Kyiv’s XIV International Book Arsenal Festival, held from May 28 to 31, once again confirmed its status as one of Ukraine’s leading cultural and intellectual events. More than 150 publishers and booksellers, nearly 240 events, and hundreds of Ukrainian and international writers, human rights advocates, soldiers, scholars, and public intellectuals gathered for four days of discussions on freedom, responsibility, war, memory, and the future. This year’s focus theme, “Carrying Freedom,” was