65th Munich Book Show 2024 in the Haus der Kunst
Authors, publishers and literature lovers are looking forward to 18 days of Munich book show
The Munich Book Show will take place in the Haus der Kunst from November 14th to December 1st, 2024
Munich book show. The Haus der Kunst will be the meeting place for publishers, authors and book lovers for 18 days from November 14th. Over 300 publishers present new books and media every day from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the west wing of the building. Authors will present their novelties themselves - such as the successful British author Robert Harris with the book "Fatherland", the German author Volker Kutscher the "Rath" crime novels (model for the film event "Babylon Berlin") and the astrophysicist Harald Lesch ("Terra X ") will be there. We are also looking forward to Lilly Lucas, Paul Maar, Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim, Melanie Raabe and Jan-Philipp Sendker and other writers For 18 days and evenings, the employees of the 300 publishers will present over 20,000 novels, cookbooks, travel literature, children's and young people's books, audio books, art books, non-fiction books and specialist books of knowledge in the large Munich book exhibition, readings, discussion groups and various publishing events on books. Live role-playing games, speed dating for books and a variety of workshops have been announced. Some authors will be available at the publishing stands - Exhibition is free!
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| House of Art in Munich (left) - within walking distance from the Hofgarten! Photo: Andreas Waess (press archive) |
On school days there is a reading program on site for school classes
Whether digitally or in guided workshops, entire school classes will make a pilgrimage to the book presentations and get to know the BOOK medium in a new way in the age of social media.
Klaus Füreder, Chairman of the German Book Trade Association - Landesverband Bayern e.V. - told the press:
» In times like these, events like the Munich Book Show are of immense value. They offer space for community, exchange and discourse and overall promote and celebrate Reading culture, which is essential for social participation. Be it new perspectives to adopt and reflect on the issues that currently concern us all occupy. Or to consciously escape reality from time to time and yourself to be completely absorbed by a book, to discover new things and to enjoy the reading experience to share with others. This broad spectrum makes our Munich book show so unique and particularly."
In the evening program, 2024 is curated by Friederike Eickelschulte
- Robert Harris, Volker Kutscher and Melanie Raabe are happy
- the NDR book podcast eat.READ.sleep for the first time. experience live on stage
- New Adult,
- Science fiction
- Crime readings
- and listen to and watch literature for every reading taste.
Socially relevant topics are discussed on a stage
- "LenaGorelik, Paula-Irene Villa Braslavsky and Mirjam Zadoff reflect in the essay volume »still speak«...
- Harald Lesch and Klaus Zierer shed light on grievances in schools and the education system...
- Annett Gröschner, Peggy Mädler and Wenke Seemann design an East German social utopia...
- and Hengameh Yaghoobifarah tells about different perspectives on love, queerness and mutual respect...
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The program for children and young people is diverse:
- "The award-winning science journalist Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim introduces children aged 7 and over to the fun of knowledge.
- Anja Reum Schüssel's book for young people about friendship and family challenges in the context of the Israel-Palestine conflict is touching.
- And Dirk Reinhardt speaks to school classes about the topics of climate activism and radicalization.
- The popular formats “The Literary Youth Quartet” and “The 100 Best Children’s and Young Adult Books”
- As always, workshops and reading activities round off the children's and young people's book program in a wonderful way."
Munich Book Show - program booklet www.muenchner-buecherschau.de.
- Admission to the exhibition is free,
- Tickets for the author readings are available from MTicket.
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| Munich: Haus der Kunst (left), view from the
direction of the Hofgarten/Bavarian State Chancellery, photo: Waess |
Nov 14 to Dec 1, 2024 in
House of Art
Prinzregentenstr. 1
80538 Munich
- Daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m
Arrival by public transport
- Bus 100 – Queen Street stop.
- Tram line 16 – Nationalmuseum/Haus der Kunst stop
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| Munich in the evening picture - Photo: Helga Waess (press archive) |
