Bring a book on the Metro and read together with others
The Metro is not just an efficient way to get around the city quickly and easily. This Sunday, it will also become a shared space to pause, unwind and immerse yourself in literature.
As a warm-up to Bogforum, which takes place at Bella Center from 31 October to 1 November, Bogforum, Thiemers Magasin and the Metro invite you to a special edition of Read on the Metro, where we will read together in silence.
Copenhageners are used to the Metro giving them access to everything the city has to offer and more time for life – even while travelling. On a Metro where many people sit looking at their own phones, there is something lovely and a little unexpected about coming together to read our own books. This event connects the city, literature and people in a unique shared experience, with room to immerse yourself in a book
Facts about M3 Cityringen
- M3 connects the city through 15.5 kilometres of underground tunnels.
- The line has 17 stations.
- A complete trip around Cityringen takes approximately 28 minutes.
A sense of community on the Metro
Although reading a book is typically something you do alone, literature has a special ability to bring us together.
“That is the very essence of Bogforum, where every year we bring tens of thousands of people together around what is otherwise a private passion. With Read on the Metro, we are briefly taking that sense of community out of the festival and down into the Metro. And there is something beautiful about it happening in the very place where so many of our visitors begin their journey to Bogforum,” says Andreas Nordkild Poulsen, Festival Director of Bogforum.
The easiest way to get to Bogforum is to take the M1 to Bella Center.
How to take part in the event on 25 October
Everyone is welcome, and all you need is a valid Metro ticket.
The programme for the day is:
9:45 am: Meet at Thiemers Magasin, with time for coffee and a croissant.
10:30 am: Welcome by author Benjamin Koppel, whose latest book is Håbets klang. Depart from Thiemers for Frederiksberg Allé Metro station.
10:45 am: Read together on the Metro for a complete trip around M3 Cityringen.
11:30 am: Finish at Thiemers with certificates and a prize draw. Two lucky winners will each receive two full-festival passes to Bogforum.
