Livraria Lello

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A Livraria Lello, S.A. é uma livraria de extraordinário valor histórico e arquitetónico, localizada no número 144 da Rua das Carmelitas, na cidade do Porto, em Portugal.

For Conceição Evaristo, writing is a way of carrying memory, confronting silence and giving language to lives that have ...
04/08/2026

For Conceição Evaristo, writing is a way of carrying memory, confronting silence and giving language to lives that have too often remained unseen.

Olhos d'Água is made of ordinary moments that reveal extraordinary strength. Its stories remind us that literature is a place for imagination, but also for testimony.

Discover Olhos d'Água at the Manifesto Library, a partnership between Livraria Lello and the Service95 Book Club.

02/08/2026

“They agreed to kill us. But we agreed not to die.”

Few concepts have shaped contemporary Brazilian literature as profoundly as “escrevivência”. Coined by Conceição Evaristo, the term describes writing rooted in lived experience and collective Black memory, where personal stories become part of a shared history.

Winner of the Jabuti Prize, Brazil’s highest literary honour, Conceição is one of the defining voices of contemporary Brazilian literature. Her work continues to reshape conversations around race, memory and identity, in the country and far beyond.

Visit the Manifesto Library at Livraria Lello Porto and explore a selection of 100 books that challenge, inspire and endure.

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." — Maya AngelouEvery book in this Voice Reading List...
31/07/2026

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." — Maya Angelou

Every book in this Voice Reading List takes up the same question: who gets to tell the story?

James Baldwin confronts race and identity. Chinua Achebe rewrites colonial narratives from an African perspective. Han Kang explores memory, violence and resilience. Conceição Evaristo gives literary form to experiences long overlooked. Together with many others, these books hold histories and lives that have too often stayed outside the spotlight.

Explore the Voice Reading List at the Manifesto Library, a partnership between Livraria Lello and the Service95 Book Club.

30/07/2026

The Voice chapter of the Manifesto Library brings together writers whose work has challenged exclusion and broadened the literary canon.

Their books explore race, gender, identity, migration and belonging, perspectives too often ignored or suppressed.

Explore the Voice chapter at the Manifesto Library, a partnership between Livraria Lello and the Service95 Book Club.

What makes a book so powerful that people want to silence it?The Satanic Verses stands as a testament to the power of li...
28/07/2026

What makes a book so powerful that people want to silence it?

The Satanic Verses stands as a testament to the power of literature to challenge authority, shift perspectives and test the limits of freedom of expression.

After its publication in 1988, Salman Rushdie faced censorship, death threats and years under police protection. His story remains one of the clearest examples of how a book can shape public debate and carry consequences far beyond its pages.

Read it at the Manifesto Library, created by Livraria Lello in partnership with Service95 Book Club.

26/07/2026

"Books matter more than ever right now because it's where new ideas come from and it's where the imagination can be stimulated." says Salman Rushdie.

His journey reminds us that words can inspire, challenge and unsettle. That stories are capable of crossing borders, resisting censorship and finding readers, even in the face of adversity.

Continue exploring the ideas that shape our world through the books of the Manifesto Library.

In Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, Captain Beatty warns: “A book is a loaded gun in the house next door.”...
24/07/2026

In Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, Captain Beatty warns: “A book is a loaded gun in the house next door.”

It is through this lens that the Control chapter of the Manifesto Library explores how censorship, surveillance, propaganda, technology and institutional power shape the way we think, remember and understand the world.

Control is often sustained by what is forbidden, but also by what is normalised, repeated or left unquestioned. These books remind us that recognising those mechanisms is the first step towards challenging them.

Discover 10 books from this chapter and visit Livraria Lello to explore the Manifesto Library, created in partnership with Service95 Book Club.

23/07/2026

Control is rarely just about censorship. More often, it shapes what we see, what we believe and which stories are allowed to endure.

The Control chapter of the Manifesto Library explores the forces, visible and invisible, that shape our understanding of the world: surveillance, propaganda, technology, ideology.

Featuring books that have challenged authority and questioned dominant narratives, this chapter is a reminder that the struggle for freedom of thought is never confined to the past.

Visit Livraria Lello to discover the Manifesto Library – a partnership between Service95 Book Club and Livraria Lello. Every chapter invites you to explore more books that challenge how we think.

Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" has become one of the defining works of modern dystopian fiction, imagining a wo...
22/07/2026

Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" has become one of the defining works of modern dystopian fiction, imagining a world where fundamental rights are gradually stripped away in the name of control. Decades after its publication, the questions it raises about power, censorship and freedom remain as urgent as ever.

Featured in the Manifesto Library, the novel invites us to reflect on how literature can challenge dominant narratives, encourage critical thinking and keep important conversations alive across generations.

Explore the story behind "The Handmaid's Tale" and discover why it continues to resonate with readers around the world as part of the Manifesto Library's collection of books that challenge ideas, inspire dialogue and defend the freedom to imagine different futures.

In her 2004 book Putin’s Russia, Anna Politkovskaya writes: “The KGB respects only the strong. The weak it devours.”It i...
21/07/2026

In her 2004 book Putin’s Russia, Anna Politkovskaya writes: “The KGB respects only the strong. The weak it devours.”

It is a stark reminder that power is never neutral. It protects some, silences others and shapes the societies we live in.

The Power chapter of the Manifesto Library explores how authority is gained, exercised and challenged. This reading list brings together a selection of ten books that challenge authority, expose injustice and examine the systems that shape our world.

From political memoirs and manifestos to fiction, poetry and plays, each title offers a different perspective on power and its consequences.
Power is never exercised in isolation. It shapes lives, influences choices and determines whose voices are heard and whose are silenced.

Visit Livraria Lello and discover the Manifesto Library, created in partnership with the Service95 Book Club, where each chapter invites you to explore many more books that challenge ideas, inspire dialogue and encourage critical thinking.

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