The project for which we are seeking financial support (Books connecting the worlds) will be realized in three parts. The first is the continuation of the book series Horizont which we have started in order to bring to the Slovenian readers carefully chosen high quality European fiction. In the coming years we intend to publish at least one outstanding fiction work from each of the countries of the EU, including the countries applying for (or hoping for) eventual membership. Five European novels (two with EU awards) will be published as the first part of the project. It is essential for Slovenes to become familiar with the great cultural variety of the continent at the heart of which they have lived for the last 15 centuries. Availability of good fiction from other countries is an important part of raising the awareness of our common European identity. The second part is devoted to books for children, who are most in danger of losing the habit of reading. We have chosen five exceptional books (from Estonia, Lithuania, England, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic) for our children’s series Stargazer and New Children's Classics. All five books have been very successful in their home countries; we believe that with proper promotion they could be equally successful in Slovenia. The third part of the project is the promotion of all 10 books. We will be organizing literary evenings, literary tours of the published authors, introductions of the authors at universities and schools, promotional material will be widely available at press conferences and disseminated through other channels, we will work with schools in organising literary competitions on selected books. We expect that more than 40% of Slovenian primary schools will be cooperating in our programme; children will be taking part in various activities within the project together with their teachers as mentors.