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HeadRead is in full swing, and Dmitri Kotjuh is hard at work – here are his images of the third day of the festival.

Dmitri Kotjuh’s wonderful captures of the first and second day of the festival are now up on HeadRead’s official Flickr account. The National Library of Estonia is also hosting a hybrid exhibition of his photos from previous festivals.

Yesterday 27 May, the exhibition of portraits by the festival’s official photographer Dmitri Kotjuh opened in the foyer of the National Library of Estonia, showing various authors we have had the pleasure to meet over the years. The hybrid exhibition will remain open until 20 June.

Due to health reasons, Dörte Hansen is unfortunately unable to attend this year’s festival. We are looking forward to meeting her in the future!

On Wednesday 29 May, the HeadRead literary festival kicks off, treating the audiences in Tallinn to more than 30 international guests and notable Estonian authors. The festival running from 29 May to 2 June is offering literature enthusiasts in Tallinn a varied programme of meetings, conversations, music, theatre and literary walks. The opening evening of … Continued

Unfortunately, the talk of Swedish author Thomas Erikson is cancelled and he will not perform at this year’s festival.

We are happy to see many so quick enthusiasts of literature and liquids, a full group, in fact, which means that registration for the literary pub crawl has closed for this year.

Registration is now open for literary walks at this year’s festival. There are three walks in total – a literary pub crawl (in Estonian) and two cultural history walks in the Old Town (in Russian). More information and the registration forms (in Estonian and Russian) are available here: literary pub crawl with Elle-Mari Talivee and … Continued

For the first time, a group of Latvian performers under the name Women’s Stand-up (Sieviešu stendaps) will perform in Tallinn. In ten years, it has become an important platform combining feminism and humour. The stand-up format allows women to discuss their concerns and painful issues through laughter and sharp humour. The platform has showcased a … Continued

The Estonian programme of the international literary festival HeadRead, taking place from 29 May to 2 June in Tallinn, will offer talks with authors, discussions, a premiere, literary walks and music. An exhibition of Dmitri Kotjuh’s portraits of festival guests over the years will be on display at the National Library.  In line with an … Continued