EXHIBITIONS OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA, (2 - 6 SEPTEMBER 2026)

• Independence that unites us: Moldova 35

  (central block, ground floor exhibition space)

• Independence Editions: Romanian-language publications from the years of national revival

  (central block, ground floor exhibition space)

• Archaeology of memory. Eleonora Brigalda

  (central block, ground floor)

• Bessarabian authors in the world

  (central block, 2nd floor, exhibition space)

• Heritage and destiny: Vasilache and Beșleagă in eternal dialogue

  (central block, 2nd floor, exhibition space)

• Roots of the future – folklore translated into contemporary illustration, author Olga Chilat

  (central block, 2nd floor, exhibition space)

• Colorful pages, author Vasile Grama

  (central block, 2nd floor, exhibition space)

• Words that shape, images that inspire – Romanian language textbooks

  (block 2, 1st floor, exhibition space in the Arts and Maps hall)

• Ecoul clipei, author Rodica Mocanu Thiery

  ̈́(block 2, 1st floor, exhibition space in the Arts and Maps hall)

• Illustrated Memory of Chisinau

  (block 2, 1st floor, exhibition space of the Old and Rare Books section)

• Cultural Heritage

  (block 2, 1st floor, exhibition space of the Book Museum)

• Environmental Protection – Common European Responsibility

  (central block, 3rd floor, exhibition space of the Pro-European Service and Communication Center)

• European Union Assistance to the Republic of Moldova

  (central block, 3rd floor, exhibition space of the Pro-European Service and Communication Center)

• European Information for All

  (central block, 3rd floor, exhibition space of the Pro-European Center for Services and Communication)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

11:00 Paralela 45 Publishing House

Launch of the novel The Russian Lesson by Maria Pilchin

(Mircea Eliade High School)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

12:00 Official opening of the International Book Fair Bookfest Chisinau 2026

(Mediacor)

WEDNESDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER

13:00 Frankfurt 2028 Debate

(Mediacor)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

14:00 ARC Publishing House

Book launch: Journey to the Giant Ash Tree by Nicolae Popa

Participants: children from high schools in Chisinau, Nicolae Popa

Moderator: Arcadie Suceveanu

(Mediacor)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

15:00 Eurodidactics – Lexon-Prim

History of Bessarabia within the Russian Empire: dialogue in around recent researches

• Valentin Tomuleţ - The privileged in the social hierarchy of Bessarabia: (1812-1871); Lexon-Prim, 2026

• Cristina Gherasim - The Bessarabian nobility under Russian imperial domination: social-political status and collective mentalities: (1812-1917); Lexon-Prim, 2026

• Eugen-Tudor Sclifos - The problem of Bessarabia in an international context: (1853-1878); Lexon-Prim, 2026

• Southern Bessarabia as part of the Principality of Moldavia/Romania during  1856-1878: Studies and documents; editors: Eugen-Tudor Sclifos, Cristina Gherasim  (Lexon-Prim, 2025)

(Mediacor)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

16:00 Eurodidactica – Lexon-Prim

• Dorian Furtună - Ethnic primordialism. Tribalism, ethnogenesis, endogamy, xenophobia and identity conflicts

• Lidia Prisac - Migration to the feminine: Oral history study. Testimonies (Lexon-Prim, 2026) Adrian Dolghii - Album RASSM 1924-1940 (Lexon-Prim, 2026) Diana Roşca - Rhapsody of Heritage: Ciocârlia Seat and 5 Years of the Revival of the Traditional Ialoveni Shirt (Lexon-Prim, 2026) Victoria Fonari - Museum Diary: Detectives from Chişinău / Victoria Fonari; illustrations by Carolina Naconecinîi-Bojoga (Lexon-Prim, 2026) Valentina Ursu - Cultural Heritage in the Educational System of the Republic of Moldova (1991-2025); Lexon-Prim, 2026 Constantin Brâncuși. 150 Years of Flight into Infinity (Teaching Board) King Michael's Training. Palatine Class Model (teaching board)

(Mediacor)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

17:00 AGIR Publishing House (General Association of Engineers of Romania)

Book launch: The Tragedy of the Chisinau Polytechnic in the 70s. From the archive of the events and the confessions of an eyewitness by Professor Dr. Eng. DHC Alexandru Marin

Guests: professors of the Technical University, including retired ones and witnesses of those sad events, collaborators of the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Moldovan Region, relatives of those dismissed from office, etc.

Moderator: Prof. Vasile Popa - witness of those events

(Mediacor)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

18:00 ARC Publishing House

Book launch: Destin denaturat. How did the Gagauz lose their identity? by Ștefan Bejan

Participants: Mihail Sirkeli, Octavian Țîcu, Ștefan Bejan

Moderator: Iulian Ciocan

(Mediacor)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

19:00 Paralela 45 Publishing House

Launch of the new issue of the magazine Timpul din România, the edition from the Republic of Moldova and debate on the topic of the most recent editorial appearances

Participants: Mihai Vacariu, Maria Ivanov, Diana Iepure, Dumitru Crudu, Cătălina Bălan and authors of of the issue

(Mediacor)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

10:00 Romanian Academy Publishing House

The Year of Brâncuși: Irinel Popescu (coord.), An astral meeting: Dimitrie Gerota – Constantin Brâncuși. History of Ecorșeului/ A Match Made in Heaven: Dimitrie Gerota – Constantin Brâncuși. The story of the Flayed Man (Écorché)

The collection "Library of criticism, history and literary theory"

Mihai Cimpoi, Circle of circles. Eminescu's philosophy

Presented by: acad. Valeriu Matei – general director of EAR, acad. Irinel Popescu, acad. Mihai Cimpoi, Dr. Pompiliu Crăciunescu – editor-in-chief of EAR

(Mediacor)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

10:30 Cartego Publishing House

• Book launch: We learned from snails by Victor Fală and Ivanka Costru

• Book launch: Five imperfect defects and Her Highness Mocirela by Beatrice Alemagna

(Mediacor)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

11:00 Epigraf Publishing House

Book launch: Voices from the besieged fortress. Interviews 1989-2019, author Veronica Boldișor

Participants: Valeriu Cerba, doctor of law; Cezaria Vasilache, foreword of the book; Rodica Solovei, doctor of history; Mihai Iorga, actor (interviewed); Gabriela Lungu, director of the Municipal Puppet Theater "Guguță" (interviewed); Iuliana Gorea-Costin (interviewed); Lidia Prisac, doctor of history

(Mediacor)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

11:00 Știința Publishing House

Book launch: Encyclopedic collection for children My friends the animals (first 10 volumes), author Tudor Cozari

Presented by: children from Kindergarten no. 5 "Queen Mary", town. Ialoveni, manager Tatiana Vrajmaș

Participants: Dumitru Murariu, Daniela Plăcintă, Arcadie Capcelea, Mihai Cârlig, Petru Vicol, Tudor Cozari

Moderator: Gheorghe Prini

(National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

11:30 Epigraf Publishing House

Book launch: The Goat with White Spaces, author Victor Prohin

Participants: Vitalie Răileanu (literary critic, director of the "O. Ghibu" Library), Liviu Belâi (prose writer, publicist), Marcel Gherman (prose writer, publicist)

(Mediacor)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

12:00 Romanian Academy Publishing House

Collection "Library of Criticism, History and Literary Theory"

• Simona Modreanu, Baudelaire, Metamorphoses and Anamorphoses

• Adrian Dinu Rachieru, Rereading Exercises

• Elena Bondor, Philosophy, Culture and Spirituality in the Romanian Press of Exile (1948-1993). Anthology of Selected Fragments

• Florentin Popescu, Characters of Vasile Voiculescu

Presented by: acad. Valeriu Matei – general director of EAR, Dr. Simona Modreanu, Dr. Elena Bondor, Dr. Adrian Dinu Rachieru, Dr. Pompiliu Crăciunescu – editor-in-chief of EAR

(Mediacor)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

13:00 Prut Publishing House

Book presentation: With the sea in your pocket, Ianoș Țurcanu

Moderator: Maria Pilchin

(Mediacor)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

13:30 Cartier Publishing House

Discussion: Mosaic, Soviet propaganda or national heritage, starting from album Bus Stations with Mosaic by Ștefan Susai (Mediacor)THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

14:00 Cartier Publishing House

Discussion: Becoming who you really are, based on the volumes M-a fatţi mama existentialist and Becoming who you really are by Constantin Cheianu

(Mediacor)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

14:00 Știința Publishing House

Book launch - "Anthology of an Author" collection. Recent Publications • Ion Pop, How to Write a Poem • Dinu Flând, I Sleep in My Heart • Nichita Danilov, Another Century • Nicolae Popa, All the Living Things in the House • Ioan Flora, The Betrayal of Metaphor Participating: Maria Șleahtițchi, Simona Popescu, Ion Pop, Ion Bogdan Lefter, Dinu Flând, Nichita Danilov, Nicolae Popa, Mircea V. Ciobanu Recital: students from the "Valeriu Poleakov" School of Arts, teachers Angela Tofan and Ioana Zubcu Moderator: Gheorghe Prini (National Museum of Romanian Literature) THURSDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER

15:00 Humanitas Publishing House

Doina Ruști event

with the autobiographical novels Ferenike and Nas de bulgar, Humanitas bestsellers, and her new book for teenagers, Matuf, the wigmaker

Doina Ruști in dialogue with Lidia Bodea

Autograph session

(Mediacor)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

16:00 Știința Publishing House

Book launch: The Heritage Collection. New releases

• Gellu Naum. Works (2 volumes). Edition by Simona Popescu

Participants: Ion Pop, Ion Bogdan Lefter, Simona Popescu

Moderator: Mircea V. Ciobanu

(Mediacor)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

16:00 Prut Publishing House

80 years since the famine

Participants: Mihail Vakulovski, Alexandru Vakulovski, Maria Pilchin

Moderator: Svetlana Cârstean

(„Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu” Municipal Library)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

17:00 Junimea Publishing House

Signals editorialsp>

• Margareta Curtescu, Ocru, "Atrium" collectionp>

• Nicolae Spătaru, Amicul din Neanderthal (Stories from another street), "Narratio" collectionp>

• Mihaela Perciun, Tăcere, "Narratio" collectionp>

• Vladimir Halipli, Geamăna pământului. Calea lovei si puerte ei, Templelu lotusului roz. Book two. The Grace of Rebirth, “The Other Words” Collection Leo Butnaru, Do Computers Dream Too?, “Childhood Street” Collection, In the Second Exchange of Self-Knowledge (prose, yes-me) and They?, “The Other Words” Collection Presentations by Adrian Dinu Rachieru, Valentin Talpalaru, Andrei Novac, Liviu Apetroaie, Ioan Răducea Host: Simona Modreanu (Mediacor) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 6:00 PM ARC Publishing House Book Launch: Kant on Vacation by Anatol Moraru Participants: Maria Șleahtițchi, Virgil Botnaru, Anatol Moraru Moderator: Iulian Ciocan

(Mediacor)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

18:00  Polirom Publishing House 

Ioan Pintea, Proximities and confessions. Journal (Added Edition)

Guests, along with the author: Dinu Flămând, Maria Șleahtițchi, Emilian Galaicu-Păun, Mariana Harjevschi

(Cărturești Muzeu)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

18:45 Polirom Publishing House

Iulian Ciocan, Lica

Guests, along with the author: Moni Stănilă, Marta Friptu

(Mediacor)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

19:15 Epigraf Publishing House

• Book launch: The Old Men in the Nut-sized House, author Vladimir Beșleagă

Participants: Angela Aramă, Emilian Galaicu-Păun, Nicolae Rusu

• Book launch: Always present: Grigore Cincilei (1927-1999), coordinator Cezaria Vasilache

Participants: Cornelia Cincilei, Ala Bujor, Cezaria Vasilache

(Mediacor)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

10:00 Junimea Publishing House

Brâncuși, between myth and reality - dialogue Simona Modreanu with Andrei Novac

(Mediacor)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

10:30 Round table: Between the Olympics and the Cold War. The Olympic Movement in Soviet Moldova: Sport, Ideology and Identity (1944-1991)

Participants: Sergiu Gurin and Ion Xenofontov

(Mediacor)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

11:00 Romanian Academy Publishing House

Collection "One Hundred and One Poems"

• Valeriu Stancu, Through the Suburbs of the Sky

• Vasile Macoviciuc, The North

Collection "Short Prose"

• Valeriu Stancu, The Parting of the Day from Its Shadow

Presented by: acad. ValeriuMatei – general director of EAR, Valeriu Stancu, dr. Simona Modreanu, dr. Adrian Dinu Rachieru, dr. Pompiliu Crăciunescu – editor-in-chief of EAR

(Mediacor)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

11:30 Junimea Publishing House

Editorial signals

• Recent appearances in the author series Marin Tarangul, "Integrum" collection:

Studies and essays I. Theology and spirituality by Marin Tarangul, edition coordinated by Ioan-Alexandru Tofan, "Integrum" collection. Translation by Simona Modreanu

Studies and essays II Literature, literary criticism and traditional culture, edition coordinated by Ioan-Alexandru Tofan, "Integrum" collection. Translations by Alex. Vlad

Studies and essays III. History of art, art criticism and aesthetics, edition coordinated by Ioan-Alexandru Tofan, collection "Integrum". Translations by Alex. Vlad.

• The "Traveling Magus" series: Grigore Vieru, Nicolae Labiș, Magda Isanos, Mihai Ursachi, Cezar Ivănescu, Horia Zilieru

• Cristina Danilov, The Sofa with Cats, collection "The Other Words"

• Liviu Apetroaie, Or NOT, collection "Atrium", The Other Summary Mirror. El otro espejo sumario, collection "Migratory Words"

• Ioan Răducea, Arta tratata. Notes from exhibitions, the "World of Art" collection, Easter House, the "Other Words" collection

Presentations by Adrian Dinu Rachieru, Valentin Talpalaru, Andrei Novac, Liviu Apetroaie, Ioan Răducea

Host: Simona Modreanu

(Mediacor)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

12:00 Știința Publishing House

Book launch under the title "Culture and Orthodoxy". The Heritage and Memoirs of Bessarabia collections

• Dosoftei, Works. Introductory study by Alexandru Andriescu

• Antim Ivireanul, Works. Introductory study by Florin Faifer

• Romanian folk books kept abroad. Edition by Galaction Verebceanu

• Constantin Popovici, Religious-moral and liturgical studies. Edition by Viorel Cojocaru

• Vasile Țepordei, Iubim Basarabia. Journalistic articles. Editorials. Sermons. Evocations (2 volumes). Edition by Lidia Troianowski

• Serghie Cetverikov, Paisius, abbot of the Neamț monastery. Edition by Nina Negru

Participants: His Holiness Father Antonie, Archbishop of Chișinău, Metropolitan of Bessarabia and Exarch of the Plains; acad. Andrei Eșanu; Archimandrite Antipa Burghelea, secretary of the Antim Monastery in Bucharest; dr. prof. Anatol Petrencu; Fr. Viorel Cojocaru; dr. Lidia Troianowski; Ion Negrei; dr. Galaction Verebceanu

Moderator: Mircea V. Ciobanu

(National Library of the Republic of Moldova)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

12:30 Paralela 45 Publishing House

A meeting with the writer Andrei Crăciun

Book launch: And you didn't stay in the sky, my star and discussion on the topic of the micronovel Bilili from the "First Love" collection

Participants: Diana Iepure and Andrei Crăciun

(Mediacor)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

13:00 Epigraf Publishing House

Book launch: Characters of Romanian mythological folklore. Dictionary, author Mariana Cocieru

Participants: Mariana Cocieru

(Mediacor)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

13:00 Cartier Publishing House

Book launch: Screws, washers, nails, nuts by Adela Greceanu

(National Museum of Romanian Literature)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

13:30 Prut Publishing House

Book launch: Who I Was (testimonies of Holocaust victims in Romania), Mihail Vakulovski

Participants: Svetlana Cârstean, Iulian Fruntașu

Moderator: Maria Pilchin

(Mediacor)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

14:30 Știința Publishing House

Book launch: the Heritage collection. New releases

• Panait Istrati. Writings (2 volumes). Edition by Zamfir Bălan

Participants: Ion Pop, Bogdan Crețu, Zamfir Bălan 

Moderator: Gheorghe Prini

(Mediacor)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

14:30 Cartier Publishing House

Book launch: The Cost of Our Lives by Liuba Rusnac

(National Museum of Romanian Literature)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

15:15 Cartier Publishing House

Book launch: When the monographers crossed the Prut. Cornova 1931 – a different assessment, edition coordinated by Cosmina Timoce-Mocanu and Zoltán Rostás (Mediacor) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 4:00 PM Prut Publishing House Presentation of the "Arte" Collection • Tomagraph, Ana Toma • Souls in Concrete, Victor Ciobanu Moderator: Moni Stănilă (Cărturești Museum)>

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

16:30 Cartier Publishing House

Book launch: A Romanian Fascism. The History of the Iron Guard and Ceaușescu. The Ambiguous Dictator by Traian Sandu

(Mediacor)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

17:30 Humanitas Publishing House

Ioana Pârvulescu Event

Presentation of the bestsellers Humanitas Junior Invisibilii and Trei zile nemaimpomenite

With Ioana Pârvulescu, Lidia Bodea and Maria Pilchin

Autograph session

(Mediacor)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

18:00 Humanitas Fiction Event

Novel launch:

Shiva Rahbaran, My Name is Innocence

Zülfü Livaneli, On the back of the tiger

Ayelet Tsabari, Songs for those with a broken heart

With: Cristian Preda, Sabina Fati, Lidia Bodea, Denisa Comănescu

(Mediacor)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

18:00 Prut Publishing House

Poetry collections "Teritorii" and "Pulsar"

• The squaring of the ego, Călina Trifan

• A dream under laughing gas, Dan Sociu

• The medical record is the poetry you fear, Nadejda Ivanov

• Beata in the marsupium (reissue), Iulian Fruntașu

Guest poets: Mihail Vakulovski, Alexandru Vakulovski, Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu

Moderators: Moni Stănilă and Svetlana Cârstean

(Cărturești Muzeu)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

18:30 Humanitas Publishing House

Cristian Preda Event

Launch of the volume Ideologies and Ideologists in Contemporary Romania

Dialogue with Sabina Fati

Autograph session

(Mediacor)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

19:00 ARC Publishing House

Book launch: FC SHERIFF and geopolitics football by Octavian Țîcu and Boris Boguș

Participants: Ion Xenofontov, Mădălin Necșuțu, Ilie Gulca, Octavian Țîcu, Boris Boguș

Moderator: Igor Șarov

(Mediacor)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

10:00 Prut Publishing House

Book presentation for children and adolescents:

• Ioan Șerbu, Myrmica and the Journey of a Bichon

• Maria Pilchin, The Daughter of the State Secretary

Participants: Mihail Vakulovski, Ana Toma, Natalia Stoianov

Moderator: Moni Stănilă

(Mediacor)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

10:30 Trei Publishing House

Launch of the novel Dance when you feel like crying

Camelia Cavadia in dialogue with Dorina Popovici

(Mediacor)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

11:00 ARC Publishing House

Book launch: Elephants by Silvia Goteanschii

Participants: Nina Corcinschi, Constantin Cheianu, Maria Șleahtițchi, Adrian Ciubotaru, Silvia Goteanschii 

Moderator: Iulian Ciocan

(Mediacor)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

11:30 Polirom Publishing House

Bogdan Crețu, and the smoke rose to the sky

Guests, along with the author: Nina Corcinschi, Emilian Galaicu-Păun

(Mediacor)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

12:00 Humanitas Fiction Event

Novel launch:

Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, The Two Empires. Across the Centuries Cédric Sapin-Defour, His Smell After the Rain Éric Chacour, What I Know About You With: Lidia Bodea, Cristian Preda, Denisa Comănescu (Mediacor) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 12:30 Humanitas Fiction and Humanitas Event Ludmila Ulitskaia, Arundhati Roy, Elizabeth Gilbert and their new autobiographical books, international bestsellers Ludmila Ulitskaia, My True Name. Stories from the biography

Arundhati Roy, My Refuge, My Storm

Elizabeth Gilbert, Until the Great River Do Us Part

With: Sabina Fati, Ioana Pârvulescu, Lidia Bodea, Denisa Comănescu

(Mediacor)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

13:00 Humanitas Publishing House

Ioana Pârvulescu Event

Launching of the bestseller The Cat's Gold and the volumes The Gentlemen's Alphabet. The Life and Adventures of a Man in Books Seen Through the Eyes of a Woman and The Ladies' Alphabet. From Mrs. B. to Mrs. T.

Dialogue with Vitalie Ciobanu and Lidia Bodea

Autograph session

(Mediacor)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

1:45 PM Cartier Publishing House

Discussion

Between empire and nation-state: elites and political projects regarding Bessarabia, porfrom the volumes From Petersburg to Chișinău. Imperial Strategies in Bessarabia 1812-1828 by Sergiu Boțolin and Post-imperial Confrontations. Transnational Projects of Bessarabia in Paris and Elsewhere 1917-1922 by Svetlana Suveică

(Mediacor)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

14:30 Trei Publishing House

History and anamnesis in Black Sun and Cuban Fish

Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu in dialogue with Moni Stănilă and Lucia Țurcanu

(Mediacor)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

15:00 Știința Publishing House

Book launch: Heritage Collection. New releases

• George Coșbuc. Works (2 volumes). Introductory study by Ion Pop

• Gheorghe Asachi. Works (2 volumes). Introductory study by Bogdan Crețu

• Ion Barbu. Works. Introductory study by Bogdan Crețu

• Nichita Stănescu. Works (2 volumes). Introductory study by Bogdan Crețu

Participants: Maria Șleahtițchi, Ion Pop, Bogdan Crețu

Recital: students from the "Valeriu Poleakov" School of Arts, teachers Angela Tofan and Ioana Zubcu

Moderator: Mircea V. Ciobanu

("Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu" Municipal Library)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

15:15 Humanitas Fiction Event: Two Nobel Prizes for Literature

Novel launch:

Mario Vargas Llosa, I dedicate my silence

Han Kang, The Greek Lesson

With: Vitalie Ciobanu, Ioana Pârvulescu, Denisa Comănescu

(Mediacor)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

15:45 Polirom Publishing House

Andreea Răsuceanu, Hemiptera

Guests, along with the author: Paula Erizanu, Lucia Țurcanu, Vitalie Ciobanu

(Mediacor)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

16:00 Prut Publishing House

Book presentation: Irina Nechit, Melanie's Tips

Svetlana Cârstean in dialogue with the author

(O. Ghibu Branch, Municipal Library "Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu")

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

16:15 Humanitas Publishing House

Launch of the bestseller Istoria orbilor by Alina Pavelescu and Șerban-Liviu Pavelescu

With: Alina Pavelescu, Șerban-Liviu Pavelescu and Cristian Preda

Autograph session

(Mediacor)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

17:00 Paralela 45 Publishing House

Maps and ideologies. How do books and writers shape our thinking?

A dialogue with Cristian Preda and Cătălina Bălan, based on the volumes On the Good Side of the Map (Editura Paralela 45) and Ideologists and Ideologies in Contemporary Romania (Humanitas)

(Mediacor)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

17:30 Humanitas Publishing House: On the World We Live In, debate based on the volumes:

Thierry Wolton, Our Orwellian World

Timothy Garton Ash, Our Homelands. A Personal History of Europe

Giuliano da Empoli, The Engineers of Chaos

Jean-François Braunstein, Philosophy Gone Crazy

Yascha Mounk, The Identity Trap. The division of Western society and the new dynamics of power

With: Sabina Fati, Cristian Preda, Alina Pavelescu, Vitalie Ciobanu, Șerban Pavelescu

Moderator: Gabriela Maaz

(Mediacor)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

17:30 Cenaclul Republica

Guest: Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu – in dialogue with the cenacle members, starting from the novel Soarele negru and the volume of essays Peștii cubanezi (Trei Publishing House, 2024, 2025)

Moderator: Moni Stănilă

(Central Library of the Municipal Library "Bogdan Petriceicu" Hasdeu”)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

18:30 Polirom Publishing House

Dan Lungu, Under the Gravity of Memory. (Auto)biographical reports

Guests, along with the author: Maria Șleahtițchi, Maria Pilchin

(Mediacor)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

19:00 Romanian Cultural Institute

The Romanian Cultural Institute, through the National Book Center together with the "Mihai Eminescu" Romanian Cultural Institute in Chisinau, proposes to hold a round table on the theme "Contemporary Romanian Literature from the Republic of Moldova"

The writers Maria Pilchin, Moni Stănilă, Iulian Ciocan, Dumitru Crudu and Maria Ivanov will participate in the debate, who will address topics related to contemporary Bessarabian literature, the most recent editorial appearances, the distinctions obtained, as well as other topics of interest regarding the literary phenomenon current.

(Mediacor)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

10:00 Romanian Academy Publishing House "Works" Collection: Nicolae Labiș, Works, I-IV Titu Maiorescu, Philosophical Works, I-II Presented by: acad. Valeriu Matei - general director of EAR, dr. Pompiliu Crăciunescu - editor-in-chief of EAR (Mediacor) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 10:30 Romanian Academy Publishing House "Sociology" Collection: Radu Carp, Cristina Maria Matiuță (coord.), Republic of Moldova. Political choices and options during hybrid war

• Constantin Cubleșan, Books of Faith

• Suzana Turcu, From the rare child to the dependent old man

Presented by: acad. Valeriu Matei – general director of EAR, dr. Pompiliu Crăciunescu – editor-in-chief of EAR

(Mediacor)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

11:00 Chișinău City History Museum

 Launch of the album Chișinău. The old colors of the city, author Lică Sainciuc

 Participants: Lică Sainciuc – artist, author of the album; Valeria Suruceanu – director, Chișinău City History Museum; Victoria Viprada – visual artist; Iurie Svet – „Old Chișinău”

 (Mediacor)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

11:30 Humanitas Publishing House

Nadia Comăneci event, with the volumes

Nadia Comăneci, Letters to a Young Gymnast

Cho Nam-joo, For the Love of Nadia Comăneci

With: Denisa Comănecu, Lidia Bodea, Cristian Preda

(Mediacor)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

12:00 Polirom Publishing House

swim ears

Guests, along with the author: Moni Stănilă, Alexandru Vakulovski

(Mediacor)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

12:45 Polirom Publishing House

Simona Antonescu, Descent into the Fortress

Guests, along with the author: Iulian Ciocan, Maria Pilchin, Lucia Țurcanu

(Mediacor)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

13:00   LINGUISTIC CUP 2026

What? Where? When? (National General Knowledge Championship)

(National Library of the Republic of Moldova, Reading Room, 2nd floor)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

13:30 Trei Publishing House

Can love be reborn from the crisis? A meeting with Domnica Petrovai, author of the volume The Conflict Between Us

The speakers will be:

Domnica Petrovai, couple and family psychotherapist

Lucia Maxim, psychotherapist

University lecturer. Tatiana Turchină, psychologist, family and couple psychotherapist

(Mediacor)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

14:00 Polirom Publishing House

Moni Stănilă, Shining Bones

Guests, along with the author: Lucia Țurcanu, Nina Corcinschi

(Mediacor)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

15:00 Romanian Association of Literary Translators (ARTLIT)

Discussion: Literary translations and AI - rules of (non)use

Speakers: Ionela Chirilă, Diana Rabbit

(Mediacor)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

16:00 Literary Tour of Chisinau: From Aglaia to the Glass Garden, with Paula Erizanu

In this guided tour within the Literary Map of Chisinau project, writer and journalist Paula Erizanu will go with visitors to the places where literature made history in Chisinau and will present the city as it appears in local literature, from the anonymous 19th-century novel, Aglaia, to the volumes of contemporary writers Tatiana Țîbuleac, Constantin Cheianu, Emanuela Iurkin, Alexandru Bordian or Sașa Zare.

The number of places is limited, and participation is by registering on https://www.hartaliterara.ro/evenimente. The departure point will be communicated to tour participants via email two days before the event.

The Literary Map of Chisinau project is funded by the Department for Relations with the Republic of Moldova.