ZAGREB, April 29, 2018 - In 2017, the number of Croats who read at least one book in those 12 months rose by three percentage points, and translated books written by foreign authors seemed to be more and more popular among readers, according to findings of an opinion poll conducted in Zagreb recently.

ZAGREB, April 22, 2018 - Book Night, an annual event promoting the culture of reading, will be organised in Croatia for the seventh time on 23 April, and this year the motto of the campaign will be "The Future of the Book".

ZAGREB, March 25, 2018 - "Moj brod je Hrvatska" (My ship Is Croatia), a book by Paul O'Grady, an Irishman who lives in Croatia, was launched in Zagreb. The book, published by Alfa, "did not happen by accident, but was rather a result of sharing the same frustration about a negativity that prevails over a positive attitude towards possibilities and prospects of living in Croatia," said editor Anita Benčec Nikolovski.

The picture book will now be accompanied by a colouring book as well.

Somebody is making good money, but writers get nothing.

Individual grants will be between 50,000 to 250,000 kunas.

A major crisis for the Croatian book publishing industry.

Surprisingly, people are reading more books than before.

After the United States, where Free Reading Zones are common, Croatia will become one of the countries with zones of free reading for residents and tourists.

Alis Marić is now looking to get the car industry interested in supporting culture.