Talks and tours from Swedish book publisher Bonnierförlagen.
April 23 is World Book Day - a day completely dedicated to books. Swedish book publisher is celebrating the day in a special way: staff members will be going to speak to different groups of booklovers in Stockholm during the morning on everything you'd want to know about literature. In the afternoon, the publisher is hosting an open house for the public at its offices in downtown Stockholm.
"We want to spread the love of literature and we had a whole lot of ideas of how we could do it," says Bodil Forsberg Unenge, marketing and communication manager at Bonnierförlagen. "After narrowing down the huge list, we decided that we'd empty the buiolding and offer ourselves to people who want to talk books. Then we'd fill the house in the afternoon by inviting everyone to come visit us at our offices."
Groups in Stockholm wanting to book time for someone from Bonnierförlagen to speak (for free) can book a 30 minutes slot here. Or they can send a mail to varldsboksdagen@bonnierforlagen.se with their request. The topics available to talk about include, among others:
- E-books in Sweden
- How do you become an author?
- What does a publisher and editor do?
- How do I get my kids to read?
- Reading aloud
"We've already gotten a number of requests, from companies, schools, retirement homes, libraries and hospitals," says Forsberg Unenge. "I'll be giving a reading at a retirement home. I'm really looking forward to it!"
The afternoon tours will go every half hour starting at 1:30 p.m. and ending at 4 p.m. The number of spots are limited, so you need to book ahead by calling +46 8 696 86 12.
"On the guided tour you'll get to see our publishing houses - Albert Bonniers Förlag, Bonnier Fakta, Bonnier Carlsen, Forum, Wahlström & Widstrand, Månpocket och Bonnierpocket - and meet our employees and authors," says Forsberg Unenge. "You'll get to see our rights agency, Bonnier Group Agency, as well as our production and our marketing departments. You'll even get to see some jewels from our archive and hear our proud history, both when it comes to our publishing operations and the building we're housed in."