Metinas Celâlas – poet, writer, literary critic, and publisher, actively involved in Turkey’s literary life for more than four decades. Born in Ankara in 1961…
The newly established French literature prize was awarded on Tuesday to a taboo-breaking book written by two Russian journalists who fled abroad about Vladimir Putin’s rise to power…
Who said a detective story has to be gloomy, brutal, and full of tension? The “Cozy mystery” genre offers cozy detective stories that invite you to look at the world of crime differently: th…
“Book Square” News This year, “Book Square” will grow not only in the number of events – the pavilion located near the cathedral will be slightly larger and more spacious than usual, with 35 publishers presenting their publications, and the literary program will take place for the first time in three locations in Vilnius, inviting…
„We need new, anti-war, but not anti-militarist literature. Literature has gotten used to condemning weapons. However, it should distinguish those who attack with weapons from those who…
The literary festival “Open books,” taking place for the eighth time in Vilnius, will invite you to a multitude of events from October 23-28: meetings with well-known Lithuanian and foreign authors,…
Only upon learning about the surviving Virginia Woolf house “Monk’s House” (in the village of Rodmell, East Sussex) and “A Room of One’s Own,” where she created her most outstanding works, I dreamed…
Just released, Loreta Jastramskienė’s novel “Birds on Ice” is a story about a difficult time of change in Lithuania, full of hope and disappointments, dedication and…
We met with writer and literary scholar Saulius Vasiliauskas on a warm May afternoon at the intersection of Vilnius New Town and Old Town – in a cozy apartment where once lived…
„I blink in children’s literature,“ says the writer, poet, and mother of four Vitalija Maksvytė. In her notes and sketches, ideas for children’s books have been accumulating for twenty years. Still, I…