Friday, November 5, 2010

Black Paris Profiles™: Priscilla Lalisse-Jespersen

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I am pleased to announce a new feature of the Entrée to Black Paris blog:
Black Paris Profiles. These profiles will introduce you to individuals who make up Paris' African-American community today. Our stories are rich, complex, and exciting, and I am looking forward to bringing them to you!


Priscilla Lalisse-Jespersen
Photo courtesy of Prissy Mag

Today, I bring you the story of Priscilla Lalisse-Jespersen—writer and online magazine editor. Priscilla hails from Heflin, Alabama.  She moved to Paris in 1999 after having met "a charming Frenchman" while working at Sigs Publications in Manhattan.  Now she is kept very busy juggling marriage, family, and career in Paris.  She says that it’s tough at times, but that "you sort of just go with it after a while.  There’s a set rhythm here that you have to get used to.  Big cities are busy in general, but Paris has its own rhythm.  I try to make Sundays my 'family day' but now and then I do tend to sneak some work in too."

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Black Paris Profiles is now available on Kindle.  Only excerpts are available on this blog.
To get your copy of Black Paris Profiles, click HERE.

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Black Paris Profilesis a Discover Paris trademark.

9 comments:

Powellfrancis video experience said...

Prissy mag always covers a wide range of subjects...
Long may it exist

michael said...

Thanks for a very interesting article on Priscilla. I enjoyed reading this! Keep up the good work on this much needed blog.

AAD said...

Just finished reading Stockdale, Priscilla’s first novel! A truly wonderful piece of work.
Great article Entrée to Black Paris, keep up the good work.

AAD said...

Just finished reading Stockdale, Priscilla’s first novel! A truly wonderful piece of work.
Great article Entrée to Black Paris, keep up the good work.

About Beauford Delaney said...

Michael,

Thanks very much for the compliment on the blog! Please consider following us so that you don't miss any of our postings.

About Beauford Delaney said...

Hi AAD,

Thanks for the compliment on our feature. We love Priscilla! Please follow us so that you don't miss any of our upcoming postings.

Arlene said...

This blog posting is a wonderful (and quite authentic) sketch of Priscilla Lalisse-Jesperson. I know Priscilla from our work together over the past several years -- though she's in that wonderful city, and I'm in the boonies here in the United States. So I'm one of those people you mentioned who dreams of someday visiting Paris. That makes Prissy Mag an enjoyable "must read" for me, because while I'm dreaming , I get the opportunity to learn more about that area of the world and its richness of cultures new and old. Thank you for the posting about her and her work, and thank you for such an informative and important blog.

About Beauford Delaney said...

You are welcome! It is always a pleasure to interact with Priscilla.

Please follow us so that you don't miss any of our upcoming postings.

Glamoureuse said...

As a fellow American, ex-pat, living in Paris for the past 12 years, I applaud Priscilla's dedication to her subject - I have always loved sharing my love of Paris with others, but she has taken this love to a much higher level of service (and I don't have to say Joie de Vivre). Bravo, and bon courage on your book release!
Lauren Swift