A Book Readers Guide to Making the Leap

Date: 11 Jan, 2026 | Time: 12:30 | Jaquar Pavilion Park

Valeska Soni has been an avid reader since she was a toddler, and began reviewing books as a ten year old. Now all of 13, and with a following of nearly 6000 people on Instagram alone, Valeska is keen to share her passion. 
What began as a fascination with the stories of her mother and grandmother grew to encompass a voracious appetite for multiple fiction books a week. But the jump to non-fiction was tougher. “When I read my first non-fiction book, I struggled to finish 50 pages in a day and it took me a month to finish the book,” she said. “I was stumped.”
Please join us as Valeska leads a personal, interactive conversation sharing her experience of “how I broadened my horizons, overcame readers’ block, and became a better reader—and a better person—along the way.”