Mireille Guiliano discusses her latest book, Women, Work and the Art of Savoir Faire

The author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, discusses her new book and shares some tips to help you climb the work ladder to success!

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September non-fiction round-up

If fiction’s not your thing, September sees a wealth of fascinating new non-fiction hitting the shelves, including : biographies of characters as diverse as a novelist, a poker star, a movie mogul and a top tailor; and histories of the liberation of Europe and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

An interview with Anna Sam

She’s been described as a ‘figurehead’ for cashiers; an ‘unsung heroine’ of ignored checkout girls. But for Anna Sam, a French cashier-turned-bestselling author, the motivation to put pen to paper was much more modest.

Best of the Web: check out Anna Sam

Anna Sam is making a big splash with Checkout, her account of the eight years she spent working behind a French supermarket checkout. Here’s some of the best coverage, and a link to her appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Midweek too.

Read an extract of Checkout – A Life on the Tills

Anna Sam spent 8 years as a checkout girl. Checkout – A Life on the Tills is a witty look at what it’s really like to work in a supermarket: the relentless grind and less-than-perfect working conditions, along with people-watching and encounters with every kind of customer from the bizarre to the downright rude.

James Maskalyk on death

Dr. James Maskalyk returned last year from Sudan where he was the first official blogger for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders.