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The hottest names of contemporary Polish literature and its strongest genres: the detective novel, the children’s book and illustration, discussions on the heritage, power and topicality of Polish poetry and the tradition of reportage, theatre and film, workshops for the youngest readers and conversations on the most important issues of the identity of today’s Poland, […]

On Friday, February 20 at 12:00 in the Wielkopolski Family Palace took place the first meeting of the Honorary Board of UNESCO City of Literature. The Council was created as a result of appointing Krakow with the title in October 2013. Mayor of Kraków Jacek Majchrowski invited to the Council the people who enjoy the […]

Unusual conversations about literature, new books and a pinch of good music. Just the next Sunday you are welcome to listen to a unique broadcast Book’s not dead on the air of radiofonia.net. The programme, hosted by Katarzyna Trzeciak and Michał Sowiński, will be aired every other Sunday from 18:00 to 19:00, starting from February […]

Tomorrow, February 20th at 11am, join Mateusz Witkowski, editor of Popmoderna, and Michał Koza, author, for a 20 minute trip around Krakow UNESCO City of Literature. The virtual tour will encompass the most interesting literary happenings, personalities, and hotspots of our city. Everything takes place as part of the fabulous Digital Writers’ Festival, organized in […]

Writer and photographer on the trail of a missing Sandra Valentine. A dark story about love, loneliness and writing. One of the most celebrated and most interesting Polish writers, and the 2013 Nike Award winner, Joanna Bator will share about a trip to Sri Lanka, the tear-shaped island. The meeting will be attended by Prof. […]

As a result of the online initiative 52 Book Challenge PL, 83,000 Poles declared their will to read at least one book per week this year.Thanks to the Poczytajże! [Read Up!] event, the online community of readers will meet in the real world for the first time by visiting the Krakow bookshop of Korporacja Ha!art, […]

All who love both literature and drawings are invited to attend to this year’s second edition of the Reading Series, which will take place in the Bomba club (Pl. Szczepański 2/1) on Thursday the 4th of February at 8:00 p.m. During the February meeting in the Reading Series cycle, Jakub Woynarowski will share his graphic […]

Another year in the UNESCO City of Literature is over! The last intense and exciting twelve months abounded in events devoted to literature. The 7-day long Conrad Festival – the biggest festival of literature in Central Europe – was visited by over 150 writers from around the world, who attracted several thousands of spectators. A […]

One of the biggest presentations of Polish literature abroad in 15 years! On March 19-23 at the Salon du livre de Paris, the oldest and largest exposition event in the francophone world, Krakow and Wrocław, together with the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Book Institute, will accentuate their literary and cultural identity. […]