Sopot by The Book (Literacki Sopot)

The Fifteenth Sopot by the Book Festival to Celebrate Portuguese-Language Literature

The fifteenth edition of the International Sopot by the Book Festival will take place from 20 to 23 August 2026. This anniversary edition will focus on the literature and culture of Portuguese-speaking countries.

Among the international guests will be authors from Portugal and Brazil: Paulo Scott, Michel Laub, Itamar Vieira Junior, Afonso Cruz, José Luís Peixoto, and Gonçalo M. Tavares. The festival will also welcome comic book artists André F. Morgado, Pedro Moura, and André Oliveira, while Mozambican writer Mia Couto will join the programme online.

The festival will also feature some of Poland’s leading authors, including Wojciech Tochman, Magdalena Tulli, Radek Rak, Zyta Rudzka, Maciej Płaza, Agata Romaniuk, Wojciech Nowicki, Ishbel Szatrawska, Paweł Rzewuski, Antonina Tosiek, Maciej Sieńczyk, and Magdalena Grochowska.

The programme includes author talks, debates, book launches, workshops, film screenings, staged readings, and events for children and young people. Discussions will explore topics such as the legacy of colonialism, Portuguese-language literature, the work of Clarice Lispector and Anna Świrszczyńska, as well as the future of literary festivals.

The theatre programme will feature a staged reading of an adaptation of Grzegorz Łyś’s reportage Colonial Frenzy: The Overseas Adventures of the Second Polish Republic and Tiago Rodrigues’s play Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists. Returning festival strands include Us, Debuts, Returns, Nogaś in the Park, Miscellanea, and Young Adult by the Book, while this year's new additions are Different Worlds and About Biographies.

Festival events will be interpreted into Polish Sign Language (PJM).