Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Five Bulgarian books on Helikon bookstores 2015 Top 10 bestselling list

Photo: library

For the first time ever, books by Bulgarian writers have occupied the first three notches of the 2015 bestselling list of Helikon chain of bookstores. Two of the authors are loved by teenagers. There are five Bulgarians in the Top 10 suggesting keener interest in Bulgarian literature. Vlogger Emil Conrad tops the bestselling list with 10,000 sold copies of his book The Things NOT Taught at School and its sequel. In February he broke records after 3000 of his fans waited for hours in the cold outside a Helikon bookstore. Further on Emil Conrad held two successful national tours. Third on the chart is another favorite of teenagers - Nedelcho Bogdanov with his first game-book Bulgar. He had become famous with his cartoons of the same name which he adapted for a book format jointly with Bogdan Russev. The historical novel Kalunya-Kalya by late Georgi Bozhinov ranks second. The novel written in the 1980s but published for the first time only recently, revisits events in 1876. The tourist guide 101 Detours is fifth offering off-the-beaten-track must-visit places across Bulgaria. Its authors are Ivan Mihalev and Elina Tsankova. The book also offers nice photographs. The debut novel of Katerina Hapsali Greek Coffee is ranked eighth.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Photo: Consulate General of Bulgaria in Milan/Facebook

Italian town of Brunate to celebrate Bulgaria's Independence and the Slaveykov family

The 116th anniversary of the proclamation of Bulgaria's Independence will be solemnly celebrated in the picturesque Italian town of Brunate on Lake Como. It is organized by the Bulgarian-Italian Society "Pencho Slaveykov" with the assistance of the..

published on 9/20/24 12:05 PM
Zhivko Sedlarski

The "Steel Ladies" by world-famous sculptor Zhivko Sedlarski debut in Bulgaria

Fashion that you can't wear, but that will inspire you. Exquisite dresses, not made of lace or silk, but of metal. Zhivko Sedlarski's exquisite sculptures are owned by museums, galleries and private collections on 3 continents, earning him the nickname..

published on 9/19/24 1:21 PM

Varna hosts the 42nd Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival

The 42nd Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival begins in Varna. The competition program will feature 15 full-length films, 20 short films and 5 TV series. The opening ceremony will take place on the evening of September 19 at the..

published on 9/19/24 11:59 AM