Between May 29 and June 2, Litera Publishing House will meet you at the Bookfest International Book Fair (Romexpo, Pavilion B2), an edition under the auspices of its 35th anniversary. “We read together” and celebrate with the public more than three decades of editorial excellence with a very special program: the launch of new editorial projects, meetings with the most beloved writers, autograph sessions, debates about #trending books with community members Book Talk Romania, dozens of editorial novelties in the fiction, history and personal development portfolios, special promotions & unmissable offers, but also many other surprise gifts that you can discover just by visiting the stand.
During its 35 years of existence, Litera Publishing House has managed to bring thousands of titles from the most varied fields to the libraries of Romanians, covering the entire editorial offer of fiction and non-fiction: premium collections of foreign and Romanian literature, anthologies, books of history, art and architecture, essays, encyclopedias, atlases, dictionaries, children's books, general culture books, popularizing science, travel, parenting and leisure. With 900 titles published annually in over 50 collections and imprints, the widest digital offer in Romania, the Litera Editorial Group maintains its place in the top of the most important publishing houses in the country.
The novelties of Litera Publishing House at this year's Bookfest edition stand under the sign of reverence for contemporary Romanian writers: two new collections dedicated to authors from our country – “Perspektiv” (non-fiction) and “Pantazi” (fiction) -, both coordinated by the poet, prose writer and essayist Cosmin Perța, will be released for the first time during the fair, the Castle in my town by Ioana Bâldea Constantinescu, the first Romanian novel from the publishing house's most important fiction collection – “Folio” -, awaits its readers in a new event, and the volume The white tulip. Letters and loves from the life of the ballerina Irinel Liciu by Ionuț Vulpescu, dedicated to one of the most outstanding figures of the Romanian artistic scene, is another unmissable meeting. Readers can discover at the stand of the Orez publishing house. With milk, a new volume of memoirs under the signature of Maia Morgenstern, a book that promises to quickly conquer the hearts of readers, as happened with Nu sunt eu (2020) and Eu sunt Maia (2022), which became bestsellers shortly after their publication national.
In the “Folio” collection, readers are invited to discover the most exciting editorial appearances in the foreign fiction portfolio: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese, author of the bestseller Să tai în pîtăr vie, a book acclaimed in 2024 by international critics and the public alike, The Merchant of books by Carsten Henn, a novel dedicated to lovers of stories woven around books, a true publishing phenomenon in Germany, Family Portrait by Ann Napolitano, a unique voice of contemporary literature, and Ultimul vis, an original volume of short prose signed by the incomparable filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar.
Non-fiction lovers will find exceptional works in the history, essay and memoir & personal development categories at the Litera Publishing House stand: The peace that ended the peace. The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Making of the Modern Middle East by David Fromkin, Filiera. Following in the footsteps of a former Nazi dignitary by Philippe Sands, What Next After Eden? A Short History of the World by John Charles Chesteen, A Modern Stoic's Guide. Simple Rules for a Better Life by William Mulligan and Mission Without End by David Goggins, bestselling author of You Can't Hurt Me, which has sold over 4 million copies.
More than 1,000 titles await you at the Litera stand, and the five days of the book fair bring not only unmissable events, but also special promotions: discounts of up to 70%, attractive personalized offers for a number of titles and surprise gifts : tote bags, most-wanted accessories that will complete any avid reader's summer reading kit.
Full program
Friday, May 31
Stand Lettera
17.00 Book launch The Last Dream by Pedro Almodóvar
Participants: Gelu Diaconu, Ileana Bîrsan, Ionuț Mareș, Robert Șerban
18:30 Book launch and autograph session The Plan for Bucharest by Sebastian I. Burduja
Sebastian I. Burduja in dialogue with Adrian Artene
Saturday, June 1
11.00 (Litera Stand) Book launch and autograph session: The white tulip. Letters and loves from the life of the ballerina Irinel Liciu by Ionuț Vulpescu
Participants: Ionuț Vulpescu, Cleopatra Lorințiu, Răzvan Voncu
12.00 (Arca Stage) Launch of the Perspektiv collection
Release of volumes: Nomadism. On thinking that becomes body by Laura T. Ilea, The science of responsible lying. Treatise on cultural embolisms by Felix Nicolau, Simulacrum and war. The political discourse in posthistory by Arthur Suciu and Carti de bon-gust. Reading journal by Călin Torsan
Participants: Laura T. Ilea, Felix Nicolau, Arthur Suciu, Călin Torsan, Cristian Bleotu, Alexandru Racu, Ovidiu Șimonca, Cosmin Perța, followed by an autograph session in the Litera stand
13.00 (Litera Stand) Book launch and autograph session The castle from my city by Ioana Bâldea Constantinescu
Participants: Ioana Bâldea Constantinescu, Dana Pîrvan, Tania Radu, Radu Vancu
14.00 (Arca Stage) Pantazi collection launch
The release of the volumes: Steaua Divina by Violeta Berea, My Life in 1984 by Gelu Diaconu, Evening, after 9 o'clock by Delia Hügel, A death like you could not have by Ciprian Măceșaru and These loves that grind us by Antoaneta Zaharia
Guests: Violeta Berea, Gelu Diaconu, Delia Hügel, Ciprian Măceșaru, Antoaneta Zaharia, Cristina Chira, Andrei Gogu, Irina Georgescu Groza, Doru Mareș, Ștefania Mihalache, Cosmin Perța, followed by an autograph session in the Litera stand
15.00 (Litera Stand) Book launch What happened after Eden? A Brief History of the World by John Charles Chasteen
Participants: Marius Constantinescu, Andrei Manolescu, Andreea Popescu, Răzvan Țupa
16.00 (Litera Stand) News in the Folio collection. Release of the novels The Bookseller by Carsten Henn and Family Portrait by Ann Napolitano
Participants: Emilia Chebac, Marius Constantinescu, Cristina Stănciulescu
Sunday, June 2
Stand Litera
11.00 #BookTalk with Aylin – 7th edition
Aylin Ghela in dialogue with Arianna Suduc, Andrada Grec and Andra Paris. Discussion of popular titles on TikTok
13.00 Book launch The covenant of water by Abraham Verghese
Participants: Cristina Bogdan, Laura Câlțea, Ioana Bâldea Constantinescu, Horia Ghibutiu
