Discussion. 100 years later. New challenges and tasks

On 7–8 December, 2023, an international scientific conference "Publishing and the Nation" was held at the National Library of Latvia. The conference was part of the "Latvian Book 500" series and was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the prominent publisher Ansis Gulbis (1873–1936). It stimulated discussion on book publishing as a cornerstone of a nation's culture, focusing on the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the establishment of professional book publishing in the Baltic Sea region nations began.
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Discussion moderated by Dagnija Baltiņa, Director, Special Collections Department, National Library of Latvia
Participants:
Vija Kilbloka, Director of “Zvaigzne ABC” publishing house
Alīse Nīgale, Co-owner and Head of children’s book publishing house “Liels un mazs”
Jayde Will, Literary Agent of the platform “Latvian Literature”

The conference was organised by the National Library of Latvia within the framework of the series of events "Latvian Book 500" with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the State Culture Capital Foundation.