Read & Riff is a book club for short story lovers. We come together to share what we loved, hated, questioned and everything in between about a selected story. Read the selected story in advance, then join Debbie (your host) who will bring questions to guide the discussion and keep the conversation flowing. There are […]
A recurrent, unidentifiable noise in her apartment. A memo to her boss that’s replaced by obscene insults. Amanda – a successful architect in a happy marriage – finds her life going off kilter by degrees. She starts smoking again, and one night for no reason, without even the knowledge that she’s doing it, she burns […]
Games Studies Circle, a seminar/guided reading on games research in arts and humanities. A weekly Friday meetup at the Nerd Alert in Vršovice. We read and discuss texts about games, primarily focusing on board games but going beyond that — into videogames, sports, etc. Sometimes we play games to have some fresh impressions to reflect […]
18th Prague Microfestival, centred around the theme of ERASURISM, will be taking place over the Halloween weekend, from Friday 30 October till Sunday 1 November, 6 pm till 10 pm, a Kampus Hybernská in Prague 1. PRAGUE MICROFESTIVAL (PMF) is an annual festival fusing contemporary writing, art, film, theory, dance, music & performance in a […]
Join us for another great evening of poetry. All languages are welcome!!! You can bring your texts, texts you like, translations, anything… and bring your friends!!! After @Scott and @Danielle, this month our MC will be @Willie!
Členské schůzky Spolku českých bibliofilů se vrací do Muzea literatury. 1. beseda s hosty proběhne 5. listopadu v 17 hodin. Výbor Spolku českých bibliofilů zve nejen své členy, ale širokou obec zájemců o osudy a dějiny Spolku českých bibliofilů na podvečerní besedu 5. 11. od 17 hodin zaměřenou na spolkový archiv SČB v Literárním archivu […]
If you would like to join the bookclub message Lydia or contact@pragueliterarycalendar.com and we can invite you to our whatsapp group. ___________________________ This months Book: The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa The Sicilian prince Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (1896-1957) died just after writing The Leopard, his only novel. Visconti’s film adaptation, starring Alain Delon […]
ANDREI CODRESCU is an American novelist, essayist, poet and film maker. The New York Times Book Review called Codrescu “One of our most talented and magical writers,” who “manages to be brilliant and insightful, tough and seductive about American culture.” An immigrant to the U.S. from Romania, he was honored by the Carnegie Foundation with […]
POETRY READING by Irish poet Ger Reidy, US poet Stephan Delbos, and Czech poet Sylva Fischerová. Followed by an open mic. The event is part of the Poetry Day (Den […]
Letos si připomínáme významné výročí – 140 let od úmrtí proslulé americké básnířky Emily Dickinsonové. Právě z její básně „This is my letter to the World“ (Toto je můj dopis světu) jsme převzali název letošního ročníku festivalu Den poezie. Její poezie, tichá a introvertní, za jejího života z velké části nevydaná, měla obrovský dopad a […]
Part of the annual nationwide poetry festival Den poezie – no charge to participate. Take a walking tour and explore the places associated with many of the poets who have […]
Take a walking tour and explore the places associated with many of the poets who have lived in or loved Prague over its long history. Your guide, Lyn Davidson, is […]