Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is this year’s recipient of Sjöjungfrun

"She is one of the most influential storytellers of our time and a dream guest for Gothenburg Book Fair", says Programme Director Oskar Ekström.

"She is one of the most influential storytellers of our time and a dream guest for Gothenburg Book Fair", says Programme Director Oskar Ekström.

The Gothenburg Book Fair 2025 will start in

The 2025 seminar programme has been released

This year’s themes – Love and Lust and Drama – run like a red thread through conversations on relationships, identity, theatre, and the written word’s journey to the stage.

Bridgerton author Julia Quinn to visit The Fair

Gothenburg Book Fair is proud to announce its first guest for this year’s fair: Julia Quinn, the bestselling author behind the world-famous Bridgerton series.

Read up on this year's themes at the Fair

The themes for Gothenburg Book Fair 2025 have been presented! We are already in the middle of the lustful curation progress.

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Love, Drama and the Burning Questions of Our Time Take Centre Stage at Gothenburg Book Fair 2025

27 May / 2025

What does education mean in the age of TikTok? How can libraries continue to safeguard democracy? And what should we do with each other? Gothenburg Book Fair 2025 presents a programme that brings toge...

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BookTok stars Jack Edwards and Ayman Chaudhary return to Gothenburg Book Fair!

24 April / 2025

After last year’s major success, BookTok profiles Jack Edwards and Ayman Chaudhary are returning to Gothenburg Book Fair in 2025. Their seminar on the world’s largest book club, #BookTok, together...

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Dan Brown to attend Gothenburg Book Fair 2025

7 April / 2025

One of the world’s most widely read authors is coming to Gothenburg Book Fair. Dan Brown - the bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and Inferno - will be one of the headli...

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