Griffels and Penselen Awarded for Best Dutch Children's Books
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Laïla Koubaa as writer in residence in Amsterdam
Flemish children’s author Laïla Koubaa will stay at the Amsterdam Writers Residency from 1 to 28 July, at the invitation of Passa Porta and the Dutch Foundation for Literature. Each year, the Flemish literary organization Passa Porta and the Dutch Foundation for Literature exchange an author for a residency in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Griffels and Penselen 2025 Awarded for Best Dutch Children's Books
Twelve “Zilveren Griffels” and eight “Zilveren Penselen” have been festively awarded in Amsterdam, last week. The Griffels and Penselen are the Netherlands’ major awards for the best written (Griffels) and illustrated (Penselen) Children’s Books.
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Chris Tse as a writer in residence in Amsterdam
Poet Chris Tse, from New Zealand, will be staying at the Amsterdam Writers Residency from June 2st to June 27th, upon invitation by the Dutch Foundation for Literature and Poetry International, where he will perform during the annual poetry festival.
Turin International Book Fair Kicked Off
On Thursday May 15, the Salone Internazionale del Libro Torino, the Turin Book Fair, kicked off. The Netherlands is this year’s Guest of Honour at Italy’s largest bookfair. In the next few days, we will present the wealth of the Dutch in Literature with the motto La Scoperta dell’Olanda (The discovery of the Netherlands).
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The Healthcare Gap
Medicine has traditionally been based on the male body, with women as bycatch, but women are not just smaller men. In scientific research, female patients remain alarmingly underrepresented, and today there is still no equality between men and women as patients, despite growing proof of the differences. And female medical professionals themselves still need further emancipation in their roles.
On Another Planet They Can Save Me
In 2017, poet and novelist Lieke Marsman was diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer. After enduring various rounds of chemo, she was told her illness was terminal. Still, she is continuing with treatment – radiotherapy, immunotherapy, operations. Living for years with death has changed Lieke’s worldview, and On Another Planet They Can Save Me is a poetic and philosophical exploration of the need to embrace the unknown.
Another Russia
Is Russia so unique that we can’t understand its people? Putin would like us to think so, and it’s why he has to defend against the ‘decadent West’. Meanwhile, our own stubborn myths about the enigmatic ‘Russian Soul’ only confirm his narrative. If we ever hope to see peace in Europe, renowned Russia-expert Sjeng Scheijen argues, we had better look at what we share. After all, one can’t win a war of ideas with bombs alone.
Lucy’s Daughters
While some see gender inequality as a natural phenomenon, the history of economics reveals a very different story. Jan Luiten van Zanden’s research focuses on the complex interplay between the social status of women and economic development. In this panoramic work, he examines the historical roots of gender inequality throughout Eurasia, and its socio-economic consequences today.