Bookshop paris - activities

Reopening of the famous feminist and LGBTQI+ bookshop Violette and Co, in the 11th arrondissement.

After closing in early 2022, the 11th arrondissement literary institution is back, thanks to the determination of feminist activists. More modern, the bookshop now houses a small café, which you can try out from October 13, 2023!

Majo, the feminist bookshop with a small vegan café near the Pantheon

Between Jussieu and the Panthéon, you'll find a pretty, cosy bookshop in violet tones, where you'll find feminist, children's and contemporary books, and a vegan café to relax in.

One Piece Night: events and pre-sales in bookshops for the release of volume 105

The best-selling manga in history releases its 105th volume! To mark the occasion, Glénat, publisher of "One Piece", is launching the second edition of "One Piece Night", on September 29 in all partner bookshops. On the program: entertainment and advance sales of the new volume.

Azzedine Alaïa Bookshop: unique fashion books in the home of the great couturier

Rue de la Verrerie, in the historic home of Azzedine Alaïa, has just opened a bookshop, a stone's throw from the gallery exhibiting the great couturier's work. The perfect place to find that fashion book you've been looking for!

Shakespeare and Company, the most English-speaking bookstore in Paris

Opposite Notre-Dame de Paris, the Shakespeare and Company Café adjoins the historic English-language bookstore founded by George Whitman. Gourmets and literary souls, you have found your paradise!

Mazarine and Picard & Epona bookstores to close in Paris Latin Quarter

Despite the lift of lockdown, the book trade is beset by major financial difficulties. After the closure of the Boulinier bookstore on the Boulevard Saint-Michel in Paris, two other bookstores in the Latin Quarter are closing: Picard & Epona, nestled on rue Séguier, and the Mazarine bookstore.