Three-day "Dižpārdošana" (Big Sale) + cultural program
We invite you to kick off the Avoti summer by joining us on our GRAND three-day sale! Visitors will enjoy various workshops, activities, tours in the Language Mini Museum, and of course – big discounts on all House of Languages books (and we have a lot of them!).
Programme
Friday, 30.05 (12:00-19:00)
All day long:
- 50% off all second-hand books
- 25% off second-hand books from thematic shelves
- 10% off new books published by us and our partner publishers (Orbīta, Bolderāja, Ascendum, Punctum, Liels un mazs, Aminori, etc.)
- Special prices on Alexander Etkind’s Russia Against Modernity and Olli Jalonen’s The Celestial Sphere
13:00 – Conversation about and around the House of Languages (more information to follow). Participants: Snorre Karkkonen-Svensson (founder of the House of Languages), Marta Roķe (project manager), Astra Zilberte-Linde (publishing project manager).
14:30 – Guided tour of the Language Mini-Museum (in Latvian)
15:30 – Guided tour of the Language Mini-Museum (in English)
Saturday, 31.05 (10:00-16:00)
13:00 – Strāva literary magazine printing activity and a stall with publications/products
More about the event: https://fb.me/e/587QOR3Il
Discounts continue all day:
- 50% off all second-hand books
- 25% off second-hand books from thematic shelves
- 10% off new books published by us and our partner publishers (Orbīta, Bolderāja, Ascendum, Punctum, Liels un mazs, Aminori, etc.)
- Special prices on Alexander Etkind’s Russia Against Modernity and Olli Jalonen’s The Celestial Sphere
Sunday, 01.06 (10:00-16:00)
All second-hand books: €10 per meter Thematic second-hand books: 25% off New books from us and other publishers: 10% off Special prices on selected books
13:00 – Workshop: Unlearning Language Learning: AI, Avatars and the Art of Being Wrong with language teacher Benjamin Newman
More about the event: https://fb.me/e/2wMsT0xmX
Throughout the day, the Language House will offer both hot and cold tea and coffee beverages, as well as tables for a cozy and atmospheric time among books and fellow book lovers.