Silent book news & events
At this page, you will find the newest features and reviews on the website,
and a list of exciting silent book events to enjoy.
News
If you want to learn more about silent books, there is no better way than to listen to the voices of the artists that make them.
In this article we present "books on books" on or by four very important artists.
The books described are:
The border triology by Suzy Lee (Korea)
Iela Mari by Babalibri (Italia)
Sketches from a nameless land. The art of The Arrival by Shaun Tan (Australia)
David Wiesner & The art of wordless storytelling on David Wiesner (USA)
The French publisher Autrement Jeunesse did a groundbreaking series of Histoire sans paroles (Stories without words) between 2004-2014.
We at Readsilentbooks have managed to collect every book in this series, that was in danger of being forgotten because so many of the books are now out of print.
In this article you can read about the series and explore each wonderful title. Enjoy!
In this interview, Mila Yaneva shares her thoughts on her creative process behind this beautiful silent book, and also on self-publishing and the Bulgarian reading culture.
We also take a look at the wonderful Bulgarian book stores and other Bulgarian silent books!
Labrit, Mammu! (2026) by Anita Rupeika, Latvia
(С)обувки (2026) by Olivera Kjorveziroaka & Natalija Lukomska - the first Macedonian silent book!
Solo una notte (2026) by Andrea Antinori, Italy
Vivace (2025) by Gabriel Savourin, Canada
Camping (2014) by Eilika Mühlenberg, Germany
Doçura (2022) by Emília Nuñez & Anna Cunha, Brazil
New book reviews!
The winner of The silent book competition is announced!
We congratulate Luca Testi, who won the world's largest silent book competition with his fabolous book "Lavoro in corsa"
A review of the book will be posted soon!
Do you want to enter a silent book competition? Look below, there are two other competitions this year where you can try!
Brand new interview with Francesco Zamboni, the coordinator of the world's largest Silent Book Contest! He shares his thoughts on the development of the competition, silent books and much more.
"The books are meant for the children's hands, so it's only natural we listen to their voices"
Events
A list of events for silent book enthusiasts, both online and physical.
If you know about an event you think might be of interest, please send us a message about it!
