A large-scale book event of spring will gather publishers, writers, experts from the book industry, and readers. The program includes presentations of new releases, creative meetings, autograph sessions, discussions, family projects, and, of course, a large fair where books can be purchased. St. Petersburg will once again confirm its status as one of the most reading cities in the country. From May 21 to 24, the International Book Salon will take place here for the 21st time. Traditionally, publishers, bookstores, libraries, museums, universities, information agencies, and media participate in the festival. Don't forget to make room on your bookshelves: they are sure to be filled with a couple of new books! Among the participants are Evgeny Vodolazkin, Zakhar Prilepin, Tatyana Chernigovskaya, Asya Lavrinovich, Darya Dontsova, German Sadulaev, Yuri Polyakov, Sergey Shargunov, Anna Revyakina, Alexander Pelevin, and other authors. One of the events of the business program will be the presentation of Zakhar Prilepin's book "Chet Nechet" - a large-scale overview of contemporary domestic literature: from military prose and urban literature of the new generation to poetry, debuts, and women's autofiction. Special attention will be drawn to a meeting with Darya Dontsova. She has more than 300 detective novels and over 200 million copies sold, and the conversation will focus on writing craft, inspiration, discipline, and how a love for stories turns into a vast literary universe. The main theme will be the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia. This will be reflected in the design of the venue, cultural and business program. Events are also planned to commemorate the anniversaries of Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Vladimir Dal, and Mikhail Bulgakov. The geography of participants includes various regions of Russia, as well as Vietnam, Uzbekistan, the Dominican Republic, Switzerland, and Belarus. For more information about the Salon, follow us on VKontakte and on the website. For even more ideas on where to go in St. Petersburg, check our website.