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  • David Lagercrantz and Mari Rebane on ETV2

    On 8 June at 22.00 ETV2 broadcast the conversation of David Lagercrantz and Mari Rebane that was originally held on Sunday 26 May at the Estonian Writers’ Union. You can watch the conversation again on the ETV2 website.

  • Julian Barnes and Jan Kaus on ETV2

    On Saturday 1 June, ETV2 22 broadcast their the talk of Julian Barnes and Jan Kaus, originally held at the Estonian Writers’ Union on Saturday 25 May. It can be watched on the website of ETV2.

  • Thank you

    The festival bustle has slowed down but the air is still full of emotions that should tide us over until the next year. Naturally, this was made possible by the contribution of many peoole and we wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude to them! International guests Narine Abgarjan, Julian Barnes, Mattias Berg, Inga Gaile, Philip…

  • HeadRead talks on ETV2

    The first to be broadcast on the ETV2 channel on Saturday 1 June at 10 pm EEST is the talk of Julian Barnes and Jan Kaus, which originally took place on Saturday 25 May at the Estonian Writers’ Union. The talk of David Lagercrantz and Mari Rebane (originally held on Sunday 26 May) will be shown…

  • Fifth day of the festival in images

    This year’s festival has drawn to a close. The last day – and all other previous days – can be relived through Dmitri Kotjuh’s wonderful photos. Additionally, the recordings of ERR will soon be broadcast – more information to follow in a new post.

  • Fourth festival day in images

    The programme on Saturday was substantial and Dmitri Kotjuh was there to diligently record it.  Feast your eyes.

  • Third festival day in photos

    Here is another charming batch from Dmitri Kotjuh’s camera. Today is also the last day you can visit his photo exhibition at the Design and Architecture Gallery. We cannot recommend it enough!

  • First and second day of the festival in pictures

    Although the unfortunately timed maintenance of Flickr has somewhat prolonged the wait for this year’s photographic pleasure, we are now happy to show Dmitri Kotjuh’s brilliant images from the first two festival days. You are also warmly recommended to visit the Design and Architecture Gallery – the exhibition of Dmitri Kotjuh’s portraits from previous festivals…

  • Changes to the programme: Denisa Prošková’s talk is cancelled

    We are sad to announce that due to health reasons the talk of Czech author Denisa Prošková is cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience and wish her a speedy recovery!

  • The HeadRead literary festival kicks off

    The Tallinn HeadRead literary festival kicks off with a preliminary event tonight at 5 pm at the National Library of Estonia, with the Estonian-English poetry evening Spores and Sparks. Festival guest Philip Gross talks about his Estonian roots and reads his poems, while Doris Kareva, one of the best known Estonian poets in the English-speaking…

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