Lectorinfabula

Lectorinfabula 2025: "The Horizon of Humanity"

The twenty-first edition of Lectorinfabula was held from September 18 to 27, 2025, with the theme "The Horizon of Humanity," an opportunity to reflect on global transformations, the relationships between politics, science, and capital, and the challenges that test democracies and human coexistence.

The festival proposed 160 events spread across the participating municipalities — Conversano, Bari, Putignano, Castellana Grotte, Rutigliano, and Turi — also involving Modugno, Monopoli, Noicattaro, Noci, Polignano a Mare, and Torre a Mare with meetings in schools and libraries. The inauguration was held in Bari on September 18; from Friday 19 to Sunday 21, the heart of the festival moved to Putignano, while the grand finale, with nearly one hundred events, took place in Conversano from September 22 to 27.

Among the numerous guests were Ezio Mauro, Francesca Mannocchi, Patrick Zaki, Nadia Terranova, Mario Desiati, Pierluigi Bersani, and Antonio Manzini, with a political preview entrusted to Antonio Decaro.

Opening on Thursday, September 18 in Bari; stop in Putignano from Friday 19 to Sunday 21 September; grand finale in Conversano from September 22 to 27 with the majority of events. Guests included: Ezio Mauro, Francesca Mannocchi, Patrick Zaki, Nadia Terranova, Mario Desiati, Pierluigi Bersani, Antonio Manzini, and, in preview, Antonio Decaro.