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Literární beseda v Sedmičce
Literary discussion in Sedmička
Event by: Dobré knihy cz
Location: Municipal Library of Prague in Sedmička, Tusarova 429/35, Praha 7
About event
Even in 2026, we have prepared a series of talks for you, which we are preparing together with the Municipal Library in Prague, SEDMIČKA. The beautiful environment of the library, a very nice group of librarians and great authors all await you one Tuesday a month. ✨
This time, the trio of authors Jana Poncarová, Barbora Linke and Miriam Blahová are looking forward to seeing you.
Through the inquisitive questions of moderator and author Olda Suchý, we will talk about the topic:
Stories inspired by real events
Strong women, family secrets and stories of the past in a contemporary Czech novel
How real destinies change in unforgettable novels?
Come to a discussion with Jana Poncarová, Barbara Linke and Miriam Blahová about inspiration from real events, female heroes, family secrets and why we are still so drawn to the stories of the past.
📅 WHEN: Tuesday, May 26, 2026
🕔 HOW MUCH: from 5:30 p.m.
📍 WHERE: City Library Sedmička, Tusarova 429/35, Prague 7. It is inspired by real events from the history of the 20th century, based on research and interviews with witnesses. She made her debut in 2018 with the novel Podbrdská žena, which was met with enthusiastic response from readers. She won the Readers' Prize in the Czech Book 2020 competition for her novel Eugenie. This was followed by the novels Alžběta a Nina, Cyclistka, Actress, Nultá hodina, Dvojí život and Anna R.. In collaboration with the historian Jiří Sankot, she wrote the book Deník Věrka Kohnová commemorating the fate of this Jewish girl and her family. She retold Věřina's story to children in the book Tajemstvi Věřina dieníku published by the Albatros publishing house. For the non-traditional tourist edition, she prepared the guide Za tichem: Český les. In the collection of intimate portraits, Women of Words, she presented the stories of forgotten Czech women writers.
(source: web albatrosmedia.cz)
Barbora Linke was born in Přerov and graduated from the Jan Perner Faculty of Transport in Pardubice. Since 2010, he has been living with his family in Dresden, but also regularly stays in Prague. He works in a freight forwarding company, doing technical translations and interpreting from the German language. In her spare time she likes to travel, drink good coffee and write a lot. She is the author of a trilogy of books from the protectorate period: In the name of my sister, In the heart of my grandmother and In the letter of my friend. Her novel Trojlístek also goes back to the period of the Second World War.
(source: web albatrosmedia.cz)
Miriam Blahová was born in 1989 in the easternmost part of the Czech Republic, and currently lives with her family in Ostrava. She works as an editor, likes to read and even more likes to write. She worked as a copywriter, won a literary competition and contributed her novella to the short story collection Letní kraťasy. Since 2019, he has been writing romances that combine the present and history. Her first novel, The Story of a Sunflower, takes place in part during World War II. In The Aquamarine Story, he tells about a timber colony in the Jablunkovsk region in the first half of the nineteenth century. He depicts the same location a hundred years later in The Tale of the Mother Ghost. 💚
This time, the trio of authors Jana Poncarová, Barbora Linke and Miriam Blahová are looking forward to seeing you.
Through the inquisitive questions of moderator and author Olda Suchý, we will talk about the topic:
Stories inspired by real events
Strong women, family secrets and stories of the past in a contemporary Czech novel
How real destinies change in unforgettable novels?
Come to a discussion with Jana Poncarová, Barbara Linke and Miriam Blahová about inspiration from real events, female heroes, family secrets and why we are still so drawn to the stories of the past.
📅 WHEN: Tuesday, May 26, 2026
🕔 HOW MUCH: from 5:30 p.m.
📍 WHERE: City Library Sedmička, Tusarova 429/35, Prague 7. It is inspired by real events from the history of the 20th century, based on research and interviews with witnesses. She made her debut in 2018 with the novel Podbrdská žena, which was met with enthusiastic response from readers. She won the Readers' Prize in the Czech Book 2020 competition for her novel Eugenie. This was followed by the novels Alžběta a Nina, Cyclistka, Actress, Nultá hodina, Dvojí život and Anna R.. In collaboration with the historian Jiří Sankot, she wrote the book Deník Věrka Kohnová commemorating the fate of this Jewish girl and her family. She retold Věřina's story to children in the book Tajemstvi Věřina dieníku published by the Albatros publishing house. For the non-traditional tourist edition, she prepared the guide Za tichem: Český les. In the collection of intimate portraits, Women of Words, she presented the stories of forgotten Czech women writers.
(source: web albatrosmedia.cz)
Barbora Linke was born in Přerov and graduated from the Jan Perner Faculty of Transport in Pardubice. Since 2010, he has been living with his family in Dresden, but also regularly stays in Prague. He works in a freight forwarding company, doing technical translations and interpreting from the German language. In her spare time she likes to travel, drink good coffee and write a lot. She is the author of a trilogy of books from the protectorate period: In the name of my sister, In the heart of my grandmother and In the letter of my friend. Her novel Trojlístek also goes back to the period of the Second World War.
(source: web albatrosmedia.cz)
Miriam Blahová was born in 1989 in the easternmost part of the Czech Republic, and currently lives with her family in Ostrava. She works as an editor, likes to read and even more likes to write. She worked as a copywriter, won a literary competition and contributed her novella to the short story collection Letní kraťasy. Since 2019, he has been writing romances that combine the present and history. Her first novel, The Story of a Sunflower, takes place in part during World War II. In The Aquamarine Story, he tells about a timber colony in the Jablunkovsk region in the first half of the nineteenth century. He depicts the same location a hundred years later in The Tale of the Mother Ghost. 💚