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Together with journalist Catherine Vuylsteke, we will discuss Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s The First Woman, an epic novel of longing and rebellion, steeped in old traditions and contemporary feminism.

Panorama Ring Ring gives you a unique 360° panoramic view of special locations in and around the Northern Quarter, which is on the eve of radical changes. Rua Breathnach, Pascal Verbeken, Ubah Cristina Ali Farah or Grażyna Plebanek will then lead you around the invisible layers that make up the city – from history, politics and economy to culture – and the life stories that emerge from between the cracks.

Sulaiman Addonia had an international breakthrough with his novel Silence Is My Mother Tongue. He will present his gripping novel, with hardcore fans Annelies Verbeke and Ubah Cristina Ali Farah in attendance.su

Dichters uit alle uithoeken van België ‘s lands waterwegen af. Samen nemen ze de tijd om op het ritme van de stroom te schrijven en bij elke stop hun haven met poëzie te overspoelen.

Met de publicatie van de Kopenhagen-trilogie kent de Deense schrijfster Tove Ditlevsen postuum een internationaal succes. Samen met schrijfster, literatuurcriticus en fan van het eerste uur Persis Bekkering bespreken we het eerste deel van de trilogie: Kindertijd.

Les premiers romans sont souvent écrits avec les tripes. Ces enfants-là ne fait pas exception. Dans ce « récit-mémoire », Virginie Jortay revient sur une famille qui se disait « sans tabou » mais était en réalité d’une lourdeur insoutenable, déplacée et abusive.

These two leading authors seem to have a lot in common. In writing about their mothers, both evoked a childhood, an environment they had to get out of before being able to cast a lucid but not unloving gaze on it. An exceptional meeting hosted by Annelies Beck.

The first edition of Poetik Bazar has to end in a party. No dance moves, but new, vital poetry on stage. Featuring ten must-see performances by poets from all corners of Europe.

An interview with the award-winning American journalist Patrick Radden Keefe is a master class in narrative journalism. Brace yourselves for an evening zigzagging between journalism and literature.