Reserve your spot: The Angers Literary Festival Registration is OPEN!
Whether you’re a book lover, a curious thinker, or someone passionate about the future of climate change, identity, politics, and culture, this festival invites you explore the possibilities ahead—because now, more than ever, we need uplifting stories to tell ourselves and our children.
The event is free and open to the public. Reserve your tickets here.
The de Groot Foundation believes free speech and civil discourse are essential tools for exploring the defining issues of our times. To that end, we are delighted to sponsor the 2025 Angers Literary Festival.
Meet the Event Speakers:
Daniel Levin Becker will tell us about Indivisible Cities, a project from the French literary collective Oulipo, and the role narratives play in advancing climate action.
Amanda Bankert will talk about how plant-led diets and food politics are changing and evolving in France and globally.
Amy Plum will delve into the evolution of diversity, inclusivity, and identity in young adult fiction.
Kristina Kearns will explore the reality that even though only a narrow group of people can get published, the opportunity to experiment is more accessible than ever before.
Barbara Diggs will share how the history of Civil Rights era marches, boycotts, and strikes could continue to shape our politics in the present and future.
France 24’s Erin Ogunkeye will help lead the day.
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