Studies Journal: A Forum, vol. 79, Sept. 2026, doi:10.18422/79-2799.

Issue

Vol. 79 (2026): Paris Anglophone Writing: a Special NASJ Issue

Section

Literary Presences in Paris

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