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BOOK NOW, ESTONIA 2010 TO BE LAUNCHED IN THE UK
21.01.2010
The Estonian Embassy in London will officially launch the Estonian National Year of Reading in the United Kingdom on Monday, 18 January at the embassy. BOOK NOW, ESTONIA 2010 will be launched by a special talk given by writer Ian Thomson about British visitors to the Estonian capital Tallinn in the interwar years, including Graham Greene, Bertrand Russell, Arthur Ransome and H G Wells.
The Estonian Year of Reading will bring several Estonian authors, publishers and translators to the UK and will feature many Estonian literary events all over the country. The highlights of the year include:
ESTONIAN TITLES TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE UK IN 2010
A novel In The Same River by acclaimed Estonian writer Jaan Kaplinski will be published in the UK by Peter Owen Publishers. Dedalus Ltd will publish an anthology of Estonian literature. Books by Estonian poets Doris Kareva and Kristiina Ehin will be published by Arc Publications. Both authors will attend the Ledbury Poetry Festival in summer.
ESTONIAN PLAYS TO BE STAGED IN THE UK IN 2010
The Estonian play Happy Everyday by acclaimed Estonian playwright Jaan Tätte will be staged in London by director Liisa Smith. The Estonian School in London will focus on Estonian children’s literature throughout the year. Children will stage a play by Estonian author Leelo Tungal and a children’s book fair will take place in spring.
ESTONIAN STORIES ON iPHONE
Children’s stories by Estonian writers and illustrations by artists will be published as picture books on iPhone in cooperation with Wingedchariot.
The year 2010 has been declared the National Year of Reading in Estonia. The aim of the campaign is to remind people that reading is a useful addiction. Many events will take place in Estonia as part of the Year of Reading, including Poetry Slam, Poems on the Train, book exchanges, and writers' tours in libraries and schools. The literary festival Prima Vista will take place in Tartu, and Head Read and the International Baltic Book Fair 2010 will be in Tallinn.
The Estonian Year of Reading in the UK is organised by the Estonian Embassy in London and supported by the Estonian Ministry of Culture. The launch event at the embassy is organised by the British-Estonian Association.
 
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