Book lovers also have their own parade
The Bookparade is being organized for the first time in Zurich on Monday 23 April. Book enthusiasts are expected to stroll through the city while reading. Afterwards, Swiss writers will provide entertainment at the Theater am Neumarkt.
The Bookparade is being organized for the first time in Zurich on Monday 23 April. Book enthusiasts are expected to stroll through the city while reading. Just in time for Unesco World Book Day, the Swiss Reading Promotion Association 4xL and the School of Applied Linguistics (SAL) are inviting people to the first Bookparade on Monday. From Zurich main station to the Theater am Neumarkt, you can browse through your favorite book and then enjoy a reading marathon moderated by Urs Heinz Aerni and Martin Weiss at the Theater Neumarkt. Twelve Swiss writers read passages from selected works.
The aim of this event is to highlight the diversity of book culture in Switzerland and to get more people interested in books and literature, according to the bookparade.ch website. Those who are interested gather at the meeting point at Zurich main station at 6:30 pm, armed with their favorite book.
The aim of this event is to highlight the diversity of book culture in Switzerland and to get more people interested in books and literature, according to the bookparade.ch website. Those who are interested gather at the meeting point at Zurich main station at 6:30 pm, armed with their favorite book.
