Anatolians at the 2025 Thessaloniki International Book Fair
Thessaloniki International Book Fair returns this year from May 8 to May 11, 2025, at the facilities of TIF Helexpo, and we are thrilled to see our beloved alumni and teachers presenting their books or participating as speakers.
Below, you will find the schedule by day, along with the location of each speaker:
Thursday, May 8, 2025
POETRY BOX HALL – PAVILION 14 | 20:00 – 21:00
Ioannis Kantartzis ’91 presents his book "Invest Now. Thank Me Later."
Friday, May 9, 2025
LEXIS HALL – PAVILION 12 | 13:00 – 14:00
Anatolia HS professor Marios Kyparissis Moros and Iliana Magra ’12 present "Jacarandas" by Foivos Economides.
LEXIS HALL – PAVILION 12 | 14:00 – 15:00
Aigli Brouskou, Anthropology professor at ACT, participates in the presentation of Panagiotis Gouberis' book "Dad, Do You Miss Me? Stories Inspired by Parental Alienation."
LOGOS HALL – PAVILION 12 | 17:00 – 18:00
Anatolia HS professor and author Leon A. Nar participates in the presentation of Zoe Bozenberg's book "The Diagonal of the Square."
M. THEODORAKIS HALL – PAVILION 13 | 18:00 – 19:00
Aigli Brouskou participates in the presentation of Rika Benveniste's book "Louna. Essai de biographie historique."
LEXIS HALL – PAVILION 12 | 19:00 – 20:00
"70 Years Konstantinidis – 21 Years TIBF. Honoring the Fair and the Book."
Speakers: Evripidis Konstantinidis, ACT ’94 graduate and owner of the historic bookstore in Thessaloniki, and Leon A. Nar.
LOGOS HALL – PAVILION 12 | 19:00 – 20:00
Author and collector Yiannis Megas ’64 speaks at the presentation of Agis Pergantis' book "Once Upon a Time, There Was a City: My Neighborhood and Other Stories."
Saturday, May 10, 2025
COSMOS HALL – PAVILION 14 | 10:00 – 11:00
Poet Chloe Koutsoubeli ’80 presents "Paradise Birds" by Yiannis Paschos.
PHILOLOGICAL CAFÉ HALL – PAVILION 12 | 12:00 – 13:00
TRIBUTE: “Honoring author Periklis Sfyridis for his lifetime work.”. The Thessaloniki Society of Writers honors author, critic, publisher, and art collector Periklis Sfyridis (Class of '52) for his body of work and for his contribution and service to the city of Thessaloniki.
COSMOS HALL – PAVILION 14 | 13:00 – 14:00
AUTH professor Venetia Apostolidou ’79 and Leon Nar present Eleni Beze's book "New Life: Greek Jews after the Shoah. History, Memory, Identity (1944-1955)."
POETRY BOX HALL – PAVILION 14 | 14:00 – 16:00
11th Young Writers Festival – 1st Meeting
Petros Gioulekas ’18 participates.
DIALOGOS HALL – PAVILION 15 | 19:00 – 20:00
MOMus Artistic Director Maria Tsantsanoglou ’82 presents Apostolos Vettas' book "Scenes. Notes on the Art and Technique of Scenography."
M. ANAGNOSTAKIS HALL – PAVILION 15 | 21:00 – 22:00
Marios-Kyparissis Moros presents Dimitris Tziovas' book "History, Nation, and Novel in the Post-Dictatorship Era. Trauma, Memory, and Metaphor."
Sunday, May 11, 2025
POETRY BOX HALL – PAVILION 14 | 11:00 – 12:00
"Dogs Bark in Syllables" by Vagelis Evangelios.
Among the speakers: Chloe Koutsoubeli ’80.
M. ANAGNOSTAKIS HALL – PAVILION 15 | 12:00 – 13:00
"The Perpetuity of Jewish Trauma through the Books I Can’t Breathe by Luiz Schwarcz and One Hundred Saturdays by Michael Frank."
Among the speakers: Leon Nar.
BABEL HALL – PAVILION 14 | 13:00 – 14:00
"Aurelian" by Louis Aragon.
Among the speakers: Marios-Kyparissis Moros.
LEXIS HALL – PAVILION 12 | 13:00 – 14:00
"I Have No Oxygen."
Among the speakers: Chloe Koutsoubeli ’80.
POETRY BOX HALL – PAVILION 14 | 14:00 – 16:00
11th Young Writers Festival – 2nd Meeting
Petros Gioulekas ’18 participates.
LOGOS HALL – PAVILION 12 | 16:00 – 17:00
"Rio Grande" by Christos Hartomatsidis.
Among the speakers: Chloe Koutsoubeli ’80.
LEXIS HALL – PAVILION 12 | 17:00 – 18:00
Chloe Koutsoubeli ’80 presents her poetry collection "Post Office Box: Ark."
M. THEODORAKIS HALL – PAVILION 13 | 18:00 – 19:00
Alexandros Vildiridis ’10 presents his poetry collection "AprosDionysos."
