Melbourne City of Literature Office
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The official Blue Sky account for the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature office.
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Meet Dublin Central Library (@dublincitylibs.bsky.social)
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
November 1, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Meet Dublin Central Library (@dublincitylibs.bsky.social)
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
Meet Bayt Al-Hikma!
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
November 1, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Meet Bayt Al-Hikma!
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
Meet Stadtbibliothek Bremen!
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
September 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Meet Stadtbibliothek Bremen!
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
Meet Martynas Mažvydas National Library!
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
September 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Meet Martynas Mažvydas National Library!
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
Meet St Joseph’s College Devagiri Library!
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
August 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Meet St Joseph’s College Devagiri Library!
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
Meet Seattle Public Library!
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
August 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Meet Seattle Public Library!
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature. Read more about them at the link in the Linktree (bio).
Meet Reykjavik City Library!
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature.
More articles at the link in the Linktree (bio).
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature.
More articles at the link in the Linktree (bio).
August 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Meet Reykjavik City Library!
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature.
More articles at the link in the Linktree (bio).
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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Created in partnership with Books + Publishing, this article series highlights libraries from some of our sister Cities of Literature.
More articles at the link in the Linktree (bio).
RESIDENCY ALERT! Apply for Bucheon's Residency Program in 2025! Open to writers, poets, translators, graphic novelists who have at least one published work and are from a City of Literature.
Applications close on 31 August 2025. - lnkd.in/gBupJm9G
Applications close on 31 August 2025. - lnkd.in/gBupJm9G
August 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
RESIDENCY ALERT! Apply for Bucheon's Residency Program in 2025! Open to writers, poets, translators, graphic novelists who have at least one published work and are from a City of Literature.
Applications close on 31 August 2025. - lnkd.in/gBupJm9G
Applications close on 31 August 2025. - lnkd.in/gBupJm9G
RESIDENCY ALERT! Apply for an international writing residency in the creative hub of Vilnius!
Application deadline: August 15, 2025
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Application deadline: August 15, 2025
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July 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
RESIDENCY ALERT! Apply for an international writing residency in the creative hub of Vilnius!
Application deadline: August 15, 2025
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Application deadline: August 15, 2025
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RESIDENCY ALERT! Apply for an international writing residency in Dilberg Castle, Heidelberg!
Closes 17th of August
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Closes 17th of August
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July 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
RESIDENCY ALERT! Apply for an international writing residency in Dilberg Castle, Heidelberg!
Closes 17th of August
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Closes 17th of August
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LAST CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - VIC-BASED WRITERS 📚
Apply for the paid opportunity to connect with writers from Slemani in a virtual writers' room with a focus on work on writing characters!
cityofliterature.com.au/the-inkubator/
Closing tonight at 9:00pm (AEST)!
Apply for the paid opportunity to connect with writers from Slemani in a virtual writers' room with a focus on work on writing characters!
cityofliterature.com.au/the-inkubator/
Closing tonight at 9:00pm (AEST)!
June 16, 2025 at 5:53 AM
LAST CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - VIC-BASED WRITERS 📚
Apply for the paid opportunity to connect with writers from Slemani in a virtual writers' room with a focus on work on writing characters!
cityofliterature.com.au/the-inkubator/
Closing tonight at 9:00pm (AEST)!
Apply for the paid opportunity to connect with writers from Slemani in a virtual writers' room with a focus on work on writing characters!
cityofliterature.com.au/the-inkubator/
Closing tonight at 9:00pm (AEST)!
and not forgetting
June 9, 2025 at 4:18 AM
and not forgetting
Have you seen what the #citiesoflit picked for Bookclub of the Cities of Literature for the Bendigo Writers Festival
www.bendigowritersfestival.com.au
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June 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Have you seen what the #citiesoflit picked for Bookclub of the Cities of Literature for the Bendigo Writers Festival
www.bendigowritersfestival.com.au
www.bendigowritersfestival.com.au
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
The Evil Within by S.M Hardy
The Fall by Rachael Blok
Kill A Stranger by Simon Kernick
The Evil Within by S.M Hardy
The Fall by Rachael Blok
Kill A Stranger by Simon Kernick
May 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
The Evil Within by S.M Hardy
The Fall by Rachael Blok
Kill A Stranger by Simon Kernick
The Evil Within by S.M Hardy
The Fall by Rachael Blok
Kill A Stranger by Simon Kernick
This week, we are highlighting the top 5 most borrowed books from Exeter Library in Exeter City of Literature (@exetercityoflit.bsky.social).
These are the top 5 most borrowed books during March Friday 7th to Friday 14th (in no particular order):
A Beautiful Spy by Rachel Hore
These are the top 5 most borrowed books during March Friday 7th to Friday 14th (in no particular order):
A Beautiful Spy by Rachel Hore
May 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
This week, we are highlighting the top 5 most borrowed books from Exeter Library in Exeter City of Literature (@exetercityoflit.bsky.social).
These are the top 5 most borrowed books during March Friday 7th to Friday 14th (in no particular order):
A Beautiful Spy by Rachel Hore
These are the top 5 most borrowed books during March Friday 7th to Friday 14th (in no particular order):
A Beautiful Spy by Rachel Hore
INKubator , a virtual writers' room created in partnership with @SlemaniCityOfLit is now open for applications! - cityofliterature.com.au/the-inkubator/
May 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
INKubator , a virtual writers' room created in partnership with @SlemaniCityOfLit is now open for applications! - cityofliterature.com.au/the-inkubator/
- 지구 끝의 온실 (Greenhouse at the end of the earth) by
Kim Choyeop
- Human Acts by Han Kang
- Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
- 나의 돈키호테 (My Don Quixote) by Kim Ho-yeon
Kim Choyeop
- Human Acts by Han Kang
- Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
- 나의 돈키호테 (My Don Quixote) by Kim Ho-yeon
May 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
- 지구 끝의 온실 (Greenhouse at the end of the earth) by
Kim Choyeop
- Human Acts by Han Kang
- Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
- 나의 돈키호테 (My Don Quixote) by Kim Ho-yeon
Kim Choyeop
- Human Acts by Han Kang
- Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
- 나의 돈키호테 (My Don Quixote) by Kim Ho-yeon
This week, we are highlighting the top 5 most borrowed books from Bucheon City Library in Bucheon City of Literature.
These are the top 5 most borrowed books from mid-March (in no particular order):
- 불편한 편의점 (The Inconvenient Convenience Store) by Kim Ho-yeon
These are the top 5 most borrowed books from mid-March (in no particular order):
- 불편한 편의점 (The Inconvenient Convenience Store) by Kim Ho-yeon
May 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This week, we are highlighting the top 5 most borrowed books from Bucheon City Library in Bucheon City of Literature.
These are the top 5 most borrowed books from mid-March (in no particular order):
- 불편한 편의점 (The Inconvenient Convenience Store) by Kim Ho-yeon
These are the top 5 most borrowed books from mid-March (in no particular order):
- 불편한 편의점 (The Inconvenient Convenience Store) by Kim Ho-yeon
- 지구 끝의 온실 (Greenhouse at the end of the earth) by Kim Choyeop
- Human Acts by Han Kang
- Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
- 나의 돈키호테 (My Don Quixote) by Kim Ho-yeon
- Human Acts by Han Kang
- Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
- 나의 돈키호테 (My Don Quixote) by Kim Ho-yeon
May 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
- 지구 끝의 온실 (Greenhouse at the end of the earth) by Kim Choyeop
- Human Acts by Han Kang
- Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
- 나의 돈키호테 (My Don Quixote) by Kim Ho-yeon
- Human Acts by Han Kang
- Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
- 나의 돈키호테 (My Don Quixote) by Kim Ho-yeon
Today, we highlight the top 5 most borrowed books from Bucheon City Library in Bucheon City of Literature.
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These are the top 5 most borrowed books from mid-March (in no particular order):
- 불편한 편의점 (The Inconvenient Convenience Store) by Kim Ho-yeon
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These are the top 5 most borrowed books from mid-March (in no particular order):
- 불편한 편의점 (The Inconvenient Convenience Store) by Kim Ho-yeon
May 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Today, we highlight the top 5 most borrowed books from Bucheon City Library in Bucheon City of Literature.
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These are the top 5 most borrowed books from mid-March (in no particular order):
- 불편한 편의점 (The Inconvenient Convenience Store) by Kim Ho-yeon
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These are the top 5 most borrowed books from mid-March (in no particular order):
- 불편한 편의점 (The Inconvenient Convenience Store) by Kim Ho-yeon
- ‘Kärbeste jumal. Mereristsed’ (Lord of the Flies. Rites
of passage) by William Golding
- ‘Hamlet’ by William Shakespeare
- ‘Sügisball’ (Autumn Ball) by Mati Unt
- ‘Sööbik ja Pisik’ (Karius and Bactus) by Thorbjørn
Egner
of passage) by William Golding
- ‘Hamlet’ by William Shakespeare
- ‘Sügisball’ (Autumn Ball) by Mati Unt
- ‘Sööbik ja Pisik’ (Karius and Bactus) by Thorbjørn
Egner
May 13, 2025 at 5:27 AM
- ‘Kärbeste jumal. Mereristsed’ (Lord of the Flies. Rites
of passage) by William Golding
- ‘Hamlet’ by William Shakespeare
- ‘Sügisball’ (Autumn Ball) by Mati Unt
- ‘Sööbik ja Pisik’ (Karius and Bactus) by Thorbjørn
Egner
of passage) by William Golding
- ‘Hamlet’ by William Shakespeare
- ‘Sügisball’ (Autumn Ball) by Mati Unt
- ‘Sööbik ja Pisik’ (Karius and Bactus) by Thorbjørn
Egner
Today, we highlight the top 5 most borrowed books from Tartu Linnaraamatukogu in Tartu City of Literature.
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These are the top 5 most borrowed books from
mid-March (in no particular order):
- ‘Kõrboja peremees’ (The Master of Kõrboja) by Anton
Hansen-Tammsaare Tammsaare
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These are the top 5 most borrowed books from
mid-March (in no particular order):
- ‘Kõrboja peremees’ (The Master of Kõrboja) by Anton
Hansen-Tammsaare Tammsaare
May 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Today, we highlight the top 5 most borrowed books from Tartu Linnaraamatukogu in Tartu City of Literature.
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These are the top 5 most borrowed books from
mid-March (in no particular order):
- ‘Kõrboja peremees’ (The Master of Kõrboja) by Anton
Hansen-Tammsaare Tammsaare
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These are the top 5 most borrowed books from
mid-March (in no particular order):
- ‘Kõrboja peremees’ (The Master of Kõrboja) by Anton
Hansen-Tammsaare Tammsaare
We are looking for 10 organisations to host writers from our sister Cities of Literature this November.
Each writer-in-residence will connect with their selected organisation and produce three agreed upon interactions as an outcome.
cityofliterature.com.au/about/opport...
Each writer-in-residence will connect with their selected organisation and produce three agreed upon interactions as an outcome.
cityofliterature.com.au/about/opport...
May 13, 2025 at 5:14 AM
We are looking for 10 organisations to host writers from our sister Cities of Literature this November.
Each writer-in-residence will connect with their selected organisation and produce three agreed upon interactions as an outcome.
cityofliterature.com.au/about/opport...
Each writer-in-residence will connect with their selected organisation and produce three agreed upon interactions as an outcome.
cityofliterature.com.au/about/opport...
Parallel Panels open for EOIs!
Parallel Panels is an exchange program between Bucheon City of Literature and Melbourne City of Literature, in partnership with RMIT University, for graphic storytellers.
cityofliterature.com.au/about/opport...
Parallel Panels is an exchange program between Bucheon City of Literature and Melbourne City of Literature, in partnership with RMIT University, for graphic storytellers.
cityofliterature.com.au/about/opport...
May 13, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Parallel Panels open for EOIs!
Parallel Panels is an exchange program between Bucheon City of Literature and Melbourne City of Literature, in partnership with RMIT University, for graphic storytellers.
cityofliterature.com.au/about/opport...
Parallel Panels is an exchange program between Bucheon City of Literature and Melbourne City of Literature, in partnership with RMIT University, for graphic storytellers.
cityofliterature.com.au/about/opport...
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
The Dark Wives: A Vera Stanhope Novel by Ann Cleeves
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
The Dark Wives: A Vera Stanhope Novel by Ann Cleeves
April 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
The Dark Wives: A Vera Stanhope Novel by Ann Cleeves
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
The Dark Wives: A Vera Stanhope Novel by Ann Cleeves