Gaudeamus Book Fair 2025: over 180 participants and more than 600 editorial events
The 32nd edition of the Gaudeamus Book Fair organised by Radio Romania will open its doors on Wednesday in Pavilion B2 of the Romexpo Exhibition Centre, inviting visitors to a true literary showcase proposed by more than 180 participants, who will offer readers over 600 publishing events.
According to a press release sent to AGERPRES on Tuesday, the official opening of the 2025 Bucharest edition of the Gaudeamus Book Fair will take place on Wednesday at 12:00, at the Radio Romania stand inside the fair.
'A true literary feast and numerous surprises await those who step into Pavilion B2 Romexpo this week: over 180 participants, including all prestigious publishing houses in Romania, distributors of Romanian and foreign books, university presses and higher-education institutions, music distributors and a very rich and diverse range of educational games,' Radio Romania noted.
More than 600 publishing events will also take place, both in the six dedicated spaces within the pavilion, as well as at the participants' stands, bringing together book launches and presentations, editorial projects, debates, meetings with authors and signing sessions.
As in previous editions, one of the event areas set up on the fair premises, named 'Ion Creanga', will be dedicated mainly to the youngest visitors.
The full programme of events, updated continuously, is available on www.gaudeamus.ro.
This year too, Gaudeamus and Radio Romania will bring their traditional accompanying projects:
- The Gaudeamus Trophies, awarded since 1997, will be presented at the end of the edition to three participating publishing houses and for 'The Most Coveted Book of the Fair', based on the Public Vote.
- 'Top 10 Guests: Romania's Olympiad Winners', the project through which Radio Romania and its partners reward and promote pupils who achieve exceptional results in international academic competitions. Prizes worth more than 40,000 lei will be offered by Cosmo Pharm, a long-standing sponsor of the fair.
- The exhibition 'Iulia Hasdeu, a Brilliant Child' (Mircea Nedelciu event space) is hosted by Gaudeamus and organised by the National Archives of Romania, presenting a reconstruction of Iulia Hasdeu's personality through her school notebooks, correspondence with B.P. Hasdeu during her studies in Paris, her posthumously published works and transcripts from the spiritualist sessions initiated by her grieving father.
- The exhibition 'METALIBRIS' (Radio Romania stand) includes fifteen book-objects created from various materials and techniques specific to each artist (eco-printing, hand embroidery, crochet, paper and textile collage, synthetic material, beads, glass, metal).
The honorary president of this edition will be journalist, writer and foreign-policy analyst Sabina Fati.
The visiting schedule of the fair, open to all book lovers until 7 December, will be daily from 10:00 to 20:00, with free public access.
The 2025 Bucharest edition of the Gaudeamus Radio Romania Book Fair will once again conclude, as tradition demands, the series of book- and education-themed exhibitions organised this year by the public radio broadcaster in Craiova, Cluj-Napoca, Oradea, Buzau, Brasov, Sibiu and Iasi - the cities that hosted the 2025 Gaudeamus Caravan. The support of the local communities is, in each location, an essential element in ensuring the continuity of this national project.
The event is organised by the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation, the only radio station in the world which, according to the organisers, 'has assumed the mission of contributing to the public's information and education through an event of such magnitude'.
The Gaudeamus Fair is a cultural project funded by the Ministry of Culture.
Books signed by well-known authors such as Gabriel Liiceanu, Dan C. Mihailescu, Ioana Parvulescu and Gabriela Adamescu will be presented at this edition.
* HUMANITAS
Humanitas Group presents a rich programme of new works, including Mers de voie by Dan C. Mihailescu; Do You Like Opera?, illustrated by Ana Alfianu, by Marius Constantinescu; Can Poetry Save the World? by Ana Blandiana; In the Solitude of My Mind by Gabriel Liiceanu; The Gentlemen's Alphabet by Ioana Parvulescu; Romania under Communism. Paradox and Degeneration by Dennis Deletant; Greece in Romania. The Dedicated Monasteries of Wallachia and Moldavia, 1564-1866 by Tudor Dinu; and Romeo Belea. Architect in Troubled Times by Gabriela Tabacu. The Gaudeamus bestsellers will also be presented by Gabriel Liiceanu, Lidia Bodea and Denisa Comanescu.
* POLIROM
Polirom Publishing House brings a substantial list of over 1,000 titles, including Klikel and the Multicoloured Ants by Matei Visniec; Diary of a Journalist without a Diary (two volumes) from the Ion D. Sirbu series; About Romania by Alphonse Dupront; Crises and the Authoritarian Temptation by Daniel Daianu; Live from the Front Line by Adelin Petrisor; Occupations Not Recommended for Women by Gabriela Adamescu; The Kingdom of Heaven and the Eclair by Codrut Baciu, winner of the 2025 Polirom Debut Prize; The Book of Psalms. Psalms 51-100, bilingual edition with Maia Morgenstern; and Under the Gravity of Memory. (Auto)biographical Reports by Dan Lungu.
* VREMEA
Vremea Publishing House showcases several new releases, among them Vanquished and Victorious by Cristina Modreanu; How Good It Was under Communism!, a photographic album by Emanuel Tanjala; Bucharest Gangsters 1945 by Alexandru Arma; Epistolary Dialogue: Queen Marie and King Carol II; Salut Voios!; The Netanyahu Clan, winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize; and Peles Castle: The King's Gift.
* ANANSI. WORLD FICTION
The Anansi. World Fiction imprint of Trei Publishing highlights a wide selection of new titles in contemporary world literature, featuring both new translations of internationally acclaimed writers and authors appearing for the first time in Romanian, continuing the imprint's five-year tradition of literary diversity and high-quality fiction.
* TRACUS ARTE
Tracus Arte offers a varied list of titles, including A.P. Chekhov's Sketches and Stories, translated by Anda Boldur; The Dramaturgies of Alcohol by Calin Ciobotari; Theatre by Teodor Mazilu; Theatre VI by Matei Visniec; Works III by Christopher Marlowe, comprising The Jew of Malta and Tamburlaine the Great, Part I; T.S. Eliot's version of The Jew of Malta; Disappearances. Union Place. Alaska by Elise Wilk; and Treatise on Gringology by AG Weinberger.
* HERALD
Herald Publishing showcases a collection of recent releases and key titles across a wide range of fields, complemented by thematic book bundles, meetings with specialists, and a broad offering designed for readers of all interests.
* CURTEA VECHE PUBLISHING
Curtea Veche presents a selection of new titles in personal development, international literature, Romanian fiction, children's literature, non-fiction works on the monarchy after 1990, and books exploring the challenges of Romanian and international journalism. Highlights include Goodbye, Twigs; Welcome, Books! by Alex Donovici, as well as signing sessions and meetings with authors such as Andreea Irimia, Camelia Radulian, Peter Demeny, Horia Ghibutiu and Liviu G. Stan.
* ART Publishing Group
Art Publishing brings a broad array of children's and adult literature, including Rostogol in Campaign by Lavinia Braniste; the children's comic magazine Club miniGrafic; My Golden Age #2 by Daniel Horia; Women by Wolfgang Hilbig; new pocket-format poetry volumes; Miss Peregrine 6 by Ransom Riggs; The Burning God by R.F. Kuang; and Adventures in Moominland 3 by Tove Jansson.
* TREI Publishing Group
Trei Publishing Group presents numerous new titles across its imprints, including Zsomle Has Gone by Laszlo Krasznahorkai, winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize; the latest selections in the Anansi World Fiction series; the launch of the Anansi Port Royal collection; Who Can Still Stop the Apocalypse? by Theodor Paleologu; and A Dog and a Hedgehog on a Wire. Notes on Couples Psychotherapy by Laura Panazan. AGERPRES (RO - writing by: Daniel Popescu; EN - writing by: Simona Iacob)
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