11:30–12:00
Thessaloniki Book Fair Events Programme
Find out about the scheduled events of the 22nd TBF. The programme brings together a wide range of events covering contemporary publishing and intellectual production. Book presentations, discussions, tributes and activities for different audiences compose a complete picture of the exhibition. Explore the sections and discover the events that interest you.
Thursday 7 May 2026
9 events
11:30–12:00
12:00–13:00
12:00–13:00The Greek Book Market Today
13:00–14:00
13:00–14:00Overview of the Bulgarian publishing market: facts, figures, funding opportunities, and institutional support
14:00–15:00
14:00–15:00Children’s Books: trends, reading culture promotion, and opportunities for international collaborations
15:00–16:00
15:00–16:00Buying and selling rights: literary agents and international trends
16:00–17:00
16:00–17:00The Spanish Phenomenon
17:00–18:00
17:00–18:00The Second Life of Books: Re-narrating the Past
18:00–19:00
18:00–19:00How can literature written in smaller or less widely spoken languages reach an international audience?
19:00–20:00
19:00–20:00Buying and selling rights across languages, countries, and cultures
Friday 8 May 2026
11 events
11:00–12:00
11:00–12:00The Creative Europe Programme in the Greek Book Market: Publishers and authors from Greece, Slovenia and Sweden discuss their experience
12:00–13:00
12:00–13:00Artificial Intelligence: Research, and Development
13:00–14:00
13:00–14:00Challenges and New Legislations, Freedom of Expression
14:00–15:00
14:00–15:00Artificial Intelligence and Translation Rights To and From “Smaller” Languages
15:00–16:00
15:00–16:00Research and Reading Culture Promotion Tactics in Germany and Slovenia
16:00–17:00
16:00–17:00Bulgarian Literature in Greek: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies
17:00–18:00
17:00–18:00Translation Funding Tools
18:00–19:00
18:00–19:00A Book in Every Home, Every School, Every Library
18:00–20:00
18:00–20:00Do infants and toddlers need books?
19:00–20:00
19:00–20:00Can the BookTok community build a loyal readership?
20:00–21:00
20:00–21:00Artificial Intelligence and applied publishing practices
Saturday 9 May 2026
8 events
11:00–12:00
11:00–12:00Why Children’s Books are a Serious Business
12:00–13:00
12:00–13:00Picturebooks in Children’s Literature
13:00–14:00
13:00–14:00Regional Bookstores: Cultural Hubs
14:00–15:00
14:00–15:00EUPL / European Union Prize for Literature & Translation
15:00–16:00
15:00–16:00Sports, Cinema, Music: Gateways to Reading
16:00–17:00
16:00–17:00Buying and selling children’s rights: illustration, copyright, and licensing
17:00–18:00
17:00–18:00Investing in reading: successful reading promotion initiatives by EURead members in Bulgaria, Sweden and Greece
17:00–18:00What is Ex Libris? – History and Modern Applications – The Book as an Object of Memory and Personal Identity
Sunday 10 May 2026
1 event
13:00–14:00
13:00–14:00“Libraries for Children! Why Today?’’
