Book fairs
Polish literature is featured at the International Book Fair in Thessaloniki, held from 7–10 May 2026. The Embassy of the Republic of Poland, in cooperation with the Book Institute, has prepared a booth promoting recent domestic publications.
The programme includes several special events. Today saw the premiere of Paweł Pawlak’s book, translated by Urszula Hopko, titled “Felcia, or Sketches with a Sneezing Beret,” published by Historical Quest with support from the Book Institute under the ©Poland Translation Programme. This warm and imaginative tale served as the basis for animations prepared for children and young people.
The programme also includes a meeting with Urszula Honek. The author will present her recently published Greek-language collection of stories “White Nights,” which was included on the prestigious International Booker Prize 2024 list. The book in Greek was issued by the Vakhikon publishing house in a translation by Natalia Skandali (also supported by the Book Institute). The meeting with the author and the translator is scheduled for Saturday, 9 May.
Afterward there will be a presentation of the publication titled “Greece, Albania, Poland. A Polish Engineer’s View on the Issue of Northern Epirus (1914–1916),” published in Greek by Roptron. The book is an interesting historical source, compiling Zygmunt Mineyko’s original correspondence sent to the newspaper Dziennik Polski as well as his personal handwritten notes. Translator Dr. Anastazja Chatzigiannidi will speak about it, and Prof. Dimitrios Stamatopoulos will provide broader historical context.
On Thursday, May 14, the 31st edition of the International Book Fair and Svět knihy Literary Festival in Prague began. The event, which runs until Sunday, May 17, will be attended by a whole host of Polish authors.
read moreToday the International Book Fair in Turin, the Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino, begins. This is the thirty-eighth edition of the event and the fourth one where you can visit the Polish stand, prepared by the Polish Book Institute in cooperation with the Polish Institute in Rome. The event will run until Monday, May 18.
read moreToday the 22nd Thessaloniki International Book Fair begins. It is one of the most important events in the region, with an offer aimed both at readers and the industry public.
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