As Switzerland's largest book and literature festival, "Zürich liest" is a permanent fixture on Zurich's cultural agenda at the end of October. Over the course of six days, a total of around 200 events will take place, inviting people to read, listen and join in the discussion. Almost 90 cultural institutions, bookshops and publishing houses in Zurich and the surrounding area will be the setting for literary events. Over 400 authors, musicians, presenters, actors, etc. are involved. The supporting association is the non-profit Zurich Booksellers and Publishers Association, founded in 1865.
Making bookmarks with Meli from Heissliim & Glitzer
On Zurich Reads Sunday, you can let your creativity run wild alongside craft enthusiast Melanie Mitrovic and make your own bookmarks.
Materials are ...
25.10.2026
12:00
Zürich liest
On the Crime Tram with the city’s patron saints – and Miriam Veya
Zurich, 1920: The city’s patron saints, Felix, Regula and Exuperantius, have risen from their tomb beneath the Grossmünster and are strolling through the ...
25.10.2026
12:00
Zürich liest
An encounter with a ghost dog – and Thomas Meyer and Magali Franov
Herschel has been with the Mick family ever since he was a puppy. Back then, Luise was still a baby, and Herschel is now very old. He is unwell; he is in ...
25.10.2026
13:00
Zürich liest
On the ‘Crime Tram’ through Usserstri with G. A. E. Papageorgiu
Europe is united under a single regime; only little Usserstri continues to do as it pleases. The last free corner of Europe. Everything else was annexed by ...
25.10.2026
13:30
Zürich liest
‘Right in the Wrong Life’ with Marina Vidovic
How do you carry on living when everything that defines your life suddenly ceases to be true? Marina Vidovic tells her incredible but true story of an ...
25.10.2026
13:30
Zürich liest
Zurich Reads Romance: Book signing with Kyra Groh, Alicia Zett, Inka Lindberg and Saskia Zingg
The successful romance authors from Germany and Switzerland will be signing their books, which you can, of course, also buy from our bookstall.
Kyra Groh ...
