閱讀高雄．閱讀世界
我們尚未認識的高雄．我們尚未探索的世界

一本書，就是一個向外眺望的窗口，擴展我們對世界的認識。書店及圖書館，是與世界接觸的地方。

此屆高雄城市書展以探索為主軸，邀請高雄在地書店、圖書館分享各自的世界觀，從一本書開始發問，從一本書得到靈感，從一本書去尋找方向。期望在這個資訊表淺化並帶來巨大焦慮感的時代，民眾能藉閱讀走向根源之處，獲得穩定的力量，以及更深刻的體驗。

今年也將邀請戲劇團隊、音樂人、國內外詩人、在地老工藝等跨領域創作者齊聚高雄，前進書店、藝文空間及校園，將高雄更內在的豐厚能量呈現給讀者。「閱讀」不限於書本，閱讀能力同時能體現在對一首音樂、一幅畫、一座城市、一個人的理解及欣賞之上。策展單位同時抛出提問，請遠道而來的講者們，帶來對高雄及港灣城市的觀點，邀請高雄市民一起交流。

2023高雄城市書展將會是一場以整座城市帶動思考的盛宴。

書展從11月11日展開，至28日止，期間有書展、詩歌節、市集、藝術表演、影展，以及超過百場講座。

期許這場閱讀盛事不只讓造訪者閱讀書本，也閱讀一座城市。

Reading Kaohsiung, Reading the World
Kaohsiung that We Haven’t Known Yet; A World That We Haven’t Known Yet

A book is a window, looking outward, that expands our understanding of the world. Bookstores and libraries are places that connect with the world.

The 2023 Kaohsiung Reading Festival theme is exploration, inviting local bookstores and libraries in Kaohsiung to share their worldviews. It explains how to ask questions with a book, be inspired, and find direction from a book. It is hoped that in this era of superficial information and great anxiety, people can return to reading, gain stability, and experience more profoundly.

The 2023 Festival also invites drama teams, musicians, poets from home and abroad, local craftsmen, and other cross-disciplinary creators to gather in Kaohsiung, incorporating bookstores, art and cultural spaces, and campuses with the Festival to present Kaohsiung’s rich energy to readers. “Reading” is not limited to books. Reading ability can be demonstrated in understanding and appreciating a piece of music, a painting, a city, and a person. Meanwhile, the curatorial team also posed questions to the speakers from afar to bring their views on Kaohsiung and the harbor city and invited Kaohsiung citizens to exchange ideas with the speakers together.
 

The 2023 Kaohsiung Reading Festival will be a feast of thinking driven by the whole city.

The festival runs from November 11th to November 28th, showcasing a book fair, a poetry festival, a market, art performances, a film festival, and more than 100 lectures.

It is hoped that this reading festival will allow visitors to read not only books but also the city.