Research Guides
Learn French: Reading
Practice French Reading Comprehension
- How to Improve Your French Reading ComprehensionTips and practices exercises from ThoughtCo.
French Readers
- More French Language ReadersSearch by subject: French language readers, and filter results to print books and ebooks
Advanced Reading
- Bandes Dessinées (BD) at UW LibrariesTips for finding comics and graphic novels at UW Libraries.
- Book RecommendationsFrench-language books at UW Libraries
- Bibliothèque des AmériquesFree E-Books online, a collection of books by Francophone authors of the Americas. (Requires registering for a free account.)
French Newspapers and Magazines Online
- Le Journal en français facileNews in Easy French. From RFI.
- Google ActualitésFrench-language news
- Paris MatchParis Match is a French weekly news magazine.
- Les InrockuptiblesA French culture magazine with a strong focus on rock music.
Browsing French
It's not easy to browse our collections because we have so much! We recommend doing a search in UW Libraries Search, finding a few call numbers, and then browsing a specific area, rather than browsing broadly.
LOC (Library of Congress) Classification call number ranges:
- DC33-39.3 French Social Life & Customs
- GR160-162.5 French Folklore
- PC2001-3761 French Language
- PQ1100-3999 French Literature
- PQ1-771 French Literature (History & Criticism)
Featured Titles
Let's Read French Books by An open textbook reader using Public Domain 19th century French literature. Along with the text, there are activities for students to engage with and discover the text.
Just Want a Good Book to Read?
Enter an author you like on Literature Map or find recommendations on Goodreads and then search UW Libraries.
- Reading in French: A Student's Guide to Francophone Literature & Language LearningLibrary of Congress guide to books in French including: comics (bande dessinée) & graphic novels, children's and young adult literature, crime novels, contemporary fiction, and contemporary issues.