WITH A BOOK AT THE BEACH

FESTIVAL “WITH A BOOK AT THE BEACH” 2026 The reading festival “With a Book at the Beach” will welcome its visitors from August 12 to August 16. Between 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM, publishing houses from all over the country will be set up in commercial tents along the alleys around the Flora Expo Center. The program of the event includes meetings with authors, premieres of the latest books, readings of poetry and prose, musical-poetic performances, presentations of children’s literature, and many more surprises. PROGRAM 12.08 /WEDNESDAY/ 11:30 a.m. – Presentation of the book "X as Soap" - author Gergana Decheva, Peppermill Books Publishing House /outdoor stage/ 5:00 p.m. – Premiere of “The Nudity of What Comes” by Zlatka Pishieva and “The Ants Drink Water” by Zhivka Ivanova, Znatsi Cultural Center /outdoor stage/ 5:30 p.m. - Abstract paintings and poems by Burgas poets from the NGO "Art Pieria"-Burgas, exhibition by the artist Nikolay Nikolov, entitled "Spaces - Abstract Painting", which will be presented by Dr. Mariana Pramatarova. Event of the "New Civilization" Cultural Center - /hall №2/ 6:00 p.m. – Presentation of the collection of short stories "The Running Man - from Marathon to Mars" - ICU Publishing House, compiler Nevena Dishlieva, guest author: Rada Gankova - /outdoor stage/ 7:00 p.m. – Meeting with Georgi Gospodinov and presentation of his book “The Cherry of a Nation: 30 Years Later”, “Jeanette 45” Publishing House /outdoor stage/ 13.08. /THURSDAY/ 10:30 a.m. – Presentation of books No. 6 and No. 7 "How Grandma Bordi Flew in a Balloon Part 1 and Part 2 of the fairy tale series "The City of Skateboards", "Eco Kids" publishing house /outdoor stage/ 11:30 a.m. – Presentation of the children's book "Chick Chok Chek", "Yasna Kniga" publishing house /outdoor stage/ 5:00 p.m. – Presentation of two new books by the poet and writer Khairi Hamdan “Draw the Pain” /editor Patricia Nikolova/ and “Biography of the Abyss” /editor Elena Alexieva/ – Host Rumyana Emanouilidou, IC “Znatsi”, /outdoor stage/ 5:30 p.m. - Opening of the exhibition "From Bologna to Burgas - the authentic voices of contemporary Bulgarian illustrators of children's books - Ina Hristova, Lyuba Haleva, Kapka Kaneva and Nevena Angelova. - hall №6 6:00 p.m. – Presentation of the book “Spiritual Mound – So Far and Beyond”, author Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vesselina Vachkova, - Hall No. 2 7:00 p.m. – “Ah, this love” - meeting with the author of romance novels OuRa Love and presentation of the books “The Bee - Love, Beyond Time and Space”, “The Bee - Love, in Time and Space” and “Touch”. Conversation with psychologist and life coach Radka Tishelova - hall №2 14.08. /FRIDAY/ 10:30 a.m. – Presentation of the debut children's book "The Secret of Strandzha" by the author Stanislava Kalcheva (primary teacher at NUMSI "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov") /outdoor stage/ 11:30 a.m. – Presentation of the collection of short stories "Salty Sun", author Diana Furtunova, "Papaya Press" publishing house /outdoor stage/ 5:00 p.m. – Presentation of the book "Touch" by Anastasia Dimitrova, "Izida" Publishing House /outdoor stage/ 6:00 p.m. – Presentation of Maria Doneva's new book "I Want to Call My Mother on the Phone", "Jeanette 45" Publishing House /outdoor stage/ 7:00 p.m. – Meeting with Serbian author Natasha Panic. Presentation of the books “Red Puddle” and “Paulina”, UNISCORP Cultural Center /outdoor stage/ 15.08. /SATURDAY/ 10:30 a.m. – Presentation of the children's book "99 Other Things", "Mechenosets" Publishing House /outdoor stage/ 11:30 a.m. – Presentation of the children's books "Stories about the Little Mouse" - UNISCORP /outdoor stage/ 4:00 PM - Youth Library - How BookTok Transformed Conversations About Books and Literature. An open discussion with book content creators about the platform's readership, BookTok's influence on book publishing trends, and engaging teens with the magic of books. Moderator: Hristina Todorova, Hrisilandia. Guests in the discussion: Todora Daskalova from Reading Trolls, Eleonora Staykova from Nora's Reading and Magdalena Gerova from Magdalena.Books 5:00 p.m. – Presentation of the book “Marine Geometry” - author Radosveta Gyuleva, guest Zdravka Evtimova /outdoor stage/ 6:00 p.m. – “Manifesto of Darkness” and “Ornithography” - presentation of the books with the participation of members of the Society for the Protection of Birds and the Nature Conservation Center “Poda”. Moderator Laura Stamatis - editor, “Znatsi” Publishing House /outdoor stage/ 7:00 p.m. – Performance “Directions of Love”, presented by author's poetry, prose and music by Tatyana Yotova, Mariana Marinova and Tony Marks. /outdoor stage/ 16.08. /SUNDAY/ 10:30 a.m. – Presentation of the children's book "BRAVE - Three Times Blue" - Publishing House "That's How It All Began"./outdoor stage/ 11:30 a.m. – Presentation of the book "The Three Brothers and the Golden Apple and Other Tales" published by "Pan", with the participation of illustrator Nevena Angelova. Mentor - PAN Publishing House. /outdoor stage/ 4:00 p.m. - When flowers speak - from the Victorian era to the present day. Presentation on the books "Floriography" and "Jane Austen's Garden" with the participation of florists Diana and Todor Teodosievi. Hosted by Laura Stamatis, Znaczi Institute 5:00 p.m. – "Revelations by Candlelight - Music, Poetry and Lyrical Stories" with the participation of Mariana Dobreva, Yana Valcheva and Samuel Manuelyan. An intimate musical-poetic spectacle in which inspiration turns into confession. /outdoor stage/ 6:00 p.m. – Poetry reading by Geri Turiyska and friends, “Postal Box for Tales” publishing house /outdoor stage/