Events at the Katowice Book Fair will cover a variety of topics at the intersection of science and the humanities – from a lecture by Dr. Changil You on Korean-Polish relations to meetings on the history of Upper Silesia, organized by Wydawnictwo Naukowe „Śląsk”, Instytut Pamięci Narodowej i Bibliotekę Śląską.
This edition will also feature meetings dedicated to non-fiction, reportage, and history. Authors who will present their latest books include: Dariusz Kortko & Judyta Watoła („Zembala. Szpital to ja”), Agata Listoś-Kostrzewa („Ballada o śpiącym lwie”), Michał Bulsa („Bytom, którego nie ma”), and Sebastian Rosenbaum & Bogusław Tracz („Punkt zwrotny. Rok 1945 na Górnym Śląsku”).
Regional themes will also be present – the Silesian Program will include discussions about the identity and history of the region, including mining, language, culture, and the memory of places that have disappeared from the map.
For fans of genre literature, the Crime Zone will offer meetings with leading crime writers, including Robert Małecki, Ewa Przydryga, Marta Matyszczak, Maciej Siembieda, Ryszard Ćwirlej, Marek Zgajewski, and Jędrzej Pasierski.
The event will also have an international dimension. Authors from Czechia and South Korea will visit Katowice. Guests include Karin Lednická – a renowned Czech author of the bestselling “Šikmý kostel” (“Crooked Church”) series, a timeless story of the Polish-Czech borderland in Silesia (published by Znak Horyzont), as well as Keumhee Kim – an acclaimed Korean writer, author of The Diary of a Korean Plant Parent”. The meeting with Keumhee Kim will also feature Dr. Changil You, and is co-organized by the Korean Cultural Center and Wydawnictwo W.A.B.
Special guests will also include Agata Passent, Wojciech Śmieja, Tomasz Stawiszyński, Jarosław Kuisz, and Ryszard Kaczmarek, who will take the audience on an intellectual journey through literature, philosophy, and contemporary public debate.
We warmly invite you!