In April and May 2015, selected readings from Latvian literature will take place in several cities in the United States of America.

29 April - Rochester, Writers & Books literary center (740 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607)

1 May - New York, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations (333 East 50th Street, New York, NY 10022)

7 May - Washington, Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the United States of America (2306 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington, DC 20008)

Latvian prose writer Nora Ikstena, poet Liāna Langa, translator Margita Gailītis, Director of the Latvian Literature Centre Jānis Oga, publisher Chad W. Post (Open Letter Press, USA) and translator Kaija Straumanis will take part in the readings.

The readings will include the presentation of English-language publications of books by several Latvian authors, including Nora Ikstena’s collection of short stories Life Stories and Liāna Langa’s selected poem collection Deadly Nightshade. This 2015 series of readings will introduce audiences to Latvian literature in English, in light of the upcoming centenary of the independence of Latvia and the Baltic countries in 2018 and the Baltic countries being the subject of the Market Focus programme at the 2018 Book Fair in London.