Presentation of a collection of short prose featuring Katarina Velesmaiskaya. The program includes a discussion, reading, quiz, and autograph session. Short prose feels the speed of modern life well. When attention is constantly overloaded with notifications, news feeds, and messages, a short story can bring us back to reading without the feeling of a heavy obligation. The presentation of the collection revolves around this question: how can a book remain a part of everyday life and why is the compact literary format especially important today. Writer Katarina Velesmaiskaya will talk about how young authors are currently seeking their readers, what paths help them to assert themselves, and how the contact between text, author, and audience is changing. Reader Arthur Shigapov will perform one of the stories from the collection. The special guest will be Anna Trofimova, a member of the Union of Writers of Russia. Guests will also enjoy an autograph session with the authors, a discussion on the impact of social media on reading, and a literary quiz. Ideas on where to go in Moscow are collected on our website.