Hello PBees! (First of all, what do we think of this community name?)

I've seen a few fellow French and francophones alike here, and seen the recent Japanese Fiction Quest, I'm so stoked about expanding the quests and would like to peach you two :)

French Literature Starter Pack

A collection of books by French authors across periods and genres.

Rules

• A 15 books quest with Champion and Completionist badges
• No repeat author, that means only one book from Victor Hugo, Zola etc
• Only from authors with French nationality, Francophone authors will receive all the love in the second quest 😉 this rule might need to be refined as some authors later gained French nationality or potential history sentitive definition oft he French nationality...
• Only books that were at least translated in English so you don't need to read in French to participate in the quest
• No children/teenage books (bye bye Ewilan, Tara Duncan, Peggy Sue, Tirya, Minimoys,... We've only got 15 spots!)

Badge Design

The Eiffel tower, a beret, a baguette, cheese and wine, a marinière, La liberté guidant le peuple,...? So many options, go crazy!

Books

It will be hard to pick I'm sure! Probably books from Zola, Victor Hugo, Simone de Beauvoir, George Sand, ...

Francophonie mon amour

An endless list of great books that were written in French!

Rules

• The book must have been written/published first in French, no matter the flavour nor the author nationality
• No genre restriction (can also include our teenage fantasies 🙌)
• Can include books that were not necessarily translated to English (whether it was translated to other European languages for ex, or only exist in French)? I'm thinking since this can be an infinite quest with like a Platinium badge, that will allow non French readers to still participate and French readers to discover more options?
• Only the first volume of a series of course

Badge Design

a Rolling Stone tongue with a French Flag? A wheel of French speaking region flags? The design might be more sensitive, we need the community to brainstorm!

Books

Infinite choices! So long a letter by Mariama Bâ, I who have never known men by Jacqueline Harpman, poems from Léopold Sédar Senghor, Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress by Dai Sijie, L'homme qui lisait des livres by Rachid Benzine,...

I want all your suggestions, I'm craving for more diverse French books!

Would even be more fun if they are released either on the International Francophonie Day on March the 20th or Maybe Bastille Day on July the 14th? Yes, I'm even planning the roadmap now, please excuse me for going too far 🙇‍♀️

Would love to read your inputs on anything and everything (rules, designs, book suggestions,...)! Thank you for listening to my Tedx show!