The Conversation Book Club

Are you looking for an opportunity to practice your French in natural conversations, and are you interested in books, stories and fiction? Then join the Conversation Book Club! Level B2 minimum.

Practice French when you lack opportunities to speak it, is Hard!

You learned French up to a rather good level, but you have little to no opportunities to actually speak it? You'd love to have actual conversations, but you're not in a French speaking country and/or all your friends speak English?

And so you can feel your French vocab slowly disappearing, it's hard to find the right words, you sometimes need to go back to English, and you struggle with informal conversations. That's totally normal when you can't practice much, but it's so damn frustrating!

What if you could reactivate your French through talking about books and fiction?

If you're into books, fiction, stories...Then the bookclub is perfect for you! It allows you to talk with other people (4 people max in the club), criticize stuff you don't like, share stuff you love, discuss books and opinions... In other words, argue your opinion while having fun, discovering French books and authors and using natural French!

The bookclub is really meant to help you improve conversational French in a fun and dynamic way, so that you can finally be confident when speaking (and as a sweet little bonus, you're doing it by talking about stuff you enjoy!). That's also why it's limited to 4 people, so that you can really have the time to speak :)

How does it work?

You can now sign up for mid February-mid May 2026! !

You participate in 5 live sessions (1 hour, every two weeks) where we will discuss books, characters, storytelling… Each session has a theme and I bring ideas for debates around this theme to start the conversation! For example, in the past we have had sessions on heroes and antagonists, fiction and non-fiction, what makes a good character, the use of time in fantasy…
The 5th session is to discuss the book of the quarter! You have until then to get it and read it (it's always a fairly short book), and we'll talk about it, give our opinion, reflect on the author's motivations, etc. We pick the book together.
If you want to continue after the 3 sessions, you can re-register very easily!

Who am I?

Hi, I'm Lucile! I've been teaching French for 5 years. I'm a big nerd when it comes to languages, fiction and nerdy culture. I love meeting people and helping them reach their goals in French!

I work with books and fiction because not only do I love it, but I also know how much it can help to talk about things you genuinely like! It helps with confidence, but also letting go of the pressure and having fun conversations!

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How much does it cost?

For a trimester of 5 sessions, the price is 90€ paid when you register, through bank transfer or a Stripe link.

The price of the book is not included, but I choose small books that you can easily find, including in ebook version!

BONUS: Resources on fiction!

As the workshops are focused on practice, I offer you on the Drive a file with vocabulary around fiction, and external resources (articles, videos, podcasts, etc.) that talk about stories, storytelling, etc.!

Testimonials

What do the students say?

It's a great space to talk about books and stories and say what we think, but also improve our vocabulary naturally, and it's a lot of fun to share opinions about the book!
Elliot
Scotland
I love books, but I don't have time to read every month, so this club was perfect! I was able to read slowly and especially talk a lot with others and develop my French!
Sarah
Canada
Joining the club was the best decision! I improved with each session and my self-confidence grew too, and I was able to talk about my favorite characters and books in French
Masa
Slovenia

FAQ

Let’s talk a little about the Conversation book club

48 hours before each meeting, you receive the link by email. On the day of the session, you connect by clicking on the link. We chat all together about books and fiction :)

We'll pick together at the start. But for instance, in December-February, we read

Les brigades du steam, de Cécile Duquenne

Every other Tuesday at 19:00 CET

If you can't make it to a session, we'll either postpone if possible or I'll record the meeting for you.

– 10:00AM Los Angeles time
– 1:00PM New York time
– 6:00 PM London time
– 8:00PM Kyiv time

The club is made for people like you! By coming to the meetings, you will be able to overcome your fear and your complexes. Everyone in the club learns French. The club is very caring, no meanness or mockery is tolerated. Talking with other learners will allow you to improve by talking about something you like, you will be able to progress, discover vocabulary related to books and you will see that you are better than you think! It is absolutely not a problem if your French is not perfect, if you do not know all the words, we will make the sentences together if necessary 🙂

Absolutely! The club is open from level B1 to level C2. You can of course come. However, there will be people with a lower level, you must be aware of that, agree to help them progress and work with them to discuss. If you only want to talk with people at your level, then the book club is not the right place for you.

Yes! LGBTQIA+ representation and rights are very important. The club is absolutely Queer friendly, and any participant making offensive remarks will be excluded without the possibility of a refund.

Let's go! Join us 🙂

Be sure to read the general conditions of sale (english version of the terms and conditions here) before signing up for the Conversation book club. When you sign up, you agree to the terms of sale.