Last but certainly not least, end your bookish adventure with a drink (or several) at Le Bar Hemingway at The Ritz Paris. Legend has it Ernest Hemingway "liberated" the hotel bar from German soldiers in 1944 by knocking back 51 dry martinis . . . Oh, and Colin Peter Field — the head barman — is a legend and hero as well (he's even authored a book of cocktail recipes).
What to read: If you'd like to take a deeper (albeit fictional) dive into Hemingway's life, read Paula McLain's The Paris Wife. If you'd prefer something with more of a World War II focus, opt for Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay.
