After a two-year break due to the pandemic, the Working group of Austrian private publishers her traditional Bookseller meeting in Vienna again. From the May 20-22 followed 21 booksellers from Germany the invitation of the publishers to Palais Strudlhofwhere the publishers present personally presented their latest books as part of entertaining publisher presentations.
The evening program also offered plenty of opportunity for a comprehensive exchange of views: a walk led through the city center of Vienna and through the Stefan Zweig exhibition in the Literature Museum, through the Karl-Marx-Hof in Döbling and to the Heuriger in Nußdorf.
“Actually, one thinks: Telling women booksellers about great books is like carrying owls to Athens. But this weekend, books and making books were talked about with so much heart and passion that it kindled a completely different fire in me.” Judith ThierkopfNew Chapter, Berlin.
“I came with great expectations and a lot of curiosity – and the expectations were exceeded! 15 independent Austrian publishers gave us such a variety, it was great! May many more booksellers get to know and appreciate these publishers in the years to come – and buy a lot from them!” Göran SchöferThe little bookshop in the Karl-Liebknecht-Haus, Berlin.
“After the countless lockdowns, it was a pleasure to be able to exchange ideas with colleagues and to explore completely new (literary) corners of Vienna”, Regina StrundenThe Bookstore Hair, Hair.
A total of 15 publishers took part in the booksellers’ meeting of the working group: bahoe books – library of the province – Braumüller – Czernin – Drava – Droschl – Folio – Haymon – Löcker – Otto Müller – Picus – Promedia – Ritter – Sonderzahl – Wieser.
The working group of Austrian private publishers is an association of private Austrian publishers to represent their interests together and to cooperate across publishers. It was founded in the fall of 1987 and today brings together more than 20 publishers with a wide variety of program structures. your spokesman is Alexander Potka Vom Picus Verlag
8.6.2022
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