The traditional regional literary conference BookTalk will be held for the 11th time this weekend at the Gallery of Matica Srpska, Trg galerija 1, Novi Sad. The opening of the conference is on Friday, October 3, at 1:00 PM, followed by numerous engaging panels:
1:30 – 2:30 PM
Panel 1: Traditional “Book Talk” Publishers’ PanelZoran Hamović, Belgrade
Boris Maksimović, Banja Luka
Relja Dražić, Novi Sad
Aleksandar Tanurdžić, Novi Sad
Peter Antalović, Novi Sad
Peđa Kresojević, Belgrade
Moderator: Eržika Pap Reljin, Novi Sad
2:30 – 3:30 PM
Panel 2: How to Move Forward Without Teofil
Laslo Vegel, Novi Sad
Slobodan Tišma, Novi Sad
Nataša Gvozdenović, Novi Sad
Moderator: Gordana Nonin, Novi Sad
3:30 – 4:30 PM
Panel 3: The Summer I Learned to Fly – Literary Debuts by Authors Who Are Not Professional Writers
Ana Frlin, Novi Sad
Nenad Zec, Novi Sad
Dragana Malešić, Novi Sad
Zoran Stojšin, Novi Sad
Gordana Pavkov, Novi Sad
Moderator: Vesna Farkaš, Novi Sad
4:30 – 5:30 PM
Panel 4: There’s No Saving Us, but We Won’t Collapse – Self-Help Books
Aleksandar Šibul, Novi Sad
Aleksandra Bjelica, Novi Sad
Dragana Đermanović, Novi Sad
Moderator: Eržika Pap Reljin, Novi Sad
5:30 – 6:15 PM
One on One
Nedžad Ibrahimović, Tuzla
In conversation with: Angelina Čakširan, Novi Sad
6:15 – 7:15 PM
Panel 5: Can Literature Change the World
Damir Smiljanić, Novi Sad
Pavle Zelić, Belgrade
Predrag Đurić, Novi Sad
Aleksandar Jerkov, Belgrade
Moderator: Mirko Sebić, Novi Sad
7:15 – 8:00 PM
Guided Tour of the Lazar Vozarević Exhibition
8:00 – 9:00 PM
Cocktail Reception
Saturday, October 4 – Gallery of Matica Srpska
10:00 – 10:45 AM
Panel 6: Contemporary Hungarian Literature in Vojvodina
Kinga Šagi Varga, Novi Sad
Peter Antalović, Novi Sad
Đeze Bordaš, Novi Sad
Moderator: Goca Nonin, Novi Sad
10:45 – 11:30 AM
Panel 7: I Listen, Therefore I Am – Literary Podcasts
Nemanja Rotar, Pančevo
Ivan Bevc, Belgrade
Nenad Novak Stefanović, Belgrade
Boris Maksimović, Banja Luka
Moderator: Eržika Pap Reljin, Novi Sad
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
A Look Over the Fence
Duško Ljuština, Zagreb
Boris Rašeta, Zagreb
In conversation with: Gordana Nonin, Novi Sad
Conference registration: [email protected]
You can view the full conference program at: https://communications.rs/booktalk2025/booktalk2025.html
