After a night of Slovenian visual art, (re)presented by Metka Krašovec, Alenka Sottler, Hana Stupica and Jure Eržen during the Pula Gallery Night (1 December 2016), the following days were reserved for Slovenian authors and Ljubljana bere – Ljubljana Reads.

The pinnacle of the opening ceremony on 3 December 2016 was a (masterful) performance by the legendary Laibach group. Their first point of order was the christening of the exhibition of illustrations and posters. The group rounded up the event with a themed concert titled Laibach Kunst Machine at the packed Sveta srca (Sacred Hearts) Gallery. Before the concert, the main representatives of the organizers of the regional programme, the Mayor of the City of Ljubljana, Mr Zoran Janković and Mr Darko Komšo, Head of the Archaeological Museum of Istria, addressed the audience.

Svetlana Slapšak and Boštjan Videmšek were also on hand. Together with photographer Jure Eržen and Svetlana Slapšak, Boštjan Videmšek participated in an interesting discussion titled Island-Ghetto-Asylum hosted by Aljoša Pužar and presented his most recent book Moderni eksodus (2005–2016): z begunci in migranti na poti proti obljubljenim deželam (On the Run: Modern Exodus; UMco, 2016). Goran Vojnović also ranks among Slovenian authors whose works are popular among the Croatian readership as many of his novels have, among many other languages, been translated into Croatian as well. This time around, his novel Figa (Fig) was in the focus of attention. The scrumptious, mouth-watering Slovenian culinary marvels that made the book fair even more delightful were served by Chef Klemen Košir, who astounded the Croatian public with sensational fish creations. He prepared an array of assorted specialities from his most recent cookbook titled PLAVA: knjiga o plavi ribi (in English: BLUE: Adriatic Blue Fish; self-publication, 2016).

A number of events are still scheduled to take place before the end of this year's edition of the Sa(n)jam knjige (Dreaming Books) festival. A detailed list can be found below:

Literary Programme
– An Homage to Aleš Debeljak and Tomaž Šalamun. Participants: Josip Osti, Sinan Gudžević and Andrew Zawacki (The Red Salon, Fair, 7 December 2016).
– Discussion: Zoran Predin: DRUGA ŽENA V HAREMU / SECOND WIFE IN THE HAREM. Participants: Boris Dežulović (The Red Salon, Fair, 7 December 2016).
– Authors Reading Authors: Agata Tomažič: ZAKAJ POTUJETE V TAKE DEŽELE? / WHY DO YOU TRAVEL TO SUCH COUNTRIES? (The Red Salon, Fair, 8 December 2016).
– LitLink: Agata Tomažič, Sebastijan Pregelj. Other participants: Neven Ušumović, Nenad Stipanić, Marinko Koščec, Francesca Borri, Adrian Bravi, Alessandro Salvi, Flavio Soriga (Caffe bar P14, Fair, 9  December 2016).
– Discussion: Mojca Kumerdej: TEMNA SNOV / THE DARK MATTER. Participants: Vladislav Bajac, Bora Ćosić (The Red Salon, Fair, 10 December 2016).
– Breakfast with the Author: Svetlana Makarovič (Mozart Café, Fair, 11 December 2016).

Concerts
– Zoran Predin: SINGER-SONGWRITER IN CONCERT (Rock caffe, 8 December 2016 at 9:30 PM (21:30)).
– Svetlana Makarovič and her stars: KDOR GLEDA LJUDI SKOZI MAČJE OČI / THOSE WHO SEE PEOPLE THROUGH CAT'S EYES chansons. Performance with a cast of supporting musicians: Jelena Ždrale (vocals, violin), Nino de Gleria (bass), Joži Šalej (keyboard), Afra Tesla (vocals), Marlenna (vocals) and Ivan Rupnik. (The Red Salon, Fair, 10 December 2016 at 7:30 PM (19:30)).

The entire programme is accessible at the official website of the "Sa(n)jam knjige" festival:
http://www.sanjamknjige.hr/hr/2016/naslovnica/