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 talks and cooking will be held at Mathias Kök & Rum. On Saturday, author talks will take place at Vårgårda Library, featuring 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 event with Emma Hamberg, Christoffer Holst, Philip Birk and Pekka Heino. Booking opens on 23 September.
Venue: Mathias Kök & Rum

Saturday, 14 November, 10:00–17:30
Author talks at Vårgårda Library.

10:00–10:40 — Is everything I believed 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, Christmas, radiant 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 goods
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 Vårgårda sisters who write. Jessika Devert and Annika Devert in conversation with Pekka Heino

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

Organiser: Vårgårda Municipality, with support from Sparbanken Alingsås