Critics to review latest publications in up to 60 panel discussions

1391/02/17-08:30

‘House of authors’ section of the 25th edition of Tehran International Book Fair will host up to 60 panel discussions in most of which panelists review a series of titles lately published nationwide, the TIBF press office reported on Saturday.

The panel discussions will also deal with Iranian calendar’s cultural occasions as well as issues and challenges facing the Iranian publication sector. The panel discussions will be held during the TIBF event that will run through to May 12.

There are also schedules for other panel discussions across the fairground. In a section called ‘house of children’ for example, two panel discussions are held per day each featuring a renowned Iranian author meeting and talking with visiting children.

Three panel discussions too will be held on a daily basis in a pavilion called ‘Didar’ (rendezvous) until the end of the TIBF event where critics review selected publications of several national literary awards, namely Jalal al Ahmad Award, Parvin E’tesami Award, Seasonal Book Award, First Stride Award, and Persian Gulf Award.

Finally, in a pavilion called ‘free thought,’ two panel discussions will be held on a daily basis where participants join debates on several pressing issues and freely exchange their views with one another.