Writers / Speakers

“Tongolele no sabía bailar” / “Tongolele Didn’t Know How to Dance” by  Sergio Ramírez
Author Sergio Ramírez discusses his recent book translated in Greek (Icaros Publishing) with the writer and director of the Cervantes Institute in Athens, Pilar Tena.

Co-organized by Cervantes Institute in Athens, Greek-Ibero-American “Literatura en/em Atenas – LEA” Festival

2nd Chania Book Festival 2023

Comics and Literature – Faithful Adaptations and Irreverent Parodies
In discussion are: Giannis Koukoulas, Art Historian, PhD in the Department of Theory and History of Art at the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA), Thanasis Karampalios, illustrator and Tatiana Rapakoulia, translator.

Co-organized by Chaniartoon

2nd Chania Book Festival 2023

“Anengichti” (“Untouchable”) by Vangelis Raptopoulos
The author Vangelis Raptopoulos talks to the journalist Yannis Baskozos on the occasion of the publication of his new novel.

Co-organized by Kedros Publishing

1st Chania Book Festival 2022

Book Festivals in the Modern World
Discussion on the challenges, the impact of international book festivals and their networking, will be held by: Adriana Martinez from Colombia, director of the LEA Festival; Claudia Neira from Nicaragua, director of the Centroamérica Cuenta Festival; Pilar Reyes, literary director of Penguin Random House; Mexican author and essayist Jorge Volpi; Spanish journalist Juan Cruz Ruíz, founding member of El Pais newspaper, author, and literary critic; and Manolis Pimplis, Chania Book Festival director.

Co-organized by the Greek Ibero-American LEA Festival

3rd Chania Book Festival 2024

“La Distinction” / “The Distinction” by Tiphaine Rivière
Renowned French screenwriter and comic creator Tiphaine Rivière discusses her highly discussed graphic novel “La Distinction” / “The Distinction” with Nikos Panayotopoulos, Professor of Sociology at the Department of Communication and Media Studies (NKUA).

Moderation: Yiannis Baskozos, journalist.

Co-organized by: Antipodes Publishing

4th Chania Book Festival 2025

“My Policeman” by Bethan Roberts
British author Bethan Roberts discusses her recent book (published by Enastron Publishing) with the journalist Alexandra Christakaki.

2nd Chania Book Festival 2023

“Akolouthiste tes” (“Follow Them”) by Theo Romvos

On the occasion of the book “Akolouthiste tes” (“Follow Them”), authors, researchers, and eco-activists Theo Romvos and Chara Pelekanou discuss with Pavlina Marvin, member of the organizing team of the Chania Book Festival, and Sotiris Kakatsis, scholar of the underground literary scene, about their multifaceted work, their years of activism, the Aegean Network, the effort to create the Syros Geopark, and the connection between art, the natural environment, and life.

Co-organized by: Opportuna Publishing

4th Chania Book Festival 2025

“El año en que nació el demonio” (“The Year the Demon Was Born”) by Santiago Roncagliolo & “Natural History: a Novel” by Carlos Fonseca
Peruvian author Santiago Roncagliolo, one of the most acclaimed and beloved novelists in Latin America, discusses with the renowned Costa Rican writer and professor at Cambridge University, Carlos Fonseca. Moderated by Kostas Athanasiou, translator.

Co-organized by the Greek Ibero-American LEA Festival / Kastaniotis Publishing

3rd Chania Book Festival 2024

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Alla rysai imas apo tou ponirou (“Y líbranos del mal” / “And deliver us from evil”) by Santiago Roncagliolo
Peruvian writer Santiago Roncagliolo talks to the historian Lena Matsiori and his translator in Greek, Kostas Athanasiou, about his new novel “Alla rysai imas apo tou ponirou” (“Y líbranos del mal” / “And deliver us from evil”) .

Co-organized by Kastaniotis Publishing

1st Chania Book Festival 2022