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Happy festival month! In just a few weeks, you can meet guests such as legendary Danish crime writer Jussi Adler-Olsen. Read more under his profile.

Today, an exhibition opened in Tammsaare Park in the heart of Tallinn, showing Estonian writers and literary figures who have performed at the HeadRead literary festival over the years. It is a selection of the collaboration between photographer Dmitri Kotjuh and the festival, which is in its ninth year by now.  The exhibition shows a … Continued

Next up – award-winning author Janne Teller from Denmark, whose works skillfully explore the urgent global issues of today. Read more on her profile.

Happy to welcome Icelandic author and all-round Renaissance man Andri Snær Magnason back to Estonia. Continue to his profile…

Next up – bestselling writer of fiction and non-fiction, British author and journalist Kate Mosse. Read more on her profile.

We are happy to welcome back Scottish author Graeme Macrae Burnet who visited the festival for the first time in 2017. Visit his profile for more information and reviews.

Next up – Swedish author Elin Cullhed, whose novel Euphoria is a memorable insight into a pivotal year in Sylvia Plath’s life. Read more on her profile.

The next international guest we are happy to present is Spanish author Javier Cercas – read more on his profile.

This is no April Fool’s, it is our next international guest – Swedish author and psychologist Jenny Jägerfeld. Keep reading on her profile.

We are happy to announce our next guest – Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin, whose work has a direct link to Estonia. Read more on his profile.