Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, filmmaker Olivier Assayas, and, Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Nash were among the leading French and American thinkers that headlined the first-ever Festival Albertine, as part of the opening festivities for the opening of the French Embassy’s new bookshop and cultural space.
Previews of the festival included Time Out New York, Village Voice, New York Observer, Metro, Refinery29, Flavorwire, Untapped Cities, and Electric Literature.