The 48th edition of the International Book Fair opened its doors last Thursday, April 25, with the participation of the writer Liliana Heker in one of the speeches. The largest literary event of the year in Buenos Aires brings together readers, writers, reading fans, students, teachers and visitors in an area of more than 45,000 square meters at the La Rural Fairgrounds, making it the largest assistance in the Spanish-speaking field.
The Fair will end next Monday, May 13. The days and times to visit the Fair are Monday to Friday from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. On Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesday, May 1, the event will start one hour earlier.
General tickets from Monday to Thursday (except Wednesday, May 1) are sold for $3,500. Furthermore, as anticipated Infobae Culture, The Book Fair will have two free hours, from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., from Monday to Thursday, although on Wednesday the 1st it will not be free.
On the other hand, on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, prices increase to $5,000. There is also a three-entry pass option, with a cost of $7,500, allowing entry to the Fair on three different occasions. In addition, it has a space where you can leave vehicles for a cost of $17,000 per day.
- 14:15 – The Mysteries of the Mount. Theatrical show whose theme is the defense of the environment, from the beings that inhabit the Chaco mountain. From 5 to 9 years. Participate: General public. Organized by: El Libro Foundation. Room: Carlos Gorostiza. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion
- 14:30 – The image told. Workshop on approaching photography from a playful perspective. By Mecha Frias. From 5 to 12 years. Organized by: El Libro Foundation. Room: Workshop – Children’s Zone. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion
- 16:00 – “Malvinas Question” 40 years after the South Atlantic conflict. Participating: Long Minli, Luis Tedesco and Andrea Piper. Presented by: Andrea Piper. Organized by: Latin American Publishing Group. Room: Alejandra Pizarnik. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
- 16:00 – We approach the Graphic Novel. Participate: Mike Fazeta (illustrator) and Graciela Fernández (Editor). Presented by: Graciela Fernández. Organized by: Nubifero. Room: Future Zone. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
- 16:00 – “Art & Letters”. Participate: SADE Delta Bonaerense and SADE De la Reconquista. Presented by: Valeria Dalla Torre and Griselda Salamone. Organized by: SADE. Room: Rodolfo Walsh. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion
- 17:30 – “The prominence of economic culture and its transformation”. Talk about how to transform Argentina’s current economy and then insert it into the world being more competitive. What is missing and what is left over. A debate open to the different visions of the participants. Participating: Jorge Altamira, Martín Tetaz and Alejandro Katz. Presented by: Horacio Pérez Losada. Organized by: Society of Writers of Argentina (SEA). Room: Alfonsina Storni. Pavilion: White Pavilion.
- 17:30 – Presentation ceremony of “22nd Edition La Rioja Book Fair 2024” and presentation of Books published under the editorial seal belonging to the Secretary of Cultures of the Government of La Rioja. Participants: Rioja authors, authorities of the Government of La Rioja, general public. Presented by: Secretary of Cultures La Rioja. Organized by: Secretary of Cultures La Rioja. Room: Julio Cortazar. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
- 18.00 – How to think about identity in times of crisis? The writer Martín Kohan will address this topic in an open talk at the CABA Ombudsman’s Office stand at the Book Fair. Stand of the Ombudsman’s Office of the City of Buenos Aires. Yellow Pavilion.
- 18:30 – Isay Klasse Awards Ceremony. Participate: Authorities of Fundación El Libro. Organized by: El Libro Foundation. Room: Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. Pavilion: White Pavilion.
- 19:00 – The rights of culture and communication outdoors. National legislators, provincial Culture Secretaries and representatives of trade union organizations in the culture and communication sector, speak about the defunding and cancellation in the application of national laws to promote cultural industries and the great paralysis of the INCAA, INT, INAMU, CONABIP and FNA. Participating: Dip. Pablo Carro, Pte. HCDN communication and IT commission, Dip.Silvana Ginocchio, Pta. HCDN Culture Commission, Patricia Herrera Sec. Culture La Rioja, Florencia Saintout Sec. Culture PBA. Joselo Schuap Sec. Culture of Misiones. Presented by: Guillermo Tello, Director, musician and producer, General Coordinator of the Multisectorial Audiovisual. Organized by: Federal Cultural Front. Room: Tulio Halperín Donghi. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
- 19:00 – Reading Marathon – Tribute to Julio Cortázar. Participating: Claudia Piñeiro, Mauricio Kartún, Cristina Banegas, Gabriel Goity, Maria Marull, Paula Marull, Jorge Consiglio, Sylvia Iparraguirre, Liliana Heker, Rubén Szchumacher, Josefina Delgado, Federico Jeanmaire, Ingrid Pelicori, Marcelo Katz, Mónica Sporra and Miguel Gaya. Presented by: Alejandra Rodríguez Ballester. Organized by: El Libro Foundation. Room: Future Zone. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
- 19:00 – César González presents his book “The Resentful Child”. Participates: César González. Presented by: Dolores Reyes. Organized by: Penguin Random House. Room: Alfonsina Storni. Pavilion: White Pavilion.
- 19:00 – Book Release. From Alfonsín to Milei. A disturbing parable (1983 -2023), by Eduardo Jozami, with photographs by Eduardo Longoni. Participates: Eduardo Jozami. Presented by: EDUNTREF. Organized by: EDUNTREF. Room: Julio Cortazar. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
- 19:00 – The culture of resistance: art vs. the chainsaw. The debate over the so-called “omnibus law” achieved an unexpected effect: the almost total cohesion of cultural actors in defense of the institutions that promote and defend our cultural diversity. But the threat did not end: how can we sustain cohesion in the face of systematic abuses that try to disempower us? Participating: Feda Baeza, Mariano Rapetti, Jimena Nahuel Lusi and Fiordi Bakeneko. Presented by: Nicolás Colfer. Organized by: El Libro Foundation. Room: Pride and Prejudice: Space for Sexual Diversity and Culture. Pavilion: Ocher Pavilion.
- 20:30 – Hule presents its 2024 editorial news: The independent distributor Hule, which was founded in 2020 and currently represents 12 publishers, presents the news from its catalog together with editors and booksellers from America, to also discuss the current situation of book publishing and distribution on the continent. . Participating: Germán Gacio Baquiola (La Caída Editorial, Ecuador), Wara Godoy Ruiz (La Audacia Libros, Bolivia), Julia Bustos (Musaraña Libros, Argentina) and Armando Alzamora (Colmena Editores, Peru). Presented by: Sebastián Goyeneche (Rubber Distributor). Organized by: Hule Distribuidora. Room: Ernesto Sábato. Pavilion: Blue Pavilion.
