A Celebration of Classic & Kitschy American Style

Praise for Addicted to Americana

“One of the most colorful and well-designed books out there…Highly recommended.”
— Route 66 News

“The assortment of fun in this book will have you flipping through the pages for hours!! It won’t take long and you will be planning an assortment of family vacations surrounding all of the fun places in this great country of ours…This book brings the places to life in beautiful color.”
— Lynchburg Mama

“I looked at the cover and I knew I was in for a great read before I opened the book. It was love at first sight!”
— Linda Matlow

About the Author

Charles Phoenix celebrates classic and kitschy American life and style. He is a showman, tour guide, food crafter, and author known for his crowd-rousing retro slide-show performances, fun field trip tours, madcap test-kitchen videos, and colorful coffee table books. On TV, Charles has appeared with Jay Leno, Martha Stewart, and Conan O’Brien, as a judge on Cake Wars, and is often heard on NPR. Growing up in Southern California, he was educated at theme parks, thrift stores, and his dad’s used-car lots. Fans enjoy his keen expertise and genuine reverence, and they trust his guide to time-honored attractions from coast to coast. The New York Times says, “Call him the King of Retro.”

To get a taste of Charles in action, watch him here on Conan O’Brien.

What’s behind the doorways of the world’s most beautiful city?

History. Mystery. Refuge. Beauty. Love. Possibility.

With more than three hundred photos of Paris’s most enchanting doorways from Raquel Puig, creator of the popular Instagram account of the same name, Doorways of Paris presents a new way to explore the most beautiful city in the world. Organized by arrondissement so residents and visitors alike can seek out the doors as they walk, this book celebrates the glories of the city’s architecture, from Napoleonic majesty to art nouveau whimsy, Haussmannian symmetry to art deco elegance. Doorways of Paris is a portal to Parisian life that will have readers longing to find a doorway to call their own.

Praise for Doorways of Paris

“Doorways of Paris is a portal to Parisian life that will have readers longing to find a doorway to call their own.”
— Resident

“Highly recommended.”
— Culture Honey

“At once historical and visually compelling, the photographs are a Francophile’s dream and will inspire travelers to seek out their own favorites on their next visit to the City of Light.”
— The Points Guy (get a sneak peek at the book here)

Check out this interview with the author, Raquel Puig, on Architectural Digest India’s site!

About the Author

Raquel Puig is the creator of the Instagram account DoorwaysofParis, which launched in the spring of 2016 and has been gaining new followers at the rate of 30-50% a month. The Barcelona native has lived in several countries, including the US, and speaks four languages, but now calls Paris’s 14th arrondissement home. When she is not traveling the world as a health-marketing expert for Danone, she walks the streets of Paris, camera in hand, with her French husband.