Hotel Exile has been longlisted for the Historical Writers Association (HWA) Non-Fiction Crown 2026. The judges were impressed by the unique and effective way in which the Jane Rogoyska tells the story of Paris, before, during and after the German occupation of WWII through the perspective of the Hotel Lutetia
The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction unveiled its 2026 longlist today, Thursday 3rd September, featuring 13 remarkable books showcasing that all the best stories are true, including Jane Rogoyska’s ‘Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War’.
Jane Rogoyska will be appearing at the Barnes Book Fest in London on 26th September, 2026.
Jane Rogoyska will be appearing at the Ilkley Literature Festival in West Yorkshire on 3rd October, 2026.
Jane Rogoyka will be appearing at the Cuckfield Bookfest in the heart of Sussex on 4th October, 2026.
In her powerful new book, Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War, Jane tells the extraordinary true story of one iconic Parisian hotel — the Hôtel Lutetia — and uses it as a haunting window into the human drama of World War II.
Jane Rogoyska shines a light on the story of how one Parisian hotel was home to anti-Nazi radicals before the Second World War, German military intelligence officers during the war, and returning deportees after the conflict.
My guest on this week’s Book Club podcast is the historian Jane Rogoyska, whose new book Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War tells the bloody story of the Second World War through the lens of Paris’s Hotel Lutetia.
Our first podcast for 2026 is with Jane Rogoyska, the author of Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War. Divided into three parts, it tells the story of the influx of mostly German refugees into Paris following the rise of the Nazis, and how the Hotel Lutetia …
In this conversation, Jane Rogoyska describes the extraordinary and unsettling history behind the Hotel Lutetia – a Parisian hotel that became a crossroads of exile, espionage, and survival during and after World War II.