Vårgårda Reading Festival

Five days focused on literature! The festival opens on Wednesday evening with a concert at Kulturen. On Friday evening, an after-work event with conversation and cooking takes place at Mathias Kök & Rum. On Saturday, author talks are held at Vårgårda Library with authors including Ruth Kvarnström-Jones, Tareq Taylor, Sara Sommerfeld and Christoffer Carlsson.

Wednesday, 11 November, 18:30 — Opening of Vårgårda Reading Festival at Kulturen. Jonatan Bengtsson with friends. The concert is free, but tickets must be booked via tickster.se.

Friday, 13 November, 17:00 — After-work with Emma Hamberg, Christoffer Holst, Philip Birk and Pekka Heino. Booking opens on 23 September. Location: Mathias Kök & Rum.

Saturday, 14 November, 10:00–17:30 — Author talks at Vårgårda Library.
10:00–10:40 — Is Everything I Thought About Becoming a Mother a Lie? Sara Sommerfeld in conversation with Pekka Heino.
10:50–11:30 — The Sea, Nature and Everything in Between. Carina Karlsson and Tore Hagman in conversation with Yukiko Duke.
11:40–12:20 — Christmas, Glorious Christmas. Jenny Fagerlund and Malin Sturesson in conversation with Christoffer Holst.
12:20–13:15 — Lunch break.
13:15–14:00 — Food and Love. Tareq Taylor in conversation with Pekka Heino.
14:00–14:30 — Coffee break with Tareq’s baked treats.
14:30–15:10 — The Sisters at Sophiahemmet. Ruth Kvarnström-Jones in conversation with Pekka Heino.
15:20–16:00 — Beloved Dad. Erica Eklund and Sebastian Johans in conversation with Yukiko Duke.
16:10–16:50 — Murder in the Idyll. Christoffer Carlsson and Anna Tell in conversation with Yukiko Duke.
17:00–17:40 — The Writing Sisters of Vårgårda. Jessika Devert and Annika Devert in conversation with Pekka Heino.

Sunday, 15 November, 10:00–11:15 — Literary church service at Vårgårda Equmeniakyrka. The Happiest Game. What our melting existence teaches us about life. Björn Wiman in conversation with Robert Tjernberg.

Organised by Vårgårda Municipality with support from Sparbanken Alingsås.