Kivokltsko cesta domovem – Rozhovory o lese, pamtkch, rodov historii, ve i umn Indrov Semelkov Romana (2025)

Nominated for the 2026 Magnesia Litera Award for non-fiction and longlisted for the Magnesia Litera Award for debut of the year, this authors book about Kivokltsko and its people combines engaging stories with photographs. Through interviews, a mosaic of local personalities offers glimpses into secluded Kivokltsko forests, a residential home for people with disabilities, a castle ruin, a soap-making workshop in an old mill, a family estate and a painters studio. The region is seen through the eyes of people who live there, have deep roots there or have found a new home there. Those interviewed include Miroslav Pecha, director of the Kivokltsko Forestry Park; Karolina Pernkov, owner of a historic mill in Pustovty, soap maker, baker and passionate cook; artist Eva Chmelov; Ji Sobek, castellan of Krakovec Castle; Ilona Hrukov, director of a day centre for people with mental and physical disabilities; and painter Jaroslav Houba, whose favourite subjects include the Berounka River and Kivokltsko. The book also explores local curiosities, including who lived beneath Tov Castle, how the Skryjsk Lakes acquired their present form, why the Berounka has no source and where Kivokltsko got its name. The interviews are accompanied by photographs by Romana Indrov Semelkov, which capture personal impressions and moments rather than providing factual descriptions. The contents are in Czech.