These are the themes for Gothenburg Book Fair 2025

The themes for Gothenburg Book Fair 2025 have been presented! It's going to be a lustful programme curation.

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Joyce Carol Oates and the Mermaid Award

During a ceremony and seminar at the Book Fair 2024 Joyce Carol Oates accepted the very first Sjöjungfrun – The Mermaid Award.

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In preparation for 2027: a Flanders travelogue

28 November / 2024

Last week a small entourage from the Gothenburg Book Fair was out and about, prepping and planning for what’s to come. As a part of our upcoming 2027 partnership with Flanders and the Netherlands region, Director Frida Edman, Programme Director Oskar Ekström and editor Johan Kollén visited Antwerpen and Brussels. Literatuur Vlaanderen had put together a wonderfully ambitious programme for u...

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The themes for 2025 have been presented

11 October / 2024

Suddenly it's October, autumn, and we're already starting to think about and plan for next year's Book Fair. It promises to be a lustful endeavor. Perhaps you've seen some of the films by the Chinese filmmaker Wong Kar-wai? We envision that the Book Fair 2025 will be a bit like them—dramatic and filled with love and lust. We are simply In the Mood for Love. Theme: Love and Lust at the Book...

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Joyce Carol Oates has accepted the Mermaid Award

28 September / 2024

Joyce Carol Oates was honored at this year's Book Fair with the very first Mermaid Award, established by the Book Fair in celebration of its fortieth event. Oates received this accolade for her poignant literary works that have deeply and meaningfully resonated with Swedish readers. The honorary award winner received a unique, hand-carved statuette from Oskar Ekström, the Program Director of th...

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