Nanna

Moored on the quai de Montebello, this barge has 5,000 books available for free, a bar that keeps running, and a programme that changes every week: book clubs, writing workshops, and evening events. The space is intimate enough for exchanges to happen naturally, between neighbours at the shelves or at the counter. You don't have to do anything in particular for something to happen. That might be exactly what makes it the best place to meet someone.

Book addicts

Port de Montebello, 75005 Paris

I went on a Sunday, on my own.

I was just looking for a quiet place to read. I ended up talking for two hours with someone sitting next to me who had the same book in his bag. We talked about the book, then about a lot of other things. I am not even sure how it started.

Camille, 29