Season 4 Episode 6: Librairie Majo

Margot (left) and Juliette (right) - the owners of Librairie Majo

I’m delighted to introduce you to Juliette and Margot, the owners of Librairie Majo, an inclusive, feminist bookshop that opened its doors in October 2022.. Having first met as students at Sciences Po over a decade ago, Juliette and Margot have lived together in Paris, in Tokyo, in Paris again, and today they live 3 minutes away from each other. The idea of opening a bookshop à deux started out as a pipe-dream, a joke. But dissatisfied with their jobs and sharing a desire to do something more meaningful, the two friends made their book-shaped dream into a wonderful reality over the course of 18 months.

I sat down with them just before Christmas to chat about the journey to opening the bookshop, inclusive spaces, their relationship with feminism and what they’re currently reading.

Librairie Majo: 27, rue des Boulangers, 75005 Paris
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Books mentioned:
Hilaria - Irene
Perfect World - Rie Aruga
La puissance des mères - Fatima Ouassak
Fruits de la colère - (les Insolentes)
Le génie lesbien - Alice Coffin