The children’s literature festival is back and Rimini swims once again among the waves of a Sea of Books. The event has begun which since 2008 has been dedicated to promoting reading in all its facets, through many events, meetings with authors and appointments of all kinds dedicated to teenagers who are passionate about books. The 2024 edition, scheduled until tomorrow, already promises to be full of events. Great appointment of the day with the cartoonist Zerocalcare who meets his readers at 4.30pm at the Galli theatre. A journey into the life of the Roman artist who starts from self-production to success. Through his conscience as Armadillo Zerocalcare, born Michele Rech, he has never disappointed his readers, hungry for literature that deals with social and political themes in an incisive and urgent way. Also this afternoon, Katya Balen, a British writer who was a finalist for the Strega Girls and Boys award with the award-winning Ottobre, Ottobre, will also be a guest.
The festival is organized by teenagers for teenagers through the contribution of more than one hundred volunteers from middle and high schools, divided into work teams to carry out all the tasks related to the management of the event. From the sale of books and tickets for events, setting up the rooms, coordinating games and workshops, creating audiovisual material up to the reception.
There are many themes on which Mare di Libri focuses its attention, from children’s literature to non-fiction, through crime fiction and poetry. There will also be time for the world of adults with the Fuori Salone at Palazzo Buonadrata. The appointments don’t end here, there are a total of fifteen events that will take place throughout the day today, from 10am to 9pm. We start in the morning with the meeting with the major publishers of children’s books, in the charming private courtyard of Saint Augustine. Make room for mystery and horror books, and then dive into publishing to learn the best way to read a newspaper. The long list continues in the afternoon, moving from printed pages to animated films. Love and feelings, in the analysis of pre-adolescence on the first floor of Saint Augustine and then the big question: scientific or humanistic subjects. A question that we will try to answer in the rooms of the Gambalunga library. The complete review of events continues on the Mare di Libri website.
