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Wanted: Poet to Subtitle the City
23 February 2026
A city is nothing without a poet to sing its praises. Today city poet laureates take up the microphone as well as the pen, and work collectively as well as on their own initiative. ‘You also need to be sociable and entrepreneurial.’
Prison Writers: Exploring the World from Behind Bars
29 January 2026
Prison life forces reflection. Behind bars, authors confront fear, solitude, and the strict rhythms of confinement. Outside, writers try to understand that world, imagining what it is like to live with so little freedom. Together, their voices reveal the many dimensions of imprisonment.
Love as Activism: The Art and Writing of Fleur Pierets
12 September 2025
The work of writer and performance artist Fleur Pierets expresses a deep longing for an equal world, one in which everyone can live life to the full. The backdrop for this is one of great erudition, combined with an intense romantic relationship that was doomed to end prematurely.
The Library Is Back
3 June 2024
The library is experiencing a revival. Where in recent years more and more libraries have closed, today the public institution presents itself as the number one place to acquire knowledge and meet others. How exactly do these ‘living rooms of towns and villages’ look? And are there differences b
The Noble Art of Writing a F*cking Book Title
23 February 2023
Book covers are adorned with titles of all shapes and sizes. In the past, titles of Dutch-language books could hardly be long enough, but these days people tend to opt for short and sweet. English titles also go over well, even for Dutch texts. Author Anne van den Dool looked for trends, delving als


