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69th Book Fair

24.September 2026 Sonja Ciric

Who comes to the Book Fair if no one comes

At the 69th Book Fair in Belgrade, there are the fewest publishers, and the most are state institutions, dioceses, monasteries, unknown participants and empty space. Given that it is scheduled during the election, it is expected that there will be no audience

State and publishing

05.September 2026 Sonja Ciric

Boycott of publishers in the announcement: Why is silence about the Book Fair?

Although the registration deadline has passed, it is impossible to find out how many and which publishers will be at the Book Fair. Dejan Begović from the "Creative Center" expects the absence of many important publishers, which no amount of boasting by the authorities will be able to hide.

Personal attitude

09.August 2026 Zoran Hamovic

Will the empty stands of the Book Fair be filled with imported publishers?

If the Book Fair remains without a publisher, the responsibility will not be on those who refused the humiliation. It will be up to those who believed that seven decades of cultural life can be replaced by protocol, filled squares and the announcement that everything went well.

State and publishers

08.August 2026 Sonja Ciric

Book fair without books: Why leading Serbian publishers refuse to participate

Laguna, Delphi, Kreativni centar and others from the Association of Publishers and Booksellers will not participate in this year's Book Fair. Such a decision was made last year by Clio, Archipelago, Geopopetika and others from the Association of Professional Publishers

Publishing

10.May 2026. Sonja Ciric

Small book fairs are a resistance to the authorities whose actions stifle publishers

Since the Book Fair until now, five small book fairs have been held in Belgrade. Their goal is the presentation of books, but also resistance to actions by which the government stifles publishers

Special offers

22.April 2026. Sonja Ciric

Action of high school students in sixteen cities: "Books, brothers of books"

The parliament of secondary schools from sixteen cities in Serbia is organizing the humanitarian fair "Books, brothers of books" this weekend. The collected money will be donated to NURDOR

Book Fair

06.march 2026 Sonja Ciric

Publishers were not elected to the Board of the Book Fair

The Assembly of the City of Belgrade decided that the new Board of the Book Fair will not include publishers, as was the case until now. Jelena Medaković, secretary for culture of the city, says that the number of members has only been reduced for better functioning. The Association of Publishers and Booksellers of Serbia is seeking a new Board election

Student Book Fair

15.November 2025 KS

"Free side": Student book fair this weekend in Belgrade

Student book and culture fair "Slobodna strana" this weekend at Student Square in Belgrade

Study at UNIRSM

11.November 2025 S. Ć.

Students invite to the "Slobodna strana" book fair

This weekend at the Faculty of Philology, students are organizing a charity fair of books and culture where 30 publishers will exhibit, similar to the one organized two weeks ago by the students of the Fourteenth High School

68th Book Fair

01.November 2025 With C.

Book fair on Saturday: Rare visitors, covered stands, no incidents

Few visitors to the Book Fair paid tribute to the victims of Novi Sad. Many stands are closed and covered with black cloth. There were no incidents

68th Book Fair

31.October 2025 Sonja Ciric

Publishers ordered security for Saturday because of the announcement of violence

For Saturday, November 1, many publishers at the Book Fair, although they will not be working, have hired security to protect their stands from a possible attack

Comment

30.October 2025 Sonja Ciric

Experiencing the regime: Belgrade Fair punishes publishers

The decision of the Belgrade Fair to punish publishers who will close their stands on November 1 is the latest scandal and the collapse of the Book Fair's reputation. The regime's trampling of cultural institutions continues

Beograd

16.September 2025 Sonja Ciric

The Belgrade City Library purchased books from only six publishers

On the list of books just completed by the library of the city of Belgrade through public procurement, the titles of only six publishers were found. Why and according to what criteria - no one can answer

Book market

03.September 2025 Sonja Ciric

Earnings of writers in Serbia: Maybe it's worth it

In Serbia, a lot is written and published, it is read solidly - but the average circulations are small. So are the incomes of writers. Hardly anyone can be a completely "professional" writer

Strip

21.August 2025 Nikola Dragomirović

(Too) deep scars

Sara Novaković's comic book debut addresses a younger readership with a sharp style and honest language, providing a unique insight into toxic relationships and self-destruction.

The country and the book

19.August 2025 Sonja Ciric

Publishers: To participate in the Book Fair or not

Publishers say that it has never been more difficult for them to decide whether to participate in the Book Fair and knowingly risk losing money, or to give up because they know what awaits them

The country and the book

29.march 2025 Sonja Ciric

Selaković: Students are the reason for the small budget intended for publishers

Publishers would not have boycotted the Competition for the purchase of books if the students had not had a fourth request, as well as if the previous ministries of culture were more concerned with the Cyrillic alphabet - believes the Minister of Culture Nikola Selaković

The country and the book

25.march 2025 S.Ć.

Publishers are boycotting the Ministry of Culture

About fifty publishers have decided to boycott the competition of the Ministry of Culture for the purchase of books, not to participate in international fairs organized by the Ministry, and to temporarily suspend the delivery of mandatory copies of books to the National Library of Serbia and Matica srpska

Book

13.march 2025 S.Ć.

The publishers are requesting the cancellation of the competition for the purchase of books

The publishers of the two largest associations, UIKS and UPIS, and independent publishers are demanding that the Ministry of Culture cancel the competition for the purchase of books by libraries, among other things, because it only supports one, the Cyrillic alphabet.

Books

28.February 2025. Sonja Ciric

The Ministry of Culture will pay for two publishing years at the rate of one

The latest tender of the Ministry of Culture for the purchase of books includes editions published last year and this year, although the budget for that purpose has not been doubled. Also, only books in Cyrillic are allowed to compete

Publishers 2025

04.January 2025 Sonja Ciric

Titles appropriate to the current moment

Merkel's memoirs at Kontrast Publishing House, "War" and "Autocracy" at Clio, "Belgrade Noir" at Official Gazette, Kadare's "General of the Dead Army" - these are examples from the publisher's plans for this year, which they know will be more difficult than the last.

The case of Cyrillic

27.November 2024 Sonja Ciric

Minister against literacy

Although the Ministry of Culture has decided that from January 1, it will not buy books in Latin for libraries, publishers will continue to publish them. This means that this new measure will not help the Cyrillic alphabet, and that it has deprived libraries of many good and important books. Only the state will save again

Beograd

18.October 2024 S.Ć.

Book fair: "The word is free" for the next week

On Saturday, the Book Fair will begin in Belgrade, where 418 publishers will participate. Cuba, the guest of honor, will present the works of several famous authors on Sunday

Comment

16.October 2024 Sonja Ciric

Publisher blackmail: Cyrillic forward, Latin stop

The Minister of Culture, Nikola Selaković, was clear and consistent: the state has nothing against publishers publishing in another script, but only books published in the "beautiful Vukova Cyrillic" will be purchased. And immediately. Because there is no cile-mile anymore

Culture

19.November 2023 Sonja Ciric

Zoran Kolundžija: The reaction of publishers from Serbia is uncollegial

The money spent by Belgrade on free textbooks is many times greater than the provincial government's aid to the publishers of Vojvodina, says the editor-in-chief of "Prometeja" for the "Vremena" portal.

Culture

11.November 2023 Sonja Ciric

Publishers: We are forming a supervisory group to control the purchase of books

In an open letter, the Association of Professional Publishers reminds the Ministry of Culture of its demands regarding the lack of cultural policy measures, and announces the monitoring group

Culture

31.October 2023 S.Ć.

Piracy, that eternal pain of publishers

The exchange of links to pirated editions of books is a daily occurrence, even academic and public figures participate in it. However, the biggest pirates are still photocopiers