Learn Spanish, French or German in person at our Brooklyn location!
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Our recommendations for some quick summer reads, fun and brilliant, to enjoy whether you're on staycation or finally getting out of the house and far away!
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Here we offer up pairings of new books and immersive virtual travel options.
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Travel the world from your laptop with these February 2021 virtual events.
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Here we round up some fun events that will take you around the world without having to leave! Virtual events for those staying safe at home during quarantine.
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Some fun, surprising holiday gift ideas for the traveler and language learner in your life!
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Our October 2020 roundup of language and cultural events, including yoga in French, virtual tours in Italian, and German pretzel-making!
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We've gathered the best of online language and culture events for you to enjoy in September!
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Check out what we're reading in 2021 for Season 2 of our Women in Translation Book Club, where we read books from authors around the world.
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A sampling of online language-focused and cultural happenings in July. Keep yourself safe and enjoy new experiences at the same time!
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One of our "favourite foreign-language bookshops"
"Best language classes in New York"
"In [this] cozy mezzanine-level space, the classic travel texts of guidebooks, maps and phrasebooks are grouped with literary fiction, memoirs, [and] novels."
“Idlewild could be considered the Murray’s Cheese of bookstores. Catering to the taste of literary travellers, books are organized by country, with guidebooks, nonfiction, and fiction served together, the way they should be, like cheese and crackers.”
“Chatty and conversational” classes taught in a “sunny storefront” by “gregarious native speakers.” “If you need to hold your own at a party in Paris, Idlewild takes the gâteau.”
