Our Values
We read to exist, therefore we read to resist.
Intersectional feminist literature can help us make better and informed choices, develop our critical thinking and resolve common misconceptions about feminism.
As diverse as society can be, “the norm” has become law and is restrictive: gender norms, beauty norms, sex norms, behavioural norms...you get the picture.
All of the above works to actively ignore or silence women who have powerful messages, lived experience, and progressive intentions, coming from diverse backgrounds.
Literature is one way of understanding social constructs, both past and present, that put ALL women - we have no room for White Feminism - and non-binary folk at a disadvantage.
Our Purpose
We aim to highlight literary projects of diverse feminist voices that elevate the status of oppressed communities.
We explore solutions that fight against the drawbacks of inequality, we recognise all identities, and believe in the right to exercise free will over the body.
We shed a light on feminism that is representative and inclusive by reading, listening and discovering.
OUR BEGINNING
The FBC Paris started out with 6 members from different countries, cultures and backgrounds who met once a month, in a bar in the Marais, to discuss books by female authors that explored the many struggles of being a woman.
Our intimate gathering expanded in September 2018, when we were invited to move our monthly sessions to Shakespeare and Company bookshop, offering an opportunity to further the feminist debate and build an engaged community.
Since March 2020, we have gone virtual, welcoming authors to our book club sessions.
About The FBC Paris Founders
Louise Binns is a British expat based in Paris since 2009. With several years experience in digital content creation she works as a freelance copywriter and digital strategist. When her head is not in a book, Lou likes drinking dry martinis, French wine and going for long walks in the bois de Vincennes. She lives in Montreuil with her French partner and their cat (Oscar).
Camille Lingre is a Parisian journalist whose heart belongs to literature. Writing for a living and reading for personal growth, Camille collects books and feeds her thoughts with word from classic poetry to essays. And because she believes that sharing is fundamental, friends and wine are always on the agenda.