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Photo exhibition of Dmitri Kotjuh at the Design and Architecture Gallery
It has become difficult to imagine the HeadRead literary festival without the photos of Dmitri Kotjuh. In the course of our cooperation (five years and counting), Kotjuh has captured amazing moments and added his characteristic slant. In addition to his peculiar twist, the photos also emanate great warmth – a perfect match for the atmosphere…
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Changes to the programme: literary walk with Aleksei Turovski is cancelled
Unfortunately we have to announce a change to the programme: the walk around the Tallinn Zoo with Aleksei Turovski is cancelled. There are still two literary walks: on Thursday 23 May at 4 pm around Kadriorg with Maarja Vaino, and on Saturday at 12 pm around the Old Town with Josef Kats (in Russian). You…
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Literary walk with Josef Kats in the Old Town
We are happy to announce the addition of another literary walk to our programme – Josef Kats will guide you around the Old Town on Saturday 25 May at 12 pm. The walk is in Russian and the assembly point is at the Estonian Writers’ Union (Harju 1). Register by emailing retk@headread.ee.
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Renowned political analysts added to the lineup of HeadRead festival
This year’s HeadRead festival (22-26 May) will feature two renowned political analysts, David Patrikarakos and Anton Shekhovtsov. The British journalist and presenter David Patrikarakos gained recognition with his book on the nuclear capacities of Iran and the international situation entitled Nuclear Iran: Birth of An Atomic State (2012). Five years later, he published War in…
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HeadRead is looking for volunteers
The HeadRead literary festival is looking for volunteers for the period of 21-26 May 2019. The main tasks of volunteers include providing information and booklets at the info desk, taking care of the main festival venue (managing the microphone in the Q&A part of talks, changing books on the stage and cleaning the tables between…
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HeadRead presents a substantial programme of Estonian literature
In addition to presenting international guests, the HeadRead literary festival has always considered it vital to showcase gems of Estonian literature and give the audience an insight into the currents of the local literary scene. For the first time, the programme features a morning coffee with Estonian authors who will present their poetry in Estonian…
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The international guests of this year’s HeadRead festival include Julian Barnes and David Lagercrantz
The HeadRead literary festival published its complete list of international guests; Tallinn will be hosting renowned authors from around the world. The festival is happy to welcome the renowned and beloved British author Julian Barnes. Having also written crime fiction under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh, his international fame increased in 2011 when he won the…
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HeadRead literary festival announces its first international guests: Leïla Slimani, Ian Thomson, Philip Gross
This year’s HeadRead literary festival in Tallinn will once again welcome renowned writers and literary figures. They include French-Moroccan Leïla Slimani, a Prix Goncourt winning journalist and author. She arrived at fiction after her coverage of the Arab Spring in 2011 and her arrest in Tunisia. Her subject matter involves international scandals like the case…