Aksolotl Books

03/08/2025

Aksolotl books is in da house!

25/07/2025

"The Journey From Mexico to Setomaa" in the recommendations of the latest arrivals to the National Library (RaRa) in Language and Literature in English.

25/07/2025

During June, we had the chance to talk about Seto traditions in Mexico. The public was very interested on knowing about Peko- the god of crops and fertility in the Seto folk.
The tradition says that Peko, the god-king of Setos has left Setomaa and is sleeping in a cave of Petseri Monastery (Russia). In his absence, there is a seto king. Setos vote each year for their king or queen in summer. Ülemsootska will reign the Seto land until the return of Peko. But when will he return?

11/06/2025

We will have a talk on Estonia in Mexico City! (The event will be in Spanish)

❄️ ¿Chiles en la nieve? Así es, y no es un platillo, sino una historia de vida.

Este miércoles 18 de junio, acompáñanos a la charla-presentación 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙖 𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚: 𝙪𝙣𝙖 𝙢𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙚𝙣 𝙀𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙖, con Stephanie Rendón, quien nos compartirá cómo ha sido dejar México para vivir en uno de los países más fríos (y sorprendentes) de Europa. 🌍💬

Una plática íntima sobre migrar, adaptarse, descubrir nuevas culturas y mantener vivas nuestras raíces. 🩵

📍 Auditorio de la Casa de las Humanidades
📅 Miércoles 18 de junio
🕠 17:30 h
🎟 Entrada libre

Porque las historias que cruzan fronteras también nos acercan. 💛

27/05/2025

We had a good time! Thank you all for coming to the book presentation in Helsinki!
We thank the personnel of Keskustakirjasto Oodi and the Embajada de México en Finlandia / Embassy of Mexico in Finland for their help and support!
"The Journey From Mexico to Setomaa" is now part of the collection of Oodi Central Library--you can borrow it from there for free! If you want your own copy you can contact us directly for deliveries, or it can be purchased from Amazon.
Let's continue building bridges among different cultures through literature!

23/05/2025

Sunday 25th of May, at 4:00 PM. Book presentation at Oodi, Helsinki Central Library. --We hope to see you there. We will talk about Mexico in the context of Northern countries in Europe... Do they really have something in common?

02/05/2025

Available in Rahva Raamat bookstores in Estonia (with international deliveries): https://rahvaraamat.ee/et/raamatud/biograafiad-ja-memuaarid/reisikirjad/the-journey-from-mexico-to-setomaa/2012626?isbn=9789916428320

Or in Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+journey+from+mexico+to+setomaa&dc&crid=2YVYWZYFNWR4F&sprefix=the+journey+from+mexico+to+setoma%2Caps%2C352&ref=a9_asc_1zon.com/

21/04/2025

Tervist! Kui olete reedel Tartus, tulge Autorite raamatulaat ja kirjandusministri vastuvõtt. +100 autorit raamatutega on seal - Eesti Rahva Muuseumis!

08/04/2025

As part of the Wandering and Literature series of talks by the Museum of the Under and Tuglas Literature Center - of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, they organized a talk on traveling with author Steph R. de la Torre, to share her experiences of moving to Estonia, falling in love with the cultural region of Setomaa and writing the book "The Journey From Mexico to Setomaa". You are welcome to come! 👇
📅April 17th
🕕 6PM
🏫 Museum of the Under and Tuglas Literature Center: Väikese Illimari tn 12, 11623 Tallinn
🤠 The talk will be in ENGLISH
The talk is included with the museum ticket entrance (3 students/discount-5 EUR adults)

On April 17th, 2025 at 18.00, the Under and Tuglas Literature Center Museum will host an evening of literature and wandering with Stephanie Rendón de la Torre, a Mexican writer living in Setomaa, who has captured her journey from Mexico to Estonia in the book „Teekond Mexicost Setomaale“.