Events

Join us for the release of the French edition of Goblinhood: Goblin as a Mode by Jen Calleja (Rag Editions, 2026). We are joined by Jen and the editors of RAG and co-editor Librarioli for readings in French and English, followed by a conversation.

We are excited to invite you for an afternoon of readings and presentations of three newly released Yellow Jacket editions by Tenement Press: a new collection of poems by Nadia De Vries, a novel-in-correspondence with Lacan by Sharon Kivland and an unfaithful translation of Les Fleurs du Mal by Alix Chauvet. Come swoon! 💛

We're excited to welcome you for the Brussels launch of PACES THE CAGE, S*an D. Henry-Smith’s second full-length book of poems, recently published by The Song Cave. Together with a cast of diasporically-encountered collaborators, changing in each city, the poet, artist, and improviser presents an improvised reading-performance. Henry-Smith will be joined by the acclaimed DJ, livwutang, and Brussels-born singer-songwriter, vixnde, together activating the publication through sound and voice.

Welcome to the rile*books reading room and shop hosted as part of Kunstenfestivaldesarts 2026. Come and visit us at the festival centre at Théâtre Les Tanneurs to browse through our collection of books weaving together themes of the festival. You can find artist books, theory, poetry on topics on the body, malleability, resistance and more.

This month we’re sharing three new podcast episodes featuring recordings of recent events hosted at our space in Brussels. Exocapitalism – Economies with Absolutely No Limits with Roberto Alonso Trillo and Marek Poliks, Fuck me Judith with Claire Star Finch and Chloe Chignell and Juf 45-120 with Bea Ortega Botas and Leto Ybarra. Listen in to the conversations and readings from leftist accellerationsm, Poetry in translation to Theoretical romps through the Erotic. 

Join us for an afternoon of readings by Aurelia Guo and Camille Kingué. They will be reading from their recent editions with Dépense Défensive, respectively New York Temps and Sexe 2.

Join us for the third edition of ABRACADABOOKS, an independent book fair organized by the third-year graphic design students at ENSBA Lyon and guests from Arba and La Cambre, with the help of Émilie Ferrat. This year, the fair is going abroad for the first time and will be held here with us in Brussels! Welcome!

Welcome to On y est presque/Almost there, an evening of performances organised by the performance students from ERG and KASK, combining readings, videos, sculptures and other knick-knacks to be distilled or foraged with eyes and ears. 

Join us for the launch of Bourgeois coldness, a critical examination of coldness as an affective condition that continues to shape the European subject. We will be joined for a reading by Henrike, followed by a conversation with artist and researcher Lore D Selys'.

Join us for the launch of Insula, a new speculative fiction novel by Théo Casciani blending autofiction, intimate confessions, queer aesthetics, video games, and a formidable apocalyptic vision of the contemporary world. Théo will be accompanied by musician and artist friend Megan Bruinen who is working on the sound design for the theatrical adaptation of the book. After the reading, Théo will be joined in conversation by our dear Gabriel René Franjou about the book and Théo's work. Welcome!

Join us for the launch of 🕯️ THEY LIED TO YOU ABOUT THE EUNUCHS 🕯️, a book project by Odete, published by OUTLINE (2025). The book introduces the history of eunuchism through auto-theory, historiography, historical fiction and poetry, exploring this identity in the ancient world and what kind of echoes can be heard in the present day. After a reading by Odete, she will be joined in conversation with our dear Ire.

Join us for the release of Some Monologues by Tyler Coburn, a publication that gathers fifteen years of the artist’s scripts (Wendy’s Subway, 2025). On this occasion, Coburn presents a new monologue entitled People that draws influence from A Personal History of American Theatre (1980), a one-person performance by the American actor and writer Spalding Gray (1941–2004). After performing People, Coburn will be joined in conversation with artist Eoghan Ryan.