The family festival in Cologne's Südstadt district has already become a small tradition.
"A stage for the literary world!" was the headline of the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger newspaper in 2023.
At the Altes Pfandhaus, we are once again inviting you to browse and discover.
We will be showcasing the diversity and commitment of independent bookshops in Cologne and, of course, the breadth of their book ranges. Publishers will also be presenting excerpts from their programs and two artists will be showing their objects made of paper, words and paint.
The beautiful concert hall offers space for the supporting program with readings from novels, children's books, non-fiction and crime fiction.
Come and visit us!
The forum independent team
The program
Readings at the 5th Cologne Book Festival
The bookshops
Goltsteinstrasse bookshop
The other bookshop, Ubierring
Bookshop Baudach
Bittner Bookshop
Agnes Bookshop
Bookstore Kaiser
Bookstore Blücherstraße
Bookstore Falderstraße
Forough Book
Bookstore Manulit
Bookstore Maternus
Klinski. Bookstore in Braunsfeld
Kupido Depot Bookstore
Ursula Traschütz, book art
Art Salon
The publishers
Böhlau publishing house
Dittrich Publishing House
Parasitenpresse
Peter Hammer Publishers
Rimbaud Publishing House
and the forum independent publishers: Delius Klasing, Dietz, Droste, Greven, Grupello, Haupt, humboldt, Klartext, maudrich, Meyer & Meyer, pmv, Reclam, Reinhardt, Reise Know-How, Residenz
Refreshments will be provided on site by the in-house café.
You will find the booksellers and publishers in the exhibition hall and the readings will take place in the adjacent concert hall.