The Barcelona Book Fair
El Sal贸n del libro de Barcelona (The Barcelona Book Fair) concluded this past Sunday after five days of events. While no one from Open Letter traveled to Barcelona for the fair, we are certainly interested in coverage of the event.
, available in Catalan or Spanish, has lots of useful information for both visitors and vendors. According to the site, some interesting programs included an explication of Catalan culture as seen through the Frankfurt book fair, a few discussions on the role of the environment and paper in publishing, and finally conferences not just for bookstore owners but also for librarians, which is exciting to see.
Authors in attendance included Sebasti脿 Alzamora, 脕ngela Becerra,
Alfred Bosch, Joaquim Carbo虂, David Castillo, Joan Corbella, Miquel
Desclot, Feliu Formosa, Alicia Gim茅nez Bartlett, Mart铆 Gironell,
Francisco Gonz谩lez Ledesma, Rayda Guzm谩n, Boris Izaguirre, Joan
Margarit, Juan Jos茅 Mill谩s, Miquel de Palol, Baltasar Porcel and Jes煤s
厂谩苍肠丑别锄.
We’ll be looking for more coverage of the fair and its outcomes later this week.
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