Saturday 22 October the second edition of Feminist book fair in Paris. Some guest author names are better known than others. But we invite you to discover 10 authors you may never have heard of!
What is the feminist book fair?
Created by Giulia Pietrifounder of feminist initiatives clitoral band And Thanks Simone Club, the feminist book fair was held for the first time last year. Also this year it will be hosted at the Espace des Femmes Antoinette Fouque, at 35 rue Jacob, in 6th district of Paris.
This space is rich in history, as it is a flagship place of the Women’s Liberation Movement, which since 1973 has housed a publishing house and a bookstore for women, in order to assert their rights.
The feminist book fair will open its doors Saturday 22 October from 10:00 to 13:00, then from 14:30 to 19:00. Admission is free, upon reservation.
More than 35 authors are expected at the exhibition to meet their readers and sign their books.
In the list immediately recognizable names such as that of Leo (Pop model) or the novelist Isabella Sorente (The woman and the bird), radio host Giulia Fois (They are one in two), the actress Noémie de Lattre (Tree trunk), the blogger Gaelle Prudencio (proud to be myself), or the comedian Rosa Bursztein (The guys I want to meet).
But here are ten other names of authors to discover!
Maud Ventura
Maud Ventura published his first novel My husband in 2021 at the Iconoclaste (winner of the First Romanzo Prize). It tells the psychodrama of a woman who is passionate about her husband, who has less fiery feelings towards her. For a week she keeps an incongruous diary of her thoughts about her and her analyzes of her.
Fabienne Brugère
With his proof The people of women (Flammarion, 2022), co-written with Guillaume Le Blanc, Fabienne Brugère survey on women’s practices and voices around the world. She is in particular the author of The ethics of “Care”And We are not born a woman, we become one.
Flora Cherry
Journalist specializing in sexology and eroticism, Flora Cherry published his first novel in 2022 for La Musardine editions. Matriarchy explores a future in which a feminist party takes power, exploiting men’s libidinous weakness.
Bouchera Azzouz
In his autobiographical tale Daughter of daronne and proud of it (Plon, 2016), the feminist activist Bouchera Azuz pays homage to the daronnes of the popular neighborhoods, and to his in particular. “What saved me was this indissoluble bond formed from childhood with her. […] I realized how wrong it was to want to be something other than what I was, a daughter of daronne and proud of it! “
Dalì Misha Touré
At just 15 years old, Dalì Misha Touré wrote his first book, Confidences, followed by many others, published in self-publication. The novel scars was re-released in Out of reach in 2019. It tells the childhood of a young girl in a polygamous family, who chose to channel the violence she felt growing inside her into writing.
Fia Maureen Kakou
Ivorian poet, Fia Maureen Kakou published his latest collection of poems, Words of fireto Better Call Julia in 2022. She describes this work as “love letters for poetic feminists”, an invitation “to explore the power of women and to honor the strength of their wild feminine”.
Elizabeth Cadoch
With Anne de Montarlot, Elizabeth Cadoch he published two essays. A first on The imposture syndromeWhy are women so lacking in self-confidence? And more recently, End female rivalry (The arenas, 2022). Could it be a myth invented by men? Why is female rivalry a taboo?
Massoume Raouf
Says Massoumeh Raouf, Iranian journalist and political prisoner of the mullahs’ regime Escape from the Iranian prison (Balland, 2022) his incarceration and his escape in 1982. “I spent only a few months in the dungeons of the Iranian mullahs. Yet it seems to me that I have spent most of my life there. Because my whole life has changed because of this test. “
Mona Messina
Come on is the first novel by Mona Messina, published in 2022 by Restless Books. In this ecological and feminist story, you tell a hunt in which all the protagonists get ready: the hunter, the dog, the gamekeeper and the deer. But one of them, in fact, rejects the law of men.
Sophie Dancourt
Journalist and editor of the digital media “J’ai Piscine avec Simone”, Sophie Dancourt is a specialist in the problem of aging women. This is what she is about Dude, what time is it ?! 50 years, the new golden age (Leduc, 2022), to change the negative image we have of this decade.
Find them, together with many other authors, on Saturday 22 October at 35 rue Jacob in Paris, from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 14:30 to 19:00, with free registration!
Source: Madmoizelle
Ashley Root is an author and celebrity journalist who writes for The Fashion Vibes. With a keen eye for all things celebrity, Ashley is always up-to-date on the latest gossip and trends in the world of entertainment.
